Hero-of-Time Posted December 1, 2020 Posted December 1, 2020 3 hours ago, Cube said: I have Facebook set up with privacy set to "Only Me" for the Switch screenshots. I'm curious how the phone scanning will work. It's the only reason I have a Twitter account. I only use it for Switch and PS4 screenshots. It's very easy to then just upload them anywhere using that.
Ike Posted December 1, 2020 Posted December 1, 2020 Interesting, the Switch creates a local web server to serve the images to send to your device. I bet that'll get exploited somehow. I hate how the Nintendo Switch Online icon is in a different style to the rest of the icons. 5 hours ago, Hero-of-Time said: It's the only reason I have a Twitter account. I only use it for Switch and PS4 screenshots. It's very easy to then just upload them anywhere using that. Twitter compresses images (and so does Facebook, I believe(?)) so in theory you should get better quality images if you send it direct to your device. If you're bothered about that anyway. 1
Hero-of-Time Posted December 1, 2020 Posted December 1, 2020 5 minutes ago, Ike said: Twitter compresses images (and so does Facebook, I believe(?)) so in theory you should get better quality images if you send it direct to your device. If you're bothered about that anyway. I am not. 1
Dcubed Posted December 1, 2020 Posted December 1, 2020 49 minutes ago, Ike said: Interesting, the Switch creates a local web server to serve the images to send to your device. I bet that'll get exploited somehow. I hate how the Nintendo Switch Online icon is in a different style to the rest of the icons. Twitter compresses images (and so does Facebook, I believe(?)) so in theory you should get better quality images if you send it direct to your device. If you're bothered about that anyway. Oh really? Yeah, that’s gonna end up resulting in piracy for sure. It’s ALWAYS a web exploit that ends up doing them in...
Glen-i Posted December 2, 2020 Posted December 2, 2020 9 hours ago, Dcubed said: Oh really? Yeah, that’s gonna end up resulting in piracy for sure. It’s ALWAYS a web exploit that ends up doing them in... So... Next update will get rid of it then? Good to know. 1
MindFreak Posted December 3, 2020 Posted December 3, 2020 https://ericbuchholz.bandcamp.com/album/a-merry-hyrule-christmas Zelda-Christmas songs, anyone? "Ganondorf is coming to town" etc.
BowserBasher Posted December 4, 2020 Posted December 4, 2020 On 02/12/2020 at 7:41 PM, Nicktendo said: Nice. Couldn’t make out all the games with the Japanese text, but it was clear Mario won lol. But damn, Animal Crossing shooting up right at the end there.
Dcubed Posted December 4, 2020 Posted December 4, 2020 (edited) Super interesting... https://twitter.com/LuigiBlood/status/1334673225339514881 Looks like Fire Emblem SD&TBoL on Switch is actually a Wii U Virtual Console port! It's using the original Wii U Virtual Console emulator and not NERD's one they use on the NES Mini/NSO! So it seems that this localisation has actually been done for years and Nintendo just decided to sit on it! Also, this is the first time that they have actually ported over the Wii U VC emulator onto Switch! It doesn't use NERD's NES emulator! So it is a proper VC release! Supposedly the internal emulator name is the same one used between both NES and N64... Also the English translation is being patched into the Japanese ROM on the fly in real time, so unfortunately it looks like it can't be easily extracted... I bet they did this around the same time they released Earthbound Beginnings... They probably had plans to start localising loads of other JPN only games... including Mother 3/Earthbound Endings... I bet they have a full localisation already done and just waiting to be released... Edited December 4, 2020 by Dcubed 1
Hero-of-Time Posted December 4, 2020 Posted December 4, 2020 9 minutes ago, Dcubed said: Super interesting... https://twitter.com/LuigiBlood/status/1334673225339514881 Looks like Fire Emblem SD&TBoL on Switch is actually a Wii U Virtual Console port! So Nintendo released another Wii U port on the Switch? Sounds about right. 7
Sméagol Posted December 5, 2020 Posted December 5, 2020 Doesn't seem to affect us, but this is a pretty shit move. https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/12/psa_by_default_nintendo_now_collects_data_through_google_analytics_on_switch_eshop_north_america
LazyBoy Posted December 5, 2020 Posted December 5, 2020 52 minutes ago, Sméagol said: Doesn't seem to affect us, but this is a pretty shit move. https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/12/psa_by_default_nintendo_now_collects_data_through_google_analytics_on_switch_eshop_north_america Will probably be the same for the Brits after Brexit, Torys have shown zero interest in protecting digital rights or upholding GDPR.
