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13374009, Nintendo Switch for kids? Yea or Nay?
Posted by FLUIDJ, Wed Mar-18-20 11:31 AM
Desperate times call for desperate measures...
All this "No screens for the kids" shit is bout to be OUT.THE.WINDOW! fam...




"Get ready....for your blessing....."
"Bury me by my Grand-Grand and when you can come follow me"
13374012, Didn't know Nintendo made switches. Still probably hurt tho.
Posted by flipnile, Wed Mar-18-20 11:38 AM
Even if it has a picture of Luigi on it. Young'ins getting on your nerves that much that you gotta go 1940s on them?







































*disclaimer: this is a joke.
13374015, ...
Posted by FLUIDJ, Wed Mar-18-20 11:39 AM































































































ahaaaaa...
good one.
but..

what that Nintendo Switch do though??? I'm trying to make a decision STAT! lol.

"Get ready....for your blessing....."
"Bury me by my Grand-Grand and when you can come follow me"
13374035, Never played a Switch, but if it's like other Nintendo consoles...
Posted by flipnile, Wed Mar-18-20 12:24 PM
...the yeah, grab one.

Zelda, Pokemon & Tetris would entertain me indefinitely.
13374014, is that a real question? HELL YEAH
Posted by hardware, Wed Mar-18-20 11:39 AM
13374016, it is real.
Posted by FLUIDJ, Wed Mar-18-20 11:40 AM
problem is...
STOCK IS OUT EVERYWHERE....
but gamestop appears to have available for shipping....



"Get ready....for your blessing....."
"Bury me by my Grand-Grand and when you can come follow me"
13374018, yeah people stocked up
Posted by hardware, Wed Mar-18-20 11:44 AM
waiting on that Animal Crossing

i'm getting through this big ass backlog.

he's been on it and youtube most of the time between playing with his toys when he gets tired of screens
13374019, I just logged in for the first time in months, to say YES
Posted by GOMEZ, Wed Mar-18-20 11:45 AM
Switch is hella fun. My 6 year old and I have been going at it in FIFA and NBA 2K20. You might want to cop an extra controller though.

It's also weirdly less addictive than an iPad.
13374021, Does Gamestop ship pretty fast??
Posted by FLUIDJ, Wed Mar-18-20 11:45 AM
Nobody else has it available fo rshipping



"Get ready....for your blessing....."
"Bury me by my Grand-Grand and when you can come follow me"
13374024, I'm not sure on shipping. i copped for Christmas in store.
Posted by GOMEZ, Wed Mar-18-20 12:00 PM
13374022, that's cause the games aren't designed like gambling games
Posted by hardware, Wed Mar-18-20 11:46 AM

>It's also weirdly less addictive than an iPad.

the experience is designed to end at some point.
13374025, good point.
Posted by GOMEZ, Wed Mar-18-20 12:00 PM
13374026, need some game recs? how old are we talking?
Posted by hardware, Wed Mar-18-20 12:05 PM
13374027, 7 and 3 ....................................................... and 43 :)
Posted by FLUIDJ, Wed Mar-18-20 12:07 PM
"Get ready....for your blessing....."
"Bury me by my Grand-Grand and when you can come follow me"
13374042, MarioKart 8 Deluxe is hella fun, and fairly essential, i think
Posted by GOMEZ, Wed Mar-18-20 12:30 PM
13374058, ^^^ yeah mandatory
Posted by hardware, Wed Mar-18-20 01:31 PM
Mario Odyssey and Animal Crossing. Just know these aren't voice acted so your mileage may vary. My kid started out playing Odyssey when he was almost 4 (5 now). He was frustrated at first, but i let him just wander around until he was a little better with easy words, then i'd sit there and help him out. It turned out to be a really good way to help him with his vocabulary and reading comprehension. So that's a nice side effect especially if you're coming from the 'no screens' camp.

Pokemon is also good to help them with reading.

My 5 year old LOVES Lego City Undercover. Its actually surprisingly good in general. Its like GTA for kids structure-wise: very kid friendly, which, as i play more games as a parent, is a feat unto itself. Its also 2 player. He put more hours in that than i have on Breath of the Wild.

also, Breath of the Wild. Thats also mandatory. More for you and/or your older kid.

Snipperclips is a fantastic party puzzle game either they or all of y'all can play together. Its a nice family builder. Overcooked 2 is also good for family play. You can catch that on sale digital pretty often.

I've had great luck with my kid and Beat em ups. We can both play together and not get frustrated. They're easy to understand and satiate that action appetite. I recommend picking up the Capcom Beat-em Up Bundle which i think is digital only? and River City Girls. There's also some classic ones in the eshop.

Other games:
Sonic Mania - all ya'll
Celeste - older kid, you
Smash Bros Ultimate - all ya'll
Kirby Star Allies - younger one, older kid
Horizon Chase Turbo - all y'all
Dragon Quest 11 - older kid, you

Rocket League is on sale. That's good for everybody. Up to 6 players i think. You all can play each other, but definitely cop that if you like it yourself and go ahead and get the Switch Online service.

Oh yeah online. $20 for the year which is pretty good imo. You get access to about 70 NES/SNES games, Tetris 99, and access to play games online.



I'd avoid FIFA unless you're super desperate. EA basically just turned in a roster update and slapped a full price tag on it. I know people joke about that, but most of the time, they add something minor. The 2020 Switch version legitimately is the same game as 2019, which itself was a truly gimped port.

