TheFuzz
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In the past few years, how many times have those said talking points been great news?
Typically, a company whose head isn't up its ass would want to get good news to their consumers as soon as possible.
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Reggie: Switch matchmaking and lobbies handled through phone app
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In the past few years, how many times have those said talking points been great news?
Typically, a company whose head isn't up its ass would want to get good news to their consumers as soon as possible.
LImited version in the summer. Full version in the fall when paid online starts. And you're optimistic with Windows Phone lol.
Memorabilia
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True. But, this is central to the point that a lot of the Nintendo Defense Force is missing: That stupid decisions - like this one - are very likely going to limit the appeal of the Switch to just the die-hards. Again.
The goal - for Nintendo and all of us gamers - should be to expand the user base dramatically beyond the narrow appeal of the Wii U. But dumb ass shit like this is going to contribute to the Switch becoming Wii U 2.0 if Ninty doesn't pull their heads out.
So, while its true that this cell phone chat stupidity doesn't have an effect on a lot of Ninty fans who don't play online...it *WILL most definitely* limit the appeal of the console to a wider audience. Which, for Nintendo's part, is mind boggling...and incredibly frustrating to those of us who can see the writing on the wall and want the Switch to succeed.
Steve Youngblood
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A source for what? That the GamePad could be used as a mic for online Wii U games? Can I source myself?
Nah, we are using the direct words said from a Nintendo PR, not a outsourced promo photo.
MADGAME
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Sounds like the app won't be ready until summer
Good point.
Interfectum
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Nintendo PR is also saying bulky headphones are bad and phone is mandatory for voice chat. Don't blame "guys" for Nintendo's shitty PR.
DrROBschiz
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monster hunter 3 ultimate
ElectricBlanketFire
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breveglieri
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A source confirming that the Switch can do voicechat without the need for an app
What about games like Mario Kart 8 and Minecraft where you can join friends in-software?
Steve Youngblood
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I don't know anything about Monster Hunger 3 Ultimate and don't play a lot of online games in general. I mainly just mean "can I cite my experiences with Smash 4 and Mario Kart to say that it works?"
Steve Youngblood
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Oh. I don't think anyone can do that. I'm just saying the second part of that post you quoted was incorrect.
WhiteRabbitEXE
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To quote myself:
I highly doubt the marketing firm put much thought into that headset beyond it looking good in the shot. Meanwhile the words coming from Nintendo's mouthpiece for their largest market? Probably a lot more carefully considered.
The same woman is featured on the official Nintendo Switch specifications page:
http://media.nintendo.com/nintendo/...QUI6t/images/switch/features/multiplayer1.jpg
LordOcidax
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In Splinter Cell Blacklist for Wii U you can use the build in Mic for voicechat, Also in every Call Of Duty game you can use the Headphones Mics..... Looks like is an devs decision.
breveglieri
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I have a WiiU and that's not the point
The point is that that guy seems certain the Switch can do voicechat without an app because there are promo shots showing people using headphones with mics when every message we received from Nintendo so far indicates the contrary
I'm not talking about WiiU, we don't care about the WiiU, not even Nintendo care about the WiiU anymore (if ever)
We are talking about voicechat on the Switch itself, using headsets and not an external app
You seem pretty certain that's the case, a lot of people here don't
orthodoxy1095
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Which means nothing.
Are we really at the point where we're taking promotional photography over the words of salaried PR men? Come on. Get real.
Interfectum
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Ok...?
How are people gonna play online then?
So? That's still a promo shot.
DrROBschiz
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Oh i was trying to bolster the argument
WiiU totally does voice chat through the mic
Chmpocalypse
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Sounds more like the things the app enables are the optional features...
blacklotus
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So you can play online then, but what does the app do that you can't do on console?
Im so confused. Thx Nintendo.
Schnozberry
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They'll play the same way they play on the Wii U. The features of the app haven't been communicated well, seemingly because they haven't finalized it yet. It doesn't release until Summer. From what I gather, it seems you can play online with randoms on the Switch by signing in with your MyNintendo Account, but you can't do custom matchmaking or voice chat without the companion app.
