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So my 3dsxl's a button stopped working and I'm debating between getting a 2ds or springing for an xl I'm fine with a smaller screen but is the normal 2ds's contol pad noticeably smaller? I really like how the controller feels on 3dsxl and I never had a normal 3ds so I don't really know how similar they are offhand.
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Mar 26, 2019 12:44
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Chinook posted:"Switch" would be a bad name for a portable only thing, though. Yeah, they'll be called the Nintendo Top and Bottom.
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Mar 26, 2019 14:01
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Chronojam posted:Wall Street Journal via Polygon could only be worse if Forbes was somehow involved WSJ is usually the most accurate videogame reporting site because they're designed for investors so they can't do clickbait style WILL NINTENDO PUT THIS CHARACTER IN SMASH? headlines There is a PS4, PS4 Slim, and PS4 Pro and they all sell very well. I think if anything more and more console manufacturers are realizing that they can get people to double dip if they cater to them. Personally my wife wants a switch for some handheld games (Possibly Pokemon) and would probably never play it on console mode so I would possibly get a second cheaper version depending what "Cheaper" means. jivjov posted:My wife wants a Switch, so if they release a portable only one, I'll get that for her. Or if they release a "Pro" version I'll get that for myself and give her my OG model. My wife
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Mar 26, 2019 15:25
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Chinook posted:"Switch" would be a bad name for a portable only thing, though. I imagine it's more like "Hey you can still switch between console and handheld but you have to buy a dock and controller separately" Like I cannot imagine they make a switch that doesn't plug into docks.
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Mar 26, 2019 15:28
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Also if you make a Switch with no joycons it'll make a couple of games outright-unplayable because they expect a single JoyCon being detached.
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Mar 26, 2019 17:06
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THE AWESOME GHOST posted:WSJ is usually the most accurate videogame reporting site because they're designed for investors so they can't do clickbait style WILL NINTENDO PUT THIS CHARACTER IN SMASH? headlines But they were the publication that spurred the first rumor of a Switch revision that was recently shot down by president Nintendo, and this article seems even flimsier than the last
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Mar 26, 2019 17:44
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Also if you make a Switch with no joycons it'll make a couple of games outright-unplayable because they expect a single JoyCon being detached. I'm not sure how you can look at the history of nintendo and think they wouldn't push forward with something like this regardless. They'll put on the box "works with most switch games, except ones that require multiple controllers" or something.
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Mar 26, 2019 17:52
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Monk E posted:So my 3dsxl's a button stopped working and I'm debating between getting a 2ds or springing for an xl I'm fine with a smaller screen but is the normal 2ds's contol pad noticeably smaller? I really like how the controller feels on 3dsxl and I never had a normal 3ds so I don't really know how similar they are offhand. Fixing it might not be that hard. But geez is the 2ds gaaarbage as far as its control pad goes. It's way cheaper than the XL for a reason, and that reason is it controls like rear end and shouldn't be used for much beyond Pokemon.
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Mar 26, 2019 17:55
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All the 3DS models have pretty poo poo dpads in awkward positions. The old 2DS probably has the best one of the lot.
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Mar 26, 2019 18:07
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THE AWESOME GHOST posted:Like I cannot imagine they make a switch that doesn't plug into docks. Neddy Seagoon posted:Also if you make a Switch with no joycons it'll make a couple of games outright-unplayable because they expect a single JoyCon being detached. Sure, dock and Bluetooth support would be great, but if adding those capabilities pushes handheld-Switch's price point much north of $150 they will get dropped. The goal of the handheld switch is not to replicate the current model's console/portable hybrid, but to replace the aging 3DS platform with a handheld that's compatible with the majority of titles in the Switch's now-vast library. But it needs to be cheap enough for parents to buy one for each of their kids. Frankly, dock/Bluetooth compatibility just isn't important for that market.
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Mar 26, 2019 18:13
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an actual dog posted:I'm not sure how you can look at the history of nintendo and think they wouldn't push forward with something like this regardless. They'll put on the box "works with most switch games, except ones that require multiple controllers" or something.
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Mar 26, 2019 18:15
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Rename the Switch to be the Switch Pro or what have you to prevent confusion.
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Mar 26, 2019 18:15
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It should be the Super Switch
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Mar 26, 2019 18:16
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THE AWESOME GHOST posted:Like I cannot imagine they make a switch that doesn't plug into docks. They made a bunch of 3DSs that don't have 3D
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Mar 26, 2019 18:24
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3D was never as important to the 3DS as being able to swap between TV and handheld mode on the fly is to the Switch.
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Mar 26, 2019 18:28
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Is it, though?
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Mar 26, 2019 18:47
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homeless snail posted:Is it, though? No. They could totally do a handheld only one since many people already play handheld only. Some games wouldn’t work but so what?
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Mar 26, 2019 18:50
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homeless snail posted:Is it, though? Yes
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Mar 26, 2019 18:53
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I don't see the point. It's gonna have a USB C port in it to charge. There's no point in cutting off essential functionality. Selling it without a dock, sure.
