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What We Learned After 48 Hours with Nintendo Switch - IGN

IGN: "Nintendo Switch is almost here and we have updated hands on impressions for you."

DialgaMarine3384d ago

I hope Nintendo finally does their own version of Trophies/ Achievements. It was one of things I would've loved for Wii U to have, and probably would've tempted me to buy more games for it.

FinalFantasyFanatic3384d ago

I don't really care for trophies but it does give you more to do in your games after you finish them. Personally I like the what's new feature on Playstation so I can see what my friends have done or played.

Ron_Danger3384d ago (Edited 3384d ago )

When I was college and the 360 had achievements I didn't think much of them (mainly cause I was a bigger fanboy for Sony back then and Sony didn't have an equal feature.) When they announced they were coming to PS3 I was interested but still didn't care cause I didn't see what they could add to gameplay. Super Stardust HD was the first game to have a platinum trophy and I remember looking at the list and realizing that, although they don't unlock things content wise, they challenge you to do things you normally wouldn't try doing in a game (ex: killing "X" number of enemies in one shot, surviving "X" number of seconds without taking damage, etc...). I was almost instantly hooked! I then found myself buying games I wouldn't have ever tried because I wanted to unlock more trophies.

Long story short: I now have 75 platinums and over 7500 trophies! I didn't think they were anything special until they dangled that carrot in front of my nose and I had something new to chase.

FinalFantasyFanatic3383d ago

@Ron_Danger, yeah, I can see why it would appeal to some people. I have a few friends who go for trophies, I don't personally, but if I like the game, I'm more likely to go for trophies, but I never Platinum any of mine.

sadsatan3384d ago

would be nice if switch was a little cheaper than the other consoles

jonivtec3384d ago

No mather what people on the internet says....its an impressive little piece of tech for the price.Plus maybe they are small but it come with 2 controller to!!Just look at the retail price of a recent cell phone and you will be surprise.

blawren43384d ago

It's not fair to compare the price to other consoles. If this was strictly a home console box, with the same power, then I would agree with you, but this is much smaller, and much more mobile. The price is fair for the tech you are getting. You have to compare with consoles at launch, not with well established consoles. $399 and $499 was the PS4 and Xbone at launch(I think). Wii U was $349, Wii was $250. What price are you hoping for, exactly? Consoles don't launch at this price. Nintendo is being more than fair on the pricing.

GrimReaperGamer3384d ago

I'm surprised that some of the so called "gaming journalists" *cough* SJW morons *cough* at IGN even know how to turn the Nintendo Switch on.

AZRoboto3384d ago

The people complaining about SJWs sure seem a lot whinier than these so-called SJWs, even in articles not about them at all.

mcstorm3384d ago

Really looking forward to getting this console and I hope it sells well to. Zelda looks amazing and cant wait to get my hands on it next Friday.

AZRoboto3384d ago

So close to launch, I just want Nintendo to acknowledge something about this desync issue of the left Joy Con previewers are experiencing. No VC, no Bluetooth headsets (not that there's a game to even use a headset), it seems news just piles worse and worse official details days before launch.

Summons753384d ago

The "desync issue" is basically a non-issue if you know anything about electronics. There have been videos that show it only happens when you are too far away from the system and you have things blocking the line of view. Have you ever brought a PS4 controller into another room? Walk too far away from a Bluetooth speaker? THE SAME THING HAPPENS. As for VC we still have years left with the device, plenty of time for it to go up. No Bluetooth...that's fine those are bad, to begin with, and it eats battery life (don't even use that trash on my phone when a wired headset sounds 100x better). The connection issues were concerning but less so if you spend 5 minutes on google. The biggest thing that is concerning is if you will be able to bring up your VC games from your past purchases like they did on WiiU and they need to address the online questions before launch. Overall the previews have been extremely positive which is nice to hear.

RSKnight3384d ago (Edited 3384d ago )

Regarding the "desync issue" with the Joy-cons, I don't agree with you that this same thing happens with other wireless controllers from other consoles (PS4,PS3, Wii, etc). Yes, it happens if you go too far away, but by too far I mean like 30 feet far (I've tested this). What I've seen is an alarming amount of people (about half of early reviewers) pointing out that the Joy-cons show desync issues by just beeing a few feet away from the console, and even by your own hands blocking the line of view. This is not the same thing as with other consoles.

I have a theory why this happens, I can only speculate since I don't know for sure and also I haven't tried a Switch yet, but I think that the desync has to do with a very weak wireless signal. I think this is the reason because that is what consumes most of the battery in a wireless controller, and Nintendo has said that the Joy-cons can last for as much as 20 hours between charges, which is a lot more than any other wireless controller can do, and also Joy-cons are tiny in comparison. So I think that the way Nintendo managed to achive long battery life is by significantly lowering the signal strength to save energy consumption, but I guess they went too far and this may become an issue for a lot of people.

Neonridr3384d ago

*some* previewers are experiencing. Fixed that for you

Also, there were never any reports of this issue at any of the Switch events in which there were tons of Switches and signals bouncing around. While it could be faulty joy cons for these people (these things happen) it could simply be a firmware update that improves stability for that sort of stuff that the preview units did not have yet.

We shall see, but don't claim like everyone is experiencing this because many people are reporting theirs are fine.

RSKnight3384d ago (Edited 3384d ago )

"*some* previewers are experiencing" - Like half of them, I found that to be an alarming amout to be honest. I hope this is just one of those first batch production issues and that Nintendo has it fixed for the launch date.

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-Foxtrot34d ago

Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.

They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.

solideagle33d ago

they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Relientk7733d ago

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments