Nintendo Switch! POKEMON SWORD AND SHIELD this fall

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**Pacific**

Yup always been big-time elastic bands in Mario Kart.

Still waiting to get hold of mine, stock levels are very low in the UK - at least if you want the grey version (there are some of the neon versions about but I'm less keen on that one).

There are a couple of inflated price versions on ebay but am content (just about!) to wait for the time being.

In the meantime what options have people gone with for screen protectors and carry cases?

Quite brave of you Infinite_array glad that worked out for you!

**LunarSol**

Ratius wrote:

Pity they couldnt have come up with a better solution than the old blue shell up the bum when in first on the last lap :(

I love the Blue Shell was created to stop the game from crashing.

In general, the issue is just that if you're anywhere "in the pack" you're subject to wild swings of placement as you get hit by things. If you can get to first its pretty easy to get enough distance that the majority of things that can slow you down can be blocked to the point where a blue shell just pulls you back rather than lose your place. If you get a super horn though, keep it. It will knock the blue shell out of the sky.

**Ahtman**

infinite_array wrote:
Well, the package arrived, and holy crap, it's awesome. I got more than the seller listed:

-Switch, with no scratches on the screen
-2 sets of joycons, with red and blue rubber grips
-BotW
-Carry case
-two comfort grip controllers, one that charge

Just gotta wait to get out of work and grab a micro sd card to play some BotW tonight!

That is indeed a nice get although if you got the physical version of BotW you shouldn't need the SD card to play. You don't really need one for the digital either but it takes up a huge amount of space. I have the physical version and never had to have a memory extension.

**KingCracker**

Yeah I havnt needed an sd card yet either. Unless you plan on lots of digitals you wont either for the time being. Also kudos on the score! Thats a good deal.

Also I unlocked the gold kart this morning after finding out this version isnt exactly like the WiiU version. You dont need 3 gold stars on every grand prix......you only need to finishj 1st overall. I learned this with only 3 grand prixs left in mirror mode lol. Oh well.

**Pacific**

I think I'll get a 128GB card - know it's not strictly necessary (and I know an element of it is just whichever news/journalist articles looking for any excuse to make a story, in the same way they pounce on any new piece of tech) but use it for my phone as well and it's just handy knowing you can download any old crap and not have to worry about running out of storage.

LunarSol wrote:
Ratius wrote:

Pity they couldnt have come up with a better solution than the old blue shell up the bum when in first on the last lap :(

I love the Blue Shell was created to stop the game from crashing.

In general, the issue is just that if you're anywhere "in the pack" you're subject to wild swings of placement as you get hit by things. If you can get to first its pretty easy to get enough distance that the majority of things that can slow you down can be blocked to the point where a blue shell just pulls you back rather than lose your place. If you get a super horn though, keep it. It will knock the blue shell out of the sky.

I didn't realise there was a way to defeat the communism shell! Will have to remember that.

**KingCracker**

Yea the horn works a treat, on everything the lightning that I know of. Also if you time it right you can drop a bomb behind you and itll blow up incoming junk as well just dont let the bomb get hit while youre holding it, because itll blow you right up

**infinite_array**

Thanks for the well wishes and all. I ended up grabbing a 32 card just for the sake of having it. Now I get to be that guy who's a month or two behind everyone else in reacting to all the stuff in BotW.

**Pacific**

Don't worry I'll be there as well with you!

Although I still can't get my hands on a bloody console at the moment!

**Cryonicleech**

What indie titles have people been surprised with? Snipperclips and Shovel Knight aside, checking out some of these other titles seems to be a prerequisite for now on the switch.

I'm looking at Wonderboy but I'm really waiting for Overcooked and possibly Stardew Valley.

**infinite_array**

It looks like Shantae HGH is coming to Switch this summer. I played it on my Vita, and it was a lot of fun. Also, I just found out about Wargroove, which looks like medieval/fantasy Advanced Wars:

**Pacific**

That does look kind of cool.

I see Steamworld dig 2 is coming out (really liked the original on the DS).
Jailbreak is fun on the PC, not sure how it would work on console without a mouse (what was the Xbox version like?)
Flipping Death looks kind of funny/quirky, can see that working well on the handheld.
Shakedown Hawaii looks like a lot of fun (very much like Hotline Miami) and love the retro/80s soundtrack
And Stardew Valley of course, again think that kind of game will work well with the handheld format.

