enbred
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I'm sure it stops charging once full. That's how all modern battery devices work.
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Nintendo Switch Previews are coming in
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I'm sure it stops charging once full. That's how all modern battery devices work.
Camper Van Beethoven
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Pretty sure that's a myth, or at least a lot less relevant today than 15 years ago.
Impulsor
Member
I hope so.
I thought that the problem with batteries was that the battery closes the circuit when fully charged, but obviously it loses a little bit of charge overtime, enough for the circuit to open again and start charging up again, so it goes into an endless loop of small discharges/charges and that is what supposedly damages the battery.
It may very well be a m yth, I'm just suddenly concerned.
It's not a myth because batteries operate using salt bridges that use up their ion supplies over time. It's electromagnetism 101. However, this is not a problem for modern electronics.
Most people would think it's a bit of fun with the music and all... but they are serious. They wrote an article with it. Then added a clarification.
https://www.cnet.com/uk/news/nintendo-switch-kickstand-fall-over-easy-pop-off/
Obviously it's not the best kickstand but that video is actually awful. Does it require ten minute reaction videos and stuff? def not.
I just found out that there are pointer controls - Tomorrow Corporation twitted that World of Goo will be played like that when docked - but I've yet to read more about how that works. I mean ok right joycon has IR camera on the bottom but that would require to hold it backwards and also there should be a sensor bar or something else on the tv.
Anyone has more info from the Switch previews on how World of Goo or other games pointer controls work? I'd really like to know more.
Btw the tweet for those interested
Anyone has more info from the Switch previews on how World of Goo or other games pointer controls work? I'd really like to know more.
Btw the tweet for those interested
https://twitter.com/TomorrowCorp/status/831574577037709312
ElMexiMerican
Member
I'm pretty sure they're just going to make use of the gyro in the joy con. This is similar to how on a DS4 you can use the gyro for pointer controls on the keyboard (which works pretty well imo)
Hmm I'd like to see how well that works without having a point of reference. One more reason to buy WoG after all these years.
Once wii moved to wii motion plus a ton of games pointers were just gyro controlled
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Played Skyward Sword? It works exactly like that. All the pointer controls (aiming, selecting things in the menus, etc) are 100% gyro based, they don't use the IR at all. IR was only used to calibrate "forward" for the sword, so it pointed in the right direction.
They usually have an hysteresis to avoid this, meaning that the battery won´t start charging immediately when it drops to 99.9%, but rather wait for a bigger drop.
The Wii U Lan adapter is supposed to work on the Switch. But my guess is that the Adapter still uses USB 2.0 speeds.
The Switch supports 802.11ac.
Any Lan-Adapter work. Used a cheap one for my WiiU without any drawbacks.The Wii U Lan adapter is supposed to work on the Switch. But my guess is that the Adapter still uses USB 2.0 speeds.
yeah, it's like 900 meg/second over wifi if you have the hardware / service for it
Reviews. So I guess people are allowed to talk about the eShop and stuff and give the system a rating.
Can't wait for the Bakalar's CNET review. 5 pretzels out of 7 donuts minimum.
casey_contra
Member
I hope we see some reviews and impressions of 1 2 Switch tomorrow. I also hope that press will be bale to download some indies (nindies). I'm a sheep and already know I'm buying Shovel Knight, Fast RMX and Snipperclips, but I like to see reviews and impressions.
I kind of see it as a miss that they haven't been able to access this content (as far as I know).
Reviews of all games not Zelda I assume?
casey_contra
Member
Correct. Zelda is Thursday. But I believe the embargo for that is a different time, like 5AM PST, so it'll be fun to read on my morning commute (CST here).
I might try to avoid all together except for scores though (which I inherently disagree with, just reading scores, but in this case it's to go in fresh!)
replaceable batteries?
you're spreading misinformation.
Will reviewers have the day one update by tomorrow?
GinoFelino
Member
Would we be able to see whether they can be firmware updated?
Where are the ice cubes?
New glowing hardware preview from Kotaku UK: http://www.kotaku.co.uk/2017/02/28/nintendo-switch-pushes-my-buttons
forknknife
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No time to read unfortunately. Do they mention the joycon sync issues?
GinoFelino
Member
No.
But it's a Rich Stanton piece, which means it's insightful and wonderfully written, and you should definitely take the time when you have a moment!
Nope. Gameblog had a specific article about this this morning, they tried to reproduce the GameExplain test but everything worked fine. It's weird. I'll test mines as soon as I get them.
JershJopstin
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You wouldn't be able to see that, no.
Cool preview. Like the embrace of the toy. As I've said a couple times, I really want Nintendo to embrace cute-sexy, like I'd call the GCN. As a handheld, it sounds like that is what the Switch is. Playful, as that preview describes, but also it is also a sleek luxury handheld with a snappy OS, quick boot to game time, powerful handheld specs, etc. as other previews have described.
GinoFelino
Member
I don't know, people were saying they'd need to have a ROM or some shit. Maybe you could see its presence/absence.
casey_contra
Member
I love the general consensus that this is a device you just want to touch and put your hands on and pick up and play with. I'm all about touch and how things feel, like get me some nice cardstock and I'm in heaven, so I'm looking forward to this.
I played in Chicago but that was in a large group and with a bunch of stuff attached to the controller. But the feel of the Pro Controller did stand out quite a bit.
You are buying the Switch version of Nes Super Mario Bros for your Nintendo Account. It's another thing if it gonna be honored on other future platforms.
JershJopstin
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Definitely not a ROM, as that stands for read-only memory (not re-writable). There might be some kind of chip required, but even its presence wouldn't guarantee they could roll out a firmware update over the internet; there would have to be certain software requirements in place as well, which are impossible to see.
The Main Event
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Impulsor
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I found myself with Zelda, Bomberman, Disgaea and Shovel Knight as launch games.
Pretty happy in the end.
I'm ok with them even in the launch games department.
Muffin Awesome
Member
I have Zelda, Snipper Clips, and Shovel Knight.
Debating the 1,2 game but that price...
My mind is blown by how fast this is and what I'm accustomed to on the Wii U and PS4.
Rndom Grenadez
Member
Wow
Ps4 isn't THAT bad.
casey_contra
Member
In terms of loading:
Going from Wii U to PS4 was amazing.
Going from PS4 to Switch is also going to be amazing.
Reminds me of the early 00's era of just jumping right into the game.
Rndom Grenadez
Member
Zelda, Snipperclips, Shovel Knight Treasure Trove, Bomberman, 1,2 Switch (for the wife and our housewarming party) and Fast RMX for me!
Zelda alone will keep me busy until the end of April, but I'm stocking up now.
Who knows if this will change in an hour's time with the Nindies Presentation. Undertale 3/3 would be a must buy.
boiled goose
good with gravy
If that's the case, not buying shit digitally and not getting a switch till the end of its lifecycle, just like WiiU and 3DS.
The "Switch version" is the same fucking ROM.
When I buy Mario Run, I don't buy the Moto X version for my Google Play account.
The Nintendo account should be the platform tying all Nintendo Hardware together. Just like app store, google play, Steam, amazon, netflix, itunes, etc.
If we get the same outdated digital content management practices again I will be very disappointed. Every time new hardware gets released you basically have to start from scratch. I have no incentive to invest in Nintendo digitally as a platform holder. Just buy cheap used physical games, sell them back when done. I have no problem buying digitally on Steam or Google Play. I know what I'm buying. Ironically, that applies to Nintendo mobile games, but not their mainline games.