Hikuro Posted December 19, 2017 Posted December 19, 2017 Kinda want the classic. Is it worth it really? Quote
kajnrig Posted December 19, 2017 Posted December 19, 2017 19 minutes ago, Hikuro said: Kinda want the classic. Is it worth it really? I'll let you know come Christmas. :/ Quote
mikeszekely Posted December 19, 2017 Posted December 19, 2017 59 minutes ago, Hikuro said: Kinda want the classic. Is it worth it really? It depends. What's appealing about it to you, the hardware or the games? If it's the games, yes, it's a pretty good collection of SNES games. As good as it is, thought, there's almost certainly games you wish it had but it doesn't, or games it has that you just don't care for. There's also the fact that you almost certainly own devices capable of emulating the SNES already with varying degrees of comfort and features. If you don't (or do but don't like the options you have), there are plenty of options ranging from cheap to expensive, including plenty of DIY Raspberry Pi builds capable of playing not only SNES games but practically any other console you can think of, with controller options ranging from decidedly modern to delightfully retro (personally I like the 8bitdo's stuff). I mentioned in the retro thread last year that I built a console with PC parts running the Lakka OS in an old gutted NES that plays everything from NES and SNES to PlayStation and PSP, and I don't even have it hooked up right now because it's more convenient to use Android emulators on the Nvidia Shield TV I have hooked up. But if you're like me, it's the hardware. I got my original SNES for Christmas during whatever year it was that you could get it bundled with Super Mario World but could also send away for a free copy of Super Mario All-Stars. In addition to Super Mario World I'd got Final Fantasy II and A Link to the Past, and we had a bad snow that pushed our Christmas break into mid-January. I spent the nearly three weeks we had off playing some Mario and some Final Fantasy, but mostly working my way through A Link to the Past. In my 38 years of living that Christmas was possibly my fondest (although my daughter is two now, so I'm looking forward to some fun ones ahead). The NES* and the SNES were the hardware my childhood ran on, and the SNES Classic is a tiny, nostalgic reminder of that, right down to the box it's packaged in. Yes, it plays some fun games, but I want it as a display piece as much as I want to play with it. *Really hope Nintendo keeps their promise to manufacture more NES Classics and make them more broadly available next year. Quote
JetJockey Posted December 19, 2017 Posted December 19, 2017 12 hours ago, mikeszekely said: I've been seeing Switches in stock off and on. I know TRU had some last Friday when I stopped. I didn't pay attention to Switches today, but I stopped at Target for diapers and they happened to have SNES Classics in stock, so I went home with one. The opposite for me, when picking up a few quick items at Target I checked out of curiosity and they had Switch but no SNES Classic. Honestly I hate going to Target for toys and games anyway. I guess I'm used to the old days of Toys R Us and the games being at the front of the store. At the Target and Walmart stores I've been to the games are always at the back. And it's always messy. Quote
UN Spacy Posted December 22, 2017 Author Posted December 22, 2017 Switch to outsell the Wii U's lifetime sales in 12 months? Quote
Mommar Posted December 22, 2017 Posted December 22, 2017 16 hours ago, UN Spacy said: Switch to outsell the Wii U's lifetime sales in 12 months? Well, the WiiU only sold like 10 million so that's not really an achievement. Quote
UN Spacy Posted December 23, 2017 Author Posted December 23, 2017 11 hours ago, Mommar said: Well, the WiiU only sold like 10 million so that's not really an achievement. It sorta is when it’s been done in 9 months has completely turned the company around. Quote
Mommar Posted December 23, 2017 Posted December 23, 2017 16 hours ago, UN Spacy said: It sorta is when it’s been done in 9 months has completely turned the company around. What do you mean by "turned the company around" because they were already profitable with just the 3DS. Quote
