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[Nintendo] Switch launches March 3rd for $299

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    Librarian's ghostLibrarian's ghost Librarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSpork Registered User regular
    I guess I'm going to take a chance and try to buy Zelda in a store at launch. Don't want to preorder from Gamestop and Amazon is out I guess.

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    Mr. GMr. G Registered User regular
    edited January 2017
    Just got to Gamestop 90 minutes before opening

    There are two other people here and they got here at the same time as me

    Gonna go ahead and wait in the car, then!

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    BrainleechBrainleech 機知に富んだコメントはここにあります Registered User regular
    I have monster like hands so things made for mere mortals are ever so tiny

    Still I know I need to move but the problem is where? I feel I will just wait to see if I can get one in the wild but I am going to seriously debate what I should be doing before this summer

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    PeewiPeewi Registered User regular
    Reynolds wrote: »
    We've still yet to see any actual gameplay with voices, so I'm holding out for that.

    Nope.

    The woman from the E3 trailer also spoke at points during the game.

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    WybornWyborn GET EQUIPPED Registered User regular


    Scalpers bad, but they intend to make some money

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    BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    Mr. G wrote: »
    Just got to Gamestop 90 minutes before opening

    There are two other people here and they got here at the same time as me

    Gonna go ahead and wait in the car, then!

    cement your pre-order placement

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    drive your car into the store



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    ChincymcchillaChincymcchilla Registered User regular
    Brainleech wrote: »
    I have monster like hands so things made for mere mortals are ever so tiny

    Still I know I need to move but the problem is where? I feel I will just wait to see if I can get one in the wild but I am going to seriously debate what I should be doing before this summer

    The Dualshock already feels way too small, so I'm kind of terrified the joycon will be painful to hold

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    BrainleechBrainleech 機知に富んだコメントはここにあります Registered User regular
    Well when Amiibos were the thing to flip when the reissue of Marth and Lucina there was about 30+ outside of ToysR to get it even though they limited you to just one

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    BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    sound goes out on the treehouse stream

    youtube chat is a flashing mess of screaming

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    Lindsay LohanLindsay Lohan Registered User regular
    So we're seeing Ninjara, Master Mummy, Ribbon Girl, Spring Man, and Mechanica as Arms characters on the banners on the live stream. I call dibs on Master Mummy.

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    GoatmonGoatmon Companion of Kess Registered User regular
    Wyborn wrote: »

    I like them both, really.

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    BrainleechBrainleech 機知に富んだコメントはここにあります Registered User regular
    Brolo wrote: »
    Mr. G wrote: »
    Just got to Gamestop 90 minutes before opening

    There are two other people here and they got here at the same time as me

    Gonna go ahead and wait in the car, then!

    cement your pre-order placement

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    drive your car into the store



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    a common problem here as of late

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    Librarian's ghostLibrarian's ghost Librarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSpork Registered User regular
    I am curious to hear people talk about how ARMS feels to play because it looks neat.

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    MadicanMadican No face Registered User regular
    Wyborn wrote: »


    I'm glad other people noticed this moment in the trailer, what the Hell is happening here

    Why is Marie so dramatic-looking!!! What is this new story!!

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    Mr. GMr. G Registered User regular
    Arms looks fun but straight-up, if it has no button controls it's probably a dealbreaker

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    KwoaruKwoaru Confident Smirk Flawless Golden PecsRegistered User regular
    Mr. G wrote: »
    Arms looks fun but straight-up, if it has no button controls it's probably a dealbreaker

    dash and jump are the only button controls if I was following that trailer correctly

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    Mr. GMr. G Registered User regular
    Kwoaru wrote: »
    Mr. G wrote: »
    Arms looks fun but straight-up, if it has no button controls it's probably a dealbreaker

    dash and jump are the only button controls if I was following that trailer correctly

    I mean let me hold the controller and use the triggers to punch

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    BrainleechBrainleech 機知に富んだコメントはここにあります Registered User regular
    Well arms does look fun

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    KwoaruKwoaru Confident Smirk Flawless Golden PecsRegistered User regular
    edited January 2017
    Mr. G wrote: »
    Kwoaru wrote: »
    Mr. G wrote: »
    Arms looks fun but straight-up, if it has no button controls it's probably a dealbreaker

    dash and jump are the only button controls if I was following that trailer correctly

    I mean let me hold the controller and use the triggers to punch

    I am betting almost definitely not

    I mean its like the wii sports games, its meant to use as much of the new hardware tech as possible to try and make something fun, putting in button controls betrays the purpose of the game

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    WybornWyborn GET EQUIPPED Registered User regular
    Arms is interesting, because it's the kind of idea that hsould not work at all

    But it's also kind of emblematic of the Switch, or Nintendo in general post-Splatoon, where they go all in on weird bullshit that works way better than it should

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    Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    I have very little faith in motion based punching games after basically every motion based punching game that has ever come out.

