Nintendo Switch #2: 1 year later

[SolidSnakeUS]

I don't fully trust microSD cards though. Also, if you're going to a friend's place, logging into your account and pulling up a save file is quite nice.

 

[Daisy Jane]

If your memory card or even your Switch gets damaged and you can't retrieve any of the data and you don't have cloud saves, everything will be lost. If you have cloud saves, you log into your account, pull down the saves and bam, they are they. Cloud saves usually get auto-backed up to the cloud after each session or with each save, generally. I wish I had that when my original PS3 died.

ah.

i guess because i've always had memory cards or whatever- i never even thought of it. though Nintendo is always the only other system i'veowened (though someone gave me a PS2 but i don't think that has cloud saving either considering when that came out)

 

[Daisy Jane]

I also have to say

Hollow Knight is so freaking addicting.

 

[guinness]

The Switch's storage is much less likely to fail than an XBOX/PS4 though since it doesn't use a hard drive.

Flash can fail too, and Nintendo's service only works with their paid online service, so it's all moot if you don't pay for it - you can't backup your data at all.

At least with Sony and MS, I can backup locally, and IIRC, MS will backup online for free.

 

[guinness]

BB has some games on sale, bought MK 8 (again) for $36 (yeah GCU discount too). Toiling through 50 cc class, which is both too easy, but getting blue and red shelled back-t0-back is still rage inducing.

My local store also had a bunch of NES and SNES classics in stock, and so I bought a NES while I was at it...doubt I'll open it (either collect it, or give it to a young gamer in the family around Christmas), but I was surprised to see several just sitting there.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

I still have no clue how to connect my Switch to the Courtyard Marriott internet...

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

My hype has died down a bit since last week and I'm honestly expecting no surprises but it'll still be nice to get some news.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

The lack of cloud saves on some games is a joke. All because Nintendo is too f***ing lazy to actually have things server side instead of f***ing client side.

 

[Pilky01]

Im not buying this online service.

I will take my chances on losing my BOTW save file. Nintendo don't deserve any money for this piss poor online service they're shilling.

 

[Commander Clueless]

It saddens me to see Nintendo jumping on the paid online bandwagon, but hey, everyone else is doing it....

 

[Daisy Jane]

I just got an email from nintendo to make sure that your nintendo account attached to switch is accurate, because after Sept 18th you can't "unlink" it.
what? that's so dumbo.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

I just got an email from nintendo to make sure that your nintendo account attached to switch is accurate, because after Sept 18th you can't "unlink" it.
what? that's so dumbo.

Yeah, I got that same email. They're really bungling this.

 

[Nizdizzle]

I still have no clue how to connect my Switch to the Courtyard Marriott internet...

You probably can't. Its likely their internet connection has a browser "sign-in" that requires you to accept the terms & conditions before you can use the internet. Since the Switch doesn't have a browser, you'd never get access to that page.

Best bet is to connect to the hotel internet with a phone (which has browser capability), use the phone to generate a wireless/mobile hotspot, and connect your switch to that.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

You probably can't. Its likely their internet connection has a browser "sign-in" that requires you to accept the terms & conditions before you can use the internet. Since the Switch doesn't have a browser, you'd never get access to that page.

Best bet is to connect to the hotel internet with a phone (which has browser capability), use the phone to generate a wireless/mobile hotspot, and connect your switch to that.

What a f***ing pain.

 

[Pilky01]

I just got an email from nintendo to make sure that your nintendo account attached to switch is accurate, because after Sept 18th you can't "unlink" it.
what? that's so dumbo.

I am a lifetime Nintendo gamer. I have owned the Wii U and Switch since launch. I owned a Switch as my only console until Spider-Man came out last week.......I have no idea what that means or whether my Nintendo account is properly registered or whatever that means.

Holy f***.....Nintendo are going to drive me away with their pathetic online bullshit. Just leave it out FFS. It doesn't offer any value.

Unbelievable that they haven't made any efforts to get ahead of this.

 

[Oogie Boogie]

Luigi's Mansion 3 just announced on the Direct
Coming to the Switch.
YES!

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

NES controller... Joycons?!?

 

[Dr John Carlson]

So I'm assuming Luigi's Mansion 3 is not just a port of the 3DS original remake? Because if so, that will be a purchase.

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

Animal Crossing Switch announced! This is not a drill. REPEAT, NOT A DRILL.

 

[Oogie Boogie]

Brand new Animal Crossing in 2019
IT FINALLY HAPPENED

 

[Oogie Boogie]

So I'm assuming Luigi's Mansion 3 is not just a port of the 3DS original remake? Because if so, that will be a purchase.

It's a brand new game that is Switch only.

 

[Blitzkrug]

You had me at Animal Crossing. About damn time.

I don't think i needed a Luigi's Manson sequel but i'm definitely not against it either.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Honestly it was kind of a weak direct but it wasn't helped by the fact that we knew a good chunk of the announcements already.

Still, happy that older FF games are coming to the Switch.

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

I have to admit that online Ice Hockey and Tecmo Bowl are quite enticing.