• @[email protected]
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    667 months ago

    Personally, I think the current Switch screen is as small as it can comfortably be. It’s often hard, even for kids, to see what’s going on.

    • @[email protected]
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      147 months ago

      Yes, that’s the thing.

      The 3DS and before had a smaller screens, but games were designed for that screen size.

      The Switch is basically to play games designed to run on a TV so there is a limit how small you can go before it becomes hard to play.

    • @[email protected]
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      57 months ago

      The font type size on Three Houses and the Zelda intros are ridiculously small. Meant for TVs, not handhelds

    • @mindbleach
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      17 months ago

      Where you hold a tablet is different from where you’d hold a Game Boy.

  • @[email protected]
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    137 months ago

    I have a launch switch that I haven’t turned on in about 2 years. There just isn’t enough on the Switch to keep me interested.

    • @Kecessa
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      307 months ago

      TotK? Mario Wonder (freaking awesome by the way)? Metroid Prime remaster? Metroid Dread? Pikmin 4? Super Mario RPG remaster? Advance Wars?

      • @[email protected]
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        27 months ago

        To play devil’s advocate you’ve mentioned 3 remasters. I can see why you’d possibly only want one game on the list depending on your tastes but it’s hard to say there’s nothing on but at that point it’s hard to argue it’d the switches fault and the Switch 2 isn’t likely to change your opinion

        • @Kecessa
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          17 months ago

          Not as if I took the time to really dig deep, that’s all fairly recent releases and all of them first party.

    • @[email protected]
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      147 months ago

      That’s nuts, I’ve been blown away by the Switch library and probably own over 500 titles.

    • @[email protected]
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      127 months ago

      Only thing holding me back on playing more are the outdated specs. Enough solid games on the Switch imo.

      • @[email protected]
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        17 months ago

        I’m in the same boat. The performance of TOTK really turned me off the switch entirely because it felt like such a low quality game due to the hardware. Frame rates dropped considerably and the visuals deserve way better than what we currently get out of the Switch.

        • @Kecessa
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          47 months ago

          200h on my first day switch and no framerate issues after the first patch came out, same as BOTW…

            • @Kecessa
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              27 months ago

              My man, I’ve got a 65" 4k 120hz TV and hardware to use it and I still think TotK was perfectly fine as it was, get off your high horses.

                • @Kecessa
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                  27 months ago

                  The only one who’s missing out is you because you can’t get over the fact that it doesn’t reach a certain number even if at 30fps it’s still one of the best games ever made, it’s not something I would be proud of.

  • @[email protected]
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    107 months ago

    The information found in the patents has led to the presumption that a Nintendo Switch Mini, Switch Pocket, or Switch Micro handheld console is in the works. One focuses on button redistribution, with the home button and capture button being moved to the bottom of the device. Another patent goes further with button movement, placing the L, ZL, R, and ZR buttons in a line. Apparently, doing either of those things would produce a more compact Switch console (regular-sized model is currently US$290 on Amazon).

    In yet another filing, magnets are used to attach a cover to the rear during gaming or onto the display for protection, which would be ideal for a Switch model that may be transported loosely in the pocket (more so than the current Lite variant). There is also a patent for a new cooling system, which the leaker believes is headed to the Nintendo Switch 2 but could also be viable for a Switch Mini. Last but not least, there is a filing that pertains to housing screw placement that specifically states “there is room for improvement in the design of portable electronic devices from the viewpoint of miniaturization of portable electronic devices”.

    This is the main part to read. This is all based on a few patents that may not lead anywhere.

  • Josh
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    87 months ago

    The Lite already fits in my pocket quite well? What are they planning to do here?

    • @[email protected]
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      157 months ago

      You must have a huge pocket. The Lite is smaller than most but I wouldn’t say it’s that pocketable compared to something like a DS or PSP. I can see value for a Switch that’s as small as a mobile phone.

      • bruhduh
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        47 months ago

        Yeah it would be good having psp go like console

      • @[email protected]
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        17 months ago

        Exactly my thoughts. I keep my Vita in my purse as an every day carry, and I often think about the Switch being too large and heavy to be a proper portable game system.

      • Josh
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        17 months ago

        Adult American Male, 29x32 Slim Straights, multiple brands. It fits perfectly in my front pockets and sticks out of my rear pockets. I can’t speak for people with smaller pants, though.

  • @[email protected]
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    77 months ago

    I think this’d be a neat companion to Switch 2. A new gen new 3ds + Wii U analogue.

    Vs Nintendo having just Switch and Switch Lite. As neat as the Switch Lite is, it isn’t in the same niche as Ninty’s earlier handhelds and I feel like there is a market for it. Though, it might be that the folks in that demo are probably just fine with their phones now.

    • @[email protected]
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      27 months ago

      Switch lite wont replace the ds because it cant be pocketed reasonably.

      And yeah my phone can play the same games as the ds. But physical buttons still beat any touchscreen control I’ve seen.