2k is ok if all you care about is just picking up a quick game. If you care about MyPlayer at all, just don't bother.

13374060, also get a memory card
Posted by hardware, Wed Mar-18-20 01:37 PM
especially in this climate. you might be better off getting digital for a few of the bigger titles
13374063, Will any microSD card work?
Posted by FLUIDJ, Wed Mar-18-20 01:48 PM

"Get ready....for your blessing....."
"Bury me by my Grand-Grand and when you can come follow me"
13374065, yes?
Posted by hardware, Wed Mar-18-20 01:52 PM
Just make sure its pretty big like 512. i got 256 and it ran out about 6 months in. I recommend Sandisk
13374073, Thanks! Copt... fingers crossed GameStop delivers fast...
Posted by FLUIDJ, Wed Mar-18-20 02:41 PM

"Get ready....for your blessing....."
"Bury me by my Grand-Grand and when you can come follow me"
13374062, Digital or hardcopy?
Posted by FLUIDJ, Wed Mar-18-20 01:48 PM
13374070, digital
Posted by hardware, Wed Mar-18-20 02:09 PM
they're probably always gonna want it on there.
13374054, definitely good for kids
Posted by jrocc, Wed Mar-18-20 01:02 PM
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Kirby Star Allies
Smash Bros Ultimate
Splatoon 2
Arms
Super Mario Odyssey
Super Mario Party
Mario and Sonic at the Olympic games 2020
Minecraft
anything Pokemon
anything Lego
13374076, DON'T DO IT, WORST IDEA!!
Posted by mista k5, Wed Mar-18-20 02:54 PM
jk good purchase! im definitely looking to put more time into it if i do end up on quarantine.

youre gonna end up wanting a second one, at least a lite one
13374077, i wanted a lite, but i don't wanna go through all that acct transfer bs
Posted by hardware, Wed Mar-18-20 02:59 PM
13374281, great post. will be referring this when making the purchase
Posted by eye.M.woman, Fri Mar-20-20 06:52 AM
13374552, This joint is the bee’s knee’s
Posted by FLUIDJ, Sun Mar-22-20 06:23 PM

"Get ready....for your blessing....."
"Bury me by my Grand-Grand and when you can come follow me"
13374560, Yeah it is
Posted by KiloMcG, Sun Mar-22-20 08:22 PM
13374563, Where did you end up finding one? It’s out of
Posted by soulfunk, Sun Mar-22-20 09:03 PM
stock everywhere I’ve looked.
13374575, its too late now. Animal Crossing sucked up all the stock
Posted by hardware, Sun Mar-22-20 11:27 PM
if you didnt get it before Friday, you're probably gonna be SOL for a month or so.
13374853, Game Stop online order. It's wild because it kept going in and our of stock..
Posted by FLUIDJ, Tue Mar-24-20 02:34 PM
which prompted me to go ahead and move on it...
Target kept going in and out too...and now I can't even see it on the Target website at all...but on Sunday it was saying my local Target had 4 in stock, but you couldn't do the Buy & Pick up thing...


"Get ready....for your blessing....."
"Bury me by my Grand-Grand and when you can come follow me"
13375200, Animal Crossing: Why can't I save??
Posted by FLUIDJ, Thu Mar-26-20 05:56 AM
I've started this game over 3 times now because it doesn't seem to autosave and when I try to manually save I get a message "Can't Save Right Now"


"Get ready....for your blessing....."
"Bury me by my Grand-Grand and when you can come follow me"
13375205, you can manually save?
Posted by hardware, Thu Mar-26-20 08:17 AM
if you want to quit, just hit the "-" button and it'll save and quit

it should constantly be autosaving tho. walking in and out of buildings autosaves

you did run the update patch right?
13375206, The update downloaded as soon as I inserted & started the game
Posted by FLUIDJ, Thu Mar-26-20 08:24 AM
and I checked again to make sure it was up to date...

Last night I played for about 1/2hr and got tent set up and everything....

When I pushed the Home button to go back to the main screen and then closed the game from there rather than leave it running in the background....

I started it back up and was back at square 1 in the welcome lounge having to create a name & everything..

I did the "-" button thing mid game several times and kept getting that "Can't save right now" notice...

So weird....is there a special way to start the game back up that i'm missing?



"Get ready....for your blessing....."
"Bury me by my Grand-Grand and when you can come follow me"
13375209, the - button is the only way to manually save
Posted by hardware, Thu Mar-26-20 09:14 AM
did you finish the first day? you have to actually hop in your bed and go to sleep to finish the tutorial first.
13375214, OOHhhhh!!!! did NOT know that! THANK YOU!!! LOL....damn...
Posted by FLUIDJ, Thu Mar-26-20 09:27 AM
Feeling real Boomerish right now...

"Get ready....for your blessing....."
"Bury me by my Grand-Grand and when you can come follow me"
13377734, Zelda, Splatoon 2, Kirby, DK, Octopath on sale
Posted by hardware, Fri Apr-10-20 07:01 PM
For you newbies. All digital codes so you get them immediately

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=B06WLLHXC9+%7C+B073J2Y9NR+%7C+B07CK2ZGQB+%7C+B07B3NQJY9+%7C+B07BW16JST&language=en_US&linkCode=ll2&linkId=02013f3d73974ceacdd82c331d1df75a&tag=nintendoeverything-20&ref=nb_sb_noss