Nintendo finally reveals the Switch console

[JonRowe]

LOL! It’s only six!

To be fair the last 2 years have felt like 14.

[DaveLong]

Understand. Agreed.

[geggis]

Oh I totally get that it’d work fine using the touchscreen but I was on my TV using the Pro controller. I’d expect the UI to accommodate that a bit more! There’s a lot of space on the map screen and spare buttons to shift that action over.

Not sure how far along I am but I share your concerns. Will see how it unfolds. I’m currently running 4 commanders; 1 archer, 1 veteran shield, 1 pike and 1 shield with a command ring (12 man squad). Not sure why you wouldn’t take all 4 then rest up each time… Did you notice you can heal your squads in the buildings? Risky!

[Juan_Raigada]

You can get up to 10 total squads, although in my normal playthrough (I can see, but have not yet reached, the final island) it’s better to focus on a core team of 4 commanders so far (I think it could have been more efficient to tag along newbies with the elites and have everybody leveled up, maybe it will bite me at the end).

Edit: so after 7 tries on hard (and getting to 70% completion) I tried one go on normal and reached tha last island. It was sort of underwhelming, since it had a wide top plateau and only one entry to the populated area. I had a full leveled up squad and was looking forward to end the game, but it soft-locked on me. After the initial wave the game refuses to either progress or to throw more enemies my way…

[Mellified]

Does anyone use a gadget which you plug into the audio jack and it lets you use Bluetooth headphones? I’ve seen a couple advertised but they all seem to have pretty bad latency due to the conversion.

Nintendo finally reveals the Switch console

Dock cozy instead of a screen protector: https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=switch+dock+cover&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Aswitch+dock+cover TwelveSouth Airfly lets you send audio from the Switch to any Bluetooth headphones. Works great with my Switch and Bose QC35s: https://www.amazon.com/Twelve-South-Transmitter-Headphones-entertainment/dp/B07CB24GSV/ This cable to charge the Airfly from the Switch. If you’re anything like me you will never remember to charge …

[LMN8R]

And they have acceptable latency? One of the reviews mentioned a 1 second latency…

[Diddums]

Just picked up my first digital-only Switch game, and only our second full Switch game overall. I think Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Gold Edition is the cheapest it’s been when including DLC (deal runs through 8/27). The boy likes Rabbids and I like TBS, so I’m hopeful.

[Deadline]

Just finished whole thing. Loved it.

Cherry on sundae was the final battle in regular campaign, was convinced I had lost at one point and somehow held on.

Think I’m going to move on to Valkyria Chronicles.

[Mellified]

The AirFly supports AptX low latency mode for Bluetooth audio. If your headphones also support this the latency is unnoticeable. If you have older headphones the lag may be an issue.

[robc04]

I got some money for my birthday earlier this month and I was thinking about picking up a Switch while I’m in France. I’m getting a bit tired playing on the under powered laptop we have here and it seems like a long time until January. The appartment here has a decent TV I could hook it up to and the plane ride home from Paris would probably be better with a Switch.

Two pitfalls though:
If I buy from Amazon US there is an import fee of around $50.

If I buy in France then I am stuck with a European power cable when I get back to the US.

[MakuMaku]

When in France, buy the Switch and a universal convertor. With that convertor you can plug and charge the Switch back home. Problem solved? :)

[Juan_Raigada]

Yeah, the Switch power cable is an USB-C. You can also buy one when you get back to the US for far,far less than the $50 import fees.

[robc04]

When in France, buy the Switch and a universal convertor. With that convertor you can plug and charge the Switch back home. Problem solved? :)

Are you talking a standard European to US outlet adapter? I could do that.

Yeah, the Switch power cable is an USB-C. You can also buy one when you get back to the US for far,far less than the $50 import fees.

Is it a USB-C cable that then plugs into a regular wall adapter?

…
Ouch, it seems to be more expensive here too. If I bought one here, in theory would I need to pay US Customs when I come back to the US?

[Clay]

uch, it seems to be more expensive here too. If I bought one here, in theory would I need to pay US Customs when I come back to the US?

Nah, just don’t declare it.

[Ginger_Yellow]

Is it a USB-C cable that then plugs into a regular wall adapter?

It’s a moulded powerbrick/plug with a USB-C cable attached, or at least the UK one is. Just buy an EU–>US plug adaptor for like 5 euros.

[robc04]

I think the cheapest I saw the Switch for was 329 Euros for just the base unit. That’s $380. I wish I bought it in the US before we left for France. I was thinking about it and didn’t pull the trigger. So my indecisiveness will either cost me $80 or prevent me from getting a Switch :-)

[Juan_Raigada]

I think the cheapest I saw the Switch for was 329 Euros for just the base unit. That’s $380. I wish I bought it in the US before we left for France. I was thinking about it and didn’t pull the trigger. So my indecisiveness will either cost me $80 or prevent me from getting a Switch :-)

It’s probably 275€ + sales tax, so you might be able to do this.

You should verify with the store, prior to your purchase, that it participates in the tax-free scheme (not all stores do).

If so, you will have to prove that you are not a resident of the European Union and that you are 15 years old or over. This may be done, if you are not a French citizen, by showing any kind of legal identification in use in your country or, if you are a French national, by showing a consular ID or any other official document attesting that you are not a resident of the European Union.

You will then be issued a Retail Export Form (“bordereau de détaxe”) that you must sign and which must be endorsed by Customs within three months of the purchase, when you leave the European Union.

So probably try at a big chain (pretty sure FNAC will participate in this).

[strategy]

Just picked up my first digital-only Switch game, and only our second full Switch game overall. I think Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Gold Edition is the cheapest it’s been when including DLC (deal runs through 8/27). The boy likes Rabbids and I like TBS, so I’m hopeful.

Sounds like I should take a look at the DLC.

Me and my boys have been playing the base game for a week or so now (got it on physical sale). Fun and pretty varied. Easy to pick up and understand. Simple enough for my boys to reach World 3 before they got “stuck” (though a bit of grinding should probably see them past the hump), yet challenging enough that even a veteran at least needs to think a bit on the best course of action in most missions - at least if you want a “Perfect” score in every battle. It’s not X-com level of difficulties, but it’s kept me entertained so far.

[robc04]

It’s probably 275€ + sales tax, so you might be able to do this .

Thanks for that idea! We are going to be in France for almost 7 months, so I’m not sure I qualify.

[Juan_Raigada]

Ah, probably you don’t qualify then, although I’m unsure if they will check…

You are not leaving the EU at all in those 7 months?