Nintendo Switch

[Ladybyrd402]

01. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
02. Street Fighter 30th Anniversary
03. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
04. Nickelodeo Kart Racers
05. Yoshi's Crafted World
06. Dreamworks Dragons Dawn of New Riders
07. Monopoly For Nintendo Switch
08. Spyro Reignited Trilogy
09. Disney Classic Games Aladdin and The Lion King
10. Mega Man 11
11. LEGO Jurassic World
12. Party Arcade
13. LEGO Harry Potter Collection
14. Star Wars Pinball
15. Narcos: Rise of the Cartels
16. LEGO City Undercover
17. LEGO Worlds
18. Super Mario 3D All-Stars
19. CTR Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
20. Nickelodeon SpongeBob SquarePants Battle For Bikini Bottom Rehydrated
21. Disney Tsum Tsum Festival
22. Super Bomberman R
23. Space Invaders Forever

I now have two new games that I bought today:

24. Power Rangers Battle For The Grid
25. Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2 Grand Prix

I have another new game that I bought today:

26. Jumanji The Video Game

Here are two new games that I got on April 14th and April 17th:

27: Puyo Puyo Tetris
28: Minecraft

[ShiraNoMai]

Ooh Puyo Puyo was one of the first games I got for my Switch, though that was more out of necessity than genuine interest. There was a hurricane coming and we'd most definitely lose power so we bought a few Switch games with the hopes of playing them offline for as long as the battery allowed.

The Switch has definitely become the new Vita market, so there's a large swath of the types of games you play, DL, that will surface on it. But yeah like you said, 90% of that stuff generally comes to Steam (and will almost guaranteed run as good or better).

[Moonface]

So I just saw that Nintendo's recent financial results state that the Switch has sold 84.59 million units, and their financial report overall is so good that it has made Nintendo the achievers of the highest profitablity in a fiscal year ever by a console maker.

Compared to the same time frame for the PS2's sales, the Switch is also 13 million units ahead of the PS2's roughly 71 million, which could mean that the Switch may go on to become the best selling console of all time if it can keep up the momentum it has and has a decent longevity like the PS2 did.

It's crazy to see how well the Switch is doing when I think back on how badly the Wii U did. XD

[ShiraNoMai]

It seems cyclical for Nintendo to do. They have their hit console, it mellows out and tanks with subsequent releases, then bam, they strike gold again. It's just this time, it didn't take as long of a console period than the previous time. Although in my opinion, it has everything to do with marketing and investing. If you market well and provide ease of development, you have the recipe of a good console release. Nintendo notably generally just has the marketing that tides them over but with the WiiU, it was bad on both fronts so that really messed them up.

[Moonface]

Nintendo Switch (OLED) Model Announced
Meet the newest entry to the Nintendo Switch family! The new Nintendo Switch (OLED) model features a vibrant 7-inch OLED screen, a wide adjustable stand, a dock with a wired LAN port, 64 GB of internal storage, and enhanced audio.



The Nintendo Switch (OLED) model will be available on October 8 for $349.99.

[Dragon Lord]

As much as I absolutely love OLED screens, not sure if I'm going to be able to justify this. Re-buying a Switch, and at a $50 higher price tag, just for the OLED screen with no other upgrades seems like a pretty bad deal.

I was really hoping they'd at least get games to run at 1080p on this thing. OLED screens are absolutely gorgeous, but I feel like the games aren't going to make the most out of that screen due to the very limited quality of them. Games will still look better and prettier for sure, but there's a lot of lost potential here.

[Moonface]

Yeah, I'm surprised that there was nothing done to at least improve the performance and display of games given the improved screen. Although, did Nintendo ever do that for the XL versions of their handheld systems?

I would like to hope that the improved kickstand isn't exclusive to the OLED version. There's no reason to not make at least that standard for the regular Switch model, and maybe even the LAN dock too (I doubt it costs more to put that in when you factor in the removed USB port).

