Jon Carter
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You have to admit, Fallon has a tendency to get a little hyperbolic... "Every kid, every human, every person will be playing with this come March."
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You have to admit, Fallon has a tendency to get a little hyperbolic... "Every kid, every human, every person will be playing with this come March."
Zeyphersan
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It's a little exaggerated, yeah. Though I do believe that the 5 people who manage to get one from the initial launch shipment will be having fun
It really just comes down to good design and good programming. My phone barely reaches 1GB ram used (by android) and its buttery smooth.
Oh yeh they could make it work, I am sure they could make mass effect Andromeda run on 4gb RAM but it will look like such a blurry diarrhea mess it would have no sales.....
RAM isn't the only factor in processing power, again.
Skittzo0413
Member
Please recall that the PS4 almost launched with 4GB of RAM...
I don't think those games would have looked anything like blurry diarrhea...
it almost launched with 4gb of ram 3 years ago and they realized it was a big enough error that they did a last minute change. I am sure Nintendo will come up with amazing games for it no doubt. They have just put an unnecessary hurdle for any multi-platforms, I don't care as I game on PC primarily and I am only buying the switch for Zelda. But I really liked the idea of being able to have games like mass effect Andromeda or Fallout 4 on the go, if it they are too gimped then I won't bother with those titles..
Skittzo0413
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RAM amount is one of the less important factors which dictates how a game runs or how it looks. Look at DOOM on PC. The download size is about 71GB (80GB after patches) due to some of the ridiculous texture sizes, yet only requires 8GB of RAM on a PC, where PC RAM needed is always far higher than console RAM due to Windows/OS overhead.
DOOM does not look like crap on a low RAM machine though, even though the textures resolution is incredibly high. Maybe, just maybe, 8GB of RAM for consoles (in reality its about 5 due to PS4 and XB1 using ~3 for OS) is kind of overkill for games running on those consoles.
lensoftruth
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What are you making for it that has caused an issue?
KratosEnergyDrink
Member
OMG
I'm just hoping it's a global launch and not a :"Oh you'll get it like in 1 year or so, just be patient! GOSH!" thing. While the rest of the world is "Switching away!" lol .
James Scott
Banned
March 10 with that Mario game being at launch and hopefully being boosted by Super Mario Run like Pokemon was could result in a pretty good launch date for the system.
CrazyHorse
Junior Member
I have been thinking that the right control stick may get in the way of using the buttons. Normally the stick is to the left of the buttons, but this time it's right underneath. Just look at how Fallon was holding it - his thumb had to go over the right stick to reach the buttons.
After the Jimmy reveal I'm worried the console will costs more than 1800 US Dollars. Why did they choose Jimmy Fallon, a rich man living in Brooklyn, to be the first person to play the game ? Because the console will be targeted only to the upper class. I know it was diffused in a show that appeals to everyone but I can't help it.
Nintendo, please, make the console affordable enough.
Nintendo, please, make the console affordable enough.
LoveCake
Member
Yes this is what I mean, I know I am being pedantic, but this is how it's is going to be for a lot of people with wires and cables everywhere.
If the Switch cannot be positioned in a horizontal plane then it is a serious design flaw imo.
peterclark1985
Member
In UK some retailers have been taking pre-orders for the console at £200 and guaranting the price so can't imagine it been more than $300 in the US.
Dark Cloud
Member
I know if Nintendo announces there's is no Ethernet port on Jan 12 there will be a long negative topic about it. lol
I assumed it wouldn't be there, but we'll see.
I assumed it wouldn't be there, but we'll see.
It would be exactly the same cable situation in that picture with the Switch positioned horizontally.
First World Problem here.
That's literally why there's a gap in the side!
Depends on wether you use Line or not.
Tye The Czar
Member
Has anyone heard rumors earlier this year about the Switch being able to use smartphones as controllers? I remember hearing about that in a leaked transcript or something for an NX presentation. Can anyone find the original source?
CharminUltra
Member
Jan 12th. IT IS SO CLOSE.
Dark Cloud
Member
It depends on where you live.
If in America it's the 12th and more than likely will be around evening time
Sometimes I feel people want to make issues out of everything.
Based on the fact it's the 13th in Europe and Japan, I assume the presentation will take place sometime during the evening in US timezones.
