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    Sounds like a good way to prioritize actual customers and not speculators 

  • Hard to get the shape exactly right due to the clunky way terraforming works (at least without making it huge), but added a pond to my kids and I island this weekend

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    BOTW is the best video game ever made imo.

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Just bought this console for Civilization VI...so far the game is fun and more more complex than Civilization Revolution that I play on PS

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I started back at square one with Breath of the Wild this weekend while I was laid up sick in bed. No regrets. 

I started again a week or two ago as well. Definitely have got my money out of just one round, and the rest is just gravy. It’s pretty cool that you have so much freedom in terms of quest direction. Makes for so many possibilities. 

pre-ordered the new pokemon on the switch for the boy, and the new dragon quest for myself and him. Amazon has it for a bucks off right now.

If anyone was ever thinking about getting Mario+Rabbids Battle and never got around to it, it's 67% off right now on the eShop. 

It's like XCom. It's fun. 

If any of you Surly's have little ones, Nintendo LABO is a great STEM activity / engagement.  Takes some dedicated time, but our son has enjoyed the offerings.

Saw this come across my feed today.  Will definitely be checking it out!  https://vrscout.com/news/nintendo-announces-labo-vr-kit/?utm_source=VRScout+Scouting+Report&utm_campaign=bca7d3da73-VRScoutReport_030819&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f3642cd298-bca7d3da73-162005281#

 

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Did a little UT theme on my Switch. Not quite the right orange, but looks a bit darker in person.

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Reliving the past with Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, and Elevator Action. I love the Switch. 

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Finally finished the latest Wolfenstein game this morning. Amazed at how well the port works. Really fantastic.

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On 6/11/2019 at 8:00 PM, Izhmash said:

Big E3 Digital Game Sale going on:  https://e3.nintendo.com/sale/

Picked up Odyssey in addition to pre-ordering Cadence of Hyrule (playable after 11am). 

Couldn't decide between Mario Kart 8 or Odyssey but read Odyssey's replayability factor is way better.

10 hours ago, Js1 said:

Picked up Odyssey in addition to pre-ordering Cadence of Hyrule (playable after 11am). 

Couldn't decide between Mario Kart 8 or Odyssey but read Odyssey's replayability factor is way better.

Nice choices!  Odyssey and MK8 are totally different games.  MK8 is great with a local group of friends to play with.  My son and I play Odyssey together...its fun, but damn is it frustrating when he is playing Cappy and jumps me straight into a bad guy or off a cliff...lol!

Is the Switch going to come down in price? I'm really thinking of getting one cause I'm kind of sick of XBox games not named GTA 6 and want to play Zelda, Mario Kart and Odyssey.

Yes this Christmas there's supposed to be an enhanced version out and a cheaper version for sale

That’s 100% rumor 

On 6/15/2019 at 9:49 PM, usmc0331horn said:

Is the Switch going to come down in price? I'm really thinking of getting one cause I'm kind of sick of XBox games not named GTA 6 and want to play Zelda, Mario Kart and Odyssey.

Have you tried Gamestop or EBay / Craigslist?  Just go get a good used one...

1 hour ago, Izhmash said:

Have you tried Gamestop or EBay / Craigslist?  Just go get a good used one...

Probably what I will do.

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Bought Guacamelee and Guacamelee 2 on sale this week. Perfect games for the Switch. I'm hooked.

I got Mario Maker 2. Tons of levels to play in story mode from Nintendo. Then obviously infinite levels to play of varying quality. 

It's fun so far. I haven't gotten into the actual editor yet, still working through story mode. 

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20 hours ago, hornfan785 said:

Those are great games. I have them on xbox and they're a lot of fun.

The art direction is fantastic.

I got Mario Maker 2. Tons of levels to play in story mode from Nintendo. Then obviously infinite levels to play of varying quality. 
It's fun so far. I haven't gotten into the actual editor yet, still working through story mode. 
Picked that up as well. It's a lot of fun. Basically endless replay value.

I guess I see the appeal and it's definitely a "oh lookie, handheld Switch for the kids to play Pokémon Sword/Shield" but for that price point, I'd go with the regular switch just for the ability to play it on the TV.  Not to mention no HD rumble would really fuck up a few games like Mario Odyssey that use it as a playing mechanic to find moons. 

