Nintendo Switch/NX Discussion

Discussion in 'Video Games and Technology' started by Gaastra, Mar 17, 2015.

  1. Cracka J

    Cracka J judas in my mind TFW2005 Supporter

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    guess that 10 rolls of tp and bottle of hand sanitizer I bribed bestbuy with worked!

    Im sure it has to do with logistics. Im near chicago, probably quite a few got theirs here today.
     
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    In an effort to minimize my deliveries currently to just groceries, I reluctantly got the digital version. That Collector's Edition looks sweet though! Hope you all get yours sooner than they're estimating, that's a bummer.
     
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  3. gil

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    I played through the demos I downloaded.

    Mega Man 11 - I sucked at the jumping parts, but was able to beat the boss. Game’s on sale for $15. But Xenoblade....so I gotta hold out.

    The Touryst - Really short demo, but what they have got me interested. It’s on my list.

    Oninaki - I didn’t get into this one.

    Yoku’s Island Express - Very interesting game. It’s a Pinball and Platforming hybrid. I found myself sucking at the pinball parts. I knew where I want to go, but can’t hit the flipper at the right time to get there. Seems like a neat concept though.

    Yoshi’s Crafted World - Looks good. But I don’t think I’m getting this anytime soon.
     
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  5. Paladin

    Paladin Have Zord, Will Travel

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    thought I could pick up Bioshock & Borderlands from Gamestop online.

    They're immediately being pulled out of my Cart due to "age restrictions."

    no wonder they're going under...
     
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    Welp. Didn't get my Definitive Works today. UPS strikes again. If I could opt out of them being used for deliveries, I would. They are by far the least reliable delivery service in terms of getting things delivered on time everywhere I've ever lived. Just hope it doesn't turn into one of those situations where the "hub" they decided to dump my package at doesn't open until Monday. I remember something like that happening to me a few years ago.

    Sorry, just wanted to vent a bit.
     
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    Yeah I can't stand UPS, either. I hear from others that it's a regional thing, and that in other regions they are far more reliable than other couriers, but that has never been my experience here. They routinely delay delivery, take sub optimal routes, fail to deliver, deliver to the wrong address, damage deliveries, and my personal greatest source of frustration with them... ring the doorbell only to fail to give me time to buzz them in before simply leaving and saying "delivery attempted," and then forcing me to pick the item up at a hub instead of delivering it again unless I sign up for their online service and direct them to.

    In happier news though (and with sympathy for those still awaiting their copies,) man I love Xenoblade Chronicles games. So much fun. So expansive. And while I know grinding isn't necessary, especially in this first entry... so fun to grind and overlevel in lol.
     
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  8. Tigran

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    In my area its FedEx that is completely unreliable.
     
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    ^ Yeah, it definitely is a regional thing, because I hear that a lot too. FedEx is just as bad elsewhere as UPS is here, and UPS is much better elsewhere. Ironically, while often slower, the most consistently reliable nationally in the states seems to be the USPS. Which is why I hope it can avoid privatization efforts (or worse, total elimination, as some currently seem to be pursuing.) But that's not a topic for this thread lol.
     
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    Well, UPS is at least consistent in disappointment. Package moved to a facility 15-20 minutes away. Guess I should get it today no problem, right?

    Nope.

    'Cause they don't open until Monday. Doesn't matter that I was supposed to get it yesterday, or that Saturday delivery is supposed to be part of their service. Nuh-uh. I'm stuck waiting because they're the worst, most incompetent delivery company in practice and policy. I'd be surprised if this exact thing hadn't happened before.
     
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  11. Cracka J

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    ups is pretty bad in chicago but fedex seems to fail on a regular basis.

    my store is a ups access point tho and they are pretty ridiculous. they know some employees names here and have marked things received even tho nothing has ever been delivered. they just mark it in their system without stopping so we get the blame if an item goes missing.

    its funny cause stores can opt to be an access point for foot traffic but then ups can do some shady shit like passing the blame.
     
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  12. Gaastra

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    Well I wasn't paying attention when I ordered my copy. Thought I would be able to pick it up Friday. Come to find out it's next Friday.

    When I finally checked other locations it was too late in the afternoon. I won't be off till Wednesday so I might still switch my order to another location so I can grab it then.
     
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    Xcom 2 or Xenoblade DE on Switch?

    Graphics and storage aren't an issue for me at the moment.
     
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    I looked up my fedex tracking number to see if they still have my Xenoblade scheduled for delivery today. It is, but what I found was that the game was already at the local Fedex on Friday at 9am but wasn't scheduled for delivery.

    Also looked at the Pokemon thread. looks like I got a chance to get a Gigantamax Machamp. That's all I want, so as much as I want to dedicate all my gaming time to Xenoblade, it'll have to share a few minutes to an hour a day until I catch one or two Gigatamax Machamps.
     
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    Xenoblade
     
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    Mega Man 11 is easily the most difficult Mega Man game I've ever played aside from 9 and 10 which are outright sadistic.
     
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    Scrapper6 Lord of Constructicons

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    What the hell, my Switch Lite isn't charging. How the fuck did the charger die on me when I've only had the system a few months. WTF? Nintendo.

    EDIT: Seems to be working fine now after I turned the power off. Or maybe it was working, but no, the little message didn't pop up while I was playing and plugged the charger in, so I guess I had to fucking turn the power off just to get it to register. I am not a fan of this, I do not want to have to send it in for repairs. Sending game consoles through the mail is a fucking nightmare of uncertainty.

    A system shouldn't need to be forced reset or whatever I did by pressing the power button down for 12 seconds to get the fucking thing to charge again.
     
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  19. theestampede

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    Really interested in the outer worlds, but reviews have been mixed due to technical issues.
    The issue I’m having here is that there’s supposed to be a day 1 update that’s 6gb to fix textures and such.
    No review seems to mention if they had access to that update or not, so are the issues they’re having fixed by the update or are the issues after the update?
     
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    I would wait a month. I don’t think any of the reviewers have the patch.
     
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