kajnrig Posted December 23, 2017 Posted December 23, 2017 After the Wii, they would have been financially solvent for a good 5-10 years, so the Wii U is hardly the nosedive that people might think it is. Certainly not so much that the Switch is a "turn around" in fortunes. Quote
Hikuro Posted January 9, 2018 Posted January 9, 2018 Wow it’s almost been a year huh? Time flies Quote
kajnrig Posted January 9, 2018 Posted January 9, 2018 I'll be getting this on PS4, but it's still great to see it coming out. Quote
UN Spacy Posted January 11, 2018 Author Posted January 11, 2018 WHOA. Plus Wii U expanded ports of Donkey Kong Freeze, Hyrule Warriors, and 3DS TWINE plus more. Quote
kajnrig Posted January 11, 2018 Posted January 11, 2018 31 minutes ago, UN Spacy said: Plus Wii U expanded ports of Donkey Kong Freeze, Hyrule Warriors, and 3DS TWINE plus more. By TWINE do you mean The World Ends With You (TWEWY)? The Switch library easily looks strongest out of all of the three consoles, and it's only a couple years old. Quote
mikeszekely Posted January 11, 2018 Posted January 11, 2018 Looks like I'm buying Hyrule Warriors again... Quote
Valkyrie Hunter D Posted January 11, 2018 Posted January 11, 2018 Kinda weird to see Dark Souls on the Switch, but it's definitely not a bad thing. Quote
Mommar Posted January 11, 2018 Posted January 11, 2018 3 hours ago, kajnrig said: By TWINE do you mean The World Ends With You (TWEWY)? The Switch library easily looks strongest out of all of the three consoles, and it's only a couple years old. It's not even a year old. Quote
Mommar Posted January 11, 2018 Posted January 11, 2018 Looks like my niece and nephew are going to learn about Donkey Kong now. Quote
kajnrig Posted January 12, 2018 Posted January 12, 2018 2 hours ago, Mommar said: It's not even a year old. Woops, knew I'd get that one wrong as I wrote it. Even better. Quote
Duymon Posted January 12, 2018 Posted January 12, 2018 (edited) so hype for dark souls on the switch. it needs to come bundled with a lanyard so that people who rage throw their switches don't break them. Also excited about Ys Edited January 12, 2018 by Duymon Quote
Valkyrie Hunter D Posted January 12, 2018 Posted January 12, 2018 This was revealed at CES: Yesojo Switch projector. It can also accept anything with an HDMI output cable. Quote
UN Spacy Posted January 17, 2018 Author Posted January 17, 2018 Surprised Nintendo didn’t use a Direct for this. Quote
dizman Posted January 17, 2018 Posted January 17, 2018 What a cute idea, I hate to say it but I kinda want that robot kit. Course it is $80 for cardboard and a game..... and I don't have a switch Quote
UN Spacy Posted January 18, 2018 Author Posted January 18, 2018 Apparently kits no needed to play. Cartridge still needed though. Quote
Mommar Posted January 18, 2018 Posted January 18, 2018 I'm all over these for my niece and nephew. They'll love them. Quote
mikeszekely Posted January 18, 2018 Posted January 18, 2018 I'm sort of curious to see what kind of stuff they come up with, but none of it really interests me yet. I think the Switch is doing well because it's offered a traditional, no-gimmicks experience with the flexibility to be both a home console and a portable. This Labo stuff reeks of the "but what if you didn't play with a regular controller?" nonsense that made the Wii and Wii U very unappealing to me. Quote
Sildani Posted January 18, 2018 Posted January 18, 2018 Then don’t buy it. Simple. For me, this is an example of being able to do new things you wouldn’t ordinarily think of doing with a simple video game console. The Joy-Cons are stuffed with tech and sensors, so it’s a joy to see what else Nintendo is doing with them! Quote
UN Spacy Posted January 19, 2018 Author Posted January 19, 2018 Nintendo News: Nintendo Switch Tops December U.S. Sales as Nintendo 3DS Posts its Best Sales Month Since December 2014 https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180118005439/en/Nintendo-News-Nintendo-Switch-Tops-December-U.S Quote
UN Spacy Posted January 26, 2018 Author Posted January 26, 2018 (edited) Okay this looks fun. Edited January 26, 2018 by UN Spacy Quote
Mommar Posted January 26, 2018 Posted January 26, 2018 6 hours ago, UN Spacy said: Okay this looks fun. Huh, that looks really cool. Quote
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