Just a big question to people who got a Switch, how many were at the store because this better not be the NES Classic all over again. (also I to buy one and hope stock isn’t low)
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Well, I get my knowledge for these things from blunty, and as he stated in his video on the scratches, he somehow lost his review copy, as I don’t currently have a switch I didn’t look into the matter further, but as slime expressed, the generic one should work fine, as long as you apply it correctly.
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Thanks Switch Marketing! I totally want to get up at three in the morning and get my dad to drive me to the closest Best Buy where I can get a piece of paper that allows me to buy a 300$ video game console that will probably be out of stock until December!
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dude there’s plenty
like
at least five
…per country
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That’s at least 3 more than the botw limited edition, still infinitely salty I didn’t order one in time.
I want that case so bad.
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Well on the topic of the switch…
It’s a connection problem.
If the beam on the inside of the Joycon gets obstructed by nearly anything, it starts having issues. It’s a minor nitpick but something to be aware of at least.
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For those of you that missed out on a Switch, call your local Gamestops today and ask if they have any. As of today, the 48 hour deadline to pick up a pre-ordered system has ended, meaning those systems are up for grabs for anyone who walks in.
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Does that include games?
I think I just found a potential way to get that limited edition. 
Edit: 
welp, no luck there.
Hope everyone else enjoys theirs.
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Still nothing, worker said it could be weeks before more come in.
Buying a console shouldn’t be this hard.
I’ve wanted my hands on one since the presentation.
It will be too long before I get one, but at least by the time I do it will have a larger game library.
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Same here.
Would’ve preordered it if it didn’t sell out within seconds. Probably’ll get it when Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Splatoon 2 come out, or sooner.
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There are apparently 500+ Switches on Amazon unopened but from a third party seller and 400 dollars and up, if anyones desperate and has 100 extra dollars.
And yet all the games are in stock. /s
I love playing Zelda on my 2ds. I love my amazing Switched on 2ds. Nintendo struck gold with this 3 year old system! I’m so astonishedly depressed that I don’t have the Switch!
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@Lost_Head Hey, you still have ALBW, which in my opinion is superior in every aspect to ALttP. It’s also the Zelda that they used to experiment with how to go about implementing freedom of exploration in BotW.
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I’ve been meaning to rent BotW for a while now, but I’ve had to fight to get it because of how many people want it. Sheesh, this is ridiculous.
Honestly, I don’t believe in renting. I think it’s only second to piracy, since the publisher and devs get money for one copy, yet the company that puts it out for rent makes money from several consumers that had showed an interest in the game. That effectively steals potentially deserved income earned by the devs and the publisher. The whole basis of capitalism is that you work and get fully compensated for your work. I feel the same way about used games as well.
Because of all that, it wouldn’t be morally right if I didn’t at least urge you to either buy it from a retailer legitimately, or to wait and save up so you can buy it legitimately. The game is really good, and waiting a month or so to get the money needed to purchase an actual legitimate copy isn’t going to make it degrade in quality. The Zelda team spent a lot of time and worked really hard on this title. Respect that by not handing profit off to companies that allow you to rent
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Just beat OoT 3d. Wow. What a game. I started Master Quest. I… am not going to complete that in a while.
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My kid sister started her first play through on the N64 version a couple of days ago (first real game she’s truly played, ever). She’s already working on the Fire Temple.
Then again, she does have me to give her tips during hard and gruelling moments, since I have beating this game down to a science. Enemies, bosses, puzzles, I have a quick and efficient pattern for each and everything in the game. I know the exact layout of every dungeon, so I can even guide her to skip time wasting sections that reward useless things like maps and conpasses. I’ve even used the same patterns and tactics to quickly beat larger Zelda games in a day or two without any confusion or frustration, like TP and SS.
Mind you, I let her do a lot of the exploring and thinking for herself, but I think my constant directions and quick, stern, methodically calculative directions during fights and puzzles at the beginning have actually improved her enjoyment of video games in general. She used to be terrible at anything she tried before, but in just two days time with my guidance she can successfully take on the game by herself and do it efficiently at that. I was able to give her the knowledge that when lacked, resulted in frustration and disdain for playing a “serious” game.
Find out how I did it with this one weird trick! Game devs hate me.
How is renting piracy? I pay a small amount to see if the game is good enough to spend my money on, and if it is I go out and buy it. If not, I only wasted a very small amount, and life goes on. Piracy is where you take it without paying anything and never return it, not run a business that makes about what game retailers do.
With all due respect, if I really want to show respect to the Zelda team, I won’t go blindly rushing in to buy whatever they make. Instead I’m going to see if the game is good enough for my money - I don’t buy everything that tickles my interest and end up with hundreds of games I don’t want. That’s kind of why this service was created, you know?
Now I don’t want to continue with this discussion, as I see a desperate vein of political discussion laced in behind it, but the day that a rental company with one copy per location makes more money that Nintendo’s number-one launch title, is the day Nintendo shuts its doors for good.
You are:
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Consuming content from a product, thus you are using it. Whether you play a little or a lot is irrelevant. It’s still content, and that content is meant to sold. That is the product.
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Giving money to people who take advantage of media and technically steal profits that should be going to Nintendo.
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Supporting the act of allowing content to be rented and used, which is abused by people who don’t want to buy games far more than it’s used to demo a game. Regardless of your intentions, you’re only supporting those types of people.
My whole point here is that, like emulators and used games, renting steals potential money Nintendo earned fair and square. If we go around saying it’s okay for us to do this to companies, then they’ll think it’s okay to do the same to us. People should always earn ALL of the spoils their work produces. If you’re not sure about a game, read reviews and watch gameplay. They’re there to give you a full “demo” of what you can find in the game.
I don’t get to “test drive” a new vaccum cleaner or dish washer. I have to do research and make tactical choices. If it’s not up to specifications, then it can simply be returned.
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