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PostRe: Splatoon 2 [Switch]
by OrangeRKN » Wed Jul 19, 2017 10:11 am

jawafour wrote:SplatNet 2, the mobile device app for organising your games in Splatoon 2 and chatting with other players, will launch on 21 July. Click here to view more info (Nintendo USA site).

Hmmn... I guess we'll have to try it out and see. I am a tad sceptical, though.


I thought that it was a part of the generic Switch app - and nothing there seems to suggest it is a separate Splatoon app?

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PostRe: Splatoon 2 [Switch]
by rinks » Wed Jul 19, 2017 10:20 am

I guess each supported game will have a customised area. Or maybe just high-profile games.

I just downloaded the app. Can't sign in - server maintenance - so I guess they'll switch it on in a couple of days.

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PostRe: Splatoon 2 [Switch]
by jawafour » Wed Jul 19, 2017 11:18 am

OrangeRakoon wrote:I thought that it was a part of the generic Switch app - and nothing there seems to suggest it is a separate Splatoon app?

I think... as rinks says...
rinks wrote:I guess each supported game will have a customised area. Or maybe just high-profile games...

Yeah, I believe that's the case - like this:
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PostRe: Splatoon 2 [Switch]
by Mafro » Wed Jul 19, 2017 11:28 am

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PostRe: Splatoon 2 [Switch]
by Green Gecko » Wed Jul 19, 2017 11:31 am

I don't think anyone can claim Nintendo are over designing things.

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PostRe: Splatoon 2 [Switch]
by rinks » Wed Jul 19, 2017 11:51 am

I was thinking what a faff this setup is using a phone, but I'll install the app on my iPad, which I usually have on its stand next to me. Should make it that bit less cumbersome.

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PostRe: Splatoon 2 [Switch]
by jawafour » Wed Jul 19, 2017 11:56 am

rinks wrote:I was thinking what a faff this setup is using a phone, but I'll install the app on my iPad, which I usually have on its stand next to me. Should make it that bit less cumbersome.

That's what I was thinking.... but.... but... the app only runs in portrait mode, not landscape :fp: . Oh well, I'm surprised Nintendo aren't asking us to hold it diagonally upside-down or something :lol: .

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PostRe: Splatoon 2 [Switch]
by rinks » Wed Jul 19, 2017 11:58 am

Oh, this is strawberry floating priceless: the iPad version is locked to portrait.

Design-lazy bastards. It's a damn good job this service is free at the moment. I've never seen anyone use their iPad that way, and it makes the app even more awkward to use.

EDIT: As jawa said.

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PostRe: Splatoon 2 [Switch]
by rinks » Wed Jul 19, 2017 12:04 pm

Oh FFS, now I've just read that the app won't run in background. So don't expect to be checking anything else on your phone while you've got voice chat on.

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PostRe: Splatoon 2 [Switch]
by Mafro » Wed Jul 19, 2017 12:12 pm

jawafour wrote:
rinks wrote:I was thinking what a faff this setup is using a phone, but I'll install the app on my iPad, which I usually have on its stand next to me. Should make it that bit less cumbersome.

That's what I was thinking.... but.... but... the app only runs in portrait mode, not landscape :fp: . Oh well, I'm surprised Nintendo aren't asking us to hold it diagonally upside-down or something :lol: .

rinks wrote:Oh, this is strawberry floating priceless: the iPad version is locked to portrait.

Design-lazy bastards. It's a damn good job this service is free at the moment. I've never seen anyone use their iPad that way, and it makes the app even more awkward to use.

EDIT: As jawa said.

Pretty sure all iPhone apps that don't have an iPad version do this, at least the ones I use do. Only exception I've used is media player apps like Sky Sports Mobile TV which switches to landscape when watching a stream.

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PostRe: Splatoon 2 [Switch]
by Green Gecko » Wed Jul 19, 2017 12:17 pm

If it's an iPhone app it's iPhone sized screen framed within the iPad screen but blown up.

I used to think it was insane but increasingly I've found myself using iPad in portrait, it's easier to balance places and hold with one hand. It's also closer to a phone experience if you're using it as a replacement for that. I'm doing it now, look at me, derp.

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PostRe: Splatoon 2 [Switch]
by rinks » Wed Jul 19, 2017 12:20 pm

It's not just an iPhone app, though. It's universal, so the iPad version can and should operate differently. They just couldn't be bothered.

Green Gecko wrote:...increasingly I've found myself using iPad in portrait, it's easier to balance places and hold with one hand.

But totally useless in this application.

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PostRe: Splatoon 2 [Switch]
by Green Gecko » Wed Jul 19, 2017 12:29 pm

Yeah it's no defence for it. I'm guessing that make me a proponent for letting me use the device how I want. I do/did design websites reaponsively so apps should be the same. Indeed I just don't think they've designed any reorientation of elements/menu bars and there are tools to do this including transitions in apples dev tools.

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PostRe: Splatoon 2 [Switch]
by OrangeRKN » Wed Jul 19, 2017 12:40 pm

Green Gecko wrote:Yeah it's no defence for it. I'm guessing that make me a proponent for letting me use the device how I want.


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I realised how they can give value to SplatNet 2. Let me play the squid jump minigame from Splatoon on my phone.

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PostRe: Splatoon 2 [Switch]
by Green Gecko » Wed Jul 19, 2017 12:46 pm

OrangeRakoon wrote:
Green Gecko wrote:Yeah it's no defence for it. I'm guessing that make me a proponent for letting me use the device how I want.


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I realised how they can give value to SplatNet 2. Let me play the squid jump minigame from Splatoon on my phone.

Lol, that's exactly an example of not forcing functionality. ;)

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PostRe: Splatoon 2 [Switch]
by OrangeRKN » Wed Jul 19, 2017 12:54 pm

Green Gecko wrote:Lol, that's exactly an example of not forcing functionality. ;)


If I want a link to open in a new tab I can middle click or ctrl click it. If I want a link to open in the same tab I'm SOL if that's not the default behaviour. ;)

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PostRe: Splatoon 2 [Switch]
by Jam-Master Jay » Wed Jul 19, 2017 3:05 pm

My game has been dispatched. :wub:

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PostRe: Splatoon 2 [Switch]
by KjGarly » Wed Jul 19, 2017 3:13 pm

Jam-Master Jay wrote:My game has been dispatched. :wub:


Mine too :wub:

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PostRe: Splatoon 2 [Switch]
by Mafro » Wed Jul 19, 2017 3:17 pm

Same.

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PostRe: Splatoon 2 [Switch]
by Glowy69 » Wed Jul 19, 2017 4:04 pm

KjGarly wrote:
Jam-Master Jay wrote:My game has been dispatched. :wub:


Mine too :wub:

SimplyAwesomeGames :wub: :wub:

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They told me FIFA16 had been dispatched.

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