Ike Posted Friday at 04:15 PM Posted Friday at 04:15 PM 10 minutes ago, Dcubed said: That's not what I'm afraid of though... I'm more afraid of the potential for region locking like what's happening in Japan... Didn't realise they restricted the international version console to be exclusive to the My Nintendo Store. The Japanese site also lists the exact requirements for being selected for an invite. May not apply to other regions though. Quote To apply for the My Nintendo Store lottery sale, you must meet all of the following conditions. As of Friday, February 28, 2025, the play time of the Nintendo Switch software must be 50 hours or more (excluding trial versions and free software). You must have been a member of Nintendo Switch Online for a cumulative period of one year or more at the time of application and be a member at the time of application. 1
EEVILMURRAY Posted Friday at 07:16 PM Posted Friday at 07:16 PM Missus has made a preorder with John Lewis, and also gone for the piranha plant camera. Even if we don't use it. Hoping for an early link to get the GameCube controller. From the look of the specs, there isn't a standard USB port, which we have for a wired Jigglypuff GameCube controller
Glen-i Posted Friday at 09:04 PM Posted Friday at 09:04 PM 1 hour ago, EEVILMURRAY said: From the look of the specs, there isn't a standard USB port, which we have for a wired Jigglypuff GameCube controller They definitely mentioned on Treehouse that the NSO GameCube controller can be used wired.
Julius Posted yesterday at 12:23 AM Posted yesterday at 12:23 AM Huh, just had an email from ShopTo to say that they've reduced my Switch 2 + Mario Kart World bundle to £421.25. Neat. Doesn't really impact me as I'll be cancelling it in an attempt to get it Day 1, and it takes some nerve to suggest I'd want a digital code and change my backorder to that by default with how many physical copies I buy from them, but whatever
EEVILMURRAY Posted 22 hours ago Posted 22 hours ago 9 hours ago, Glen-i said: They definitely mentioned on Treehouse that the NSO GameCube controller can be used wired. But this isn't a NSO GameCube controller, it's something they did for the Smash fans in the house
Dcubed Posted 21 hours ago Posted 21 hours ago (edited) 25 minutes ago, EEVILMURRAY said: But this isn't a NSO GameCube controller, it's something they did for the Smash fans in the house I take it that this is a modded GCN controller then? If it's a Wired USB mod, I believe that they only work on PC; as a Direct Input controller. In which case, no it won't work on Switch 1 or 2. As an aside, the dock includes 2x USB A 2.0 ports on the side, which makes it the same as a Switch 1 OLED dock in that regard... ... that actually might be an issue for me, since there's no USB port on the back side this time around; meaning that I can't neatly hide the GCN controller adapter wires away using the same trick as last time... Edited 21 hours ago by Dcubed
EEVILMURRAY Posted 21 hours ago Posted 21 hours ago 14 minutes ago, Dcubed said: I take it that this is a modded GCN controller then?
Dcubed Posted 21 hours ago Posted 21 hours ago (edited) Australian preorders have started and we have an Aussie price! https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/nintendo-switch-2-console https://www.jbhifi.com.au/collections/games-consoles/nintendo-switch?Primary Format - Games=Nintendo Switch 2 $699.99 Aus for the console and $114/104 Aus for the games. Honestly? That's much better than I expected! The equivilent of €389.12 and €63.46/€57.90 is very reasonable! In fact, it's amongst the cheapest prices for Switch 2 and its games worldwide! A welcome relief, considering that our Aussie friends typically get reamed on pricing! Edited 21 hours ago by Dcubed
Dcubed Posted 21 hours ago Posted 21 hours ago (edited) 4 minutes ago, EEVILMURRAY said: Ohh... it's a 3rd party controller? Yeah, that'll work just fine when plugged into the dock. It'll just be recognised as a Switch 1 Pro Controller. If you really want to use it in handheld/tabletop mode, it would work if you got a USB A to USB C adapter (Have used one before on Switch 1 and can confirm that it works). Edited 21 hours ago by Dcubed
nekunando Posted 9 hours ago Posted 9 hours ago On 4/2/2025 at 7:20 PM, Julius said: PRE-ORDERS LIVE AT SMYTHS - LINK I got pretty fortunate with that. I was at the park with my kids on Wednesday night and I just happened to take a look at my phone about 19:20. There had been an email from Smyth's 4 minutes previously and I immediately clicked through and had my order for the Mario Kart bundle placed at my closest store by 19:24. I'm praying this will be enough for me as I haven't been looking elsewhere for a back-up option and I wasn't lucky enough to get an invitation from Nintendo 🥲 1
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