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Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017

43 points by vyrotek 10y ago

jansanchez 10y ago
US Release date: March 3rd. Price: $299. Region free!
- unicornporn 10y ago
  And Nintendo Switch online services will be offered at a monthly fee, which they didn't present.
  - lmnt 10y ago
    They did present this, and they also mentioned that the online services will be free at launch and turn into a paid service later.
    - unicornporn 10y ago
      I mean they didn't mention what the fee would be. Or did I miss something?
vyrotek 10y ago
I'm definitely intrigued by the simple kinect-like sensor and HD rumble in the joy-cons. I just hope game developers leverage these unique controls.
jhugg 10y ago
Showing a demo of a fighting game where a male character repeatedly punches and ultimately knocks out a female character just felt like a missed opportunity to me. How hard would it be to flip that for the demo? (Already regretting posting this comment) Edit: And here come the downvotes. You can always count on HN.
- jakebasile 10y ago
  I mean, it's a fighting game? Generally it involves people/monsters/robots punching other people/monsters/robots.
  - jhugg 10y ago
    I get it. Most of the people who watch the presentation won't care. It just would have been such an easy change that wouldn't have made the presentation any worse for anyone, and it would have made it a bit better for some. It's not like Nintendo threw this show together in a few hours; they've considered a lot of details. And note this was specifically human avatars in 3d with clear genders. Non-gendered monsters or robots wouldn't have the same issue. It wasn't a montage either; it was a single match demo.
    - bicubic 10y ago
      > Non-gendered monsters or robots wouldn't have the same issue What issue? Please come out and explicitly state what the issue here is.
      - mordant 10y ago
        The issue is that he wants Nintendo to engage in pointless SJWish virtue-signaling, and is disappointed they didn't take the opportunity to do so. The fact that they didn't do this makes me much more inclined to buy a Nintendo Switch!
        bicubic 10y ago
        I get the SJW overtones of his comments, I'm just trying to wrap my head around the logic behind them. He'd prefer girls beating up guys, or robots beating up robots. Basically, every combination of beating up is okay, except male on female? What?
        eptgrant 10y ago
jhugg 10y ago
The nerd in me is curious about the USB-C charger. Presumably this isn’t USB-C Power Delivery? Assuming 5V, how many MAh do I need in my external battery to run for an hour? How much power does this thing need? Also, do the JoyCon run out of batteries at a much slower rate like a regular console controller? Presumably they charge when connected to the screen?
- bicubic 10y ago
  The USB 3.1 spec isn't restricted to 5V. The charger can deliver up to 100W and the voltage can be negotiated between the charger and device.
  - jhugg 10y ago
    Right, that's the USB Power Delivery (PD) spec and to get more than 5V, both sides (charger & device) need to support it. I'm guessing (no real idea) that the switch is vanilla 5V like most phones and tablets. Wouldn't mind being wrong.
glandium 10y ago
For people who like me, can't concentrate on one language when someone in one language they understand speaks on top of someone else in another language they understand, here is the same video without the voice-over (so, in japanese): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ti9rFafwTw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ti9rFafwTw

43 points by vyrotek 10y ago

jansanchez 10y ago

US Release date: March 3rd. Price: $299. Region free!

unicornporn 10y ago
And Nintendo Switch online services will be offered at a monthly fee, which they didn't present.
- lmnt 10y ago
  They did present this, and they also mentioned that the online services will be free at launch and turn into a paid service later.
  - unicornporn 10y ago
    I mean they didn't mention what the fee would be. Or did I miss something?

vyrotek 10y ago

I'm definitely intrigued by the simple kinect-like sensor and HD rumble in the joy-cons. I just hope game developers leverage these unique controls.

jhugg 10y ago

Showing a demo of a fighting game where a male character repeatedly punches and ultimately knocks out a female character just felt like a missed opportunity to me. How hard would it be to flip that for the demo? (Already regretting posting this comment) Edit: And here come the downvotes. You can always count on HN.

jakebasile 10y ago
I mean, it's a fighting game? Generally it involves people/monsters/robots punching other people/monsters/robots.
- jhugg 10y ago
  I get it. Most of the people who watch the presentation won't care. It just would have been such an easy change that wouldn't have made the presentation any worse for anyone, and it would have made it a bit better for some. It's not like Nintendo threw this show together in a few hours; they've considered a lot of details. And note this was specifically human avatars in 3d with clear genders. Non-gendered monsters or robots wouldn't have the same issue. It wasn't a montage either; it was a single match demo.
  - bicubic 10y ago
    > Non-gendered monsters or robots wouldn't have the same issue What issue? Please come out and explicitly state what the issue here is.
    - mordant 10y ago
      The issue is that he wants Nintendo to engage in pointless SJWish virtue-signaling, and is disappointed they didn't take the opportunity to do so. The fact that they didn't do this makes me much more inclined to buy a Nintendo Switch!
      - bicubic 10y ago
        I get the SJW overtones of his comments, I'm just trying to wrap my head around the logic behind them. He'd prefer girls beating up guys, or robots beating up robots. Basically, every combination of beating up is okay, except male on female? What?
        eptgrant 10y ago

jhugg 10y ago

The nerd in me is curious about the USB-C charger. Presumably this isn’t USB-C Power Delivery? Assuming 5V, how many MAh do I need in my external battery to run for an hour? How much power does this thing need? Also, do the JoyCon run out of batteries at a much slower rate like a regular console controller? Presumably they charge when connected to the screen?

bicubic 10y ago
The USB 3.1 spec isn't restricted to 5V. The charger can deliver up to 100W and the voltage can be negotiated between the charger and device.
- jhugg 10y ago
  Right, that's the USB Power Delivery (PD) spec and to get more than 5V, both sides (charger & device) need to support it. I'm guessing (no real idea) that the switch is vanilla 5V like most phones and tablets. Wouldn't mind being wrong.

glandium 10y ago

For people who like me, can't concentrate on one language when someone in one language they understand speaks on top of someone else in another language they understand, here is the same video without the voice-over (so, in japanese): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ti9rFafwTw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ti9rFafwTw