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If I had to choose between the two I would say TV is better (just because it lets you slump a bit more on the sofa! And if you have the pro controller it's a bit more comfortable for extended play)

But the beauty of the Switch is the versatility - I've got to play it so much than I usually would just because you can snatch 10-20 minutes here and there, on public transport etc.
I think it's by far the biggest strength of the system, and playing it now I can't believe that no-one did it before.

It helps that the picture quality on the handheld is absolutely stunning, I honestly don't know how they have produced the machine for that price.

I mostly play on my tv. Though it is nice to be able to just grab it and play where ever. Ive done that plenty of times when the wife or kids are watching something and I want to bomb around on Mariokart.

On that note Im really looking forward to Mario + Rabbids! Man oh man does that game look great

 KingCracker wrote:
I mostly play on my tv. Though it is nice to be able to just grab it and play where ever.

Pretty much the same here. I rarely remove it from the TV but it is nice to have the option for when it is useful to do so.

 KingCracker wrote:
On that note Im really looking forward to Mario + Rabbids! Man oh man does that game look great

My wife isn't a big fan of tactical games like that (FF Tactics, X-Com) but she thought this looked like one she would enjoy playing.

My son and I laughed because there was a leak of the cover art before the E3 showing and people pretty much lost their gak and said it would suck soooo badly. We waited and both agreed its Nintendo, when it comes to games they know how to make them.
Then E3 trailers drop and EVERYONE cant shut up about how awesome it looks. Kindda felt like Heath Ledger Joker all over again

So, how's everyone's Switch playing?

I've finally finished Persona 5, so I'm back in BotW. Not going to bother buying Splatoon 2 for the same reason I didn't pick up ARMS - little to no single player content means the games will need to thrive on online multiplayer, and that's never been Nintendo's strong point.ARMS already seems to be dying off in attention, although that might just be the attention Splatoon's getting.

Still working my way through BotW.

Just can't believe the size of the game, it's a monster.

And just keeps surprising me with the quality of its content, already think you are going to have to go some to beat it as a contender for GoTY

Anyone else pick up Mario + Rabbids, and if so what do you think?

Haven't gotten a chance to play it yet but reviews are really positive so I'm looking forward to trying it

Got it for my wife and she is having a blast with it. We haven't had a chance to play it co-op yet but will soon hopefully.

Yup bought it the other day. Played it for a couple hours Friday night and really liked it. My son has played it a bunch too and really likes it as well. Seems like a solid and fun strategy game to me, I love being surprised like thia and the art style reminds me of Captain Toads treasure tracker which is a game I absolutely loved on my WiiU

Heard some fantastic reviews for it, really sounds like it will be one of the nice surprises of the year.

Will get it as soon as I have finished Zelda!

Its def a nice surprise. As for Zelda my son was checking it out the other day and told me I had put nearly 100 hours into it and I actually havnt beaten it yet. I mean I can really at any time but I wanted to soak up as much as I could. Thats a solid game right there nearly 100 hours and I thought I had maybe 40 into it

My wife has about 100 hours into it as well and hasn't tried to beat Gannon yet either.

If anyone is interested there is a physical boxed game coming out for Wonder Boy - Asia/import only, although being sold through Play-Asia
https://www.play-asia.com/wonder-boy-the-dragons-trap-multi-language/13/70bi83

Do like the look of the graphics, and after something a bit more light-weight after Zelda!

Tiny Barbarian DX is a lot of fun, especially co-op. If you like old school type games worth looking into.

Mario + Rabbids is good fun. Surprisingly challenging but really interesting mechanics. Love the jump on a friendly to gain movement.

No time to finish it because Super Mario Odyssey is out! Fantastic game.

New Mario game is getting unbelievably good reviews. Actually, not unbelievable as Nintendo very rarely messes up that sort of release.

Cheers for the comment on Tiny Barbarian Ahtman, have been looking for something lighter to play after BoTW (yep.. Still working through that, just got the 3rd divine beast!)

