Nintendo Switch: Nintendo's Next Hardware - SOURCE ALL NEWS/RUMORS

[BCVM22]

Although it doesn't have the exact functionality of the standard Joy-Con.

Which is why I put it in quotes.

As Joy-Cons have no appreciable space for graphics and red ("Poké Ball") and yellow ("Pikachu") Joy-Cons already exist for other reasons, there's not a ton of ground left that a "Pokémon Joy-Con" would cover anyway.

 

[Mega Altaria]

True. At this stage Nintendo hasn't released dichromatic Joy-Cons, which will make it more feasible for a Pokémon Joy-Con especially with Red and White for a Poké Ball. So Nintendo's got to be really creative if they need to have Pokémon Edition Joy-Cons.

 

[AuraChannelerChris]

An update to Unreal Engine 4 may make things easier for devs working on the Switch.

https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/unreal-engine-4-20-released

 

[AuraChannelerChris]

So remember that thing about MK8D getting updates?

Well, they meant this:

And it's free.

 

[R_N]

I bet MK8DX gets further free updates for at least the remainder of the year, too

 

[Pokemon Power]

So remember that thing about MK8D getting updates?

Well, they meant this:

And it's free.

Fingers crossed that eventually, they'll add additional characters and new tracks.

 

[Bguy7]

That's great and all, but why now? Seems like such random timing.

 

[bobjr]

I mean they said future updates right? It's not like this is the only one.

 

[Captain Jigglypuff]

So do you think the Switch will eventually get a fully functional web browser and apps to watch Netflix and YouTube videos? Because I can see the system having a way to post videos of gameplay on the site with the capture button. I’d also love to see an eventual Switch app that allows you to play music you downloaded on to the SD card and you could view screen captures as the background as the music plays. The DSi And 3DS did it well enough and the Sony And Xbox consoles have music playing functionality as well so I don’t see why the Switch should be left out.

 

[BCVM22]

The Switch will get media apps eventually, I’m sure, but that’s much in the hands of the media platforms as it is Nintendo. They can’t beat down Netflix’s door and demand they finish the Switch app or their prized goldfish gets whacked. Good chance we get something on that alongside the launch of the online service.

A web browser may or may not happen eventually. It doesn’t really seem to be a priority right now, and that’s fine.

As for direct posting of video to YouTube from the system, remember the Switch only captures 30 seconds of video at a time, and I’m not sure how useful that is to people who really care about being able to post direct-feed video.

The 3DS and adjacent systems could play music more as a novelty than anything. Sony and Microsoft’s consoles do it with a full play interface because they fancy themselves media centers as much as they do game systems. The Switch doesn’t really need or fall into either category. Not that the Switch can’t or shouldn’t do that, but it’s not as if there’s any strong reason it really needs to either.

 

[R_N]

That's great and all, but why now? Seems like such random timing.

They've been pushing extended life updates for most of their titles, it makes sense to go back to Mario Kart 8 DX, one of their big evergreen titles, and do the same treatment, especially as we head into paid online territory. Helps keep the game fresh, might get people to come back for a bit

 

[Bguy7]

They've been pushing extended life updates for most of their titles, it makes sense to go back to Mario Kart 8 DX, one of their big evergreen titles, and do the same treatment, especially as we head into paid online territory. Helps keep the game fresh, might get people to come back for a bit

I get giving the game the update, it's more the content of the update. The Breath of the Wild DLC is very old news at the point. Seems like a really random time for a tie-in. Not that I don't appreciate it.

 

[BCVM22]

The Breath of the Wild DLC is very old news at the point. Seems like a really random time for a tie-in.

There's the problem.

The update wouldn't have had this benefit:

They've been pushing extended life updates for most of their titles, it makes sense to go back to Mario Kart 8 DX, one of their big evergreen titles, and do the same treatment, especially as we head into paid online territory. Helps keep the game fresh, might get people to come back for a bit

-- had they released it last December alongside The Champions' Ballad.

So when you determine that the timing of the update was never going to perfectly match in that regard, then there's nothing really out of the ordinary about it.

 

[R_N]

BOTW Link getting into Smash also helps keep things from being too out of the blue. Smash link got his make over now check out this make over.

 

[AuraChannelerChris]

Amazon is starting to sell Nintendo Switch Online memberships. Of course, the service isn't running yet.

 

[Hydrohs]

The idea of pre-ordering a subscription is so entirely odd to me.

 

[AuraChannelerChris]

The idea of pre-ordering a subscription is so entirely odd to me.

Or the fact an easy $20 eShop card can accomplish that as well, but I guess there are people not well-versed in online shopping in games.

 

[BCVM22]

Or the fact an easy $20 eShop card can accomplish that as well

As you saw, these are straight up subscription prepays - instead of having to credit your eShop account and then spend that on a subscription, you can streamline the process. It's not a significant benefit but it is a benefit. And, as you said, it allows them to tap...

but I guess there are people not well-versed in online shopping in games.

...this market. Mom and Dad or Grandma and Grandpa can buy Junior a subscription straightaway via these means, or someone who's invested in the Amazon ecosystem and has credit to spend or gets some some other benefit from buying from Amazon can make use of it as well.

Xbox Live sells similar digital and physical prepaid subscription cards in the same way. Go to any Target or Best Buy and they're sold like shop cards for those systems as well. It's just a means of streamlining the process.

 

[Hydrohs]

I understand the bit about buying the subcription on Amazon, or as a prepaid card etc. Just not the pre-ordering bit. It's not like there's a limited amount, and unless they're giving a discount or bonus time as a pre-order bonus I'm just baffled that we've gotten to this point.

 

[Genos]

Here's hoping we get more news of the Online Service in August. You know, a real release date?

Seriously, just a full month left before it launches.