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  1. Interesting video that shows why the left Joycon is failing on people. The guy actually fixes it and makes it perform a hell of a lot better, even out performing the right Joycon.

     

     

    Guys, please PLEASE no one do this.

     

    I agree with everything that the guys says about the antenna placement/type and the fact that the right joy-con uses an external antenna. Was going to do a lengthy write up on this but life kinda got in the way and he beat me to it (might still do it anyway).

     

    Soldering on a piece of wire like this makes a defacto antenna of sorts but is likely to have several implications. Firstly, the antenna line will now be completely mis-matched to the tuning of the broadcom chip causing a high amount of something called vSWR (voltage standing wave ratio) which essentially reflects power back into the radio. This may work for a short time (personally think that he's lucked out on this massively btw) but is very likely to FUCK the broadcom chip.

     

    I don't know for sure how much this guy knows about RF technology but from the way that he talks, I'd think very little. It's not that he's dumbing it down for the audience it's just that the vocabulary seems pretty wrong.


  2. Those UK numbers seem ok to me.

     

    It's difficult for Nintendo here so 80k isn't a disaster.

     

    I think Mario kart early April should of been a priority.

     

    Well I'm glad that you're still basing your conclusions on absolutely nothing.

    First it's that the Switch wasn't selling enough, and now it's not selling quite as well as it should for completely made up reasons.

     

    I've got a reason backed up by some actual evidence. It's called supply constraint.


  3. There was a tweet I found the other day where someone plugged it into a MacBook and it charged the MacBook rather than the other way round. Does that count? :heh:

     

    I thought that it was thea other way around! Good old internet misinformtion


  4. So what are people's experiences of any 3rd party pieces of kit so far or accessory packs like carry cases and screen protectors?

     

    Have you tried using a charging pack or hooked yours up to a MacBook using a USB C cable?


  5. Yeah I know I said I'd wait but totally just ordered myself a neon Switch.... and now waiting O_O

     

    Must admit that the reports on the hardware, Zelda and the slate of indie games has really swung it for me. I think that I'll be busy on it for ages as I don't really tire of Mario Kart as I play it mostly casually. I think it's going to be my local multiplayer console and my PC will be my online gaming/socialising machine. Helps that I'm away a lot on business too.


  6. I just tried in Zelda and could only get the amiibo to work when on top of the right stick. Tried all around the stick and on the side.

     

    Thank Space! (and @Ashley who was also my very frustrated guinea pig!)

    This has answered a mystery on joy-con internal components that I shall reveal soon!


  7. Does anyone fancy doing an amiibo test for me? The short version is, I need to confirm exactly where the scanning plate is. I've got a feeling that it's actually around the edge of the right Joy-Con, not above the joystick like the videos show.

     

    Can someone have a go and let me know?


  8. Oh awesome, thanks for the technical rundown! I don't really have any expertise to offer on the subject except remind people you can't patch hardware, only software.

     

    Do you think that the internal placement of the chip inside the left joy con plays a decent role in this though? Or is your money on the right joy con, being the most tech heavy (having both the IR camera and NFC reader), having a more prioritized data stream?

     

    Ive been looking into the detail and the BT chip in each is exactly the same. Where the chip is isnt really important, it's more down to the antenna. They are a printed part of the PCB in the joycons but I only have high rez images of the right one atm (and I cant find it in there!)

     

    Going to to do some more investigation and should have a proper write up on the wireless soon.

     

    Does the Switch support a wired connection?

     

    This was quite a good read: https://arstechnica.co.uk/gaming/2017/02/nintendo-switch-ethernet-lan-party/

     

    EDIT: And these guys have some suggested 3rd party adapters, they say that the wii u adapter will work too:

    https://www.primagames.com/games/nintendo-switch/feature/how-connect-nintendo-switch-lan-internet


  9. Hey sorry mate, I'm rarely lurking here and given the fast pace of the thread and the fact I'm in a different time zone means there are things I miss.

     

    But yes, I have seen your posts about it, I was also posting at the time. Really sorry bud, not intentionally ignoring you.

     

     

    Thanks for reply dude. Sorry to go all ranty about it. Im super ill sitting at home, so apparently I get all Cranky Kong! Also im a qualified wireless specialist so just trying to add something useful tofor the, discussion.

     

    I think that the strangest thing is thata the left joycon is the low tech one. There's not logic to Nintendo having each jpycon work in a different mode as the right one would always drain the battery faster.

     

    One possibility is that the contention of the connections between each of the controllers and the console is actively managed. When the medium gets busy, the airtime for the left joycon could get left a bit short and not have enough bandwidth to transmit the data. I think that this would be fairly unlikely though unless additional interference wad an issue.


  10. So having watched a lot of video reviews, it seems to me that the inconsistency of peoples issues with the left joy would suggests a quality control issue in manufacturing.

     

    Im guessing that even digital foundry did not test mutiple units. Some people are not having any issues.


  11. Are they really that bad? I assumed it was an urgent update for everyone on the delivery issues, but I got through after that and they say there's no news

     

    I just don't understand how neither Royal Mail not Nintendo seem to actually know what's going on with this thing. It's baffling.

     

    Nintendo UKs logistics are pretty bad. And well Royal Mail? Surely thats enough said?

     

    EDIT: sorry I know people are urgently awaiting deliveries. Im sick, it makes me mean when I dont mean to be.

     

    EDIT: sorry I know people are urgently awaiting deliveries. Im sick, it makes me mean when I dont mean to be.


  12. Boosting the signal from the Switch would still counter a lot of it

     

    No necessarily. Im not 100% up on BLE but if the transmissions require an acknowledgement (very likely) then this could be as much of a receiving problem than a sending one.

     

    Pumping up the output power might make that worse. My guess is that the issue is poor antenna design like the iphone 4


  13. If you look into the dev diary, im not surprised at all. The creator gave the project his blessing as he got to know the lead designer/coder after he contacted him about data mining the original game to find out where the secret dpprs were. He literally knows the game inside and out.


  14. List from someone on gaf of the games on the poster:

    Rogue Trooper Redux

    The Fall Part 2: Unbound

    Treasurenauts

    sU and the Quest for meaning

    RIME

    Zombie Vikings

    Mr. Shifty

    TowerFall Ascension

    Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas

    Thumper

    Splasher

    RIVE

    Enter the Gungeon

    Cave Story

    NBA Playgrounds

    1001 Spikes

    Redout

    Unbox: Newbie's Adventure

    Graceful Explosion Machine

    Pocket Rumble

    SteamWorld Dig 2

    Little Inferno

    Ultimate Chicken Horse

    Runner 3

    Neuro Voider

    Kingdom Two Crowns

    Pankapu

    Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

    The Binding of Issac Afterbirth +

    Duck Game

    World of Goo

    Yooka-Laylee

    The Escapists 2

    Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment

    Blaster Master Zero

    Toe Jam & Earl: Back in the Groove

    Space Dave!

    Tumbleseed: A Rolly Roguelike

    Terraria

    Wargroove

    Fast RMX

    Has Been Heroes

    Human Resource Machine

    Gonner

    Dandara

    Flipping Death

    Snake Pass

    Stardew Valley

    Celeste

    Perception

    Hollow Knight

    Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

    WonderBoy and the Dragon's Trap

    Shakedown Hawaii

    Overcooked!

    The Jack Box Party Pack 3

    Hover: Revolt of Gamers

    Away: Journey of the Unexpected

    Portal Knights

    State of Mind

    The Next Penelope

    Mutant Mudds

    Battle Chef Brigade

    LIttle Dew 2

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