icemann on 12/10/2019 at 07:28
The solution appears to be getting a pro controller. If you were unlucky enough to get a Switch Lite and got the drift, then your completely screwed as the only solution is either getting your entire system repaired, or buying a new one. It was one of the main reasons I bought a standard switch over the lite.
Renzatic on 12/10/2019 at 15:36
I don't think are any reports of the Lites suffering from drifting yet. There are only concerns that it could, since it uses a similar setup to the Joycons.
Renzatic on 12/10/2019 at 17:13
Well, shit. That sucks.
Malf on 13/10/2019 at 00:08
Quote Posted by icemann
The solution appears to be getting a pro controller. If you were unlucky enough to get a Switch Lite and got the drift, then your completely screwed as the only solution is either getting your entire system repaired, or buying a new one. It was one of the main reasons I bought a standard switch over the lite.
That's unfortunately not really a solution for those of us who like to use their Switch on the go.
Mine started drifting shortly after I started using it primarily while commuting, which was unfortunately more than a year after I bought it.
I did give Nintendo UK a ring to see what my options were, and they were very dismissive, even going so far as to say that the story that had been run by Polygon highlighting the drift and noting that Nintendo US were offering to fix them for free, was a lie.
I then went to buy some replacements, only to discover as others have noted above that the replacments cost £69. That's more than I paid for my Pro controller.
So instead I bought a case, which came with some silicon joycon covers, and weirdly, they seem to have improved the situation a bit.
Still, poor show Nintendo.
icemann on 16/10/2019 at 08:08
So, now that I have a Switch which I'm quite happy about, the challenge for me is finding games which fit what I'm after on a hand-held. On this one, I find my love of retro gaming + the fact that every single hand-held that I've owned has had a 2D focus / large selection of excellent 2D games, really defines what I want to play on it.
What's that? 2D games.
The problem - Barely any games on it are 2D. It's nearly all 3D. If it's already available on PC/Steam then I don't want it on Switch as there is no point. So I have a small list that I'm aiming at getting:
* Let's Go Eevee
* Link's Awakening
* Super Mario Odyssey - Yep I know it's 3D. But it has 2D bits.
And that's about it for now. My Sony PSP when I absolutely ADORED it back in the day, I only bought like 9 games for it. So even if I only ever play a few games on it, that's fine. I'd just like for them all to be super awesome.
henke on 16/10/2019 at 08:45
Get Golf Story and Mario XCOM, two of the best sclusies on the system!
Oh, and Picross and Sparkle. I know they don't look like much, but once you start playing them you won't be able to stop.
Aja on 16/10/2019 at 21:54
Yeah, Golf Story is wonderful.
Renault on 17/10/2019 at 14:16
Quote Posted by icemann
If it's already available on PC/Steam then I don't want it on Switch as there is no point.
Well, there's portability. I'm pretty much buying all indie and old school games on my Switch now before any other platform just for that reason. The choice to play on either big or small screen can't be beat.
That of course excludes games I already own (with a few exceptions).