Nintendo Switch

[smac]

8 hours ago, rgraves said:

Personally, I'd wack a screen protector on and buy a case. Then play some stuff. If you get on with the joy-cons then all rosy. If you don't, then get a pro controller. Don't buy anything extra controller-wise until you've had chance to work out how you feel about the joy-cons. Personally, I get on just fine with them and will add more joy-cons rather than a pro controller when the time comes.

 

If it helps, I've got this screen protector on mine - went on easy as anything and you can't tell it's there at all really. Bargain for £3!

http://amzn.eu/fV3lS4a

 

And I have this case - cheap at £10 and does everything I need (after a bit of re-arranging the internals), but YMMV:

http://amzn.eu/7ACaPHO

 

 

Aaaand finally - extra storage. Reading up, it looks like Micro SD card; I'd normally go for Sandisk - I guess as big as I can afford. Anything to watch out for (read speed, etc.)?

 

Something like this? 128GB seems to be a relatively sweet spot for now.

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-Ultra-MicroSDXC-Memory-Adapter/dp/B013UDL5HU/

 

 

 

[Not Thread Owner]

Unless you're going all-digital, you won't need any extra storage for a while.

[smac]

The Nintendo memory card expert to the rescue, there!

 

Thanks, deKay.

[Flub]

6 hours ago, deKay said:

 

Yes, and you have to in order to get all the items!

 

I'm currently running levels and grabbing every unlockable I can find and then failing to kill the boss and moving onto the next level. At some point I'll have enough grunt to kill one of the fuckers.

 

 

[Not Thread Owner]

22 minutes ago, Flub said:

 

I'm currently running levels and grabbing every unlockable I can find and then failing to kill the boss and moving onto the next level. At some point I'll have enough grunt to kill one of the fuckers.

 

 

 

I've found the fire one the easiest so far, if that helps.

[Flub]

27 minutes ago, deKay said:

 

I've found the fire one the easiest so far, if that helps.

 

Which one is that? I've done three so far. I've managed to upgrade my damage shield which helps a lot. The last one I did was the mines. That was pretty easy and I was able to complete that one in one go. Grabbed the 300CP from that. Going to run it again and get the SMASH element.

[Not Thread Owner]

The oil one.

 

Make getting the double jump a priority, by the way. Makes many levels a lot easier.

 

I've beaten all the robots - onto spoiler now!

[Flub]

8 hours ago, deKay said:

The oil one.

 

Make getting the double jump a priority, by the way. Makes many levels a lot easier.

 

I've beaten all the robots - onto spoiler now!

 

I have the double jump now but towards the end of that section there's a long moving platform section that is just fucking hyper frustrating. Real rage inducing  It doesn't help that no matter how far I get through it, when I die it puts me right back at the start of the section. It's so easy for one shot to knock you to your death there

[Oz]

Do you know if there's stock of neon joycons anywhere? 

[Dudley]

12 hours ago, spe@rmint said:

All this talk of hard games, was thinking does nobody do difficulty levels anymore? I just don't have time for rock hard games anymore, so talk of gonner / tumbleseed / snakepass etc being hard puts me off, it must have some effect on sales. Maybe more trouble incorporating than it is worth. Discuss.

 

I don't think difficulty levels are any less common than they've ever been.

[Not Thread Owner]

They do tend to be hidden in the options rather than front-and-centre when you start the game, though.

[Stifler]

55 minutes ago, Oz said:

Do you know if there's stock of neon joycons anywhere? 

I saw some on the Nintendo website the other day (marked one set per customer), they might still have some. 

 

I really want a second set to play 2 player ARMS properly, but don't think I can justify paying £70 for them... 

[Adrock]

@Stifler - of course you can. ARMS 2 player will be excellent.

 

I've not been a regular in this thread for a bit so does anyone have a DIY guide or link to fixing the left joy con myself? With all the horror stories of the fixing turn around I may as well do it.

[rgraves]

13 hours ago, smac said:

 

Aaaand finally - extra storage. Reading up, it looks like Micro SD card; I'd normally go for Sandisk - I guess as big as I can afford. Anything to watch out for (read speed, etc.)?

 

Something like this? 128GB seems to be a relatively sweet spot for now.

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-Ultra-MicroSDXC-Memory-Adapter/dp/B013UDL5HU/

 

 

 

I've got this one - working perfectly for me so far - although I picked it up for just £32 and the price seems to have crept up a bit now...

 

Toshiba Exceria M302 128GB Micro SD Memory Card 90 MB/s 4K

http://amzn.eu/9e6TdkJ

[Not Thread Owner]

1 hour ago, Dudley said:

 

I don't think difficulty levels are any less common than they've ever been.

