Dehry posted:

If you look at the inside of a Switch there's actually a pretty large battery inside of it.

HenryEx posted:

Making the switch smaller to force you to use it in a dock might just be the dumbest thing i've ever heard

Dehry posted:

Dehry posted:

A company made a portrait mode Switch grip for some of the shoot-em-ups that use vertical scrolling

Shadow225 posted:

How many games even make use of the vertical screen?

Shadow225 posted:

How many games even make use of the vertical screen?

Ursine Catastrophe posted:

Shoulder buttons have been one of the long-term weak points on game boys since the advance, to the point that I literally have little baggies of OG/SP/DS shoulder triggers in one of my spare part drawers for the inevitable desolder-and-replace repairs. It looks like the 3DS uses the same actual switch mechanism, but they soldered it to a ribbon that can be popped in/out so you can likely replace it with far less hassle (but you'll still need to be able to disassemble the 3ds to get at it).

You may also be able to do a quick check-- with your working bumper buttons, when you press them down you can feel/hear a click, that's from a small metal plate that's being depressed on the inside of the trigger mechanism. When you press down on the ZR button:

- Is there less movement and no click? You might be lucky and it's just a physical obstruction between the plastic button and the mechanism itself, you might be able to blow some air in around the button without even disassembling the hardware and fix it.

- Is there just as much movement as the other buttons, but no click? That would indicate that there's something that's actually gotten into the mechanism and has basically glued the connection open, like a spilled soda or something. It might be resolvable without replacing something if you can disassemble and isolate the mechanism and dip it in rubbing alcohol or something but it'd still be tricky and might be better to get a $5 replacement mechanism/ribbon combo anyways if you've got it cracked open that far.

- Is there as much movement and a click? That indicates that something is fundamentally broke, either in the component itself (if you're lucky) or elsewhere on the system board. You can order a replacement ribbon/switch and cross your fingers, it's likely replacing that will fix it but it's not guaranteed.

Avalerion posted:

A smaller, portable (no joycons) and undockable switch would be the perfect followup- device, imo.

codenameFANGIO posted:

Dude I loving love video games.

univbee posted:

There's also a fan which is a non-starter for a classic portable.

ExcessBLarg! posted:

It's pretty obvious by now that Nintendo is holding out on the 32DS until Moore's Law makes it possible to manufacture a baked-joycon Switch that runs in the portable-only performance profile with decent battery and no fan for ~$150 MSRP. Sure, such a device would only have compatibility with 99% of Switch titles, but that's actually pretty great.

Also, such a device would be a strict subset of the real Switch's capabilities, so there's no downside to the real Switch aside from price and maybe size.

Avalerion posted:

What's the issue with it having a fan?

Quantum of Phallus posted:

Also such a device wouldn't be possible for literal years without a fan.

endlessmonotony posted:

Heatpipes, man. All you need to do is to make it thicker, really.

Neddy Seagoon posted:

I dont think there's much market for s device that burns the user's hands and is heavier than the original Switch. Also making it thicker makes it look inferior from a customer perception after decades of being told slimmer laptops are better.

endlessmonotony posted:

Cooling something like a handheld-mode Switch isn't some kind of superscience - we've had multiple ways to pull it off for years, fan or not fan, cheap and not.

univbee posted:

The Switch's battery life is pretty terrible for a pure handheld, and it's also relatively large (doesn't fit in a normal pocket). Serious question, what's the smallest handheld consumer device that's had a fan? Have any smart phones had one?

Quantum of Phallus posted:

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44371071

laugh at this disgusting phone

Wendell posted:

I’m impressed by how restrained the NPC designs are in Etrian Odyssey Nexus.

MinionOfCthulhu posted:

Three Targets and one Gamestop has yielded approximately zero copies of Yokai Watch 3. And it's not on Amazon. RIP.

Detective No. 27 posted:

As far as I can tell, there's only two more games coming out for 3DS at retail. Kirby's Epic Yarn and Persona Q2. I'd say if you were at all interested in them, secure your preorder now because I highly doubt that stores are going to order more than the bare minimum. The prices for Yokai Watch Blasters are insane right now. I figured I'd buy them when they got cheap but didn't realize that won't happen because Switch took over so much faster than anyone realized. I won't be surprised if Yokai Watch 3 ends up being somewhat rare. poo poo, the Bowser's Inside Story remake sold less than the Mario game for Virtual Boy.