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KLAMarine said:
Volterra_90 said:

Jesus, is that possible?

Some speed runs can be pretty long.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_Aq93su7Co

W... whaaat? Gaming community never ceases to amaze me XD. 



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Volterra_90 said:
KLAMarine said:

Some speed runs can be pretty long.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_Aq93su7Co

W... whaaat? Gaming community never ceases to amaze me XD. 

50 hours for the Animal Crossing one. I imagine breaks were involved.



So you're telling me my 21 hour gaming sessions will be impossible.

Thanks a lot, Obama.



KLAMarine said:
Volterra_90 said:

W... whaaat? Gaming community never ceases to amaze me XD. 

50 hours for the Animal Crossing one. I imagine breaks were involved.

I... hope so. My max hours without sleeping were 35, and I felt I was a zombie lol.



Hiku said:
SvennoJ said:
What does the joy-con pack come with? Any grip? Or just the 2 controllers?

http://www.dualshockers.com/2017/01/13/nintendo-switch-accessory-prices/

If you buy them separately, no grip is included with the sale of the joy-cons.

Ouch, that's $110 for a complete second controller, makes the pro controller a bargain.



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Nautilus said:
When each joy-con last 20 hours, that is a non-issue.

So nintendo has those interested paying $30 more to buy a second grip that has what is basically a USB passthrough for power And thats not an issue?

It doesn't matter if the battery lasts 100hrs... its just stupid. Imagine I am playing on my TV with the grip, battery goes dead... so my only option would then be to stop playing on my TV and start playing in tablet mode and tethered to a USB cable for charging so I can charge the joycons?

When they could have just put a USB port on the grip too (this would have cost them no more than $1 to do).

smh.... I think i can see why nintendo keeps doing shit like this. 

NS tech guy : Ok, so thast the grip..... but wait we have to put in a USB C port in there so people can charge the joycons and game on the big screen at the same time.

NS Suit: Yh thats true, but fuck it.... make a seperate grip so they can buy that too. 

NS tech guy: great idea!! that would cost us all of $5, we can charge them $10 for the grip with the USB passthrough.

NS Suit: Errrr, lets just make it $30.

Nintendo Fan: Yup,  dont be stupid you are just hating on nintendo. If you want to charge the joycons just connect it to the console when its docked. Or just buy the charging grip if its that important to you, its only $30.



Intrinsic said:
Nautilus said:
When each joy-con last 20 hours, that is a non-issue.

So nintendo has those interested paying $30 more to buy a second grip that has what is basically a USB passthrough for power And thats not an issue?

It doesn't matter if the battery lasts 100hrs... its just stupid. Imagine I am playing on my TV with the grip, battery goes dead... so my only option would then be to stop playing on my TV and start playing in tablet mode and tethered to a USB cable for charging so I can charge the joycons?

When they could have just put a USB port on the grip too (this would have cost them no more than $1 to do).

smh.... I think i can see why nintendo keeps doing shit like this. 

NS tech guy : Ok, so thast the grip..... but wait we have to put in a USB C port in there so people can charge the joycons and game on the big screen at the same time.

NS Suit: Yh thats true, but fuck it.... make a seperate grip so they can buy that too. 

NS tech guy: great idea!! that would cost us all of $5, we can charge them $10 for the grip with the USB passthrough.

NS Suit: Errrr, lets just make it $30.

Nintendo Fan: Yup,  dont be stupid you are just hating on nintendo. If you want to charge the joycons just connect it to the console when its docked. Or just buy the charging grip if its that important to you, its only $30.

Well, if you somehow manage to deplete the joy con battery while you are playing a game, then Im sorry, but you are a fool.

And I mean, a dualshocker 4 lasts 6 hours and has the same "problem".How in the hell a sane mind think that just because the damn grip dosent come bundled witht he battery think its bad.

Seriosly guys, I know the Switch has its problems, but thats just hating for the sake of hate.



My (locked) thread about how difficulty should be a decision for the developers, not the gamers.

https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=241866&page=1

Well, for the base unit it's not necesary to have the charging grip.

It's still a bummer that getting a 2nd controller with Joy cons (which you'll want for ARMS) will essentially cost $110 US.



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Nautilus said:

Well, if you somehow manage to deplete the joy con battery while you are playing a game, then Im sorry, but you are a fool.

And I mean, a dualshocker 4 lasts 6 hours and has the same "problem".How in the hell a sane mind think that just because the damn grip dosent come bundled witht he battery think its bad.

Seriosly guys, I know the Switch has its problems, but thats just hating for the sake of hate.

Excuse me? The only person acting like a  fool here is you... and not for suggesting that I am fool but for resoting to name calling when having a simple discussion. What are you? Seven?

Anyways, no, the dual shock doesn't have the same problem bacsue it has a damn USB port on the controller. I can just plug in the USB cable I have lying near my couch that I use to charge my phone to the controller if its running short on juice. 

This is a simple convenience issue. What kinda person goes around calling people fools simply cause they are stating an obvious fact. 

If it so foolish, then please tell us why nintendo put in the time and resources to make a seperate grip that allows this functionality and price it for $30. smh....I get you love nintendo, but come on.... this is taking it too far.

And i called it in my OP, nintendo fans default response to anyone calling out nintendo is to brand them as hating. 



Why go to war over this of all things? When my DualShock dies I plug it into the system and wait. When my XOne controller dies I dig around for some AA batteries. When my Joy-Cons die (after one of my routine 20-hour 1-2-Switch sessions) I'll place them back on the system.