Nintendo switch will use USB-C cables for charging

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JRPGfan on 05 December 2016

Turkish said:
wait, no thunderbolt, wtf?

this is better than that :)

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Conina on 05 December 2016

Great, so I can charge it with my powerbank on the go. Should ease the pain if the battery life of the Switch is subpar.

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onionberry on 05 December 2016

Turkish said:
wait, no thunderbolt, wtf?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY9bD5WuMyk

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caffeinade on 05 December 2016

I hope we can take advantage of the full bandwidth for storage and / or networking.
Bright futures for the Switch.

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onionberry on 05 December 2016

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I hope we can take advantage of the full bandwidth for storage and / or networking.
Bright futures for the Switch.

also, a supplemental computing device!

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mutantsushi on 05 December 2016

JRPGfan said:

But wouldnt that allow nintendo to sell a switch potentially without a docking station? and cables to hook up for the tv ect?

Maybe worth it if they can lower the price to get those that just want it as a handheld onboard at a cheaper price?

Given that the dock appears to basically just be a power supply and I/O pass thru, I doubt the actual savings benefit.
Especially given they still need some kind of power supply, unless it is to be non functional without 3rd party device.
Further, that they would have to subtract the cost of offering a 2nd SKU which is stocked separately by retailers.

Even if you never plug it into TV, the toaster design still seems nice to use for recharging.
I don't think it's being excluded. Especially given that it undercuts the entire premise and branding of "Switch".

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caffeinade on 05 December 2016

onionberry said:

caffeinade said:
I hope we can take advantage of the full bandwidth for storage and / or networking.
Bright futures for the Switch.

also, a supplemental computing device!

Hell yeah, I hope it is able to support Thunderbolt.

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GProgrammer on 05 December 2016

Wow thats not very Nintendo like, but I applaud them

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Raven on 05 December 2016

Excellent choice. Industry standard and supports quick-charging. Hopefully Switch is filled with more forward-thinking decisions from Nintendo for a change.

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GhaudePhaede010 on 05 December 2016

irstupid said:
Seems like an obvious thing for Nintendo.

No idea why the 3DS isn't. I mean when people travel, they don't want to have to pack a phone charger AND a game charger. It's nice when one cord can charge both.

3DS came out in 2011?

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