Mario is stellar. Feels the most like 64 of the other 3D Marios with a little traditional progression thrown in and a dash of Breath of the Wild's "ooo piece of candy" design that trains you to explore every little bit of the map and find fun and rewarding things wherever you go. I keep setting goals to quit and and playing entire worlds past that point without even thinking about it. Were it not Halloween I would have just forgone sleep and finished it by now.

Im seriously considering buying Mario for my son for Christmas. Im pushing hard to convince him we cant afford it and so on lol. Its hard pulling that with my son because hes incredibly clever and I bust his ball so much that hes very leery of the things I tell him. I could chop my hand off in front of him and hed shoot me the look of "ok wheres the punch line?"

I picked Mariokart 8 up again and got a couple more 200cc courses 3 stared. Man thats tough to do

There is a not bad (for Nintendo) sale on the eShop at the moment.

Picked up Master Blaster 2 for about £6, which I think is well worth it for a retro style platformer/shoot-em-up

Reminds me I need to check to see if The Mummy Demastered is still on sale there. If you like Metroidvania type games it is worth a look. One of the reviews I saw said that the movie may not have been good but it got us this game which is quite good.

Well I finally got around to beating Mario+Rabbids. Man what a good game that was! Very entertaining with a decent mix of toughness thrown in there. A couple of the worlds were just a joy to play and I even had a few badass moments that I screen capped and shared on facebook just because of that hell yeah! factor it had.

I wouldnt say its game of the year but it was a really fun game. Easily a must play definitely a "buy it" IMO

Well, I pooled together all of the Amazon gift cards I got for Christmas, and bought a Switch, along with Mario and Zelda games. Should arrive on Friday.

It was either that or a new video card, but my GTX970 is still chugging along fine, so maybe next year.

Hope you have some time off booked to go through those

Good to read that about Mario vs. rabbids KingCracker - that one's been on my list for a while.

Just playing through Wonderboy. Damn that game is hard, real old-school 8/16-bit take your money coin-op hard. Not sure if it's just a graphical update of the old Master System game? I can see a lot of crying 8 year olds trying to play it, after they've been killed 15 times in a row on the first level, and their parents bought the game because of the cutesy looking graphics on the cover.

I have a love hate thing for hard games. I watched a video on Ghosts n Goblins and it seemed like if you try hard enough eventually you figure it out. I have Super Ghouls n Ghosts on my SNES and said screw it lets do this! So after about 4 hours of banging my head against the couch cushions I said frack this! Yet I beat Dark Souls with a similar thought process.

Ooooh I think I can contribute to this thread.

I have the following games;

Zelda - awesome but only played for like 20 hours or so, it's kinda intimidating how much there is to do and I can easily spend an hour or so wandering off to an 'interesting' (lethal) thing I saw in the distance.

Mario Odyssey - incredible game, should have been GOTY for me. Perfect homage to Mario 64 and felt just like it. The sense of discovery and pure enjoyment you get while playing is out of this world. The introduction of new mechanics and challenges is perfect throughout the game as you're left to find them yourself. Easily a must purchase.

Has Been Heroes - I enjoyed this title. Very challenging, typical rogue-like where luck plays a major part. It did get somewhat repetitive after so many hours but it looks just as good on the small screen as on the TV, which is a bonus.

Snake Pass - fun little game but only got about 5-8 hours of gameplay out of it really. Good for kids. Not worth the money for adults and I haven't touched it since completion.

Mario vs Rabbids - great game, very tactical and lighthearted. A Nintendo take on Xcom, very well executed and professional. I found it a little easy but again it's probably for a younger crowd generally.

Shovel Knight Treasure Trove - great game. Perfect port as visuals are fine on the small screen. Challenging but not too brutal and never feels unfair.

Arms - I was addicted to this title for a good 30 hours or so and suddenly just stopped playing. It's a good game but I think there are certain fighters and arms that are just flat better than others, which is a shame. It's a good multiplayer game as the motion controls are intuitive and fun.

Rocket League - an addiction on the PC, now an addiction on the Switch. Difficult to see ball on the small screen. Not a perfect port either, there are performance issues now and again with certain boosts/car combinations and the deadzone must be set in a very specific way or there is input lag. Still, undeniably an excellent game.

