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Folks may know I'm a big PS fan, but usually get all the consoles.  I've been quite critical of the NS, and initially had a poor first impression when trying a friend's system.

I picked up a NS four days ago with Zelda BOTW, Bomberman R and a Pro Controller and MK8 arrived today.  So far I like the system a lot.  It's much better than my prior impression.  I think Nintendo is onto a winner and I'm going to increase my sales expectations.

Things I like:

  • Zelda BOTW is awesome.
  • The "Switching" ability works very well.  Docking / undocking is seamless.  So is switching from attached JoyCons to detached or Pro Controller, or separating the JoyCons into two individual controllers.
  • The controllers are all quite comfortable to use.  Though I've mostly been using the Pro controller at home, I also played with the JoyCon grip and found it comfortable.
  • The system software is clean and a big improvement over anything Nintendo has done so far.

Things less liked:

  • It was OK for me, but the price of the system and extra controllers is kind of high.
  • The shop is still pretty empty.
  • The HD rumble is really quite lame.
TBD:
  • Haven't tried online multiplayer yet.


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ICStats said:

Folks may know I'm a big PS fan, but usually get all the consoles.  I've been quite critical of the NS, and initially had a poor first impression when trying a friend's system.

I picked up a NS four days ago with Zelda BOTW, Bomberman R and a Pro Controller and MK8 arrived today.  So far I like the system a lot.  It's much better than my prior impression.  I think Nintendo is onto a winner and I'm going to increase my sales expectations.

Things I like:

  • Zelda BOTW is awesome.
  • The "Switching" ability works very well.  Docking / undocking is seamless.  So is switching from attached JoyCons to detached or Pro Controller, or separating the JoyCons into two individual controllers.
  • The controllers are all quite comfortable to use.  Though I've mostly been using the Pro controller at home, I also played with the JoyCon grip and found it comfortable.
  • The system software is clean and a big improvement over anything Nintendo has done so far.

Things less liked:

  • It was OK for me, but the price of the system and extra controllers is kind of high.
  • The shop is still pretty empty.
  • The HD rumble is really quite lame.
TBD:
  • Haven't tried online multiplayer yet.

I don't know how Bomberman is with HD rumble, but I know Zelda doesn't use it.



rjason12 said:

I don't know how Bomberman is with HD rumble, but I know Zelda doesn't use it.

When there's something big happening in Zelda you get an underwhelming "bzzzzzzz" rumble.



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Yeah, the rumble feature I've turned off and have never bothered to turn it back on. Loving the Switch though!



None of the games you bought use the HD rumble technology.



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ICStats said:
rjason12 said:

I don't know how Bomberman is with HD rumble, but I know Zelda doesn't use it.

When there's something big happening in Zelda you get an underwhelming "bzzzzzzz" rumble.

Yeah regular rumble lol. This is a good reason why 1-2 Switch should've been bundled, or at least demos of the mini-games that use it.



ICStats said:
rjason12 said:

I don't know how Bomberman is with HD rumble, but I know Zelda doesn't use it.

When there's something big happening in Zelda you get an underwhelming "bzzzzzzz" rumble.

That's that WiiU "cell phone" rumble. Other games do a much better job but Zelda doesn't seem to use it at all. It's worse than PS1 level games. HD rumble is nice when used properly (like in Fast RMX) but it's nothing incredible--based on my limited experience.



Alkibiádēs said:
None of the games you bought use the HD rumble technology.

Fast Racing Neo does a decent job with it, but not stellar. Still, I'd recommend anyone picking that game up. 

*EDIT:  I meant Fast RMX ;)



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try playing MK8 with HD rumble. it was awesome



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