Nintendo Switch

[Kong Wen]

Black for the same reasons as Shoe. White could be good, it just seems like they didn't optimize any of the rest of the UI around it. Everything's too bright. I'm waiting for themes.

[Kreegs]

It's going to be cool to see the different themes!

[Kong Wen]

It's going to be cool to see the different themes!

I just hope we see some aesthetically pleasing ones that aren't gaudy and awful.

[Kreegs]

It's going to be cool to see the different themes!

I just hope we see some aesthetically pleasing ones that aren't gaudy and awful.

Agreed. But some of the gaudy ones still might be pleasing!

[neuzd]

Random question:

Do you have your menu theme set to white or black?

I use white.

I don't suffer bright screens in general. I have all my devices set with ultra low brightness and all my apps on a dark backgroud color scheme.
So, it's black for me.

[Kong Wen]

So, it's almost E3 time. Think we're any closer to any Switch functionality? Maybe they'll mention Virtual Console plans? Party chat? Online infrastructure? Firmware update? Fixing the console? It would be nice to at least get something. This is a good time for it.

[The Shoemaker]

So, it's almost E3 time. Think we're any closer to any Switch functionality? Maybe they'll mention Virtual Console plans? Party chat? Online infrastructure? Firmware update? Fixing the console? It would be nice to at least get something. This is a good time for it.

I'm not expecting to hear any of that during the presentation, maybe afterwards? They are prone to having Nintendo Directs a few weeks after e3, I could see a specific one dedicated to that before Splatoon 2

[Kong Wen]

Heh.

They should let us plug a headset into the Switch and chat with a party chat app on the system. While we're at it, add a "quick menu" that overlays on top of an open game application so we can control matchmaking, friends list, party chat, etc. without minimizing back to system menu.

Edit: Holy fuck.

[The Shoemaker]

Heh.

They should let us plug a headset into the Switch and chat with a party chat app on the system. While we're at it, add a "quick menu" that overlays on top of an open game application so we can control matchmaking, friends list, party chat, etc. without minimizing back to system menu.

Edit: Holy fuck.

That looks pretty awful, but looks like it's only necessary if you want to hear game audio and voice out of the same earphones? I always just play audio on the TV and voice through the earphones.

[Kong Wen]

That looks pretty awful, but looks like it's only necessary if you want to hear game audio and voice out of the same earphones? I always just play audio on the TV and voice through the earphones.

Yeah, which is what most people want. Just because there's a less-good way to use an industry-standard feature doesn't mean the feature shouldn't be well-implemented.

"Having an online eShop is only necessary if you want to buy downloadable games on the Switch. I always just drive 40 minutes to Costco and buy a downloadable game code card, then to go NINTENDOSWITCH.COM and enter the code, then login to my Switch account and begin the download."

With earphones on, I cannot hear the TV, because I have earphones on my ears. If I turn up the TV, then my friends can hear the TV through my mic, since the TV is loud.

Edit: To be clear, the way Nintendo has mishandled some of the atrocious Switch design decisions (this one is the clearest example so far) is utterly embarrassing.