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[Oersted]

Few selected members of the press, YouTubers and last but not least My Nintendo users were invited to try out the Nintendo Switch before anyone else.

The very first Event is in, where else, Offenbach in Germany.

As I'm making this thread, the event started already. So expect impressions to roll in on Twitter etc

For US-GAF

Check out the schedule below to see each of the participating cities and their corresponding tour dates:

New York – January 13-15
Toronto – January 27-29
Washington, D.C. – February 10-12
Chicago – February 17-19
San Francisco – February 24-26
Los Angeles – March 3-5

While the first two days at each city will be limited to those with an invite, the third day will be open free to the public. That said, space will be limited, with entry being granted on a first-come, first-served basis.

Nintendo will also showcase its upcoming console from January 27-29 at PAX South in San Antonio, as well from March 16-18 at PAX East in Boston.

http://m.ign.com/articles/2016/12/16/nintendo-switch-preview-tour-announced

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[AmyS]

Yay, Chicago on my birthday!

 

[reptilescorpio]

We have an event in Australia on Saturday/Sunday to give it a try!

 

[Oersted]

 

[Regiruler]

That's a LOT of space for Arms.

Is Ninjara some sort of japanese pun involving chains?

 

[Jon Carter]

They want Arms to be the next Splatoon, don't they? Too bad the title is terrible.

 

[Regiruler]

They want Arms to be the next Splatoon, don't they? Too bad the title is terrible.

Just because you have the ability to make a shitty hot take does not mean it's a good idea.

 

[Hermii]

They want Arms to be the next Splatoon, don't they? Too bad the title is terrible.

Have you played it?

 

[AzaK]

WOW! They're going all out to sell an overpriced, casual game machine with ports and bad 2012 graphics aren't they.

It's actually sad that what they present is so different to what they're actually selling. The booths look awesome but the price, support by third parties, accessories, paid online etc are all bad.

 

[Oersted]

We have an event in Australia on Saturday/Sunday to give it a try!

Thank you for the info.

To you or anyone else with the info available, where and at which time there will be a hands-on event in their region, please post.

Will be added to the OP.

 

[Hoo-doo]

Excited to hear Jeff Gerstmann's impressions tomorrow, he should be there in NYC right now.

 

[th3sicknness]

My only concern is that there are too many options. They literally did everything possible in the joy cons like it was the last thing they were going to ever make.

 

[hughesta]

WOW! They're going all out to sell an overpriced, casual game machine with ports and bad 2012 graphics aren't they.

It's actually sad that what they present is so different to what they're actually selling. The booths look awesome but the price, support by third parties, accessories, paid online etc are all bad.

hell yeah! real machines with REAL GAMES don't have accessories or paid online, right??

 

[pswii60]

They want Arms to be the next Splatoon, don't they? Too bad the title is terrible.

WOW! They're going all out to sell an overpriced, casual game machine with ports and bad 2012 graphics aren't they.

It's actually sad that what they present is so different to what they're actually selling. The booths look awesome but the price, support by third parties, accessories, paid online etc are all bad.

Don't want to be a back seat mod but there's other threads for the critical feedback on Switch as a whole, perhaps this one could stay on the topic of hands on impressions and less drive-by criticism.

 

[fabricated backlash]

My only concern is that there are too many options. They literally did everything possible in the joy cons like it was the last thing they were going to ever make.

According to the reaction, that might well be true.

 

[El Odio]

Just because you have the ability to make a shitty hot take does not mean it's a good idea.

I think you quoted the wrong person there:

WOW! They're going all out to sell an overpriced, casual game machine with ports and bad 2012 graphics aren't they.

It's actually sad that what they present is so different to what they're actually selling. The booths look awesome but the price, support by third parties, accessories, paid online etc are all bad.

 

[Sendou]

Interested in Snipperclips. Do we have a video of it?

 

[VendettaRed07]

Have you played it?

I think by title he meant, "the name".

Which yeah, it could be better.

 

[Oersted]

 

[ZiZ]

interested in hearing about the joycons, do they feel as tiny as they look?

and how's the HD Rumble, IR and waggle?

 

[jdstorm]

Have you played it?

Arms looks good enough. But not calling it Punch Out was probably a mistake.

 

[chrisPjelly]

Are... those miis? I thought they were moving away from all that?

 

[Red Devil]

Are... those miis? I thought they were moving away from all that?

Clearly you haven't been paying attention.

 

[Regiruler]

I think by title he meant, "the name".

Which yeah, it could be better.

It's 3am so I thought title was the game itself.

Yeah they probably should have went with a pun, even if it'd be kind of obvious it's trying to draw off splatoon too hard at that point.

What the hell is that?

