Nintendo: NX gonna give it to ya.

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Teenage Fansub: Jan 28, 2006

Digital Foundry's initial vid about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gocSncf06I

# ? Oct 20, 2016 18:09

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# ? May 10, 2024 07:00

Knifegrab: Jul 30, 2014; Gadzooks! I'm terrified of this little child who is going to stab me with a knife. I must wrest the knife away from his control and therefore gain the upperhand.

ALFbrot posted:

So is it a fuckoff huge tablet, or is it a tiny ipad?

Because I have news for you regarding how many people actually do bring ipads and larger tablets to places

No need to get defensive. You can still buy it despite my opinion and be that person who has to bring their video game device to every single social outing.

I'm waiting for better portable vr so I don't have to deal with the world at all. We all have our quirks.

Lumpy the Cook posted:

Realistically it would go more like 1. Friend brings Nintendo system to the party 2. Everyone likes it, we're all having fun playing Nintendo 3. Some insecure loser would pipe up about how video games are immature, and even if they did play them they'd be mature games meant for adults like Gone Home and Last Of Us 4. My friends and I give them the usual Nintendo hater treatment: chaining their hands and feet and dragging them behind a pickup truck

Boy this party sure sucks, I sure wish someone had brought the nintendoes.

# ? Oct 20, 2016 18:10

Snow Cone Capone: Jul 31, 2003

El Burbo posted:

Reminder: That thing the actors in the video are holding are not literally playing the games, it's just video edited in onto props and not representative of how the actual hardware will run

Honestly that bugs me more than the nonexistent possibility that Nintendo's single unified system for this generation won't be able to properly execute its single defining feature. They're obviously using pre-edited footage, so why not make it look as good as possible?

I doubt it's an error that slipped by the hundreds of people who probably had to sign off on that trailer, which makes it even more :psyduck:

that not a single person stopped and went "hey the footage in that one part looks like poo poo, use better footage in there"

# ? Oct 20, 2016 18:10

elf help book: Aug 5, 2004; Though the battle might be endless, I will never give up

Neo Rasa posted:

I'm hoping it's not like the Wii U sizzle reel where they just used footage of a game they might possibly like to theoretically have on the system.

That's probably exactly what it is.

# ? Oct 20, 2016 18:11

Dexo: Aug 15, 2009; A city that was to live by night after the wilderness had passed. A city that was to forge out of steel and blood-red neon its own peculiar wilderness.

RatHat posted:

If this works as well as it looks then it's going to be really cool. But I'm worried about the battery life.

I'd expect around 6-8 hours while gaming. IIRC Shield's Battery life was 8hr.

I'd be more worried about just how loving hot it could get. Though I guess having separate further out controllers from the CPU/GPU fix that.

# ? Oct 20, 2016 18:11

An Ounce of Gold: Jul 13, 2001; by Fluffdaddy

Boten Anna posted:

The switch looks like a cool and fun system and I will probably buy one on launch day, as I tend to do for new Nintendo systems, because launch events are fun and I enjoy Nintendo systems

mods?

# ? Oct 20, 2016 18:11

Phone: Jul 30, 2005; 親子丼をほしい。

Knifegrab posted:

No need to get defensive. You can still buy it despite my opinion and be that person who has to bring their video game device to every single social outing.

I'm waiting for better portable vr so I don't have to deal with the world at all. We all have our quirks.

You sound like a delight.

Your response to a social gaming thing is "I can't wait for portable VR so I don't have to deal with the world"? Why does it have to be portable? You pulled this one out of the oven a bit too early there, chief.

Phone fucked around with this message at 18:13 on Oct 20, 2016

# ? Oct 20, 2016 18:11

GreatGreen: Jul 3, 2007; That's not what gaslighting means you hyperbolic dipshit.

I can't speculate as to whether or not any AAA games will or won't run at 15 FPS on this system but if you really, seriously think the reveal commercial showed an actual console actually rendering games in real time live as the commercial was being filmed, you're a gullible child.

New console looks pretty cool to me though, at least as far as how many different ways there are to play games on it.

# ? Oct 20, 2016 18:12

unlawfulsoup: May 12, 2001; Welcome home boys!

El Burbo posted:

Reminder: That thing the actors in the video are holding are not literally playing the games, it's just video edited in onto props and not representative of how the actual hardware will run

Next you will tell me that the food in commercials isn't real and is cosmetically enhanced for photos.

# ? Oct 20, 2016 18:12

wicka: Jun 28, 2007

Kelp Me! posted:

Honestly that bugs me more than the nonexistent possibility that Nintendo's single unified system for this generation won't be able to properly execute its single defining feature. They're obviously using pre-edited footage, so why not make it look as good as possible?

