Wii U iconography was bad, charming, but bad. I like what they've done. I guess the public part of Miiverse didn't work out like they had hoped, last they updated it they emphasized it as a "game diary" so it sounds like that is their new approach. That, and capacitive screen means drawing is out.
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Brief look at the Switch UI
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Angelus Errare
Banned
I love the iconography.
TetraGenesis
Member
Drawing with a finger on a capacitive screen is better than drawing with a stylus on a resistive screen, imo.
thepenguin55
Member
This is what I'd like to know. I'm guessing not since it isn't mentioned anywhere but I definitely find its exclusion to be shocking considering they basically created touch screen gaming.
EDIT:
Oh wow that's awesome.
Neverthelesser
Member
Right off the bat, I can tell this system is going to need a folder solution or something if you plan on getting a lot of games for the system. I hated the setup on the PS4 for the longest time when you needed to scroll all the way to the right for the games library.
Jaded Alyx
Member
Can't you make your Nintendo account Canadian too?
I'm in the Caribbean, and I pretty much have to use the Canadian eShop as the US one doesn't accept non-US cards. My NNID is Canadian and the console region is set to Canada.
Gai Murakumo
Member
That is nice and clean. Simplicity is always welcome.
NotSmartEnough
Member
The UI looks nice. Minimalist.
I quite like the UI. The scale of the game thumbnail images means that you can only fit 4 in before needing to scroll, though. Probably not a problem at launch.
Living the Dream
Member
Probably due to browser hacks
Neverthelesser
Member
Also interested in seeing how it'd scale on the TV, too.
likedamaster
Member
Ugh, the pale backround. No thank you, but hopefully you can put a pic there. I like minimalism but I DETEST PLAINNESS. my 2 cents
onemanasylum
Banned
That looks decent at least, a bit similar to PS4 which is good, less is more.
Zomba13
Member
Nintendo will be more than happy to sell you themes. In an update that comes way after launch.
EhrgeizVII
Member
It would be great as a companion app, but the system itself needs to have it too.
Imagine being in a party chat during an intense game of Splatoon and you get a call on your phone.
Jonneh3003
Banned
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qadzCB3CLlI&feature=youtu.be&t=4h23m45s
Have we talked about this yet? Treehouse showed the UI for a few seconds.
Have we talked about this yet? Treehouse showed the UI for a few seconds.
The more I read the worse it gets. 😰
Jonneh3003
Banned
Is the envelope with the heart on not the friends list?
Edit: and then the first icon is messaging?
If their 3DS UI is anything to go by you can make them smaller to fit more on screen at a time.
Bony Manifesto
Member
I think that icon is supposed to represent a picture - so probably screenshots you've taken.
Jonneh3003
Banned
So I'm guessing from those icons
1. Messaging or notifications
2. eShop
3. Friend List (or as Bony suggests above things you've captured)
4. Controller settings
5. Brightness
6. Power (so you can turn it off when it's docked)
EhrgeizVII
Member
I hope there are themes. I want a No More Heroes theme for my NS.
Thanks. I didn't notice that Zelda has more than 3 save slots and the semi - final menu. Great to see.
arhra
Member
So I'm guessing from those icons
1. Messaging or notifications
2. eShop
3. Friend List (or as Bony suggests above things you've captured)
4. Controller settings
5. Brightness
6. Power (so you can turn it off when it's docked)
The first icon in that show is labelled "Game News".
Possibly some kind of activity feed type thing, or the kinds of push notifications that get fed to the WiiU gamepad.
Definitely not messaging, that's for sure.
fabricated backlash
Member
The UI could easily be expanded. There's plenty of room to add features later.
Also I expect the game list to be similar to the 3DS, as in you can select how many rows you see on the screen. With the standard being one row.
Also I expect the game list to be similar to the 3DS, as in you can select how many rows you see on the screen. With the standard being one row.
I *hope* you can get that view easily, but nothing on screen seems to indicate that being the case, but yeah they'll probably have added that back in by the time I get a Switch anyway
Jonneh3003
Banned
Looks like it'll be a fuckin mess if you want a lot of digital games also look at all that wasted space. This looks like early mock-up stuff lol. No folders? No way to make icons smaller? Grid view on the 3DS was great, dunno why they'd force this on you
I think you're making quite a lot of assumptions, hang in there until we get a hands on tour of the UI.
spyroflame0487
Member
I'm sure there's an option to change the layout of the squares. Probably if you tap the screen or in a settings menu. I would say it's fairly likely they'll include folders as well since those are a staple on 3DS/Wii U.
I think the biggest things that I dunno if no journalists asked or if they'd even answer about is Miiverse. They really spent a lot of time making this social media thing and I dunno why they'd just drop it. Also, the badges; they had to have made a lot of money on Badge Arcade, and that would be great to include here. Maybe customizations for the layout too. Lots of people have noticed it is kind of minimalist, but what if you could get a background or something for it like on the 3DS.
I think the biggest things that I dunno if no journalists asked or if they'd even answer about is Miiverse. They really spent a lot of time making this social media thing and I dunno why they'd just drop it. Also, the badges; they had to have made a lot of money on Badge Arcade, and that would be great to include here. Maybe customizations for the layout too. Lots of people have noticed it is kind of minimalist, but what if you could get a background or something for it like on the 3DS.
Jonneh3003
Banned
Screen grabbed this from the Treehouse Live segment, I imagine + or - give you customisation options.
AfterTheFall
Member
I like it, but I tried to ask the reps about it yesterday and it wasn't something they were prepared to discuss or show.
Makes sense, probably not finalised yet.
Jonneh3003
Banned
We're 7 weeks from launch, it can't be far from finalised unless these are slightly older builds.
Jonneh3003
Banned
It's a tablet, 32gb is the standard and 64gb is usually a premium. Micro SD's can hold a lot of data for cheap now days.
Lots of indies do seem to be getting Switch physical releases though so if storage is an issue I suppose that is the alternative.
Ooh, I like the little sounds you hear when starting a game.
It actually sounds like they sped up the sound when a kicked shell hits enemies in SMB.
I thought it's a home console.. the games are much bigger, too. 32GB just doesn't cut it, not for what it wants to be.
Crazy Diamond
Member
This looks so clean. I really hope that the online features are prominent this time around. There's something so relaxing about booting up my PS4 and just browsing the Activity Feed to check out how my friends are enjoying their games.
Jonneh3003
Banned
It's a home console in how it's marketed but the form factor is a tablet. Tablets don't have hard drives.
I think they're counting on anyone who wants a vast array of digital content to get a Micro SD card.
WooHooAlex
Member
Looks pretty nice and clean.
Nothing worse than a cluttered UI.
Nothing worse than a cluttered UI.
It's a home console, according to Nintendo, but ok.
I know expandable storage is cheap but the size of the content the Switch will be used for makes "tablet storage" harder to swallow.