Jorok Goldblade
Member
The key difference between Switch and Vita is that the Switch is getting Nintendo's primary focus, while Vita got work from Sony's B-teams.
It feels like the child of Wii, 3DS and Vita.
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Switch Nindies Showcase 28 Feb 2017. 9 AM PT.
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The key difference between Switch and Vita is that the Switch is getting Nintendo's primary focus, while Vita got work from Sony's B-teams.
It feels like the child of Wii, 3DS and Vita.
Jonneh3003
Banned
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
Purposefully ignoring the lack of a dpad on the joycon isn't a good look. If you want to play it portable you cant use a dpad, and even if you only care about tv play you have to fork out for a super expensive controller. It's an issue.
D-pad is there if you want it but seeming as you don't care about indies:
I'm sure it makes no difference to you either way.
Jaded Alyx
Member
To be fair, he was responding to someone talking about playing portably.
D-pad is there if you want it but seeming as you don't care about indies:
I'm sure it makes no difference to you either way.
Jonneh3003
Banned
I'm not purposefully ignoring it, it's an option if he wants it.
Ah my bad.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Hope so.
I love indie games, but I'm not to keen on just seeing a ton of ports.
Wtb something new.
bobbychalkers
Member
Because its a Super Vita with AAA Nintendo first party efforts.
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
Hopefully there will be a release date for Yooka-Laylee there.
And it'll be cool to see what other indie games are coming to the system in the near future. Hopefully there are a lot of cool ones coming.
And it'll be cool to see what other indie games are coming to the system in the near future. Hopefully there are a lot of cool ones coming.
D-pad is there if you want it but seeming as you don't care about indies:
Yeah but everyone hates a default controller where the dpad is actualy 4 separate buttons !
Pleaseeeeeee
Its not actually 4 separate buttons on the DualShock though...Yeah but everyone hates a default controller where the dpad is actualy 4 separate buttons !
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
If the joycon dpad worked the way the dualshock dpad does there wouldn't be an issue. In fact I like that setup way more than Nintendo's usual dpads. Dualshock dpad is still one piece and you can feel it. It's not four separate buttons the way it is on a joycon.Yeah but everyone hates a default controller where the dpad is actualy 4 separate buttons !
Large Professor
Member
I hope we see Rain World, Cosmic Star Heroine & Death's Gambit. They would be so good on Switch.
The Hermit
Member
That game makes too much sense for the switch
So it more likely that it won't happen
Jorok Goldblade
Member
E3 is 3 months after launch. I'm pretty certain this and an ARMS Direct are all we're getting util then.
I'm with ya,
Just gotta hope this hits sooner rather than later:
any game that can manage to get a bundle with that (e.g. Wii Play) would do very well.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
I love when Nintendo gives a lot of love to indies
So the problem is that the X button does not goes up when you press the B button ?
You can use the Pro Controller in table top mode though...
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Honestly I'm genuinely more interested in robust indie support than AAA stuff.
And as much as I love indie game exclusives on Nintendo systems I really hope that developers with more Steam and PSN/XBL hits start making ports
I would do unspeakable things for a Crypt of the Necrodancer port
And as much as I love indie game exclusives on Nintendo systems I really hope that developers with more Steam and PSN/XBL hits start making ports
I would do unspeakable things for a Crypt of the Necrodancer port
Doesn't everyone hate that controller? Anyway, they do have a d-pad, the connections are simply hidden under the plastic.Yeah but everyone hates a default controller where the dpad is actualy 4 separate buttons !
Jonneh3003
Banned
There's nothing that can be done about the joy-cons dpad, it's that way for local multiplayer. Right now the only alternative is the pro controller but I imagine we'll see some joy-con varients in the future, hopefully one matching this patent:
Perhaps it will even launch alongside Virtual Console.
Cave Story is already confirmed, Undertale is more likely than not.
Spyder_Monkey
Banned
There's that direct people wanted.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
Big 3rd party pubs are already supporting the switch, you just need to buy the games
Good to see you're coming back around on Switch btw. Nintendo definitely fumbled quite a bit...
It's really odd how this pre-launch turned out. Instead of having a Direct for the UI we now have hundreds of YouTubers going through the menus step by step and an Indie Direct.
I know I will play a lot using this mode. Even in my bed.
casey_contra
Member
A Hat in Time console release exclusively for Nintendo Switch!
You can use the pro controller while playing portably while in table top mode.
Thing is, I can take the Switch out of the house and play elsewhere. I can't play this on a PS4/XB1 while out and about so the tradeoff is OK IMO.
For someone like me, I'll be taking the Switch to work and playing on break. So bringing a pro controller with me isn't really an issue. And using the 4 separate buttons isn't so bad if I could only play in hand held mode. Otherwise I wouldn't be playing at all unless I'm home, on my couch, with access to my TV.
Same. Especially once Splatoon 2 releases
Robert at Zeboyd Games
Banned
Cosmic Star Heroine's not going to be in this Direct. We might port it to Switch sometime after it initially launches.
There's a patent of joycon having a dpad. It will come.
I really hope Snipperclips is a launch title. Apparently it comes out March 3rd in Japan, according to IGN, so I don't see why it wouldn't be.
Ooh, Undertale likely? Where did you hear that? Not denying what you're saying is true, just really excited to play undertale on a handheld and wanna read up on it.
Ooh, Undertale likely? Where did you hear that? Not denying what you're saying is true, just really excited to play undertale on a handheld and wanna read up on it.
And even then, the prospects of having to buy an additional $70 controller to get a dpad isn't all that hot either.
Will it be crossbuy on PS4/Vita?
Came here to say this. That is my express hope.
fabricated backlash
Member
For people lamenting the lack of a dpad. I'm sure some 3rd party peripheral producer will offer a small silicone dpad cover. I mean, you can even get analogue stick covers for the DS4, so this should be a no brainer.
Robert at Zeboyd Games
Banned
Yes.
Jonneh3003
Banned
Sorry for the late reply, in February of last year Toby Fox was approached by Nintendo to bring Undertale to Wii U or 3DS but neither system supports Game Maker. It wouldn't surprise me at all if they made adjustments to get the engine on the Switch or even hired a team to remake the game. Here's an article detailing more about Nintendo and Toby's interaction:
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/1...ng-to-nintendo-consoles-toby-fox-responds.htm
TheDinoman
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There's nothing that can be done about the joy-cons dpad, it's that way for local multiplayer. Right now the only alternative is the pro controller but I imagine we'll see some joy-con varients in the future, hopefully one matching this patent:
Perhaps it will even launch alongside Virtual Console.
I'd personally prefer this:
It's basically like a little dinky SNES controller. Would be really handy for playing 2D games with friends.
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