Nintendo Switch

cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/5135380

The audio is too crisp for a Nintendo DS! FAKE!

In Star Wars: Hunters, you can play as two Jawas in a trench coat, a precariously balanced sibling duo that slings scrap metal. It’s the kind of wacky, creative premise that should tell you all you need to know about the newest Star Wars video game — this time from gaming behemoth Take-Two (the parent company behind everything from Grand Theft Auto to NBA 2K). The new game, available now on Nintendo Switch and mobile (with cross-platform saves), combines the hero-shooter genre with the familiar locales of everyone’s favorite galaxy far, far away.

“We have to make that something that is approachable to people, so that it’s not too unusual where they can’t pick up and play those things,” design director Scott Warner tells Inverse. Warner cites games like Overwatch and Apex Legends as influences on Star Wars: Hunter.

Traipsing through the world of Hunters, I was struck by how similar it felt to taking a tour of Galaxy’s Edge, the immersive Star Wars attractions at Disney parks in California and Florida. I’ve shared cocktails with friends at a Star Wars cantina in real life, and now my hero was being blown to bits across nearly identical terrain

“The maps are like Disneyland,” art director Dominic Estephane tells Inverse. “You are immersed, but then you look up and you see the crowd, and that’s something you notice. It’s a set. It’s a TV show. There was a big influence from Disneyland to make it feel like you’re in this setting.”

Title says it all. I want to buy a switch but only if I can use a proxy with it for all the online stuff.

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/28549378

(MAJOR UPDATE: ONLY 10 HRS REMAIN BEFORE SHUT DOWN AT TIME OF WRITING THIS UPDATE)

Hello everyone. For everyone who owns a 3DS, 2DS, or even a Wii U, I'm sharing this out to as many places I can think of, where the awareness can make an impact. Please read if you own a 3DS or Wii U at all, or know anybody who does:

The SpotPass servers by Nintendo will be shutting down on April 8th, 2024 (4PM PDT). The SpotPass Archival Project has been created by the 3DS and Wii U Homebrew modding community, to make sure as much SpotPass data as humanly possible is preserved for the foreseeable future and not lost forever in the coming few days. A huge amount of SpotPass content is essentially free DLC for various games and apps, and they could have been installed without your knowledge. They are not required for most games to play, but without their archival, many games will lose DLC content permanently and some features may no longer work. This archival project can only be made possible by the donations of any individuals owning a 3DS or Wii U (not a donation of money, but rather a donation of SpotPass data stored on your system)

This data can only be collected before April 8th. Any and all dumps made or sent after the end-date will be useless due to the nature of how the archive process works. The dump does not require you to have a modded or Homebrewed console, and can be done completely unmodded. All you need extra as an unmodded user, is a PC or laptop. There is also zero risk of having your console banned; so rest assured. The guides can be found here: https://spotpassarchive.github.io/#guides.

Update: For those who can't recall the difference, what we're archiving here is SpotPass, not StreetPass. The difference between the two are: StreetPass: Is a 3DS exclusive offline wireless tech which connects your 3DS to other systems and shares various bits of data with random people you pass on the street (in the real world). For example, in the game StreetPass Mii Plaza, the data sent to random passers are your Mii, along with your most recently played game, and your Mii can be played with in the various minigames that StreetPass Mii Plaza offers, and vice versa. SpotPass: Is an online wireless tech available on both the 3DS and Wii U. Unlike StreetPass, it does not connect to other 3DS systems directly, but rather connects to Nintendo's SpotPass servers online. The data sent could be anything from notifications, to in-game content. This is what we're archiving; not StreetPass data. Streetpass is not an online service, and thus does not lose content after April 8th; but SpotPass data will be lost after the 8th if it's not archived. Wikipedia article.

Even if you make the dump before April 8, and send it to them afterwards, the dump will be useless regardless, this is why we are frantically trying to spread the word about the project as quickly as possible, as there is a lot of data that is still going to go away permanently regardless of the efforts of this project. The data is stored offline locally on your 3DS and Wii U, so you may be confused as to why you can't just make the dump after the date. For a better explanation, here is a Discord message from the official Discord server which explains things. I am not a developer of the project, I'm just someone who is passionate about gaming and technology preservation, and wants to get this out there, and the 3DS was a wonderful part of my late childhood.

