regmcfly wrote:

mistercrayon wrote:

The 3ds one is n3ds exclusive. The second one!!!(in a box)

Wait - are you talking Warriors or the Gaiden remake?

Warriors

Moot_Geeza wrote:

The Daddy wrote:

Moot_Geeza wrote:

What have I missed on this stream btw?

FE Gaiden remake for 3ds. FE Switch 2018 FE warriors on switch and New 3DS

Full remake of Gaiden? A proper Switch FE (not Warriors)?  Google results are just giving me links to dead streams and I want to go to bed, hence the lazy questions, sorry.

Yeah, full mint-looking Gaiden remake.

Details were scarce on FE Switch but the implication was full fat Switch exclusive.

Warriors now also confirmed for 2017 on Switch, so I guess that's another game for this year

regmcfly wrote:

Yes to both moot.

Then I go to bed a happy man.  Fire Emblem Switch eh?  That's two of the top three on my Switch wishlist crossed off already (3D Mario, Punch-Out, Fire Emblem).  If I end up liking what they do with Zelda they're treating me well.

Hurdle Warriors: next new IP.

I think crayon meant hyrule warriors, which I can confirm does autocorrect to hurdle.

Switch totally isn't a cash grab

The smart phone app that we’re creating, that will be part of our online service, we believe is going to be a very compelling part of the overall proposition because that’s how you’ll voice chat, that’s how you’ll do your matchmaking, and create your lobby. We also think it’s a very elegant solution because if you’ve taken your switch on the go, you’ve put yourself in a hotspot, you’re looking at get a quick match of Mario Kart in, to whip out some sort of bulky, gamer headset is a bit of a challenge.

So we think we’ve got an elegant solution. That’s a very specific answer to your question.

Gotta have the app for pretty much all of online lads yay.

Shitey tactical RPG, g.

This phone app business can fuck off. It seems like it's needed for online?

Vela wrote:

This phone app business can fuck off. It seems like it's needed for online?

Assuming you mean the Switch online service not the FE mobile game.

Yup, although Nintendo havent really released proper, conclusive details on it, as is their way.

It sounds laughable.

What if ya don't have a smartphone? Just blessed with randoms for the console's life?

I know you can grab one cheap these days but people choose not to have one, I only 'converted' about 3 years back.

Dark Soldier wrote:

What if ya don't have a smartphone? Just blessed with randoms for the console's life?

I know you can grab one cheap these days but people choose not to have one, I only 'converted' about 3 years back.

I converted last week, brother.

I reckon you'll be able to invite friends the way we used to on PSN: by going through your list and firing off invites to everyone that's active. Switch lobbies are gonna be like PSN chatrooms (game-linked?) with voicechat on top (or for Xboxers, a party), so it's up to each game to supply their own lobbies for those without this app.

But no voicechat's a crime. All they had to do was reverse its operation and force the user to manually enable comms to other players. Enable rather than mute.

And you're right, Liv: ‘bulky, gamer headset’ chat when you'll need a monobud for your phone, and then — if you don't want audio from the handheld — a headset for the game audio over the top! I suppose their defence is that you won't mind audio from the handheld if you're willing to gamechat in public.

But at home, it's stupid that you can't use its headphones jack for a headset. Or a Bluetooth headset when it's docked. Sennheiser and others (I've the Sony Vita ones — £5!) make earbuds with attached mics, so this bulky business holds no water. There are tons of headsets of this type for phones! So they're telling us to use phone solutions because they're not bulky, that have 3.5mm jacks.

They don't even need an app, just a PG function in the OS. Let parents tick an option to enable voicechat for no-one, everyone, or friends. The second step for the latter two would be ‘automatically’ or ‘by request’.



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Here's a thing: I've been putting its bezel down to its tablet functionality, but it doesn't sound like it's getting any: http://uk.businessinsider.com/nintendo-switch-preview-2017-1

Above Planeman wrote:

The Switch isn't going to replace your iPad — it's a dedicated gaming machine to the point where it won't have many multimedia functions at launch, Nintendo's Kit Ellis told me. Don't plan to watch Netflix on the Switch, for instance.

hunk wrote:

The botched voice chat is due to Nintendo's (irrational?) fear of paedos potentally abusing the feature to chat up young ones. Could potentialy taint the brand's rep with families, all that's needed is 1 scandal and people sueing ninty all out.

Of course Nintendo could implement native voice chat on the switch. They're not doing it because it's their way of protecting the little ones from 'strangers' on the net and give parents more control over what kids are doing.

Doubt it - how does using an official Nintendo app to have paedo chat differ from using the switch directly? I'd put money on that not being the reason.

If I had to hazard a guess I'd put it down to tech or battery life issues, but definitely not them being overprotective.