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I'm playing Nintendo Switch tomorrow at PAX, what unanswered questions do you have?
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- Size and comfort of L, R, ZL, ZR, SL, and SR shoulder buttons.
- If it feels radically different in comfort playing horizontally on a Joycon L as it does on a Joycon R.
- HD Rumble impressions and if it feels too weak or not.
- Pointer controls on Joycon R? I haven't read too many impressions on that.
- If it feels radically different in comfort playing horizontally on a Joycon L as it does on a Joycon R.
- HD Rumble impressions and if it feels too weak or not.
- Pointer controls on Joycon R? I haven't read too many impressions on that.
LegendofLex
Member
The example he gave is that he couldn't implement something like counting the number of ice cubes in a glass in Breath of the Wild because it couldn't be done on Wii U.
We have no idea what this means for enhanced feedback for stuff that's otherwise already in the Wii U game.
GinoFelino
Member
My girlfriend has asked this question about a million times but I have to keep telling her I don't work for Nintendo
TheMoon
Member
you know what digital means, though, right? ones and zeros. yes or no. on or off.
a digital button is thus a button which can be either pressed or not pressed.
the opposite of that is a button that can be pressed a little, a little more, even a little bit more than that, and a lot, etc. Do you have a GCN, Xbox 360, DualShock 3/4 controller? Those triggers are analog. All the other buttons on there are digital.
Nothing being demoed uses it.
RichiRamjag
Member
It sounds like he's just taking a look at the switch. No one is gonna answer this.
GinoFelino
Member
I can't resist being a wiseass about the fact that Dualshock 2/3 actually have analog face buttons as well. Sorry about that.
I think it's male, but recessed. The plastic probably lines up with the holes on the bottom of the tablet, then pushing the tablet down makes sure it lines up and exposes the male plug on the base.
E: super garbage mockup
This is the most sane way I can see it working, and working safely.
That would make sense.
Buggy Loop
Member
I was wondering that with the photo.
I think the plastic part we see inside the dock, that looks like a female connection, is actually like a lever system where when it's aligned, you push it a bit further and it'll make the male connector pop out of there to make the connection? Less chance to break it that way.
anothertech
Member
Ask about the rumored dgpu!
TheMoon
Member
DS3 too? I thought that was just the DS2.
Where was this confirmed? I been saying in multiple threads telling people they shouldnt get their hopes up because Nintendo hasnt officially confirmed it, but more and more impressions popped up. And seems like more or less people beleived it was there. Thats why i was asking for impressions because I still wasnt sure if it was there or not. But do we have official confirmation either way yet?
And I dont count the treehouse tweet.
DiabloTheGrey
Member
If you get a chance to play Splatoon 2, can you see if we can switch weapons between matches or if it's like the first one and you have to quit out of your lobby to do so.
TheMoon
Member
The temp they hired to stand at the booth will answer all your questions about stuff only engineers at NCL and NTD will know and PR would never let them tell anyone.
They won't (and can't) answer that.
That's an easy no, even without official comment.
GinoFelino
Member
90% of these questions are borderline insane.
TheMoon
Member
I can answer that for you: no
1) why would it
2) home menu is not accessible in public demo units
GinoFelino
Member
Doing god's work, moon. Whew.
What's a "UK dub"? NPCs saying "u wot m8?" and calling each other "wanker"?
fabricated backlash
Member
Oh shit, now that's a real consumer oriented test.
It does, the MGS HD collection uses it for the CQC stuff like the PS2 did.
The DS4 is where they switched to digital buttons.
Asking any technical or software questions at these public events is useless because the staff with the console are event staff, hired to only manage the public using the console and help teach controls.
I was at the premier and none of the staff knew anything, one told me Zelda ran at 60fps on the tablet and 1080 60fps on console.
HD rumble is legit, marble demo is incredible but I didn't notice it in any other games.
I was at the premier and none of the staff knew anything, one told me Zelda ran at 60fps on the tablet and 1080 60fps on console.
HD rumble is legit, marble demo is incredible but I didn't notice it in any other games.
purseowner
Member
Nah, that's Dragon Quest VIII's dub.