Cannot be docked or connected to the TV at all
Smaller screen but same resolution
No kickstand
No HD rumble
No brightness adjustment
Price point is only $100 less
Joycons cannot be removed (good fucking luck if you bust one or anything goes wrong with them) 

 

If you’re as old as me, some games are a bit too detailed for the regular Switch screen. Sometimes text is close to unreadably small, some things you need to notice are specks in the background. I have to dock the thing in sections of games just to figure out what to do.

I can’t imagine how hard it would be to see that stuff on the new one.  

Plus how can you even call it a "switch" if you literally removed the ability to switch.

It's a $200 Gameboy because you can't dock it. 

3 hours ago, Js1 said:

It's a $200 Gameboy because you can't dock it. 

 

I think that may be the point. It could be an early start to having the gameboy/DS be the mini partner to the main one. Streamlines the development platform, the experience, etc. Be able to push/sync data between (maybe via cloud?) and there you go. Or either one on their own is just fine.

Now whether something like that ends up working is another matter, but I can at least see the concept. 

Nintendo said you can sync your online purchases/content and saves between devices.  That's a plus. 

Still doesn't seem worth $200.  At the moment, it seems very limited to Nintendo looking for money during the holiday season by marketing it as the new Gameboy paired with Pokémon Sword/Shield.  But if you ask them, the 3DS is NOT DEAD so stop saying it. 

Not bad, but I would not be surprised one bit if this (or it’s next gen) ends up being the new and only portable from then on. Would have to have backwards compatibility, but not overly difficult to do.

Having multiple devices that can play anything from a single catalog would be a good enhancement. 

I’m picking up a Switch for the boy’s 10th birthday. Grabbed glass screen protector and 256GB card. Anything else? Do you need the little steering wheels to play Mario Kart?

The little steering wheels are not required. They're just plastic you stick the real controller in. Only useful for comfort reasons. 

Once you're good you control with the stick instead of tilt anyway. 

9 hours ago, Js1 said:

Plus how can you even call it a "switch" if you literally removed the ability to switch.

It's a $200 Gameboy because you can't dock it. 

That’s why I never bought a Sega MegaDrive.  You couldn’t drive it!

Can two players save their progress on Zelda or will we have to play it one at a time?

20 minutes ago, Buzzrock said:

Can two players save their progress on Zelda or will we have to play it one at a time?

You can only have one game under a single profile but you can create multiple profiles for multiple players. 

I think you can have 8 profiles on one switch. Most all the games save games based on profiles so you don't usually have much save file management to do. You just have to close the game and restart it under the other profile to switch saves. 

Just be sure to always purchase downloads with the same profile all the time though because otherwise you split up the reward points you earn and you can't really pool them back together to redeem them. 

Zelda is addictive holy shit. I’m glad the battery doesn’t last long. Mario Kart is still greatness.

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Damn, so many of the user created levels in Mario Makers are just insane.

Can someone explain the Tetris 99 controls to me? I know how to play Tetris, but not all the extra actions against the other players

Completing tetrises and combos sends extra lines of blocks to other people. That's why sometimes gray blocks appear on your screen. 

You have some control over who you send those lines to. 

It shows who you are attacking by drawing lines to their Tetris boards surrounding your screen. 

You change who you target with the right stick in a direction noted at the top of the screen. 

Random, KOs, attackers, badges 

KOs target people about to die to try and knock them out. Attackers target anyone targeting you. Badges attack people with multiplier badges. 

You earn multiplier badges by KOing people and if you have badges it sends extra lines to the others. 

If you are targeting lots of people at the same time it also sends extra lines. 

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My six year old nephew got the switch and I was watching him play it the other day and damn if I wasn't jealous.

I haven't played consoles in years (I'm 46) but this got me interested.

Spent about 10 years playing EQ, EQ2 & SWTOR, so I'd be interested in similar titles.

Based on those games you want to play PC games, not Switch games. 

well, i get that, but i'm waiting on Pantheon to come out and I'll get a PC rig for that.

this looks cool to play on the go, lot of travel coming up.

the new zelda sounds like something i'd be into

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46 minutes ago, Pablo said:

My six year old nephew got the switch and I was watching him play it the other day and damn if I wasn't jealous.

I haven't played consoles in years (I'm 46) but this got me interested.

Spent about 10 years playing EQ, EQ2 & SWTOR, so I'd be interested in similar titles.

Zelda, Diablo 3, Skyrim.

17 hours ago, Viper said:

Zelda, Diablo 3, Skyrim.

Witcher 3

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