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 - loved it. I had both Xenoblade Chronicles on Wii and Xenoblade Chronicles X on WiiU, neither of which I managed to complete and both of which I stopped playing after 30 or so hours. XC2 is the perfect blend of both of these games. Not too large to be intimidating, challenging gameplay, collectible focus, great story but not too complicated. If you enjoy JRPGs at all, I would recommend highly.

Crawl - fun coop/competitive rogue-like game. Fun with 2, great with 4 players. Pixel art so looks great on small screen.

Splatoon 2 - same as first game really, I had been putting off getting it for a while but got it on Xmas day. First title was great, this one is too. Nintendo's take on a competitive FPS really. The regular updates keep things exciting and new. Lots of players at all times. If you haven't played the first one you should get this.

That's all I have but I've been really tempted by a few other titles; Snipperclips, Overcooked, Mario Kart to name a few.

Rumour has it Pokemon is coming to Switch next year which will be incredible and likely will push sales through the roof. It's a good time to be a Nintendo fanboy!

Wow that's an impressive repertoire of games you have got through there!

Thanks for the heads-up on Has Been Heroes and Crawl - hadn't heard of those and they do sound quite cool, Will have to check them out.

KingCracker - I know what you mean about Super Ghouls'n'Ghosts! Damn that game is tough, handed the game to a friend of mine and asked him if he could get off the first level, 30 minutes later he gave up I've got the SNES classic machine and have been meaning to have a go at Contra, but I still have nightmares about that game and haven't yet plucked up the courage!

The nice thing about Contra is its a blast to play even though its tough as nails. My son and I even use the Konami code and we still cant get more than half way through and Ive seen videos of people pulling it off with the original 3 lives......I must just suck or have a life outside of video games or something


Snipper Clips - Its a fun game and a great one to play with a couple people, its somehow very boring playing alone. They either ARE coming out with or already did come out with a new and improved Snipper Clips that is somehow bigger and better? I dont know as I only heard it in passing. Its definitely worth the money if you either have family to play with or friends that actually come and play with you. If youre just the lone gamer then Id say save the money because as said,solo is not really that fun

 KingCracker wrote:
The nice thing about Contra is its a blast to play even though its tough as nails. My son and I even use the Konami code and we still cant get more than half way through and Ive seen videos of people pulling it off with the original 3 lives......I must just suck or have a life outside of video games or something

Why can't it be both?!?

 KingCracker wrote:

Snipper Clips - Its a fun game and a great one to play with a couple people, its somehow very boring playing alone. They either ARE coming out with or already did come out with a new and improved Snipper Clips that is somehow bigger and better? I dont know as I only heard it in passing. Its definitely worth the money if you either have family to play with or friends that actually come and play with you. If youre just the lone gamer then Id say save the money because as said,solo is not really that fun

Good to read - I got this game for my daughter for Christmas so we could have something co-op!

Can anyone recommend a good 4P couch co-op game? Was after something that evokes the feeling of Helldivers, if anyone is familiar with that game.

 Ahtman wrote:
Reminds me I need to check to see if The Mummy Demastered is still on sale there. If you like Metroidvania type games it is worth a look. One of the reviews I saw said that the movie may not have been good but it got us this game which is quite good.

Spoiler:

Just playing through this that at the moment and its bloody brilliant. Funny could I scoffed at it when I saw it for sale, only to read some reviews that listed at as one of the e-shop titles of the year.

Definitely a lot of Metroid in it, although more of a shoot-em-up than that game. You basically play as a faceless henchman of Russell Crowe's taskforce (I forget what they are called), and as your characters die you then play as the next soldier in line and have to try and get to the body/kit from the fallen soldier. But there is a great 16-bit look to it, and the music is great as well if you're into your euro-electronica (almost sounds like it could be done by Digitalism), so really evokes the best of that era.

Other than a very loose plot which is really superfluous to the game, think this has very little in common with the Tom Cruise film. One of the few examples I can think of where a movie lisence has spawned a great game.

Ahhh Helldivers! What a blast that game was. Yea Id love to toss a game like THAT onto my Switch. My son and I were addicted to Helldivers for a good while