 

[GuitarGuruu]

Are... those miis? I thought they were moving away from all that?

Looks like MK8 which has Mii characters.

 

[Regiruler]

Looks like MK8 which has Mii characters.

That doesn't look like anything resembling a mario kart 8 shot unless they vastly redid the menus.

 

[random25]

That's a LOT of space for Arms.

Is Ninjara some sort of japanese pun involving chains?

Swinging arms need a lot of space.

 

[Jon Carter]

Just because you have the ability to make a shitty hot take does not mean it's a good idea.

Have you played it?

I'm confused by those reactions. The only thing negative in my post is regarding the title. Do you actually think it's good? It's like calling Splatoon, "Ink" or something.

 

[Danielsan]

That doesn't look like anything resembling a mario kart 8 shot unless they vastly redid the menus.

Have you even played the game online? It looks exactly like the MK8 lobby.

 

[BronzeWolf]

Are... those miis? I thought they were moving away from all that?

Miiverse might be gone, but miis are staying for sure

 

[Neoxon]

Are... those miis? I thought they were moving away from all that?

Clearly you haven't been paying attention to Miitomo & how MyNintendo uses your Mii as your avatar. Hell, one of the images of the Switch's UI has a Mii avatar in the top-left corner.

The Miis aren't going anywhere anytime soon. They've more-or-less transcended the Wii brand.

 

[TriAceJP]

I'm absolutely baffled it's not coming to Seattle.

I drive by their headquarters frequently.

 

[reKon]

I'll check out Chicago and decide whether to cancel my order

 

[udivision]

That doesn't look like anything resembling a mario kart 8 shot unless they vastly redid the menus.

That's the replay center in Mario Kart 8.

Or choosing your online course.

 

[Ecksby]

I'm working the Toronto event and this actually scares me now. At first I thought "Oh we'll probably be renting a mall space out" but they got the freaking convention centre. This is gonna be insane. XD Exciting though!

 

[El Odio]

Have you even played the game online? It looks exactly like the MK8 lobby.

I haven't touched MK8 in a few months but the background for online mode was in space wasn't it with the miis standing on Earth when you pick a track wasn't it? Either way when you look closely you can see the track selection boxes above everyone so I guess local wireless changes the background to a garage or something which makes sense.

 

[Debirudog]

I'm confused by those reactions. The only thing negative in my post is regarding the title. Do you actually think it's good? It's like calling Splatoon, "Ink" or something.

Yeah to be fair, Arms is a pretty bland name....

 

[yoonshik]

Screen quality.

Source: https://twitter.com/akirareiko/status/819818721086607361

 

[random25]

Screen quality.

Source: https://twitter.com/akirareiko/status/819818721086607361

Viewing angle and brightness look impressive.

 

[Sesuadra]

Screen quality.

Source: https://twitter.com/akirareiko/status/819818721086607361

for a twitter gif, that's pretty good.

 

[Ashodin]

ahhhhhh it looks so gooood

 

[BronzeWolf]

Screen quality.

Source: https://twitter.com/akirareiko/status/819818721086607361

IPS? OLED?

 

[Regiruler]

I'm confused by those reactions. The only thing negative in my post is regarding the title. Do you actually think it's good? It's like calling Splatoon, "Ink" or something.

I was tired, see above.

 

[Demonfang]

Im on my way to a press event right now. Any questions that i might be able to get answered for you guys?

 

[OricWindstar]

Im on my way to a press event right now. Any questions that i might be able to get answered for you guys?

Mainly curious to hear about how the HD Rumble feels and how responsive Arms is to the Joy-Cons. Though, I'm sure you'll be describing those regardless.

 

[Sesuadra]

Im on my way to a press event right now. Any questions that i might be able to get answered for you guys?

"can I use my japanese my.nintendo/e-shop account on an european switch?"

 

[Samikaze]

I'm in SF that same time for an unrelated event. May have to sneak away for this!

 

[Roo]

That's the replay center in Mario Kart 8.

Or choosing your online course.

I mean, it is obvious it is Mario Kart because of the course icons at the top of the screen
but the rest does not resemble neither the Mario Kart TV Room nor the online screen.

The former is like a big movie theater and the latter is on the space/Earth.
This one looks like a car workshop or something.

 

[DavidDesu]

IPS? OLED?

Well it definitely has a decent anti-reflective surface from the looks of it! Looks good (tho that gif seems oversaturated, but the original Twitter videos still looks very bold).

 

[majik13]

I'm confused by those reactions. The only thing negative in my post is regarding the title. Do you actually think it's good? It's like calling Splatoon, "Ink" or something.

People think your comment, "too bad the title is terrible.' Means that you think the game itself is terrible. But Im guessing you mean the name/title.