Nicktendo Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 Has anyone who ordered the Switch and Zelda bundle from GAME had confirmation that they'll receive it at launch yet? I tried asking on online chat a couple of weeks ago but they said they didn't have numbers yet. :/ I've got confirmation of my pre order on the app. Going to the midnight launch in Bolton. I did pre order in October though. Think I'm 4th or 5th in the queue.
Ronnie Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 You contradicted yourself there - their use is the same as the games themselves; to provide enjoyment. You know what I mean.
Sheikah Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 You know what I mean. I really don't. The point of them is to provide enjoyment, thus they have a use. It's the same as the games themselves. They have no use other than to provide enjoyment.
Ronnie Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 Sigh. They'd have far more use than just enjoyment if they were like Xbox and MyNintendo, were you not only had fun collecting them, but they gave you items and discounts in exchange.
Sheikah Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 Sigh. They'd have far more use than just enjoyment if they were like Xbox and MyNintendo, were you not only had fun collecting them, but they gave you items and discounts in exchange. They don't need far more use. They're great as they are. I don't play games thinking that they'd be more useful if they gave me some discount after I cleared them. Same as when I work towards a trophy.
dazzybee Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 I'm a little disappointed to be honest. Just a tad. Just wish it had more personality, like Nintendo usually have. Just hope it isn't too sterile.
Londragon Posted February 17, 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 I'm just ecstatic that there's a language select, region select, etc, like the old DS. Truly region free consoles then. Means I can definitely get a Japanese one, and therefore a damn sight earlier and cheaper than importing. Yay! The Os is indeed slick, 2 weeks!
Ronnie Posted February 17, 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 They don't need far more use. They're great as they are. I disagree. Let's move on.
Sheikah Posted February 17, 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 I'm a little disappointed to be honest. Just a tad. Just wish it had more personality, like Nintendo usually have. Just hope it isn't too sterile. I'm quite happy with the clean look of this OS compared to the cluttered icon layouts of Nintendo's past home consoles. I'm hoping it's still fast when you call the OS menu up mid game.
Josh64 Posted February 17, 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 @S\.C\.G I've always been jealous of your mega collection but this takes the biscuit. And is that a Lloyd figure I see?!
S.C.G Posted February 17, 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 @S\.C\.G I've always been jealous of your mega collection but this takes the biscuit. And is that a Lloyd figure I see?! It has taken a while to build up, a lot of it from the past fifteen years or so and while I've purchased many of the games and merchandise from new it's only really within the past few years that I've really thought about properly preserving it all, plus having the games there ready to play so that I may have a hope of clearing my backlog someday. : peace: That is indeed a Lloyd figure, all the other characters are there too, well the ones which make up this set anyway, the crazy thing is, I just checked and I only paid around £20 for the set many years ago but it'd be tricky to get that set again for anything like that now so I count myself lucky that I got the set when I did; the same goes for the console keychains as well. With the Switch I really want to build up a comprehensive collection of really fantastic games for the machine, so I figured I'd need a decent space to dedicate to them. Though I did buy a few Wii U games, I never really got the same sense of pride that came from seeing a whole row of titles - just like with the Wii - not like with GameCube games or 3DS titles but the Switch seems to be a return to having excellent box design to go with a hopefully excellent console which should see some really excellent games and I just can't wait to be part of it from the start.
DazzeL Posted February 17, 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 That's a good spot on notifications in the menu - gives some hope there are some basic features. It's extremely disappointing that it looks like no achievements also no friends list. I think the lack of a button for friends list, social or something similar is a worry. Are we close to it being confirmed all social options really are through an app?
liger05 Posted February 17, 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 That's a good spot on notifications in the menu - gives some hope there are some basic features. It's extremely disappointing that it looks like no achievements also no friends list. I think the lack of a button for friends list, social or something similar is a worry. Are we close to it being confirmed all social options really are through an app? Forgot about friend list. Yeah that blows. The only way to communicate with friends is via a phone app? No messaging, invites, friend requests via the device?
dazzybee Posted February 17, 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 Could it be in the user bit? It's almost a bit too stripped down, I'm glad it's isn't an utter mess of apps and features you never use like PS4; but it's definitely moved in the PS4 direction in style. I'm quite happy with the clean look of this OS compared to the cluttered icon layouts of Nintendo's past home consoles. I'm hoping it's still fast when you call the OS menu up mid game. IWeird you say cluttered, I see it as stripped down and bare essential, but the PS4 is tragically cluttered and messy. Unless you mean the visual style only, then yeah, this is definitely sleek Sony stye more than traditional Nintendo. I'm sure it'll be fine, I like Apple for this reason, but I guess I just like Nintendo being a bit different to everyone else.
