I just found the console a couple days ago as well.
Took about a month of calling Target early in the morning, but it was worth it.
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After about 3 months dealing with the words âSOLD OUTâ I had given up on buying the Switch until a trip to my local Walmart which somehow had, like, 10 genuine Switches inside of a cabinet. Forked over the 300, had to go to Gamestop to buy Zelda, bought a screen protector, and went home.
Little sidenote here, do not buy a Hyperkin Screen Protector. They are the worst. I basically gave up trying to put it on because itâs just not well made at all. Air bubbles were the worst offender with this.
I got a grey Switch, although I really wanted a red/blue one because theyâre just so snazzy (with how hard it is to find a Switch at all, I didnât care). The Joy-Con are so well made and fit well. The grip, to my surprise, was better than I anticipated. Setup is easy, and playing a game 10 minutes into setting it up feels so good. Iâm 3+ months late, but Zelda is pretty good, even though Iâm not very competent at it.
I do think that the battery life is not great. You can get some good play out of it at low brightness for 3 hours but at itâs default settings out-of-the-box, it runs out quickly. I was also surprised at how hot is it when popping it out of the dock (cooler than a laptop, but very noticeable).
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i got a screen protector as well (unsure if it was hyperkin, gonna have to check), and i can confirm that air bubbles are super annoying. i always have to smooth them out but they come back nearly immediately
Eyy I love me some switch! I got BotW and Iâm gonna be picking up splatoon 2 when it launches.
(Friend code: SW 3892 8679 0486 B^y)
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So um
I see ppl have a serious problem finding Switches
well
Not me
I donât want one yet and therefore they are everywhere
EVERYWHERE
Itâs getting annoying
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where do you live?
also why donât you want one you FILTHY HERETIC
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Well, with the Nintendo Switch Voice App here, itâs been received as, no surprise, unanimous negativity and disappointment. Iâd like to talk about that.
In a portable setting, the need for a phone app is near inexcusable.
Phone must be unlocked at all times
For those that donât know, when a phone is unlocked, itâs completely open, itâs not off, and itâs not on the lock screen. To my knowledge, no other communication app has done this. You spend an hour chatting on your phone, then youâve just lost an hourâs worth of battery life on it, even more so if the app has a larger decharge rate.
Other apps cannot be used while the voice chat is occuring
This means that you cannot use any apps while you chat. You cannot access social media, or any type of app, lest you want the Chat Application to close, essentially booting you from the lobby. I know for a fact that no communication app does this, so why canât Nintendo do what they do? Iâm not one to do so during intermissions, Iâd rather get some water or run circles around my room or something, but for those who donât do what I do, theyâre bound to be disappointed.
Youâll need a headset, a Switch, your phone, and the Splatoon 2 tri-connector⌠thingâŚ
Itâs a mess, plain and simple, and this is probably the most egregious thing about it to me: how annoying and convoluted it looks. Where are you supposed to put your phone? Your pocket? Some people say it doesnât work and recommend a grip or a stand so your phone doesnât lop around. Where are you supposed to fit all this? I donât think that the Tri-Connector can fit inside the basic-tier Switch Case without some cramming. Take a look at this picture from Kotakuâs report on the app. Look at their setup. They needed a third party grip so management was less messy. I guess the Splatoon headset is ultra-snazzy, but thatâs not a compliment for the entire shabang, thatâs just for the headset.
I canât even call this primitive, itâs just clunky. If they cut out the middle man and allow a bluetooth headset or anything other than this setup to work, I wouldnât be so shocked.
Iâd also like to ask how this would work in docked mode, because wouldnât the setup be pointless if the Switch always needed to be connected, therefore tethering you with a 10 ft. long cord? When your solution to a problem raises more questions than answers, I can safely say that this does not work.
In Japan, where people are more mobile-savvy, this might be better with them, but for other countries, I donât think anyoneâs impressed with this.
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Planning to get a switch after summer
That is if I can get money
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Nintendo will pretty much be forced to just add traditional voice chat support with a disclaimer that negates legal accountability.
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yeahhhhhh this system kinda sucks a lot
hopefully they can figure it all out before the internet is officially released next year
ideal scenario:
- Headset is bluetooth compatible
- System doesnât require such taxing phone requirements
- It needs to actually work lol
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It seems like every app tie-in to come out in the last two years doesnât even function. People really need to take this stuff a bit more seriously.
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Does anyone really care about voice chat? because i sure donât
Iâll probably just use Discord if I play with friends
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My joycons were acting up a bit today. In when pressing L + R to connect them in handheld mode, the the last joycon that I slid in would not connect and would be turned off. Of course, I donât have to go through the controller menu option, I almost never do, but itâs very weird and Iâm wondering why this happens.
Does anyone know what kind of hardware the Switch uses for the Joy-Cons?
DOOM and Wolfenstein II announced for Nintendo Switch. DOOM is arriving this year, Wolfenstein II the next. L.A. Noir is also coming this year. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is also looking rather charming, something I havenât felt from JRPGs in a long time.
The video has timestamps in the description if you just want to look at specific things.
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It makes me so happy to see Nintendo finally getting back in the game and overall just giving consumers what they want.
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Found these a few days ago.
https://i.imgur.com/Gh7Y7uE.png
Iâm pretty sure theyâre all gone now and the remorse will kick in if I revisit.
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The Splatoon 2 bundle is more pricey, so itâs likely to stay longer. Iâd suggest checking. Itâs worth the price too (Splatoon 2 is a great game), and anyone who buys a Switch should pick up a carrying case anyway, this just gives you one from the start.
GET IT.
Oh, I also recommend ARMS and Pokken Tournament DX. Theyâre wonderful games.
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Iâm just waiting for Mario Odyssey to come out. Then I might finally try to save up and get one of these.
Meanwhile I gotta look for college jobs in order to save up cashâŚ
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