Happenstance Posted December 7, 2020 Posted December 7, 2020 https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-smash-bros-splatoon-etika-joy-cons-communities-freemelee-freesplatoon I see Nintendo have had a bad PR weekend
Ike Posted December 7, 2020 Posted December 7, 2020 Quote Nintendo explained that the tournament "requires use of illegally copied versions of the game in conjunction with a mod called “Slippi” during their online event. Nintendo therefore contacted the tournament organizers to ask them to stop. They refused, leaving Nintendo no choice but to step in to protect its intellectual property and brands. Nintendo cannot condone or allow piracy of its intellectual property." Sounds like the problem is them, not Nintendo. 1
Dcubed Posted December 7, 2020 Posted December 7, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Happenstance said: https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-smash-bros-splatoon-etika-joy-cons-communities-freemelee-freesplatoon I see Nintendo have had a bad PR weekend Nintendo shut down a publicly streamed, large scale tournament that relied on piracy and a mod of their game? No shit they shut it down. Edited December 7, 2020 by Dcubed 3 1
Ashley Posted December 7, 2020 Author Posted December 7, 2020 Although they might soon have a bad PR weekend: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/european-consumer-groups-join-forces-to-investigate-switch-joy-con-drift/ 3
Nicktendo Posted December 8, 2020 Posted December 8, 2020 Thought this was pretty interesting, especially about Hyrule Warriors. 2
david.dakota Posted December 15, 2020 Posted December 15, 2020 Afternoon, has anyone picked up one of the new batch of the Animal Crossing Swiches? I have now had three, all need to be returned since the left Joy-con has a faulty join at the bottom resulting in the Joycon being uncomfortable to hold, especially for long periods. Anyone else had some issues? 1
Hero-of-Time Posted December 18, 2020 Posted December 18, 2020 This time of year I always get in the mood to play Nintendo games. I guess it's because they have a history of big Christmas releases. That being the case, I decided to pick up some Switch games and delve into some Nintendo goodness over the festive period. The other week I picked up a bunch of PS4 games that were on sale. I've played some of them already but they were a few I bought and whilst looking at them on the shelf I asked myself "Do I really want to play some of these?" Honestly, the answer was no. I returned a few of them this week and exchanged them for... What was a nice surprise is the reduction in price on both of these. Argos were selling Paper Mario for £35 and Amazon were selling the Mario collection for £36. I just picked up the Lego blind bag as an impulse purchase at Argos. It was only a couple of quid. I had more fun putting this little toy together than I care to admit. Problem is that now I've got one I kinda want them all. 7 1
Ashley Posted December 18, 2020 Author Posted December 18, 2020 Should you be able to play the console docked even if the battery is drained? I'm sure you can but currently struggling but I may just be being dumb... When I dock it the light briefly flashes but then it switches to handheld mode. So I just had to give it time. Was worried it was broken 🥴
Ike Posted December 18, 2020 Posted December 18, 2020 48 minutes ago, Ashley said: Should you be able to play the console docked even if the battery is drained? I'm sure you can but currently struggling but I may just be being dumb... When I dock it the light briefly flashes but then it switches to handheld mode. So I just had to give it time. Was worried it was broken 🥴 If the battery is completely drained it'll need a bit of juice before it comes on most likely.
Ashley Posted December 18, 2020 Author Posted December 18, 2020 12 minutes ago, Ike said: If the battery is completely drained it'll need a bit of juice before it comes on most likely. Yeah that was the case, I just had in my head it'll be fine and then was worried it was broken 😅
Ike Posted December 23, 2020 Posted December 23, 2020 On 18/12/2020 at 11:07 AM, Hero-of-Time said: The other week I picked up a bunch of PS4 games that were on sale. I've played some of them already but they were a few I bought and whilst looking at them on the shelf I asked myself "Do I really want to play some of these?" Honestly, the answer was no. Which ones did you get rid of, better not have the the Ys games..?
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