Nintendo Switch

[Nespresso]

Damn, ARMS looks really good doesn't it? 

[Chooch]

You can play it with standard controls too, although that looks like it defeats the point/fun of it. 

 

(positives being it stops Nap from moaning)

[pulsemyne]

4 minutes ago, Stuart said:

Arms looks more fun than I expected. Still think it should be a budget-priced title though.

We have no idea how many characters it has or how long the single player is etc.

[Made of Ghosts]

1 hour ago, RubberJohnny said:

 

No but you need Nintendos combination of hardware and software design to enable unique experiences not available elsewhere such as rock, paper, scissors and marbles in a box.

 

Marbles in a fucking box.

 

this but unironically

[gizmo1990]

ARMS really should have been a lunch title.

[pulsemyne]

1 minute ago, Stuart said:

 

Fair point, I'm making assumptions. I'll be happy if it has a full single-player campaign, I was assuming it would be similar in scope to Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash on Wii U.

Well there is no confirmation of anything. Although the demo has 5 characters and they hinted at there being more than that. Besides it's beginning for a punch out style single player.

[Smitty]

Just now, gizmo1990 said:

ARMS really should have been a lunch title.

 

It *isn't*? 

 

Oh dear.

 

It looks good new ip, exclusive, not a port, makes interesting use of hardware. 

 

Not having it at launch....start as you mean to go on? 

[pulsemyne]

4 minutes ago, Punished Smitty said:

 

It *isn't*? 

 

Oh dear.

 

It looks good new ip, exclusive, not a port, makes interesting use of hardware. 

 

Not having it at launch....start as you mean to go on? 

I think it's out in April along with Mario Kart 8. Could be wrong though.

 

EDIT: shopto lists ARMS as being the 31'st march and costing 44 quid. Mario kart 8 also costs 44 quid from them.

 

Also seems like the switch does have an IPS screen. Nice to see that.

[RubberJohnny]

The console is in Early Access, please understand.

[deKay]

1 minute ago, RubberJohnny said:

The console is in Early Access, please understand.

 

You joke, but clearly it has been brought forward to fill a gap after the Wii U. There aren't enough *new* games, and those that are there are miles away yet.

[mushashi]

7 minutes ago, pulsemyne said:

Also seems like the switch does have an IPS screen. Nice to see that.

 

This is just more confirmation that Richard Leadbetter's industry sources did indeed give out all the specs for the hardware, the rest of that tech spec is very likely to be accurate too:

 

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This leaked spec actually appeared on Twitter before Nintendo's official reveal. Thought by many to be out of date or fake, we can confirm that Nintendo has briefed developers recently with the same information. One source tells us that the 4K30 aspect of the spec was not part of the developer presentation, but everything else was. We can assume that the clock-speeds are theoretical maximums, and not the 768/307.2MHz combo we've confirmed as locked in retail hardware.
 
    CPU: Four ARM Cortex A57 cores, max 2GHz
    GPU: 256 CUDA cores, maximum 1GHz
    Architecture: Nvidia second generation Maxwell
    Texture: 16 pixels/cycle
    Fill: 14.4 pixels/cycle
    Memory: 4GB
    Memory Bandwidth: 25.6GB/s
    VRAM: shared
    System memory: 32GB, max transfer rate: 400MB/s
    USB: USB 2.0/3.0
    Video output: 1080p60
    Display: 6.2-inch IPS LCD, 1280x720 pixels, 10-point multi-touch support

 

[deKay]

256GB micro SD cards supported, just confirmed.

[gospvg]

Annoying they have acknowledged the stream issues but rather than stop & try to fix it they are carrying on with hardware info.

[Girth Certificate]

I'm sitting pretending to play with a cardboard version as if I was on a bus and I still think it's a little bit too big

[RaoulSilva]

2 minutes ago, Stuart said:

Holy shit, just spotted the Switch Pro-Controller is £100 on Amazon Hope that's a placeholder price.

It's a placeholder, it's £65 at game

[Made of Ghosts]

Does that also mean that games aren't gonna be £60 cos I got a bit of a shock just now.

[gospvg]

2 minutes ago, Made of Ghosts said:

Does that also mean that games aren't gonna be £60 cos I got a bit of a shock just now.

 

I expect they will drop down to £44.99, they won't get that many sales at £60.

[RubberJohnny]

I don't think they'll get many sales at £45 either, hey-o!

[Revival]

38 minutes ago, pulsemyne said:

We have no idea how many characters it has or how long the single player is etc.

 

re: ARMS

 

Going from the character selection screen it has six characters initially unlocked,

[Professor_k]

I want a little brown Zelda handbag

[gospvg]

Sword statue looks cheap

[gospvg]

What was the hidden stuff in the case?

[TheSlugFormerlyKnownAsNap]

44 minutes ago, Chooch said:

You can play it with standard controls too, although that looks like it defeats the point/fun of it. 

 

(positives being it stops Nap from moaning)

The chances of me buying or playing a boxing game is pretty much zero regardless of controls, so don't worry.

[deKay]

 

[deKay]

Just now, Napole0n said:

The chances of me buying or playing a boxing game is pretty much zero regardless of controls, so don't worry.

 

Same here, but I just preorded Arms.

[HarryBizzle]

1 minute ago, gospvg said:

Sword statue looks cheap

 

Sword looks bent!

[Chooch]

1 minute ago, Napole0n said:

The chances of me buying or playing a boxing game is pretty much zero regardless of controls, so don't worry.

Not owning it has never stopped you before!

 

[gospvg]

Reggie forever the salesman, limited edition go buy it now.

[HarryBizzle]

Him talking about "fan passion." 

[pulsemyne]

4 minutes ago, Made of Ghosts said:

Does that also mean that games aren't gonna be £60 cos I got a bit of a shock just now.

Currently certain places are charging the full RRP for Zelda knowing full well that people will pay it.