Yeah, there's a seperate lock, but as far as I could tell, it doesnt snap into locked mode by itself.  You have to press it down into locked mode yourself.

Thanks for the heads up though, I'll be sure to double check it next time.

GAF

As seen in this breakdown, the problem with the left joycon was that the antenna is positioned in the middle of the device which allows your hands to block the signals. This problem doesn't exist for the right joycon because it's positioned at the top of the device.



It's more of a hardware design issue than a software issue I think.

I'm confused as the other image I saw was different. But these ones have th batteries removed.

Also the guy who clocked the Wii CPU has a Switch now, so he will likely be able to do a proper teardown and tell us what's what:

Marcan has already one and it seems that the OS is based on FreeBSD.

https://twitter.com/marcan42/status/837481011508195329

phantom_leo said:

For anyone about to get their Switch in a few hours, enjoy!

Me, I'm gonna wait til I can just casually walk into a store and pick one up... if at all.

I'm 70 hours into NiOh and I just got Horizon too; with NieR near, Mass Effect in a few weeks and Persona 5 coming soon too, I'm not feeling the need for Zelda or a new system in the least. This will be the first Nintendo system I don't get at launch and I don't mind at all. 'Sides those desynching controllers and other typical launch window woes aren't things I feel like dealing with.

Everyone else, HAVE FUN! Jerk a virtual udder and think of me tomorrow!  

Thanks for reminding me about Nioh....another game I need to get at some point. I wish it was on PC because I have a shit ton of credits. Oh well.

Angry_Beaver said:

I'll probably get a Switch at some point, but Zelda's gonna be my last Wii U game (unless I hear it runs horribly). Let's see if Nin can get the syncing issue ironed out, and maybe there will be a slight hardware revision by the time I'm ready to buy, too (they really could change the placement of that kickstand, or put another one on the other side).

I read a review on Amazon for the Wii U version. The guy says it's identical except for much longer loading times and a lower resolution.

It's kind of crazy when I think about it. The Switch would not even have a game worth buying if they didn't go and hold Zelda back for it. What would be the system seller? Bomberman? Nothing against Bomberman, but....ugh.

My switch just arrived.

OMFG guys, be super careful attaching the joy con straps.

I put mine on the wrong way. You have to align the minus or plus symbols.

Because the joycons attach top down on the switch itself I did the same with the joycon straps and they got stuck and I thought they were locked into place and I'd broken them.

If you do this like me, you have to push them all out in the opposite direction.

I have updated and read the news page.

I tried the joycon stick calibration and like Gamexplain said, the left joycon definitely has signal interference when the right stick doesn't. But I was using it within inches of my laptop with the wifi on and the screen blocking the joycon.

Other impressions - wtf was happening with all these positive joycon previews? They feel awkward. Now I haven't tried them with an actual game yet, and I'm sure I will get used to them. But first impressions are bad to me.

Attached to the switch as a portable they will be functional but the right stick placement makes it awkward to hit the buttons. The buttons are tiny too.

Attached to the grip, feels just off. I am used to the U gamepad so suddenly having my hands cramped into the middle and having an offset right stick is jarring.

A bigger problem is the sticks, the travel area is far too short. They almost feel like digital sticks.

I haven't tried any software etc yet, and not being able to use a touchscreen while viewing the OS on the tv U style feels like a step back. Guess I can undock it to do that. Otherwise the build quality is great and the system itself is tiny.

Couple of things.

The rails on the Switch unit and the joycons are both metal. Feel the railing on the joycon grip and its cold like metal and solid.

With the joycon straps, as I said it throws you for a curve ball because the joycons go on the switch main unit from top to bottom. But the joycon wrist straps work in the opposite way, you attach the joycons to the straps from bottom to top.

Remember this when you have to remove them and always make sure you align the + and the - on the joycon straps with the buttons on the joycons themselves.

Now I put zelda into sleep mode on the tv, trying it now to see how fast it wakes up for tv play.

Errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....................!!!!

It's instant.

I hear that Switch only uses 2% of power over 8hrs in sleep mode. You can leave it docked in sleep mode and instantly jump back into playing any game. Wow.

gamingeek said:

Anyone seen the Yooka Laylee videos recentely.

I saw one and I thought, yep that's an N64 game.

But it wasn't in a good way. Some of the levels are awfully flat and large with not much actual platforming in them. Maybe it was unrepresentative? It dialled down my hype. The music and visuals and HUD all evoked Rare platformers though, which was cool.

At the moment I'm leaning towards Snake Pass being better.

Yup, I agree it looks like an N64 game and that's why I'm pumped about it. I haven't seen anyone who's played it say anything bad at all really. Look what these guys are doing with a small ass budget. It's pretty impressive what they've done with like half the budget of Mighty Number 9.

edgecrusher said:

Yup, I agree it looks like an N64 game and that's why I'm pumped about it. I haven't seen anyone who's played it say anything bad at all really. Look what these guys are doing with a small ass budget. It's pretty impressive what they've done with like half the budget of Mighty Number 9.

I kinda agree. I'm not sold on the character movement and interaction. Presentationally it's great.

Anyhow, I have gotten used to the Switch joycons. They still aren't as good as a normal sized controller but for what they are they aint bad. My biggest problem is the placement of the right stick and how it can feel slighly unnatural to reach the buttons.

These kinds of things are okay in a zelda game but in a splatoon match that split second hesitation means death. The pro controler is horribly expensive though.

So I have tried the joycons by themselves, the best for relaxed play, the joycons with the wrist straps, not bad. And the grip, which is probably the best for stablity but I prefer the relaxed split controller form, less painful on my poor back.

So other things about Switch - you know on the videos there was like a 3 second delay when you docked the portable  before a picture appeared on the tv screen? Well I have no idea what is happening there because mine has the picture come back on the tv almost instantly! Day one patch at work?

So I was playing zelda and I took the switch out of the dock without joycons. I thought you would be able to get back to the homescreen with the touchscreen but you can't? Maybe I should have tapped the power button or something?

gamingeek said:

SupremeAC said:

First impressions from unpacking the Switch in a garage while waiting for a crack in my window to be fixed:

If Vaders phone made this post:

Dvaders Phone said:

First impressions from banging a bitch in a garage while waiting for crack to be delivered through my window.

The funny thing is that that would be exactly what Dvader would be doing so his phone would be 100% correct.

Mario and Zelda Portal announced

Looks like HL3 is never getting made.....

kidding, web portals