Cryonicleech wrote:
What indie titles have people been surprised with? Snipperclips and Shovel Knight aside, checking out some of these other titles seems to be a prerequisite for now on the switch.

I'm looking at Wonderboy but I'm really waiting for Overcooked and possibly Stardew Valley.

I like the look of Wonderboy too, will take me back some years. Like the fact that you can play with the original 8 bit graphics or with a new animated version.

**KingCracker**

Side note, my son and I met an actual Nintendo rep today while waiting for the tires on my truck to be put on. He was really nice and gave my son a pile of Nintendo stickers just for shooting the breeze. Pretty cool

**Ahtman**

I forgot about Wargroove! I am definitely looking forward to playing it.

**KingCracker**

Same here, I prefer fantasy over modern/futuristic and I LOVED Advanced Wars. I wore some shine into my Advanced SP thanks to that game lol.

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Im also really interested in blaster master. That game looks really fun and I nearly bought it twice

**KingCracker**

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/05/harvest_moon_light_of_hope_to_brighten_up_the_nintendo_switch

The launch of the Nintendo Switch brought a bit of land management-sim gameplay to the eShop with New Frontier Days: Founding Pioneers, but fans of the genre will no doubt want more extensive retail options. Perhaps Natsume and Rising Star Games will deliver that, as they've released a joint press release to announce Harvest Moon: Light of Hope, the latest title in the IP's 20th Anniversary celebrations.
Also coming to PS4 and PC, the Switch version will be on show at E3, so we'll aim to give it a try. Below is some information from the press release.
In Harvest Moon: Light of Hope, players begin the game as they set out looking for a fresh start and new surroundings. During their voyage, their ship is hit by a monsoon and goes down. As they drift into a small harbor town, now in a shambles from the storm, it will be up to the player to help rebuild the town and save the lighthouse...but it won't be easy! Nevertheless, with some hard work growing crops, tending livestock, and gathering materials for repairs, players will be able to make new friends, start a family, revive the lighthouse, and save the town!
"Harvest Moon: Light of Hope will set itself apart from other Harvest Moon titles with its depth, including a robust story and clear-cut goals," said Hiro Maekawa, President & CEO of Natsume. "We set out to create a SNES-style nostalgic game with deep and meaningful characters and events, and we are excited to have our fans play it at E3 and tell us what they think!"
"Partnering with Natsume for over a decade, we've been delighted to bring the joyful gameplay of Harvest Moon to fans in Europe and beyond", said Martin Defries, Managing Director, Rising Star Games. "We are excited to be part of the unveiling of Harvest Moon: Light of Hope at E3"

This has a smile on my face! The wife and I loved to place the GameCube version together and we seriously considered buying a couple 3ds' and New Leaf to play again. More at E3 I guess, cant wait to hear more

**KingCracker**

Did you folks catch the Nintendo Direct the other day on ARMS? Looks pretty cool to me, free updates and add ons apparently which is always a good thing in my book. It goves me a Splatoon vibe but more punchy rather than shooty. May 26th is a free download demo for the game for those of us that are interested.

Linky winky
http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/arms-switch

**Pacific**

Looks like a lot of fun, can imagine that being good for multi-switch local play and with some beers involved.

Have now finally got hold of a Switch. Only had a few hours play on it and on Zelda but really enjoying myself.

The machine itself feels solid and well built, it is definitely expensive but you feel like you're getting some good quality for the money. I love the way that the instruction manual is presented on the screen as part of setting up the console for the first time - clicking the side controllers off to make the controller with the grip etc.

The docking function and option to play hand-held is an absolute work of genius as far as I'm concerned. Have played a hell of a lot more than I would have if it had been TV -only, and the resolution on the handheld is as crisp as anything I have seen on a device.

As for Zelda, only a short way into it but you have to admire the way Nintendo makes games. Just so intuitive, just love how it feels like a kind of physics or science lab where you can chuck stuff together and see how it works out - it usually does! Trying to cook some mushrooms which then set on fire and blew into some long grass, causing a chain reaction of fire to spread and burning some goblinoids out - brilliant! I just keep finding myself shaking my head with wonder at Nintendo's game design.

