Update 1.1.1 is up for Zelda BOTW on Switch. Anecdotal report says less frame drops, but I'm still getting those in places like Korok Forest.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Mar 31 2017, 10:38 AM

Now we can get technical and scientific!!

Just received this USB-C power meter. It looks like the Satechi model, but if you know where to look, you can get it off that expensive prepackaged American branding and go straight to the "source".

Currently discharging the Switch battery, look at it go!



The Switch acting as a battery for the Nexus 6P. Indicated by the current flow arrow. Can be reversed depending on the order the cables are plugged in. Need to discharge the Switch below the 75-80% to get the true USB-PD Fast-charge rate, as the battery of the Switch approaches full, it will cycle demand down to a slower rate.

I still think it is expensive, since it is suppose to be at the same price as PS4 Slim.

Free DLC teased for Super Bomberman R. Still not gonna get it.

http://nintendoeverything.com/free-dlc-rev...er-bomberman-r/

Haiz Nintendo.. what were they thinking when they decided to disable save data backup. People don't always have the time to replay from scratch. Pity the fellow. Shit happens.

This is normal procedure since forever for Nintendo. Not a new case. That's how they do it since forever.

You can still backup ur sd card btw from computer. Have everything copied and it should still work. In case you wanna format and stuff. Should be the same thing like 3ds.

This post has been edited by Rei7: Mar 31 2017, 11:59 AM

For the Switch, they should change it. It's not acceptable anymore, antiquated practice. Game saves are in the internal memory, not on the card itself, so there is no way to back em up currently. At least for people in the US, their customer service is easily accessible, problems easily rectified, unlike us here. Once gone, it's gone forever.

Got the numbers I need to justify why I'm saying that the QB820 is the best option for me, for powering up the Switch on the go.



The condition:

Zelda BOTW, max brightness, max volume, WiFi on.

The figures:



Bonus figures:


Yup, the justifications were indeed correct. The best combo you can have now for charging at home and on the outdoors are the official Nintendo AC charger, the Anker PowerPort+ 5 and the Xiaomi QB820. Numbers don't lie.

Also from those figures, QuickCharge or any other formats of fast-charging other than USB-PD does not charge the Switch any faster than your standard USB-A charger.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Mar 31 2017, 12:29 PM

just out of curiousity where did u get that meter?
i only saw those with no usb-C

This post has been edited by Upsilon: Mar 31 2017, 01:17 PM

Good times keeps on coming. Another Benson-approved USB-C cable has arrived.



That'll put an end to the "whoa long cable!" snickering I get with the 2M Apple cable.

Any ipoh Lang over here ? Where to get the switch in ipoh ?

Am pretty sure once their subscription system is out later this year, it will include a cloud save like the other consoles

so, if wanna backup your saves? BAYAR!

I don't care how cheap the subscription fee is, if they want me to pay, they better update the OS with A LOT of cool features like party chat, message, cloud storage and free games. The Switch OS is so boring there's nothing to do. Even the setting page is boring.

They release too early, this is just a early adopter bonus for nintendo fans, we might have to wait abit for the one you mentioned

My favorite part of their whole advertisement on allowing us to try out the "Nintendo Premium service" for being early adopter, like a trial for us before they charge us is because they aren't ready to implement it yet...

If they really want to convince us and treat this as a "trial" period, they should've started all of the benefits on launch.

Fantastic review bro.

Wish could get one of those USB-C voltage and amperage meter myself. But your test has saved me some of my molah. Anyway I believe the Anker PowerPort+ has the capability to charge the Switch as good as its official charger (judging on how good it performs on charging your QB820), maybe the Switch itself doesn't dare asking for more current out of any 3rd party charger but hopefully that would change over time by means of firmware update etc.

Anyway, some of my friends did ask me why the hassles for all of these kind of setup instead of just buying and using another Nintendo charger?
For me these are the best setup if you have the Switch, other gadgets and/or mobile devices that you usually bring along on the go. All you need actually are the Anker PowerPort+ 5 charging hub (Nathan K approves it as an excellent multi-device charger), the ZMI QB820 (just in case there's no plug nearby) and a good USB-C cable for the Switch. My office has the US-typed socket only hence my decision to go for the Anker since Nintendo's decision in selling the charger based on in which region you are in. I dont like the idea of having to bring 2 Nintendo chargers which are bulky and having their cables undetachable make it even worse; (one UK plug charger, the other for the US, and having to have other chargers for my other devices as well.) These 3 items are a must if you have to travel a lot.

Go tell them to be the wall-huggers. This kind of species you see a lot at airports hugging walls where the power sockets are LOL!

You already see them in Starbucks, the first thing they do is look around under tables to see if there's power sockets available they can reach with the cable on their laptops and portable devices. This day and age where ultrathin laptops lasts 8-12 hours doing productivity work (you're not gonna render or edit photos in Starbucks with your laptops, please. OR if you're bringing in gaming laptop with intake exhaust fans blowing like a leafblower, you're a wall-hugger and a vacuum cleaner kinda species LOL!), and powerbanks are aplenty, without having to ask Starbucks baristas for extension cable/power strip. It's embarrassing. You wanna be seen as hardworking tapping away at your electronic devices, yet you're hogging spaces and power-outlets like hungry leeches.

Also, if they say "Imma poor guy, my laptop thick and chunky, so need find power outlet". Then I'd say to them, "then you're used to carrying heavy load on your back, what's another powerbank in that heavy bag of yours?: Teeheehee!

More often than not, it's because your friends are lazy. They're lazy to look for options, and pass on the burden of their laziness towards the place they're visiting. Often times I see some of these wall-huggers being visibly upset that they can get a spot to charge their devices because someone else is using the power outlet, and it's almost like bloody Amazing Race to see them twitch when seeing the person(s) currently using the power outlet even make the slightest hint that they're leaving that spot. Pathetic really.

Or your friends would comment about "who's out and about more than 3 hours anyway"?. Then I'd be answering them back, "why are bringing that Nintendo AC charger with you, bruh?" Checkmate.

However, this sentiment only applies when you're long-playing a stretch of games of open-world nature like Zelda and the likes. Games you can play in spurts like those Neo-Geos games or Blaster Master, if you're that kind of gamer, you dont even need to think about charging outside, these game aren't gonna dent your battery life. Even "spurty" game like Fast RMX will kill your battery life fast enough that you'll need to consider some sort of battery charging option outdoors.

I carry all my things in this:



It's 2017, time to ditch that old clunker of a laptop for something with less carbon footprint.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Mar 31 2017, 11:59 PM

Since it's already April, the Monthly Summary is up if you've used the Parental Control app to track your Switch usage. I'm a bad parent to myself apparently. 16 hours play session is not good parenting



Tapping on the highlighted day in the month brings up this:



This post has been edited by stringfellow: Apr 1 2017, 01:54 AM

im buying at yik fong.. rm2299 comes with 2games (zelda & 1-2 switch) and 3 amiibo...

Is that the cityslicker bag?