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    TurambarTurambar Independent Registered User regular
    Treehouse stream is super laggy

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    BrainleechBrainleech 機知に富んだコメントはここにあります Registered User regular
    Well how many tvs have died to motion control punching games?

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    ChincymcchillaChincymcchilla Registered User regular
    If it works it'll be great

    Nintendo motion controls to this point have been game ruining but I'm always willing to give it a shot

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    DysDys how am I even using this gun Registered User regular
    Wyborn wrote: »
    Arms is interesting, because it's the kind of idea that hsould not work at all

    But it's also kind of emblematic of the Switch, or Nintendo in general post-Splatoon, where they go all in on weird bullshit that works way better than it should

    It looks like something that evolved from Wii Sports boxing.

    I'm just hoping that they balance movement versus accuracy nicely, because from what they showed I can imagine a lot of long matches of continuously missed punches.

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    WybornWyborn GET EQUIPPED Registered User regular
    Dys wrote: »
    Wyborn wrote: »
    Arms is interesting, because it's the kind of idea that hsould not work at all

    But it's also kind of emblematic of the Switch, or Nintendo in general post-Splatoon, where they go all in on weird bullshit that works way better than it should

    It looks like something that evolved from Wii Sports boxing.

    I'm just hoping that they balance movement versus accuracy nicely, because from what they showed I can imagine a lot of long matches of continuously missed punches.

    The stream makes it look pretty well-balanced but we'll see if that holds up when we get our hands on it

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    -Tal-Tal Registered User regular
    I will be playing all games with loose joycons

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    Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Brainleech wrote: »
    Well how many tvs have died to motion control punching games?

    Very few.

    It's almost always tennis.

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    BrainleechBrainleech 機知に富んだコメントはここにあります Registered User regular
    -Tal wrote: »
    I will be playing all games with loose joycons

    And lose several to behind the couch and flung carelessly across the room

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    Lindsay LohanLindsay Lohan Registered User regular
    I'm pretty trusting that Arms will be super fun - I just wish it wasn't going to priced like top tier game. It seems like a fun $30/40 purchase, not something priced the same as Zelda.

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    UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    I'll wait on reviews for Arms but if the motion controls work well I'm super excited for it

    Got my Switch ordered! Along with Breath of the Wild, the Mario carrying case that also holds 14 games and looks super slick, and the charging grip. Paid in full

    They weren't selling the Pro controllers yet, oddly enough

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    BlueBlueBlueBlue Registered User regular
    -Tal wrote: »
    Wyborn wrote: »


    I'm glad other people noticed this moment in the trailer, what the Hell is happening here

    Why is Marie so dramatic-looking!!! What is this new story!!

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    BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    I feel like motion controls are finally getting better with VR stuff

    like Oculus Touch and Vive have it right

    and anything below that level has been a waste of time

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    Speed RacerSpeed Racer Scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratchRegistered User regular
    -Tal wrote: »
    I will be playing all games with loose joycons

    I probably will too

    I was gonna try and reserve a switch that I could pick up in person but I checked and I'm working the night it comes out so there's no real point to setting up for a midnight release

    So I just preordered on Amazon, I'll have to be content with having it arrive while I'm asleep and praying that it's a slow night at work so I can just play Zelda all night long

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    Speed RacerSpeed Racer Scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratchRegistered User regular
    Actually, I'm curious how well using the joycons disconnected from the shell will work

    The dpad and right stick seem like they might be awkward to reach without the hand grips

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    Goose!Goose! That's me, honey Show me the way home, honeyRegistered User regular
    edited January 2017
    Damn it, Amazon, let me pre-order already.

    EDIT: Wait, it sold out already? WTF?

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    TasteticleTasteticle Registered User regular
    Brolo wrote: »
    Wyborn wrote: »
    If any of my Canadian brothers and sisters were going to preorder from Amazon:

    https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01LTHP2ZK/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=sl1&tag=ninteneveryt-20&linkId=736a8a81600f079b332c8c5a03a9fd8d

    Here you go

    Did this update for you? Seems like the Amazon.ca page just doesn't have any button for the pre-order.

    I was able to pre order off of amazon.ca at like 6:01am pst. It said I had to have prime in order to do so so I finally went for the free trial

    I did the same thing, but it tells me my order is shipping on the 6th? Is that normal for Amazon pre-orders?


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    Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    Have they said you can use two joy-cons together loose? They definitely said there are sensors on the side to know when they're in the grip, which makes me wonder if outside the grip they tell the system they're separate controllers

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    ChincymcchillaChincymcchilla Registered User regular
    Keith wrote: »
    Have they said you can use two joy-cons together loose? They definitely said there are sensors on the side to know when they're in the grip, which makes me wonder if outside the grip they tell the system they're separate controllers

    That's how arms is played

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