One thing I have found is that it is quite hard! Poor Link has been crushed, hit and frozen to death in my hands a few times now already

**KingCracker**

Just wait till you stumble across a Lynel. Those things are brutes

**Pacific**

Is that the big wolf-looking guys? Spied them through my spy-glass, but too much of a wimp to take one on so far

Really enjoying Mario Kart at the moment, the new Battle Mode is a definite improvement over the Wii U version.

**KingCracker**

Half horse....half wolfman thing. Yea even the weak ones are tough to take on. Also Im still loving Mariokart. That game is such a blast. Ive triple gold on everything from 50cc upto mirror150cc. Beat all the Nintendo employee time trials and now started on 200cc. Man that mode is bonkers fast and such a blast to play. I didnt really mess with it on WiiU and clearly missed out because it is so damn fun!

Change of subject over to ARMS news. Here are the dates and times for the free download and test fire of ARMs.

North America

26th May
5pm PDT / 6pm MDT / 7pm CDT / 8pm EDT
27th May
5am PDT / 6am MDT / 7am CDT / 8am EDT
11am PDT / 12pm MDT / 1pm CDT / 2pm EDT
5pm PDT / 6pm MDT / 7pm CDT / 8pm EDT
28th May
5am PDT / 6am MDT / 7am CDT / 8am EDT
11am PDT / 12pm MDT / 1pm CDT / 2pm EDT
2nd June
5pm PDT / 6pm MDT / 7pm CDT / 8pm EDT
3rd June
5am PDT / 6am MDT / 7am CDT / 8am EDT
11am PDT / 12pm MDT / 1pm CDT / 2pm EDT
5pm PDT / 6pm MDT / 7pm CDT / 8pm EDT
4th June
5am PDT / 6am MDT / 7am CDT / 8am EDT
11am PDT / 12pm MDT / 1pm CDT / 2pm EDT
Europe

27th May
UK/Ire: 1am BST - Europe: 2am CEST / 3am EEST
UK/Ire: 1pm BST - Europe: 2pm CEST / 3pm EEST
UK/Ire: 7pm BST - Europe: 8pm CEST / 9pm EEST
28th May
UK/Ire: 1am BST - Europe: 2am CEST / 3am EEST
UK/Ire: 1pm BST - Europe: 2pm CEST / 3pm EEST
UK/Ire: 7pm BST - Europe: 8pm CEST / 9pm EEST
3rd June
UK/Ire: 1am BST - Europe: 2am CEST / 3am EEST
UK/Ire: 1pm BST - Europe: 2pm CEST / 3pm EEST
UK/Ire: 7pm BST - Europe: 8pm CEST / 9pm EEST
4th June
UK/Ire: 1am BST - Europe: 2am CEST / 3am EEST
UK/Ire: 1pm BST - Europe: 2pm CEST / 3pm EEST
UK/Ire: 7pm BST - Europe: 8pm CEST / 9pm EEST
Asia / Oceania

27th May
9am JST / 8am AWST / 10am AEST
9pm JST / 8pm AWST / 10pm AEST
28th May
3am JST / 2am AWST / 4am AEST
9am JST / 8am AWST / 10am AEST
9pm JST / 8pm AWST / 10pm AEST
29th May
3am JST / 2am AWST / 4am AEST
3rd June
9am JST / 8am AWST / 10am AEST
9pm JST / 8pm AWST / 10pm AEST
4th June
3am JST / 2am AWST / 4am AEST
9am JST / 8am AWST / 10am AEST
9pm JST / 8pm AWST / 10pm AEST
5th June

**KingCracker**

Just finished 200cc with all gold. Now I've got Gold Mario/Kart/Wheels and only about 2k gold away from getting the gold glider. Now slower races online feel too slow and are hard for me

How weird that is. Once I got used to 200cc it was a blast to race on.

**Pacific**

Nice one, definitely a grade-A game for the system, the local multiplayer is out of this world.

Incidentally if anyone wants additional controllers for the likes of Mario Kart and other games that don't require motion control, 8bitdo have now released some firmware that allow their controllers to be used with the Switch.

