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That would make sense to me, Im sure that in tandem they could sufficiently provide feedback to the whole unit.
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TouchSense, a haptic technology, will be implemented in the Switch's touchscreen
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That would make sense to me, Im sure that in tandem they could sufficiently provide feedback to the whole unit.
brochiller
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Is Switch the first consumer device with this tech?
It's probably not a thing in any of the software yet so their being dumb and down playing it. I imagine it's maybe just in the UI so far and that's it.
SRTtoZ
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This is what I'm saying.
It would be optional - the same way you dont have access to motion controls if you are using the handheldmode.
Otherwise they couldnt use the touchscreen for anything.
Who knows?
I hope tomorrow Nintendo finally comments on and clarifies... well pretty much everything.
mugurumakensei
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Is that an actual requirement? If so, I could see it being relaxed for eShop only titles especially mobile ports.
unless you can use the right joycon to point and the hd rumble will simulate the same feeling
Jonneh3003
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Why must they? Have Nintendo released a statement saying every game has to work in both modes? I've been running under the assumption Super Mario Maker will only let you design on the tablet (if it exists)
If this reveal is true, it's baffling how Nintendo is handling it.
Not necessarily. In fact, this might be the key to explaining why the system has HD Rumble in it.
In docked mode, you would use the IR pointer as a replacement for touch, and the HD Rumble would replicate the taptic feedback you would normally get on the touchscreen.
Not necessarily. In fact, this might be the key to explaining why the system has HD Rumble in it.
In docked mode, you would use the IR pointer as a replacement for touch, and the HD Rumble would replicate the taptic feedback you would normally get on the touchscreen.
I think its a no brainer to have touch capabilities. If you hand a kid a Switch, their first instinct nowadays is going to be to touch the screen like an iPad. If it didnt have that ability, I feel like kids wouldnt care as much about it.
I could be wrong though, im just basing this off the children I see in my family who are always playing on iPads or iPhones. I feel like if I handed them a iPad looking device and told them you cant touch the screen, they wouldnt play with it very long.
I could be wrong though, im just basing this off the children I see in my family who are always playing on iPads or iPhones. I feel like if I handed them a iPad looking device and told them you cant touch the screen, they wouldnt play with it very long.
Mr. Smiley
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But you do?
We've seen folks play Mario Kart like the Wii Steering Wheel in portable mode.
ClayKavalier
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Are devs going to spend time incorporating this when many people will play their games in TV mode? Could be cool but I'm curious to see what all this tech amounts to after a year or two.
Because there are a few things touch screens are actually better at, like super-jumping in Splatoon, or choosing where to launch an Inkstrike.
And try using traditional controls for something like Art Academy.
Chubzdoomer
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Because no haptic feedback will ever match actual physical buttons like those offered by the Joy-Cons? My question isn't why they didn't mention this feature, but why they spent money implementing it in the first place. Seems like a waste of money and resources.
Affeinvasion
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The problem with Nintendo putting in all this expensive tech is that they will abandon aspects of it at some point like they do with pretty much every one of these innovations. Once they release their one or two games that take great advantage of something it seems to disappear into obscurity. I really hope there is a successor to the DS because I'm really going to miss the dual screen set up.
HD rumble and haptic feedback are cool features but are they worth it when you have to charge the same price as the competitors do for a system that is significantly less powerful?
HD rumble and haptic feedback are cool features but are they worth it when you have to charge the same price as the competitors do for a system that is significantly less powerful?
I saw a video yesterday where the person asked if there was rumble in the tablet part and the person said it was there. If that's the case, then it would stand to reason that the touch screen has some sort of haptic feedback as well. They haven't highlighted this yet, though.
Or Love Plus
So excited to hold Manaka's hand.
*cough* *cough*
Errr... I mean uh, yeah this is a cool piece of tech in there.
At the very least it has a capacitive touch screen, nothing special but they certainly haven't covered that yet
There's really no mention of "touchscreen" in the press release. Nintendo hasn't mentioned anything about this besides the HD rumble. The press release clearly talks about gaming haptic feedback which is the rumble.
Occam's Razor, really.
They briefly mentioned it in the presentation.
protomouse
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Would a capacitive touch screen be precise enough for art academy though?
It's more as an optional control option on portable mode. For example, the new game ARMS can be played via motion control or traditional on TV, and you also do both in portable mode. Now it's also possible to just not use the Joycons and use the touchscreen controls via finger swipes and taps tocontrol punches, jumps, grabs and blocks. Not the most ideal, but it can be a possibility given the hardware features available. It's basically up to the developers if they will utilize it.
If there are dedicated touch controlled games for Switch, it will be more or less an e-shop title than a retail game if I'm gonna guess.
Necro900
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This is definitely about the HD rumble making the apps on Switch more "tactile".
While the HD rumble on the joycons will definitely have an effect while you play away from the cradle and touch stuff on the screen, it's definitely not what it's implied in the OP (you won't feel the shape of a goomba!). I guess if you detach the joycons you lose the ability to feel the HD rumble on touch-only games, unless the unit itself has an embedded HD rumble unit.
Go on Immersion's site and download on your android phone their haptic app.. this will give you an idea of what this is all about, even though you'll experience it with your puny little non-HD vibration motor that comes with your phone. On switch it will probably be that x10 times the effect and sensitivity.
While the HD rumble on the joycons will definitely have an effect while you play away from the cradle and touch stuff on the screen, it's definitely not what it's implied in the OP (you won't feel the shape of a goomba!). I guess if you detach the joycons you lose the ability to feel the HD rumble on touch-only games, unless the unit itself has an embedded HD rumble unit.
Go on Immersion's site and download on your android phone their haptic app.. this will give you an idea of what this is all about, even though you'll experience it with your puny little non-HD vibration motor that comes with your phone. On switch it will probably be that x10 times the effect and sensitivity.
Skittzo0413
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This may be the case but this thread has really made me confused about the touch screen in general. They did confirm that it's a capacitive touch screen in the presentation, right? Why include or even mention a touch screen if nothing's going to use it?
SpookyBlackFish
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Oh, all right. Well, then let's wait for further infos from Nintendo themselves. I was a little shocked after the first two pages, lol!
Vampirolol
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It seems like they are talking about the rumble, now if only Nintendo decided to clear all these legit questions we have...
If this isn't just marketing BS, this is just another thing that shows Nintendo's marketing incompetence. And their lack of focus in development that takes advantage of all of the aspects they shoved into this console that drove up the cost.
Someone at Nintendo seemed to believe all these things are worth including and no one else got the memo.
Someone at Nintendo seemed to believe all these things are worth including and no one else got the memo.
"HD rumble" is a marketing buzzword.
Not at all, unless Nintendo releases a specially designed pen for it (like the Apple pencil).
entremet
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Capacitive isn't some crazy tech. It's been in our phones for over 10 years (iPhone launched in 2006).
It's just Nintendo's first implementation of it.
All these hidden tech claims seem a bit overstated and I like the Switch, meager launch lineup notwithstanding.
It also has no sense and it's frustrating to say "HD Rumble".