Londragon Posted February 17, 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 That's a good spot on notifications in the menu - gives some hope there are some basic features. It's extremely disappointing that it looks like no achievements also no friends list. I think the lack of a button for friends list, social or something similar is a worry. Forgot about friend list. Yeah that blows. The only way to communicate with friends is via a phone app? No messaging, invites, friend requests via the device? Could it be in the user bit? At one point the user is scrolling through the Notifications tab, and it clearly shows he hasn't linked his Nintendo Account, maybe, probably not, but maybe by linking it, it will open up the hoped for friend list???
Ronnie Posted February 17, 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 At one point the user is scrolling through the Notifications tab, and it clearly shows he hasn't linked his Nintendo Account, maybe, probably not, but maybe by linking it, it will open up the hoped for friend list??? That seems quite likely. Would you be able to see a Friends list if you weren't signed in to PSN? The UI development documents also clearly showed a Friends list
liger05 Posted February 17, 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 At one point the user is scrolling through the Notifications tab, and it clearly shows he hasn't linked his Nintendo Account, maybe, probably not, but maybe by linking it, it will open up the hoped for friend list??? Good point.
dazzybee Posted February 17, 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 You'd see the section of friends but obviously it wouldn't be populated. We'll find out next weeks Nintendo direct...
Sheikah Posted February 17, 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 (edited) Could it be in the user bit? It's almost a bit too stripped down, I'm glad it's isn't an utter mess of apps and features you never use like PS4; but it's definitely moved in the PS4 direction in style. IWeird you say cluttered, I see it as stripped down and bare essential, but the PS4 is tragically cluttered and messy. Unless you mean the visual style only, then yeah, this is definitely sleek Sony stye more than traditional Nintendo. I'm sure it'll be fine, I like Apple for this reason, but I guess I just like Nintendo being a bit different to everyone else. No I mean that the Wii U for instance has loads of icons displayed on the screen like an untidy desktop computer. Just a really outdated system that doesn't benefit the user at all. It looks like Nintendo are getting with the times though and adopting the crossbar menu (two rows of icons). Which coincidentally, is much like what the PS4 has. :p It's personal preference of course, but so long as it's clean and simple and still easy to use them that's all good by me. Edited February 17, 2017 by Sheikah
Aneres11 Posted February 17, 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 Right I'm off to play the Switch for a bit. Ta-ra.
dazzybee Posted February 17, 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 No I mean that the Wii U for instance has loads of icons displayed on the screen like an untidy desktop computer. Just a really outdated system that doesn't benefit the user at all. It looks like Nintendo are getting with the times though and adopting the crossbar menu (two rows of icons). Which coincidentally, is much like what the PS4 has. :p It's personal preference of course, but so long as it's clean and simple and still easy to use them that's all good by me. Yeah, from a design perspective it's not great, but I like the flexibility of deciding precisely what is on each page, I'd take that control over a sleek design. But as long as the design we,re given is so good it eradicates the need of controlling it yourself it could be good. I just hope the ALL SOFTWARE can be arranged how you wish (and of course folders) rather than alphabetical or last played etc.
Blade Posted February 17, 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 I actually don't really care about the interface to be honest. Both the Wii U and PS4 are fine to me. I'm more interested in the features that the console may have, its online functionality and games.
Retro_Link Posted February 17, 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 Genuinely baffles me just how much people care about a consoles UI. I just accepted and took to the PS3's, the PS4's, the 3DS'... the Wii's was somewhat annoying because of the pointer controls. They're just menu's. And they're all pretty quickly navigable. Considering the amount of sheer options the PS4 console has, it is any real surprise it's not the most definitive UI?... likewise at the moment the Switch's may look simple and easy because there's absolutely bugger all there.
liger05 Posted February 17, 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 I actually don't really care about the interface to be honest. Both the Wii U and PS4 are fine to me. I'm more interested in the features that the console may have, its online functionality and games. Didn't you find the wii u slow. Day 1 it was shockingly bad and even after updates to me it still was slow. Not as slow but still very annoying the speed it took to get through menus. I'm very happy it looks like the switch is light years ahead of the wii u interface.
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