Really a boon as it means you don't have to fork out major money for half of a Joy-Con, I've just got the NES30 Pro (which looks like an updated NES controller - awesome), going to have a go with it tonight and report how I get on with it.

**KingCracker**

Please do! That sounds awesome

**Ahtman**

It does indeed. Coop on Blaster requires each person to use one half of a Joycon, which is way to tiny for me so if these work and allow one use it that would be pretty cool.

**Pacific**

Providing blaster doesn't use any of the motion/shaking type controls think this would be perfect, it's definitely going to be my controller of choice for stuff like that, Wonderboy and any classic games that come on the Virtual Console eventually.

This is the one I bought, although there are variations (if you want classic NES or SNES design, and don't want the analogue controls)
https://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Bluetooth-Controller-Classic-Joystick/dp/B018K3Q4KS

I've only tried it on Mario Kart so far but it works perfectly, and is preferable to the tiny Joy Con. Both the digital and analogue controller works OK, although I found myself using the d-pad due to the spacing of the buttons.

The setup is fairly straightforward, the controller has just had some new firmware released for it that allows it to work with the Switch. There are a ton of online youtube vids and sites detailing what process to follow, but basically you just download the latest v4.0 firmware from the official 8bitdo site, run this on your PC/MAC and then plug in the controller (mini-USB is provided) to update the software. You can then just pair the controller with the machine using the usual process that you would have done for a new Pro or Joy-Con controller.

On a separate note the build quality of the controller seems good, and it comes in a really nicely packed little retro-style box, with a key ring. Small things to please small minds and all that, but you can tell they've definitely aimed it at the gaming enthusiast. Think its well worth the money if you're thinking of another controller!

**KingCracker**

Nintendo announced prices and a few other things.
1 year service is only $20 same in Europe, UK wasnt announced yet but we can guess itll be 20 or less. If you dont want a year you can buy in 1 month and 6 months. 3-4 bucks for a month and 10ish for 6 months.

Theres rumors of a "Netflix" style setup for Online members with older titles from NES and SNES possibly more where along with your subscription you can just download from the list and play to your hearts content with possible online features as well. Sounds good to me

**Pacific**

From reading it sounds like online will still be free until 2018.

I like the idea of a Netflix style service, and it will at last stop me from buying a new version for each system I own. I must have had something like 3 copies of Castlevania by now..

**KingCracker**

Same here Casltevania is one of my favourite game series ever and so Ive played it on a number of systems in my life.

The online voice chat setup seems a bit clunky and weirdish as of right now. Hori has released a picture of how their headset will work. Bow Im not a fan of chatting it up online but if my brothers or friends played with me then maybe Id have a different take on it. Just playing with random people usually ends up a disaster and either hearing a preteen screeching ear piercingly high or guys my age arguing with the wife.....
anywho rant done there lol. It looks kindda clunky its a device that hooks to the Switch and another cord to your smart device. Then the headset hooks up to a dealy-O that connects all 3 together. Kind of a mess from what I saw but who knows it just might work out. Its certainly a Nintendo thing, weird and different whether it works out or not we wont know till it happens

**Pacific**

Still enjoying Zelda, WHAT a game. Honest I am struggling to think of one, in all the years I have been playing, that is as well designed. There are just so many neat little touches, I keep finding myself shaking my head in wonder at what Miyamoto has achieved with that game.

Anyway!

Great thing about Switch is that's its region free, so have been looking at some of the asian releases which haven't yet come to the EU and US officially.

Does anyone know of any others?

Firstly there is the Seiken Densetsu collection (Secret of Mana) http://kotaku.com/nintendo-switch-is-getting-seiken-densetsu-collection-i-1793471524
One of my all time favourite SNES games, but looks to be all in Japanese and I doubt this will get a localised release :(

It looks like the same situation for the Dragon Quest games as well unfortunately (although think those are much more likely to get a foreign language release)

**RiTides**

It's a pipe dream probably, but I keep wishing for a way to play Zelda without getting the full Switch... like if they just released the tablet alone. Do you find yourself playing it more one way or the other (on your TV versus on the tablet)?