Hopefully that means it starts when I get off of work which means the 13th will be my day off huzzah thank you.
Don't care still hyped go americo
valkillmore
Member
What are you most looking forward to being shown off? I hope we get the official name & trailer for that Mario game. That is #1 on my radar.
Also I'd like to know what other 'secrets' about the Switch have yet to be revealed, and I think this date will shed light on those. Not sure what to expect honestly, it's exciting!
Dark Cloud
Member
I hope everybody prepares for a bland presentation. Because Kimishima pointed out investors and partners to be there.
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Rösti
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Source: http://www.bigsight.jp/english/organizer/facilities/conference/
We still don't know the venue of the presentation but if they use the International Conference Room I would assume they will utilize the full scope of the simultaneous interpretation equipment.
Also, here's some info on screen sizes available:
Source: http://www.bigsight.jp/organizer/facilities/conference/intl/index.html
Custom solutions for screens are likely available also.
Less than two weeks until Christmas now, hopefully they announce details on the event soon.
Welp, I'll rather have a direct targeted towards gamers then.
Dark Cloud
Member
I don't see them announcing details until the first week of January. I think they want to wait after the holidays. They have to give people a week to get ready with the time schedule since we don't know the time it begins.
Now what's in the presentation should be exciting, but I'm worried it will be bland with how it's presented. Kimishima looks like a straight business man who will go PowerPoint by PowerPoint lol.
That's the problem. This presentation can look bad if it comes off as boring as slow because investors will be there and usually Japanese audience is quiet.
Now what's in the presentation should be exciting, but I'm worried it will be bland with how it's presented. Kimishima looks like a straight business man who will go PowerPoint by PowerPoint lol.
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Rösti
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They said this on October 27:
Source: https://www.nintendo.co.uk/News/201...on-2017-coming-January-13th-2017-1149971.html
Plans can change of course.
Not at all. I'm looking past the holidays already.
"Oh, Christmas? That's nice."
{*stares-down January 12th date, marks another day off on December calendar*}
th3sicknness
Member
It won't matter how it lays lol.. the cables will still come from the same area. Also who mounts a TV that niceand doesn't have money to route the cables and the power outlet up behind the mounted tv.....
No Kingdom Hearts this year and it comes out in january as well, so same thing for me ;(
Dark Cloud
Member
Rösti;226409888 said:
Good good. I missed that.
Also, I really hope NINTENDO realizes that gamers are watching so I hope they have Treehouse going or something aside the main presentation to keep it exciting. I'm afraid Nintendo will get attacked for having a boring and slow presentation.
Maybe I'm wrong and just because investors are there doesn't mean it won't be spicy, but I can't see Kimishima doing a spicy and hype presentation.
LoveCake
Member
No, it is not the cabling, what I said in my original comment was that I want to lay the Switch flat like I do with my other consoles, I don't want to stand it up vertically, but it seems that the Switch cannot be placed horizontal? one reason for this is the way the various cables attach into the Switch but nobody seems to know and there have not been any images of the Switch laying horizontally either.
Dark Cloud
Member
I don't get it. I thought it has a cut out in the back for the cables and some kind of pad on the legs to lay it down?
For reference, back on November 24th, 2010 Nintendo announced "Nintendo World 2011", a three-days public event with demos and panels for everyone as the first major possibility for the general public to try out the 3DS. At the time of the announcement, there was no notice on the exact days, location, times or schedule. More infos on those details were shared on December 28th, 2010.
http://www.3dsbuzz.com/nintendo-world-2011-games-demos-detailed/
Right now, we already know the days and the location in Japan, and technically members of the press received invitations for Switch hands-on events outside of Japan (Australia, US, Europe), which could be considered as "more information on how to try the Switch", but other details are still missing, and with a press conference being in the mix, they have to state the starting time of that at least before December ends.
http://www.3dsbuzz.com/nintendo-world-2011-games-demos-detailed/
Right now, we already know the days and the location in Japan, and technically members of the press received invitations for Switch hands-on events outside of Japan (Australia, US, Europe), which could be considered as "more information on how to try the Switch", but other details are still missing, and with a press conference being in the mix, they have to state the starting time of that at least before December ends.
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