Lowyat.net Forum Nintendo Switch Official Discussion Thread
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Introduction
Nintendo Switch is basically the latest hardware device from Nintendo, supposedly to be the third pillar alongside with 3DS and Wii U, but we all know it meant to replace both. Why? Because it's a hybrid device at its core.

General Information

Hardware SKU
There's 2 SKUs on launch, Grey & Neon. Other than the colours of the Joy-cons, there's no different between the two sets

Launch Price
-29,980+tax円
-US$299.99+tax
-CAD$399.99+tax
-£279.99
-AU$469.95
-HK$2,340
As for our region, we got a forced bundle (which includes The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild & 1-2 Switch) from our lovely distributor, Maxsoft that's priced from RM1,999 to RM2,399 depending on your preferable local store.

Stuff included in box
-Switch Console
-Switch Dock
-Joy‑Con (L)
-Joy‑Con ®
-Joy‑Con Wrist Straps
-Joy‑Con Grip
-High Speed HDMI Cable
-Switch AC Adapter (100-240V 50/60Hz)

Switch and Play
As it's a hybrid device, there's 3 main gameplay mode:
- TV mode
By putting the main switch unit on the dock and detaching the Joy-con, you can play it like any normal home console system
- Handheld mode
Featuring 6.2 inch IPS screen, you can easily play it without connecting to tv
- Table-top mode
Thanks to detachable Joy-con controller and a kickstand, you can just play it without restrained by tv or being stucked holding the console like a handheld. Just put the switch on some table and play it like a normal console

Joy-Con
- An evolution of Wiimote
- Features traditional input button like analog sticks, shoulder buttons, face buttons, directional buttons
- Each joy-con can be used as single controller, where you can SHARE THE JOY with someone else in order to play local co-op games
- Left joy-con features capture button that can capture compressed, lossy JPEG screenshot that can be shared to the social media. In future updates, you can record the gameplay
- Right joy-con have an IR Motion Camera, which is useful when playing jankenpon as it can detects the shape of your fist, whether you do rock, paper or scissor
- There's NFC reader directly above the analog stick on right joy-con, where it's used for the overpriced amiibo. Yeah, you need to tap amiibo on top of the analog stick
- Both joy-con features gyroscope, accelerometer and also HD Rumble. HD Rumble is so high-def to the point where people can related the vibration to an empty glass getting filled with ice cubes

Accessories
Too many, too expensive to list. Will be in next revision

Launch title
*Developing*

Region Free
Yup! Nintendo Switch is region free unlike 3DS or Wii U. You can freely play any switch game that you purchase. Buying digital games from different region eShop also much easier

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Technical Specs
Switch console

Size	Approximately 4 inches high, 9.4 inches long, and 0.55 inches deep (with Joy-Con attached) *The depth from the tip of the analog sticks to the tip of the ZL/ZR buttons is 1.12 inches
Weight	Approximately .66 lbs (Approximately .88 lbs when Joy-Con controllers are attached)
Screen	Multi-touch capacitive touch screen / 6.2-inch LCD Screen / 1280 x 720
CPU/GPU	NVIDIA Custom Tegra processor
Storage	32 GB of internal storage, a portion of which is reserved for use by the system. Users can easily expand storage space using microSDHC or microSDXC cards up to 2TB (sold separately).
Networking	Nintendo Switch can be connected to the Internet via a wireless (IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) and Bluetooth 4.1 (In TV mode, Nintendo Switch can be connected by using a wired LAN adapter - sold separately)
Video Output	Up to 1080p via HDMI in TV mode. Up to 720p via built-in screen in tabletop mode and handheld mode
Audio Output	Compatible with 5.1ch Linear PCM output. Output via HDMI connector in TV mode
Speakers	Stereo
Buttons	Power button / Volume button
Headphone/mic jack	3.5mm audio jack
Sound	Stereo speakers, microphone
Game card slot	Nintendo Switch game cards
microSD card slot	Compatible with microSD/microSDHC/microSDXC memory cards. *Once the microSDXC card is inserted, a system update will be necessary. An Internet connection is required to perform this system update.
Sensor	Accelerometer, gyroscope, and brightness sensor
Operating environment	41-95 degrees F / 20-80% humidity
Internal battery	Lithium-ion battery/4310mAh
Battery life	Approximately 2.5 - 6.5 hours
Chargin time	Approximately 3 hours

Switch dock

Size	Approximately 4.1 inches high, 6.8 inches long, and 2.12 inches deep
Weight	Approximately .72 lbs
Screen	Multi-touch capacitive touch screen / 6.2-inch LCD Screen / 1280 x 720
Output	USB Port (USB 2.0 compatible) x2 on the side, 1 on the back
	System connector
	AC adapter port
	HDMI port

