Nintendo Switch

[BaronVonVaderham]

No reason to upgrade from a standard switch IMHO.

Was hoping for a bit more horse power to bring switch ports up to PS4 standard (or close).

[smithyithy]

BaronVonVaderham said:

No reason to upgrade from a standard switch IMHO.

Seems to be the consensus online..

I'd buy it if it was my first Switch, but I don't think ti's worth upgrading to honestly..

[hyphen]

Very disappointing by Nintendo, a lazy effort.

[Mastodon2]

Disappointment. I saw Nintendo tried to temper expectations ahead of the reveal, they should have nipped the rumours in the bud months ago. Still, I suppose all that hype didn't hurt their share prices.

[ambuletz]

Isn't there meant to be a 4k one coming out at some point? I don't care for portability so would wait for that before I get myself something nintendo

[Stevil]

I think it would have had a better CPU and GPU potentially, but given the huge chip shortages at the moment they've probably decided to press ahead with the other parts of the update without them.

[ch37]

hyphen said:

Very disappointing by Nintendo, a lazy effort.

Still selling every single Switch they can squeeze into a shipping container, CEX still selling used units above RRP, still taking at least 50% of the software charts every single week...so all the usual reasons for upgrading hardware are pretty much redundant at the moment, I'm surprised they've even done this to be honest with the state of play re: electronics.

The 'Pro' was only ever a rumour so people only have themselves to blame for expecting anything other than Nintendo's usual 'XL' type refresh.

[ajprice]

The new dock with the network port will work with current/old Switches and it will be available from Nintendo. https://kotaku.com/you-can-buy-the-new-nintendo-sw...

[hyphen]

Anyone upgraded to the OLED? Read the reviews and the inbuilt speaker are much better they say?

[AudiMan9000]

Has anyone played Zelda Breath of the Wild? Is it suitable for a middle aged man?

[DoctorX]

AudiMan9000 said:

Has anyone played Zelda Breath of the Wild? Is it suitable for a middle aged man?

Absolutely. One of my favourites

[Stevil]

Yep, it's an incredible game and I'm rapidly approaching middle age right now myself.

[hyphen]

Not yet, but on my todo list.

BOTW2 is also due out early next year (Amazon.com have created a listing for it recently, but no other info).

[dai1983]

AudiMan9000 said:

Has anyone played Zelda Breath of the Wild? Is it suitable for a middle aged man?

Yes. It's quite a challenge too! Was set to be the first zelda my son played on his own but its way harder than the previous games

[Heartworm]

AudiMan9000 said:

Has anyone played Zelda Breath of the Wild? Is it suitable for a middle aged man?

Not my type of game at all, I'm 35 and absolutely loved it, put in many more hours than i thought I would. Think of you have played Skyrim at all then it's enjoyable. I enjoyed the lack of having specific levels to do just wanted in the game and bump into things really.

[HARTLEYHARE1]

Put in the hours and you will be rewarded and have ign game guide ready

[hyphen]

Nintendo direct day was today

48 new tracks for Mario Kart
Splatoon 3
Mario Soccer
Nintendo Switch Sports (i.e. Wii Sports 2)

etc

New Zelda not announced though.

Also Mario Kart in the E-Shop is dropped down to £33 on offer if anyone wants it.

https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-direct-febru...

Edited by hyphen on Thursday 10th February 00:08

[ch37]

Amazing Direct, really crammed the content in.

The Mario Kart DLC looks great value.

[prand]

smithyithy said:

Grabbed Hotline Miami 1 and 2 recently for a few $ on the US store (switch region, purchase, switch back).

Already have the game on most other platforms but well worth having on the handheld Switch, such a daft, fun game to play on the go...

What I love about the Switch though, and Nintendo's games in general , is that they're just great to switch on and unwind with.. I find that a lot of games I play on PC are more 'intense' for lack of a better word, which is fun but sometimes after being sat at my desk all day for work, can feel a bit exhausting to then sit at for another few hours to play games on.

With the Switch I either dock it and play it on the big TV in the armchair, or sit on the sofa with the dog and play Mario or Zelda handheld..

Have to agree, though I'm currently working my way through a breath of the wild dungeon with the expansion pass which requires some very tricky manoeuvring and dodging, no saves allowed either which is making getting through it very stressful!

[Ivo Shandor]

I still need to start on the two Switch Zelda games. Been a Zelda fan since day 1.

There's a 2d platform run and shoot game I saw on some youtube channel which looks rather good as well.