I doubt it's an error that slipped by the hundreds of people who probably had to sign off on that trailer, which makes it even more that not a single person stopped and went "hey the footage in that one part looks like poo poo, use better footage in there"

look at the bright, cheerful, sunny games nintendo creates. they are an inherently fun and optimistic organization. they are not capable of envisioning a person so negative and so dumb that they would judge video game framerates based on glimpses of clearly-added-in-post footage found in a teaser trailer

# ? Oct 20, 2016 18:12

DoctorWhat: Nov 18, 2011; A little privacy, please?

The screen-cover on the dock actually bothers me. It'd be so rad to be able to carry the ENTIRE system, complete with USB ports (for GC adapter) and full under-the-hood power, and plug it into a a wall somewhere and play on the portable screen without needing a monitor. Like the Wii U but with, like, a nicer-sized screen and poo poo.

It'd make Smash tournaments/meetups way more manageable than they are right now.

# ? Oct 20, 2016 18:13

Scholtz: Aug 24, 2007; Zorchin' some Flemoids

They should've named it Nintendo's Witch

as in witch games am i gonna play on this crappy thing

# ? Oct 20, 2016 18:14

Snow Cone Capone: Jul 31, 2003

I've got the 2013 Nexus 7 tablet which is bigger and thinner than the Switch and I've gotten 5-6 hours of straight HD video streaming (on a flight) before, so I guess as long as the Tegra in there isn't a gigantic power and heat sink, I'm not super worried about the battery life on the Switch.

# ? Oct 20, 2016 18:13

Snooze Cruise: Feb 16, 2013; hey look,
a post

Jerk McJerkface posted:

Maybe tumblr can publish a 40000 pixel long info graphic about how the switch is the perfect introvert console for them to take to parties.

Actually I'm saying it here first, the Switch is the official extrovert console

# ? Oct 20, 2016 18:14

Cartoon Man: Jan 31, 2004

New thread title:

Nintendo Switch: will ruin your rooftop party

# ? Oct 20, 2016 18:14

Zaphod42: Sep 13, 2012; If there's anything more important than my ego around, I want it caught and shot now.

Phone posted:

You sound like a delight.

Your response to a social gaming thing is "I can't wait for portable VR so I don't have to deal with the world"? Why does it have to be portable? You pulled this one out of the oven a bit too early there, chief.

... he was being facetious. Relax dude.

# ? Oct 20, 2016 18:16

spit on my clit: Jul 19, 2015; by Cyrano4747

# ? Oct 20, 2016 18:16

Snow Cone Capone: Jul 31, 2003

DoctorWhat posted:

The screen-cover on the dock actually bothers me. It'd be so rad to be able to carry the ENTIRE system, complete with USB ports (for GC adapter) and full under-the-hood power, and plug it into a a wall somewhere and play on the portable screen without needing a monitor. Like the Wii U but with, like, a nicer-sized screen and poo poo.

It'd make Smash tournaments/meetups way more manageable than they are right now.

The game goes in the portable part, right? I don't think the base has anything much more than an upscaler of some sort.

Is it even possible to tell the difference between 720 and 1080 on a 6" screen if you're not pressing your nose up against the glass?

# ? Oct 20, 2016 18:16

Phone: Jul 30, 2005; 親子丼をほしい。

Snooze Cruise posted:

Actually I'm saying it here first, the Switch is the official extrovert console

Gamers whining about going outside, socializing with other people. News at 11.

# ? Oct 20, 2016 18:16

Zaphod42: Sep 13, 2012; If there's anything more important than my ego around, I want it caught and shot now.

Phone posted:

Gamers whining about going outside, socializing with other people. News at 11.

Phone posted:

You sound like a delight.

# ? Oct 20, 2016 18:18

Knifegrab: Jul 30, 2014; Gadzooks! I'm terrified of this little child who is going to stab me with a knife. I must wrest the knife away from his control and therefore gain the upperhand.

Alright real talk, I'm not seeing it. The zelda game looked like it was 15 fps. Its so much huger than a 3ds xl, an already huge portable. They're showing off a five year old rpg as new and exciting? And the tiny detachable controllers look teeny and uncomfortable.

I'm not sure what market its going for... I guess maybe just people who bought the 3ds? Otherwise everyone else will stick to their phone or tablet for the occasional game to play on transit etc. And anyone who wants to play normal console on a tv is going to stick to something that actually has hardware power.

# ? Oct 20, 2016 18:18

Zaphod42: Sep 13, 2012; If there's anything more important than my ego around, I want it caught and shot now.