NoFaceNico
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I'm at PAX South right now and tried the Switch. They had two lines. One was for an open area where you had like six games, the other line was for BotW. I got there super early and into whatever line I could which turned out to be the BotW line.
My impressions on the Switch:
It's surprisingly comfortable. I thought the b button would interfere with the right analog stick but I didn't have many problems. But it was close, someone with bigger hands might have a problem with unintentionally pressing the right analog down as you select B.
The controls click into the tablet and controller dock but don't have a reassuring thunk as you do it, it's more like the click of a cassette player being closed if that makes any sense.
The "dpad" is going to be a problem for some people. The buttons are spaced too far apart, it's not a proper substitute so don't expect to play a lot of retro games on this without the pro pad.
The BotW looked okay. I played it docked but towards the end I was allowed to take it out and use it portably. Once I had it docked I was convinced this is a Zelda that most people will play portably. It's pretty impressive on the small screen but on the tv the game looks terrible. There's tons of pixelation around the characters and textures close to you look blurry. But I think 3ds games look like trash so some of you that are used to those might not even mind it.
My impression on BotW:
Great game, it's fans won't be disappointed. The controls felt alright but it noticed that they do change according to the weapon you're holding which could be a good or bad thing. When I used a heavy axe the controls went I to a more tank-like scheme and I did get turned around and had to pause to reorient the camera and controls. It was a nice 20 minute or so demo. It seems the world map is divided into sections that you move around with using teleporters. I don't know if you can freely walk into other sections or if the teleporters just played a specific role for that part of the game/demo, it could be that each section of the map is its own enclosed area from the look of it. Doing a rough estimate of the distance on the map I traveled and the map as a whole, I think the map is about the size of the first two islands in GTA3.
I'm still not convinced to get the Switch on day 1. But with this demo I think I will be getting one eventually.
My impressions on the Switch:
It's surprisingly comfortable. I thought the b button would interfere with the right analog stick but I didn't have many problems. But it was close, someone with bigger hands might have a problem with unintentionally pressing the right analog down as you select B.
The controls click into the tablet and controller dock but don't have a reassuring thunk as you do it, it's more like the click of a cassette player being closed if that makes any sense.
The "dpad" is going to be a problem for some people. The buttons are spaced too far apart, it's not a proper substitute so don't expect to play a lot of retro games on this without the pro pad.
The BotW looked okay. I played it docked but towards the end I was allowed to take it out and use it portably. Once I had it docked I was convinced this is a Zelda that most people will play portably. It's pretty impressive on the small screen but on the tv the game looks terrible. There's tons of pixelation around the characters and textures close to you look blurry. But I think 3ds games look like trash so some of you that are used to those might not even mind it.
My impression on BotW:
Great game, it's fans won't be disappointed. The controls felt alright but it noticed that they do change according to the weapon you're holding which could be a good or bad thing. When I used a heavy axe the controls went I to a more tank-like scheme and I did get turned around and had to pause to reorient the camera and controls. It was a nice 20 minute or so demo. It seems the world map is divided into sections that you move around with using teleporters. I don't know if you can freely walk into other sections or if the teleporters just played a specific role for that part of the game/demo, it could be that each section of the map is its own enclosed area from the look of it. Doing a rough estimate of the distance on the map I traveled and the map as a whole, I think the map is about the size of the first two islands in GTA3.
I'm still not convinced to get the Switch on day 1. But with this demo I think I will be getting one eventually.
thanks!
JonnyDBrit
Member
For OP: Would you be able to try and check the whole 'charging on the go' idea that's been tossed around since the Type-C slot was discovered? I mean, I doubt they'd let you actually try charging off your external battery if you had one, but that would be neat if they did, or at least could offer some info on it.
NoFaceNico
Member
Thousands of people, press and public have used these same demo units and it's still in the dark.
The demo unit home button is locked.
NoFaceNico
Member
Doesn't work. First thing I did was try all the buttons and they have these locked to the demo. Share button didn't work either.
It's not unique. I did the same with Wonder Boy on ps4 and couldn't get to the menu.
Sorry, I need to go, my battery is low
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
Member
Bluetooth headphone compatibility is something seemingly nobody has touched on yet, I fear the worse on that front though...