TheBanditKing
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Also this.... Some people are having hard time using their "imagination" ... lol
Too many add on accessories, the dock should have an Ethernet port.
MADGAME
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I don't know for sure but I think you will be able to play online with randos at the very least. I believe the app will be used to chat with friends and create lobbies, join friends, etc.
Nintendo should step in front of this and clarify.
Interfectum
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Voice Chat is the most controversial aspect. Apparently your iOS/Android device + Nintendo app is needed to voice chat as it's not built into the system.
Most likely, you can play with randoms like you did before on Wii U.
If you want to lobby with friends, voice chat, etc. you'll need the app.
LordOcidax
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Maybe.... Play Online on the Go..... :/
I'm guessing what it says the app does.
Okami Haundo
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They haven't said a peep about what you can do on the console. Just that the online service:
- Starts a free trial in March
- Has an app that's coming in summer
- Becomes a "paid" service in the fall
We know almost nothing about the OS and functionality besides playing games on day one. My guess is they wanted to save that for a Direct of some kind to keep the conversation going.
Steve Youngblood
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I honestly don't think that this is really proof of anything. I'm sure that not a lot of thought went into that image. Further, just because you have a headset that has a mic, that doesn't mean that it can't just be used as normal headphones with no voice-chat capability. I mean, it's a still image. It doesn't demonstrate that she's actively chatting over Switch just because her headset has a mic on it.
moltonasty
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But you could do that shit natively, you don't need a app to do that shit!
Okami Haundo
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They also sell headphones that just have volume control built in. They look identical to versions with a mic in my experience.
Interfectum
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It wouldn't cover this aspect anyway as the app won't be ready until summer at the earliest.
So no voice chat in Mario Kart 8.
WhiteRabbitEXE
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IIRC we knew very little about the Wii U OS got their own units shortly before launch.
The Horror the horror
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Iwata had his share of successes (Wii, DS, 3DS) and failures (Wii U, and maybe even the Gamecube), but he always struck me as a leader that learned from his mistakes and tried new things. While he was the handpicked successor to Yamauchi-san, I felt Iwata was constantly at odds with the old guard culture at Nintendo who is now represented by his replacement Kimishima.
While there's no arguing that the Switch is Iwata's brainchild and the hardware/online controversies plaguing Nintendo have pre-dated the Switch, I also have my suspicions about the recent business policies of the system and that a lot of the recent baggage wouldn't have happened had he been alive and well.
While there's no arguing that the Switch is Iwata's brainchild and the hardware/online controversies plaguing Nintendo have pre-dated the Switch, I also have my suspicions about the recent business policies of the system and that a lot of the recent baggage wouldn't have happened had he been alive and well.
Okami Haundo
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That seems like it's almost guaranteed. They've said there will be more information in the weeks to come and we know nothing about the OS, eShop, sharing, friends list, or Virtual Console to name a few things.
xplicitone
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This doesn't bother me 1 bit. I've always thought this to be a great idea.
The times that I'll be playing a game that requires me to use voice chat, I'll be at home or in a private room that will have an outlet for me to plug my phone in if need be.
Games that I'll be playing on the go will either be SP games or use of your phone just to get matchmade and that's it. It is inconvenient if you're on public transportation and you want to do matchmaking but not impossible.
When I'm playing either Xbox or PS4 and someone messages me, I reply back on my phone because that's way more convenient.
The times that I'll be playing a game that requires me to use voice chat, I'll be at home or in a private room that will have an outlet for me to plug my phone in if need be.
Games that I'll be playing on the go will either be SP games or use of your phone just to get matchmade and that's it. It is inconvenient if you're on public transportation and you want to do matchmaking but not impossible.
When I'm playing either Xbox or PS4 and someone messages me, I reply back on my phone because that's way more convenient.
You're probably right - but I mean if this sort of thing was already baked into the UI they might at least glaze over it to give SOME clarity.
"Here's the online section of the UI, where you can manage party options, friends list, all of which will be available with better function on our new smart phone app coming later this year" - it would at least give some clarity.
DrROBschiz
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