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Re: Nintendo Switch Chat thread
Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 11:03 pm
by OrangeRKN
Ad7 wrote:HaruKazuhira wrote:I'm a little surprised we're already getting Dock-less SKUs. I know it's Japan only for now but could see this become an option for everyone soon. Especially around the time Pokemon comes out.
Source?
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/0 ... out_a_dock
Re: Nintendo Switch Chat thread
Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 11:04 pm
by Mafro
Ad7 wrote:HaruKazuhira wrote:I'm a little surprised we're already getting Dock-less SKUs. I know it's Japan only for now but could see this become an option for everyone soon. Especially around the time Pokemon comes out.
Source?
https://topics.nintendo.co.jp/c/article ... 45a6d.html
Re: Nintendo Switch Chat thread
Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 11:15 pm
by Lagamorph
Ad7 wrote:HaruKazuhira wrote:I'm a little surprised we're already getting Dock-less SKUs. I know it's Japan only for now but could see this become an option for everyone soon. Especially around the time Pokemon comes out.
Source?
https://miketendo64.com/2018/05/23/dock ... -in-japan/https://store.nintendo.co.jp/customize_dockless.htmlThe Nintendo Switch has now been out for over a year and is finally receiving its first official revision, at least in Japan. The ‘2nd set’ as it’s been called over at the Nintendo Japanse Website, includes the Switch unit, two Joy-Con, and two Joy-Con straps. Missing are the Joy-Con grip, HDMI cable, and AC adapter, which specifically indicates that this is for people that already own a Nintendo Switch unit, and allows Nintendo to sell the set for 24,980 yen (~$226.16) before taxes.
The ‘2nd Set’ can be customized depending on the combination of colors that you want for your Joy-Con or straps, with seven different colors and countless combinations for the set.
Re: Nintendo Switch Chat thread
Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 11:15 pm
by jawafour
It's quite an odd pack... it doesn't come with a power adapter, either. The target market seems to be people who live in a place that has another Switch user already, so that they can share the Dock. And the power charger.
Re: Nintendo Switch Chat thread
Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 11:20 pm
by Lagamorph
jawafour wrote:It's quite an odd pack... it doesn't come with a power adapter, either. The target market seems to be people who live in a place that has another Switch user already, so that they can share the Dock. And the power charger.
It's not really surprising that it doesn't come with a power adapter given that the New 3DS didn't either. I think it's just becoming the norm for Nintendo handhelds, especially given that it runs on USB-C charging and increasing take up of that on mobile phones people are going to have loads of USB-C charging cables kicking about in fairly short order.
Re: Nintendo Switch Chat thread
Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 11:28 pm
by jawafour
True, Laga, although I'm sure I read that the Switch isn't totes happy with standard USB-C chargers?
Considering the pack doesn't include the dock or the power adapter, the cost reduction of this option appears minimal.
Re: Nintendo Switch Chat thread
Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 11:40 pm
by Lagamorph
jawafour wrote:True, Laga, although I'm sure I read that the Switch isn't totes happy with standard USB-C chargers?
Considering the pack doesn't include the dock or the power adapter, the cost reduction of this option appears minimal.
Looking at the Nintendo Japan website the price difference is 5,400 Yen which works out about £36 at current exchange rates, so certainly not much of a saving, especially since an official Nintendo Switch power supply is around £25-30 on its own.
My Switch works fine with my phone USB-C charger, but I suppose that's not a cheap and nasty one, it's one that's been designed to work with sensitive equipment. I've also charged my Switch from my PC no problem using the USB-C cable that came with my Switch Pro controller, but that's an official Nintendo cable.
Re: Nintendo Switch Chat thread
Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 11:49 pm
by Fisher
jawafour wrote:Fisher wrote:may get curse of the moon of the eshop its coming out thursday.
It looks really cool, Fisher - I'm looking forward to hearing your verdict
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yes i'm looking forward to it.
Re: Nintendo Switch Chat thread
Posted: Thu May 24, 2018 6:25 am
by Victor Mildew
It's cool you can buy without a dock, but to not include an ac adapter is crazy.
Re: Nintendo Switch Chat thread
Posted: Thu May 24, 2018 6:58 am
by Rex Kramer
jawafour wrote:It's quite an odd pack... it doesn't come with a power adapter, either. The target market seems to be people who live in a place that has another Switch user already, so that they can share the Dock. And the power charger.
It sounds ideal for my house later this year as I'm considering getting a Switch for my youngest but the price break wouldn't be worth it as we may as well get another dock for the 2nd TV. Given we've got 2 pairs of joy-cons in the house already, the cheapest option for me would be if Nintendo just sold the screen unit.
Re: Nintendo Switch Chat thread
Posted: Thu May 24, 2018 7:15 am
by kerr9000
Amazingly I just started Mario Odyssey yesterday, enjoying it so far just reached new donk city. To me it kind of just feels like more galaxy but with hat stuff but I'm loving buying different clothes and hats for Mario
Re: Nintendo Switch Chat thread
Posted: Thu May 24, 2018 9:00 am
by 7256930752
Do Nintendo just hate the dock?
Re: Nintendo Switch Chat thread
Posted: Thu May 24, 2018 10:58 am
by Rex Kramer
Cheapest place for a Mario Kart digital code? Any improvement on CDKeys at £45.99?
Re: Nintendo Switch Chat thread
Posted: Thu May 24, 2018 11:09 am
by Jenuall
Speaking of charging - what do people use to charge their Switch outside of the dock? I've used an iPhone charger plug with the USB-C cable from my Pro controller a few times but this doesn't work very well - it doesn't seem to give it enough power to charge and play at the same time but is okay if you just want to charge it up whilst sleeping.
I've got one of the fast charging plugs that came with my Samsung Galaxy S9 but I'm a bit wary of plugging the Switch in to that...
Re: Nintendo Switch Chat thread
Posted: Thu May 24, 2018 11:11 am
by Lagamorph
I've used the USB-C charger that came with my old Nexus 6P without any problems.
Re: Nintendo Switch Chat thread
Posted: Thu May 24, 2018 11:35 am
by OrangeRKN
I take the adaptor out the dock if I'm going away for a few days. But then my dock is on my bedside table, not connected to a TV, so getting to it is quite easy.
I have a usb to usb-c cable too that I bought so I can use that, but most plugs don't give enough power to charge the switch reasonably.
Re: Nintendo Switch Chat thread
Posted: Thu May 24, 2018 1:39 pm
by Jazzem
Sushi Striker demo up...and it's utterly bananas
Way higher production values than I was expecting
Re: Nintendo Switch Chat thread
Posted: Thu May 24, 2018 2:36 pm
by imbusydoctorwho
Downloaded it, looking forward to trying it out tonight as I'm really unsure about it.
Re: Nintendo Switch Chat thread
Posted: Thu May 24, 2018 3:12 pm
by Winckle
Rex Kramer wrote:Cheapest place for a Mario Kart digital code? Any improvement on CDKeys at £45.99?
£41.99 at smyths.
https://www.smythstoys.com/uk/en-gb/vid ... d/p/602050
Re: Nintendo Switch Chat thread
Posted: Thu May 24, 2018 3:15 pm
by Jazzem
Oh snap they have
DKC: TF digital for £39.99...now that's tempting D:
Glad to see a few retailers offering Switch digital codes, it's a field that could desperately do with competitive pricing