[Mr EliteL]

Yeah the removed USB port to give space for the LAN port is bad, couldn't fit both in there somehow? I'm happy with my standard Switch for now, rarely play in stand mode, even more rarely in handheld. I already bought myself a stand anyway to use, which includes battery charge, as I'm afraid of the tiny piece the standard Switch has to keep up right will snap off, so the new adjustable kickstand is worthless to me. So the OLED Switch is most likely a no for me.

[Karo]

From what I seen on twitter most people seem to think that it not really worth it unless you don't already have a switch or you play on the go a lot.

[Moonface]

Yeah the removed USB port to give space for the LAN port is bad, couldn't fit both in there somehow? I'm happy with my standard Switch for now, rarely play in stand mode, even more rarely in handheld. I already bought myself a stand anyway to use, which includes battery charge, as I'm afraid of the tiny piece the standard Switch has to keep up right will snap off, so the new adjustable kickstand is worthless to me. So the OLED Switch is most likely a no for me.

Well the original dock features three USB ports, so to remove one and put it down to two in favour of a LAN port isn't that bad. Right now I have to use one of my USB ports for a LAN adapter so that I can have my Switch wired to the internet for better speeds.
What stand do you have that features a battery charge included? Right now the only thing I've ever used as a better stand for my Switch is the travel case I put it in, which is fine but an ability to charge the system at the same time could be useful for things like long flights and stuff.

From what I seen on twitter most people seem to think that it not really worth it unless you don't already have a switch or you play on the go a lot.

Yeah, and then I wonder why didn't they put a better screen and storage into the Lite, which is dedicated to being in handheld mode. I don't think Nintendo have ever really released a hardware revision that was massively appealing to existing owners of the system though.

[Dragon Lord]

I thought the N3DS was a pretty worthwhile upgrade over the 3DS. That had much better battery life, bigger screens and the layout of the system was much better than the default 3DS.

This though? Yeah, no. The screen is a huge improvement, but that's it. Hopefully if they ever do a true "Pro" version of the Switch, they'll keep it with an OLED screen though.

[Mr EliteL]

Well the original dock features three USB ports, so to remove one and put it down to two in favour of a LAN port isn't that bad. Right now I have to use one of my USB ports for a LAN adapter so that I can have my Switch wired to the internet for better speeds.
What stand do you have that features a battery charge included? Right now the only thing I've ever used as a better stand for my Switch is the travel case I put it in, which is fine but an ability to charge the system at the same time could be useful for things like long flights and stuff.

I was just thinking about those who might use all three for charging controllers, another storage spot or something else. I use one at the moment myself, haven't even got a LAN adapter yet and know I need one for online.

I've got a GAMEware Essentials Battery And Stand for my Switch. Same USB for a controller for the battery, charge up and you're good to go, even without the battery the stand is good by itself too. I haven't even used it for the battery yet, I don't play long enough when in stand mode. I should charge it just in case.

[Moonface]

So for whatever reason someone would have to buy one other than their existing dock being broken or being a collector, Nintendo has stated that you can buy the OLED model dock exclusively through their website.

The white dock and black dock will be sold separately (no HDMI cable, no AC adaptor, not in a package) on the Nintendo online store. It will not be sold at retail.

[Moonface]

So a few outlets today have all reported that Nintendo plans to bring Game Boy and Game Boy Color games to Nintendo Switch Online: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-...tch-online

Eurogamer is particular, who I linked to, also say their sources have stated that other retro platforms are also on the table to come to the service.

Is there any particular games anyone hopes to see if this turns out to be true?
I don't have a preference myself since I never played more than one or two games from the GB, so I'd just like being able to try out games I missed out on without trying to figure out what to even go for and finding access to it. At least this way I could just boot up whatever gets offered and give it a bash.

[Dragon Lord]

I saw this circulating around Twitter while I was in the car on the way home from shopping. I don't care so much about Gameboy and GBC games, but this is a huge first step towards what actually matters -- Finally getting Gameboy Advanced games on the service.