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It's like finally here!

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Is anyone here getting it at launch?

Is anyone here getting it at launch?

Not me.

I have a Wii U and Zelda is the only announced Switch game I'd buy.

Not me.

I have a Wii U and Zelda is the only announced Switch game I'd buy.

Yeah I think that's the case for a lot of people.

I was thinking of buying it around launch but I'm definitely not getting it with that garbage games line-up. Its going to be at least after Super Mario Odyssey for me

I'm honestly waiting for the plethora of party games... if they ever get made.  I was actually discussing with my friend how there were 4 of us chilling, we could have busted out the Switch and play some boardgame like games, or some party game or something... alas the Switch is launching with 12 Switch and I wouldn't personally touch that with a 10 foot pole.  They also need 4 player 2D Mario.

I might pick it up for nuggets and giggles.

So soon! Where's the hype?

She got one big eye. I think i can work with it.

Hype:

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So are we expecting great launch sales? Personally I see it selling quite well first month but I expect it to fall off a cliff quite quickly.

So are we expecting great launch sales? Personally I see it selling quite well first month but I expect it to fall off a cliff quite quickly.

Have we got a thread for you!

One week to launch, what are your final Switch predictions? (http://vizioneck.com/forum/index.php?topic=4734)

I'm at the stupid hype phase and now trying to figure out if I could afford a Switch  ::)

I'm at the stupid hype phase and now trying to figure out if I could afford a Switch  ::)

Just wait

Just wait

But where's the fun in that?

But where's the fun in that?

Super Mario Odyssey

I'm at the stupid hype phase and now trying to figure out if I could afford a Switch  ::)

The faster you finish Vizioneck the faster you get a Switch  8)

I'm at the stupid hype phase and now trying to figure out if I could afford a Switch  ::)

Print out a photo, play with that photo for a few mins and then set it on a shelf. It will be like owning the real thing!

For whatever reason Edge was allowed to post their Zelda review early. They gave it a 10.

For whatever reason Edge was allowed to post their Zelda review early. They gave it a 10.

No surprise there

No surprise there

Dunno, Edge doesn't hand out that many 10s. A great score was expected, but a 10 is pretty exceptional.

No surprise there

Edge's last 10 was Bloodborne. They don't give out many of them.

I can see Zelda becoming the new highest reviewed game of this gen

Edge's last 10 was Bloodborne. They don't give out many of them.

I can see Zelda becoming the new highest reviewed game of this gen

I mean they tend to favor the big Nintendo exclusives. At least they did in the Wii days iirc

I mean they tend to favor the big Nintendo exclusives. At least they did in the Wii days iirc

Doesn't look like it to me. The only Wii 10/10s they gave are Super Mario Galaxy 1&2 and Skyward Sword.

Won't be long until we see Zelda's scores overall

Doesn't look like it to me. The only Wii 10/10s they gave are Super Mario Galaxy 1&2 and Skyward Sword.

Won't be long until we see Zelda's scores overall

Those were also the only big quality Wii exclusives lol. Anyway, Zelda got a 10 on Wii and now on U/switch. That's why it's not really a surprise. Zelda games always get great scores too

Doesn't look like it to me. The only Wii 10/10s they gave are Super Mario Galaxy 1&2 and Skyward Sword.

Won't be long until we see Zelda's scores overall

Aye, pretty much everyone gave those games 10's.  

Those were also the only big quality Wii exclusives lol. Anyway, Zelda got a 10 on Wii and now on U/switch. That's why it's not really a surprise. Zelda games always get great scores too

Aye, pretty much everyone gave those games 10's.  

Yeah exactly. I'm not suggesting Zelda deserves to be the best reviewed game this gen so far. How could I? I have no idea what the game's like. I'm just saying that considering the big Nintendo exclusives always score highly and that Zelda is the sweetheart of reviewers, I'm pretty sure that its going to score super high

 New performance mode boosts Switch mobile clocks by 25 per cent - NeoGAF (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1347552)

I'm on mobile, way too much to type. Info is here. Read the whole article, there is a LOT of new info:http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/di...by-25-per-cent (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2017-new-performance-mode-boosts-handheld-switch-clocks-by-25-per-cent)

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Mere days away from the Nintendo Switch's launch, elements of uncertainty still surround the final technical specifications for the new console - but a massive leak of Nintendo's developer documentation, along with a teardown of retail hardware by a Chinese parts firm may well have given the game away. Meanwhile, new information we've sourced reveals final tweaks Nintendo has made to hardware performance in the run-up to the console's release.

 

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The key addition is a new mode seemingly designed to beef up handheld performance. Developers can opt for a 384MHz GPU clock - a straight 25 per cent uplift in compute power compared to the default 307.2MHz option. Both frequencies are available to developers in what it calls 'normal mode' operation - and to be clear, users will not be able to choose between them. Additionally, adjustments have been made to available memory bandwidth. In our prior story, we revealed that in undocked mode, developers could choose between running the LPDDR4 memory at either 1600MHz or 1331.2MHz. The 1600MHz option is now only available in 'boost mode' - when Switch is docked - while 1600MHz support in mobile mode is deprecated. As before, developers can opt to run handheld modes while in the dock too, and to be clear, the documentation has no new modes for docked performance. On top of that, we should stress that not all games will use the 384MHz GPU mobile mode - game-makers will choose the best fit for their projects, and 307.2MHz remains the default option.

 

I don't understand if this is new info or actually a new mode.

So who here's actually thinking of getting a Switch in the foreseeable future? Since I'll be getting more disposable income now, I'll probably get one towards the end of the year once Mario Odyssey is out.

So who here's actually thinking of getting a Switch in the foreseeable future? Since I'll be getting more disposable income now, I'll probably get one towards the end of the year once Mario Odyssey is out.

I'm considering getting one around Mario Odyssey too.

If it has a price cut by then I almost definitely will

Breaking News: Nintendo Switch falls down when you keep bumping it and pushing it.

NeoGAF (http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1347776)

This has always worried me. Should have made the joycons slide off the opposite direction.

So who here's actually thinking of getting a Switch in the foreseeable future? Since I'll be getting more disposable income now, I'll probably get one towards the end of the year once Mario Odyssey is out.

I own a Wii U and just got a 3DS this past Christmas. So I'm in no rush to get it.


Plus I think it will have a large price cut like the 3DS had. $300 is too much for the device. $250 or even $200 would be a lot better for me.


Also it sounds like there are some hardware problems. Might be smart to wait for a revision. First 3DS had issues too.


So I'll probably get it holiday 2018 or later.

That's a bit exaggerated, but the stand snapping off like that... that's really worrying.

New performance mode boosts Switch mobile clocks by 25 per cent - NeoGAF (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1347552)
 

I don't understand if this is new info or actually a new mode.

I think new info.  It just sounds like devs can raise the clock speeds when in handheld mode.  Explains why there's such a huge range for the battery life.  I mean, prior you'd have "about 4 hours" or "about 10 hours" and it'd be minutes within range.  2-6 hours?  That's pretty huge.  Default 300mhz gpu clock is probably the 6 hour figure, and 2 hours is whatever max the GPU is allowed to go when undocked.

Breaking News: Nintendo Switch falls down when you keep bumping it and pushing it.

lol yeah, I thought it was funny