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I have no problem dropping 20 bucks on Switch Online. I hope they add SNES games soon enough. Anyone subscribe yet and have first impressions?
 
JungleSkip said:
The have 3 games each month slated to be added in Oct, Nov, and Dec.

https://m.ign.com/wikis/nintendo-switch/List_of_Nintendo_Switch_Online_NES_Games

My first impressions on the NES games are they need to allow you to remap controls. The platformers are really hard to play as is
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Wow. Even the Wii U let you remap controls. I remember because I was so used to Rayman Legends that in Super Metroid I made it so that I could use the same buttons that Rayman used for running.
 
Downloaded NSO and the controls are a little difficult to get used to. Eventually adapted to the Mario games after fooling around with it for a bit.

However, Ghosts N Goblins remains an unbeatable game. I first gave it a try with the NES Classic, but the controls are really clunky here
 

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Got a translation?
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Essentially Switch sales did not met expectations this year and in order to increase and keep the switch in public eye, they will release a new updated version.

TOKYO— Nintendo Co. plans to release a new version of its Switch videogame console next year to maintain the sales momentum of the device, according to suppliers and others with direct knowledge of the plan.

Sales of the Switch, introduced in March 2017, are still solid but are no longer delivering the favorable surprises that marked the machine’s first year on the market. Nintendo shares, which rose sharply last year, have trailed the broader stock market this year. The move to update the Switch suggests the Kyoto, Japan, company is moving quickly to ensure its flagship product doesn’t lose competitiveness.

Nintendo is still debating what new hardware and software features to include in the upgrade and weighing the cost of the features, people with knowledge of the discussions said.

One option is improving the display, they said. The current Switch uses a lower-end liquid-crystal display without some technologies that are standard in more recent smartphone LCDs.

Updating the display with these technologies would make it brighter, thinner and more energy-efficient. The updated Switch isn’t expected to adopt the organic light-emitting diode or OLED panels used in Apple Inc.’siPhone X series.

Nintendo is looking to release the new Switch in the latter half of 2019, perhaps as soon as summer, the people said.

A Nintendo spokesman declined to comment.

Between its introduction last year and June 30 of this year, Nintendo sold 19.7 million units of the Switch, a pace that compares favorably with Sony Corp.’s PlayStation 4, the most popular console among the current generation of videogame players. The Switch can be used both as a living-room console and as a portable game machine.

Nintendo has said it wants to sell 20 million units in the year through March 2019, and analysts say they expect sales roughly to match that goal assuming some popular software titles planned for late this year arrive on schedule. Nintendo has said it plans to introduce “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate” on Dec. 7.

Videogame makers generally come out with new consoles every five to six years, and it is common for them to update the devices in the middle of their life cycles to keep the momentum going. Sony introduced the PlayStation 4 in November 2013 and updated it with a less-expensive version in September 2016 and a high-end model two months later.

A new Switch would follow that pattern. Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto, who created many of its top games and now holds the title of creative fellow, said in February he wanted the Switch’s life cycle to be longer than usual, suggesting next year’s update of the hardware may not be the last.

The upgraded Switch would likely share many features with the current version and be compatible with existing Switch game software.

Software makers and others in the industry are watching whether Nintendo will clarify the future of its hand-held 3DS videogame device when it decides on the next Switch.

Nintendo has said it would keep selling 3DS machines because they are a safe and affordable option for children. But new game releases for the platform have been declining and some popular franchises, including Nintendo’s own “Pokémon,” moved to the Switch this year.

An executive at one software maker said the 3DS was increasingly overshadowed by smartphones that are well-suited to portable games. He said he was waiting for a “clear message” from Nintendo about what it would do with the 3DS series when it puts out a new Switch.
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quinnmac000 said:
Essentially Switch sales did not met expectations this year and in order to increase and keep the switch in public eye, they will release a new updated version.
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I’m calling it. This first revision will be a “Switch Lite.” I think it’s better to go with a new cheaper model in the year of Animal Crossing and Pokémon.
 
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"Sales of the Switch, introduced in March 2017, are still solid but are no longer delivering the favorable surprises that marked the machine’s first year on the market. "

Oh my gosh it's not selling as well as it did in its first year!? No way!

The stock market is stupid
 
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Mike S said:
When it comes to handhelds 2 years is actually pretty normal. This is about the same time we got the GBA SP and DS lite. The 3DS XL came after only 1 year.
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yeah, but this isn't priced as a "handheld", it's priced as a console. It's fine, as someone else said, as long as they start making games that ONLY work for Switch + or whatever, its no big deal.
 
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