Joy-Con Controllers

Size	Approximately 4.02 inches high, 1.41 inches long, and 1.12 inches deep
Weight	1.7 oz (left)	1.8 oz (right)
Buttons	Left Stick	Right Stick
	Up/down/left/right/L/ZL/SL/SR/- Buttons	A/B/X/Y/R/ZR/SL/SR/+ Buttons
	Capture Button	HOME Button
	Release Button	Release Button
	Sync Button	Sync Button
Wireless	Bluetooth 3.0	Bluetooth 3.0/NFC
Sensor	Accelorometer	Accelerometer
	Gyroscope	Gyroscope
		Motion IR Camera
Vibration	HD Rumble
Battery life	Approximately 20 hours
Chargin time	Approximately 3 hours 30 minutes

Questions & Answers
*Can't think of any atm*

This post has been edited by kuroneko0509: Mar 5 2017, 11:26 AM

yep. from how Iwata said during the conference, NX sounds like it will be the third pillar of Nintendo dedicated hardware. but at the same time, we cannot rule out the possibility of it replacing any previous hardware line. For example, DS line was planned as the third pillar, but the general reception towards it cause DS to straight away "kill" Game Boy line

Nintendo haven't gone to TGS for years

This post has been edited by kuroneko0509: Mar 17 2015, 10:28 PM

TIL handphone is a "dedicated game system"

This post has been edited by kuroneko0509: Mar 27 2015, 09:32 PM

>i saw nikkei rumour posted

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/06/02/wil...ompany-says-no/

bumping this old thread for price bashing to continue

no jp? hmmm this doesn't look good. is this pic yours or from somewhere in internet?
lemme ask my jp friend if they can get a pic of the box

and stuck with playing in Japanese even if you buy English region games, like botw. not that I care much since I rarely plays in English lately, but some ppl that import from japan (just to get cheaper console) might be pissed off if this is the case lol

anyway, from recent july devkit document leak it is known that the input language is independent of system language, so at least keyboard isn't locked. too bad it doesn't goes on detail at the language option in system settings

This post has been edited by kuroneko0509: Feb 14 2017, 04:47 PM

oh right silly me for not stating the correct case situation.
my guess it'll be per game basis; game that is Multilanguage but no language select in option (like botw which I was referring to but forgot to mention) = affected by system language while game with single language or with language select = not affected by system language

cheapo storage sold not by manufacturer is a red flag

a grim reminder once again, as much as you hate maxshit for forcing the bundles, don't be tempted grabbing the obvious overprice, marked up from play-asia

oh. japan tax is 8%, and if it can directly shipped outside japan w/o relying on proxy/forwarder it won't be counted

unlike other region amazon, it does not display local tax breakdown in the invoice
the price shown in item page already reflect the 8% consumption tax, and the price will remain if you select japan shipping address. if that item is global shippable and you choose non-japanese address, it will automatically update the price to remove that 8% tax

compare with

1st one is the price displayed on item page with 8% tax, while 2nd one is from my order page, without the tax since it'll be shipped directly to Malaysia

btw their tax is bound to be 10% later in the future, originally it should be implemented already, but since abenomics is a failure, they delayed it lol

This post has been edited by kuroneko0509: Feb 15 2017, 06:11 PM

ok language crisis/concern averted.

from 1st booting screen

http://www.floko.tv/video/1107255-exclusiv...ng#.WKZBvLHMyUk
unbox video + some extra menu I think?

screen is 6.2"
if you don't mind covering the bezel part, just grab those screen protectors at that size. not sure what's the diagonal size when including that large bezel

tbh I expected less.
29.8GB-25.9GB=3.9GB reserved for OS, which is less than wii u

yes maxshit is wholly-owned subsidiary company, but that doesn't mean shit tbh. the negative stigma associated with that company, plus lack of bigger recognition makes the sentiment of wanting some sort of official Nintendo of SEA or whatever it is understandable.
even if somehow the director decided to rename maxshit into that, it will be much better in name/brand recognition (although it will be much better to totally replace the upper management lol)

edit: also, maxshit being a wholly-owned subsidiary also doesn't mean there can't be Nintendo of SEA at all at the same time. they can just establish it outside Singapore for example

This post has been edited by kuroneko0509: Feb 17 2017, 10:18 PM

derp.. I totally forgot about that lmao. it even took me quite a while to recall that name
eh btw do you really start importing stuff again?
can our consumer law actually helpful since they're Singapore company (and they don't really have office here?)

hahahaha :')

not really related with processor spec. disc-based media is just too slow. look at ps4/xbone, even physical games need to be fully installed on hdd since bd drive read speed is slow. plus, less space consumed on the unit

uhh... that thing already "live" months ago