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Mar 26, 2019 18:54
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nintendo has no qualms about selling you a controller that works for 1 in 10 games or a game that won't work on 9 of 10 controllers
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Mar 26, 2019 18:54
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Detective No. 27 posted:I don't see the point. It's gonna have a USB C port in it to charge.
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Mar 26, 2019 20:26
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an actual dog posted:I'm not sure how you can look at the history of nintendo and think they wouldn't push forward with something like this regardless. They'll put on the box "works with most switch games, except ones that require multiple controllers" or something.
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Mar 26, 2019 20:46
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Spellman posted:But they were the publication that spurred the first rumor of a Switch revision that was recently shot down by president Nintendo, and this article seems even flimsier than the last Do you honestly think they would outright say they have a revision planned when they don't plan on releasing it soon? That would guarantee hardware sales freezing for the current model. Plus, this isn't the first time Nintendo has outright lied like that to journalists. So you really shouldn't be taking them at their word.
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Mar 26, 2019 20:49
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Dr. Fetus posted:Do you honestly think they would outright say they have a revision planned when they don't plan on releasing it soon? That would guarantee hardware sales freezing for the current model. I don't trust Nintendo's statements to journalists. I also do not trust analysts and rumors. The only truth is the Nintendo Direct
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Mar 26, 2019 21:04
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Eurogamer is backing up the WSJ report so things are looking more likely.
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Mar 26, 2019 21:09
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I'm ready to be disappointed about the additional power of the Super Switch Guess we'll hear about them at e3
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Mar 26, 2019 21:11
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voltcatfish posted:I'm ready to be disappointed about the additional power of the Super Switch I’d be really satisfied with something approaching base PS4 level but I’m someone that thinks the current Switch is fine performance wise.
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Mar 26, 2019 21:18
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The Super Switch contains a series of docks that you stack up to 10 3DSs and GBAs into and it will absorb their processing power
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Mar 26, 2019 21:21
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SeANMcBAY posted:I’d be really satisfied with something approaching base PS4 level but I’m someone that thinks the current Switch is fine performance wise. well I feel graphics have definitely long gotten "good enough" on every console, but I'll take no more stuttering and none of that fuzzy handheld mode stuff like Xenoblade 2 had on a potential super switch
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Mar 26, 2019 21:39
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Dr. Fetus posted:Do you honestly think they would outright say they have a revision planned when they don't plan on releasing it soon? That would guarantee hardware sales freezing for the current model. Regardless of the truth of these current rumors, anyone who thinks Nintendo would do anything but deny rumors of new hardware as long as possible needs to read up on the Osborne effect.
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Mar 26, 2019 21:53
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SeANMcBAY posted:I’d be really satisfied with something approaching base PS4 level but I’m someone that thinks the current Switch is fine performance wise. If they do this every single indie release will run like poo poo on the base model Switch so it's a terrible idea that I hope never comes to pass.
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Mar 26, 2019 22:24
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SeANMcBAY posted:I’d be really satisfied with something approaching base PS4 level  no poo pooenjoy your burnt hands
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Mar 26, 2019 22:51
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Thank you I will look into fixing it but if it doesn't work out I will go for an XL that said I have a few games that can work around the bad button so I'm planning on waiting to see if the places by me end up dumping their's on discount at some point.
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Mar 26, 2019 23:48
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Monk E posted:Thank you I will look into fixing it but if it doesn't work out I will go for an XL that said I have a few games that can work around the bad button so I'm planning on waiting to see if the places by me end up dumping their's on discount at some point. Given Nintendo's 3DS buttons, generally the first thing is "disassemble enough to get to the actual switch, then blast canned air at it". They tend to get crud stuck inside that just makes the sensor not work right.
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Mar 27, 2019 00:22
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Anecdotal, but of the three families I know who bought a Switch for their kids, none of them ever play it docked on the TV. To them it's basically a tablet that plays Nintendo games.
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Mar 27, 2019 00:53
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I almost never take my switch on the go, since if I'm away my partner might want to use it. But I also really have no use for two dockable switches, so a cheaper portable-only switch with less features is pretty much exactly what I want.
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Mar 27, 2019 03:14
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If they make a portable-only Switch I'm curious what they'll do with the name (since being able to switch between TV console and handheld is the point in the name) although it's not as essential as having to change the 3DS name when they released 2D-only units, I guess. It definitely cuts both ways, with my 4 year-old we usually play on the TV since he needs a parent to help him (loving scrub) especially with reading, and is also obsessed with us watching him do things. We also have a 2DS which is more of the go-to for traveling since it has a few exclusives not on Switch that he plays, like Detective Pikachu and Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn.
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Mar 27, 2019 13:24
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My son had me play his new level in Super Mario Maker for 3DS last night and he's actually getting good at making these. They take forever to load though because he's made over 120 levels since Christmas.
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Mar 27, 2019 13:28
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Dr. Fetus posted:Do you honestly think they would outright say they have a revision planned when they don't plan on releasing it soon? That would guarantee hardware sales freezing for the current model. Yes I do think the same thing that just happened will happen again
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Mar 27, 2019 16:54
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Spellman posted:Yes I do think the same thing that just happened will happen again What "thing" are you referring to, because it is not obvious to me what you mean by this
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