 

Thinking about it, there's a number of different reasons them being less common - even when they're hidden in the options. Many games have "intelligent" difficulty, where it's made easier or harder for you depending how easy you're finding it. Harder tasks, in games like Zelda or Assassin's Creed, are now often optional (unless you're going for 100%). Difficult sections in games can now often be skipped, or you can grind to level up to make them easier.

 

In the old days, it used to be harder modes meant more enemies, fewer lives, more damage taken, less damage dealt. That sort of thing doesn't really cut it now.

[Not Thread Owner]

3 minutes ago, rgraves said:

I've got this one - working perfectly for me so far - although I picked it up for just £32 and the price seems to have crept up a bit now...

 

Toshiba Exceria M302 128GB Micro SD Memory Card 90 MB/s 4K

http://amzn.eu/9e6TdkJ

 

I wish you could take the SD card out without having to reboot the console. Bit of a pain when you've nothing installed on it and all you're doing is transferring screenshots.

[GokouD]

So Platinum Games just posted this on their Twitter account....Note the Famicon joycons and white joycon grip! Also the jackets in the first game said W100, so might even be teasing a sequel.

[DarhkFox]

Or a wonderful 101 DX which is more likely..

[Not Thread Owner]

Bayonetta and W102? Platinum are probably trolling.

[Adrock]

I'll buy them all even though I never really played them on my Wii.

 

Anybody capable of modelling stuff for 3D printing? I'd like to take mine apart to fix the damaged little latch that holds the joycon onto the Switch.

[Hexx]

Nintendo keep e-mailing me updates about my "Nintendo Switch" [console is the implication] repair (it's arrived, it's been looked at etc).

I sent them Joy-cons.

 

It doesn't inspire much confidence

[Majora]

I get the same emails about my left joycon, it's obviously just a canned response they aren't modifying.

 

It's been over a week since I sent mine and all I've received is an email stating they've received it. 

[Jonny5]

When mine got lost they asked me on the phone if I'd sent in the whole machine. I suspect I could have said yes and (eventually) got a free switch back off them. They really haven't got a clue. 

[robdood]

1 hour ago, GokouD said:

So Platinum Games just posted this on their Twitter account....Note the Famicon joycons and white joycon grip! Also the jackets in the first game said W100, so might even be teasing a sequel.

Oooh I'd love ot actually be able ot try out Wonderful 101. 

 

But the bigger thing there... OG Famicom-skinned Joycons?  

[Kevvy Metal]

Conversely, I had my Joycon's in and fixed in around a week, with them giving me updates via text message, email and nintendoservicecentre.co.uk

 

So all in all was a good experience. Apparently mine were "Serviced and repair with a new serial number" whatever that means. 

[Adrock]

Replaced rather then repaired it sounds like. Why would they change the serial number unless they were changing the entire thing.

[Xevious]

My Switch's SD slot doesn't work.  I posted earlier about the console rebooting because I had removed the SD card (when I hadn't); now it fails to recognise a card in there.

 

Of course, sending it off for repair is the obvious thing to do, but I have hours of progress in Zelda and full unlocks in MK8D, as well as Snipperclips and other game saves.  I don't trust them to keep them safe - when I had to get my Wii U repaired, everything was deleted (but that was just after 2 days of use).  The sooner save backups arrive, the better.

[Flub]

Knowing Nintendo it'll just be a system to system transfer option like the 3ds has and not anything actually useful for regular use.

 

All it needs is to be able to copy the saves to the SD card. I can see why they didn't include it mind you. It's a common vector for hacks.

[Jonny5]

I mustered the will to call Nintendo again today. Got straight through which was nice and after giving my details get out on hold while they check it all out. 

 

Guy comes back on the line "We're just waiting to hear back from parcelforce confining they're lost and then we'll issue the replacements". 

 

I lose it and loudly explain the whole sorry mess in detail and he pops me back on hold. 

 

Guy comes back back on the line "Yeah can see it's authorised we're just waiting for stock". I spend another 10 minutes asking how they have had no stock in for 6 weeks and what happened to the late June delivery that the supervisor told me about.  "He shouldn't have told you that due to the chances it might change". 

 

I then enquire about my official complaint. This has been forwarded on to head office and they are still working on their response. There is no way to talk to this team on the phone. 

 

So so here we are, a month on from the last contact I had with them and NOTHING has changed. The Nintendo repair service have no stock of any colour joycon. 

 

Edit: Day 68 

[Flub]

It's amazing. You could literally go to Amazon right now and buy a set but Nintendo repair don't have any? It sounds like either total bullshit the guy is making up because he has no idea what's going on or they've had so many people returning these things that they're swamped. Could easily be either.