If it was just a complement that would be fine, but it seems like you cannot create private matches without the app? That's junk.
Of course you can create private matches without the app.
If it was just a complement that would be fine, but it seems like you cannot create private matches without the app? That's junk.
Hopefully the bad press snowballs enough to the point that it spooks shareholders into forcing their hand on a better solution. Or something.
You think a bunch of shareholders in Japan give a shit about a voice chat app?Hopefully the bad press snowballs enough to the point that it spooks shareholders into forcing their hand on a better solution. Or something.
Someone posted a link here and it opened a web page. No idea if that would allow one to log into the Nintendo account or something.
Wellyou know it wouldn't be an issue at all if it was on the Switch, that way everyone could use voice chat regardless of what phone they have. This app shit is not okay.iOS 9 works on iPhones going all the way back to the 4S.
If you're using an iPhone 4, that phone is now over seven years old. I'm sorry to hear that you can't use the app but 7 years is ancient in the world of phone tech.
Why do people keep saying this? Yes it is. The jack is perfectly accessible when the Switch is docked, and it's also active (for audio output). I don't understand what you're saying. Is it that it's far away? That will differ for each person, and is no different from using headphones with any other console (unless you use the controller jack).
Rethink the life choices that led to you having a Windows Phone.
There is no headphone jack on other consoles. Most have HDMI or optical audio out. The solution for using headphones that Microsoft and Sony have provided doesn't ask that you run a 10 foot cord across your floor. They included 3.5mm headphone jacks on their wireless controllers that ship in the box so that you can get almost wireless sound.
Edit: if you're suggesting that running wired headphones from the Switch dock to where you are sitting is a "solution," you're crazy. Especially considering how light the Switch is (even when docked), one trip over that cable and everything is fucked.
Thats because they Switch doubles as a handheld....
Which takes me back to an opinion I had for months that its a handheld first n foremost. Despite what Nintendo and some ppl say. Everything about it, even this app says it.
I really do think Nintendo should have put audio jacks in the joy cons. If lil free phones that you can get for low income ppl have it, the joy cons can too. Some need adapters for 3.5mm but its still available.
Thats because they Switch doubles as a handheld....
Which takes me back to an opinion I had for months that its a handheld first n foremost. Despite what Nintendo and some ppl say. Everything about it, even this app says it.
I really do think Nintendo should have put audio jacks in the joy cons. If lil free phones that you can get for low income ppl have it, the joy cons can too. Some need adapters for 3.5mm but its still available.
Despite all the downsides, at least there is now an official app to tell us which Splatoon stages are live at the time.
The entire online service (including online play) will only be available in the US, Canada and Mexico in the AmericasThis isn't available in Brazil. Lol. You can keep it, Nintendo.
So what would have been the ideal solution. OS level voice chat on the Switch, with a headphone jack in the controller?
What would have been the issue with this from Nintendo's perspective, cost? Marginal system performance? I can't see any issue big enough that would have justified this insane solution.
Is there a chance that this has all come about because Nintendo simply didn't think about online until far too late in the game?
Despite all the downsides, at least there is now an official app to tell us which Splatoon stages are live at the time.
My guess is being able to game online anywhere via mobile internet. I guess they consider it more stable/reliable than wi-fi hotspots?
I must concede. This whole thing is infuriating. All it takes is software expertise and they could make a banging system with this app:
-completely free text messaging among Switch friends
-cross-game chat / party chat
-voice chat backgrounding
This was the minimum I expected when I learned about the dedicated online play smartphone app. Honestly it would have been amazing even without the features on the Switch itself. I don't care much about mixing in-game audio with voice chat, can just hear the in-game from TV and VC from the earbuds (or even just one earbud) like I do with the PS4.
That's why the idea of an app never bothered me, because DeNa are supposed to be these online whizes? Turns out the app is so poor, relies on per-game implementations for neat things and has serious limitations. God damn it.
Doesn't mean I don't want them to bring the functionality to the Switch itself.
I'd put it this way:
Right now I rate this whole thing 3/10 (that's already taking into account it's all free for now). Fix the app properly and it would be 8/10. Bring functionality to the Switch itself and it's a 10/10.
What I hope now is for a lot of noise in order to make Nintendo start fixing this mess before the real launch in 2018.
$25!? You should be able to get one for less then 10. Any generic should work. Check the descriptions on Amazon. Many say if they work with the Wii or Wii U. Those will work with the Switch. I think I only paid a little over 10 with tax. Maybe not even that.Not only the online aspect but why did Nintendo not include an ethernet port on the switch? I get no signal when the modem is only 20 ft away yet every other electronic device including my ps4 picks it up fine. So now I had to go buy a 25 dollar ethernet port add-on just to play online. It's ridiculous
Hot dang, you value online voice chat pretty highly!
For me personally, this would be on-par with Nintendo saying that Netflix is on Switch but it works like Chromecast. Only allowing you to play videos on Switch that you start via the apps on your phone. It's something that I should be able to do on the device and it'd be a great value add, but I have plenty of other options.
It's so bizarre to me that people make communicating with the people you're playing online with sound like some niche target audience that people should be thankful they even sort of are catering to... It
It'll probably become a great companion app/Activity log but voice chat/communication aspect will be shite until fixed. Then again, maybe DeNA are not involved... 🤔I still don't understand why the app functions the way it does. It's not Nintendo's first app. If DNeA did it, it makes any less sense.
$25!? You should be able to get one for less then 10. Any generic should work. Check the descriptions on Amazon. Many say if they work with the Wii or Wii U. Those will work with the Switch. I think I only paid a little over 10 with tax. Maybe not even that.
A lot of people on gaf are out of touch.
You know what handheld doesnt have this problem?
The Vita
It's so bizarre to me that people make communicating with the people you're playing online with sound like some niche target audience that people should be thankful they even sort of are catering to... It
Just use discord guys. Don't even need to wait for Nintendo to get their shit together.
EDIT. Holy shit is this the only way to que up with friends??
MS made huge strides to overcome a bunch of hurdles and create the template for console online, system wide gamertag, friends list, invites, voice chat all baked into the OS, touching every game with consistency and reliability, with cross party and background chat, Nintendo see that ignore it all and replace it with friends codes. Then they break voice chat standards on phones and consoles, screw up account system implementation, provide no cloud saves they just seem devoid of strong technical leadership when it comes to services. It's like they're overwhelmed with standards from 10 years ago that they're still trying catch up to standards set then, forget what we expect today.It's amazing how Nintendo always has to do something weird and fucking annoying with online. Such an odd company.
I'll be honest here. It looks more like they just don't give a fuck, which is probably worse.MS made huge strides to overcome a bunch of hurdles and create the template for console online, system wide gamertag, friends list, invites, voice chat all baked into the OS, touching every game with consistency and reliability, with cross party and background chat, Nintendo see that ignore it all and replace it with friends codes. Then they break voice chat standards on phones and consoles, screw up account system implementation, provide no cloud saves they just seem devoid of strong technical leadership when it comes to services. It's like they're overwhelmed with standards from 10 years ago that they're still trying catch up to standards set then, forget what we expect today.