The data is going to be used by the developers to put towards developing a replacement for the SpotPass network, similar to what was done by the Homebrew community who created the Nintendo Network replacement, dubbed "Pretendo Network".

Even if you don't think you have much data on your system, please help dump it towards the archive as soon as possible (within the next couple of days), because you likely have some things you don't know about. The process does not require a modded console at all, and the official site here, has instructions for both users of modded consoles, and users of unmodded consoles. You can ask for help in the official Discord server of the project here and people will be very willing to help.

There are also many many niche, lesser known games, which have absolutely no data archived for them still to this day, so any help archiving them is vital. Thanks for reading, and I ask you to also share this out to as many people as you possibly can. Even if you don't own a 3DS or Wii U, please share this out to anyone you know who owns one, or even those whom you suspect might have one.

Edit: added some extra information, removed some no longer relevant information, fixed some typos, improved some wording slightly.

Probably too far-fetched, but curious anyway since this would make things a lot easier.

Recently got a modded Switch with a chip and it's got custom software with this Tinfoil app on it, and I was wondering if it could be possible to somehow stream to Twitch/YouTube directly, without a capture card, using an app that would work only with a modded version of the console.

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/1488133

God, I wish.

But probably? No.

Unless we're talking about the longue duree, but for the foreseeable, say, decade?

No.

cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/2142979

Soedesco is adding to the horrors of Halloween on Switch as it's announced a 27th October release date for Superlumen's Lovecraftian point-and-click Desolatium.

Originally announced back in June 2023, Desolatium is a surreal, psychological graphic adventure where you'll come face-to-face with many of Lovecraft's iconic creatures — many of which "defy conventional description".

Desolatium has already been highly praised for its innovative structure and sound design, so don't go in expecting this to be your typical Lovecraftian horror experience

I saw the physical version of this game on sale and I want to know if anyone has experience playing it on Switch

I know nothing about Star Trek, and generally not crazy about science fiction, but the action adventure and puzzle elements mentioned in the description got me interested. They also said this game was approachable for younger ones and it also have local coop so I could play with my kids

It got 70 on both NintendoWorldReport and NintendoLife

Hello All!

Little cousin just presented me with an issue he's having, and it's definitely not something I've heard of before. Just wanted to see if anyone else has heard of/experienced this before writing him off lol.

He says that he will NEVER play with his joycons attached to the switch, as it drains the consoles battery like, RIDICUOLOUSLY fast. Could there be some kind of issue with like... phantom battery drain with the joycons? Thanks in advance!

Hey all - sorry if these questions are very basic. I have absolutely zero console experience. I want to buy one Switch OLED for my 2 boys, for a roadtrip. The idea would be to use the desktop mode so they can play together, and also gets them the option to play single-player games one at a time.

Questions:

• Do I need to buy more controllers? Are the 2 included enough for most 2-player games?
• Can the OLED be charged in desktop mode? I read that the V1 cannot because the USB port is on the bottom edge.
• What games are fun for 10-14 year olds that don't play Call of Duty and that sort? Is the included Mario Kart okay, or should I get some particular game bundle?

Does anyone know of a sort of universal usb adapter for wired controllers? I have an Xbox One compatible Duke style controller (og Xbox design) that I want to try and use with my switch. I have an old knockoff adapter I think called N100 but doesn't seem to work with anything new. ~___~

Nintendo Switch install base: 125+ million

Steam Deck: less than 2 million

And yet it's the same old story. Absolutely nothing about Nintendo or its games in the gaming forums.

This is very disappointing.

Just tried Overwatch 2 on switch and it was... Flawless!

I mean, Overwatch is very fast shooter with high amount of action per square meter and I expected it to be laggy, but apparently it works quite good, without any noticeable fps drops or something

#youtube , #nintendolife

One thing we've learned from cartoons is that they love referencing Nintendo games! From the Powerpuff girls to Steven Universe and the Simpsons - you may have missed out on your favorite cartoons dropping subtle hints towards the Nintendo gaming universe! With that in mind, let’s take a look at 20 Nintendo references in cartoons

Ver. 8.0.0's changelog can be found here: https://www-aaaba-lp1-hac.cdn.nintendo.net/en-US/382cb2f7/index.html

Did anyone get a vinyl skin they love (from here or anywhere else)? Put a picture in the comments!