Nintendo Switch

[Ensay]

You can check store stock on the Argos website. You can also do click and collect to most Sainsbury's.

So you can order and pay on the Argos website and then pick it up from your local Sainsbury's either the same day or the next day.

 

[Snippysnips]

Ahhhhhhhhhh

It's so shiny didn't realise how big it was till I paired it with my OG

 

[Snippysnips]

Adding this so you all can get ready for yours when it comes

Keep the switch in handheld for setup, I set mine up with the TV but nope it wants handheld lol
Don't plug the AC into the dock an wall as you will need it all out for transferring

For transferring, both switches need to be kept in handheld an both need to be attached to the AC, not through the dock but from themselves otherwise they won't let you do it, an obvious both need to be close to one another

Its pretty easy to set up, an won't take too long depending on what's getting transferred, you get some fun music in the setup stage too lol

You may need to give your OG switch a update before this as when I went onto systems the option to transfer to switch 2 wasn't there, after an update it appeared, it really doesn't take long though

The clicking is freaking awesome an its soooo much easier getting it into the dock, it comes with a screen cover that apparently you aren't to remove, I tried an couldn't actually get it off lol so my own screen cover is on top of theirs

Overall pretty excited to jump in, I got like a hour an half before I need to go to the bank I get my new car tomorrow an need to do money stuff before work, but at least I got it all set up before I have to go

 

[LittleMy]

Ahhhhhhhhhh

It's so shiny didn't realise how big it was till I paired it with my OG

Ours just arrived too the magnets are so satisfying

 

[Ensay]

Mine arrived too! About to set it up. Still think I’m going to set it up as new though.

 

[anniemouse]

I think ours is lost at the DPD hub in Birmingham. I’m pretty pissed off about that even though I originally wasn’t rushing out to buy one

 

[JustHereForTheAgriculture]

Whenever you’re ready, DPD

 

[Ensay]

Another tip for those who want to play the upgraded Switch 2 editions of their games (eg Zelda Tears of the Kingdom) for free because you've got a Nintendo Switch Online+ account, you have to click the Nintendo Switch 2 option on the title screen - as though you want to buy it.

This launches the page on the eShop but it detects you've got a NSO+ account and gives you a download option (ie without paying).

It probably won't confuse anyone else, but it confused me, because I expected it to automatically detect I'd got a NSO+ account, given I'd signed in, but it didn't.

Then, once you've installed the update, the logo on the homepage updates to show 'Nintendo Switch 2 Edition'.

 

[Red_Mosquito]

Amazon says mine is arriving Saturday, I must have done something stupid at the checkout and selected the Saturday ,
it doesn’t look like I can bring the date forward without cancelling and reordering, I’ve got some gift vouchers going towards it so I guess I just have to hope it’s not late on Saturday

I don’t really have time to play it until Saturday, but with everyone receiving theirs I wish it was here now

 

[Snippysnips]

I've smuggled mine into work my boss leaves in an hour then am free for the night

 

[JustHereForTheAgriculture]

I don’t think mine is coming today

 

[Yel]

I love it so much, it feels like what the switch should have been with proper snapping controllers. Although saying that the switch was what the wii U was probably trying to be.

I want to get into Zelda but don't have the time for that at the moment, so just played some mario O. I'm sure it's a big upgrade but at the same time it looks and plays exactly as I remember it. But remember how we all remember goldeneye and thesedays it's an unplayable slow mess.

 

[ordinaryjelly]

I have 3 children and we have 2 out of 4 in our possession, one EE order delivered to home and one my husband picked up from Smyths. Then the other two are at Currys and Amazon. Amazon says it is out for delivery between 6pm and 8pm, so we will see.

Currys closes at 9pm so hopefully we have all 4 today. They won't be able to get down to see me for a while so we having to wait for the 4th won't be a big deal.

 

[Red_Mosquito]

Amazon has just emailed saying mine has been despatched so might be here tomorrow

one of the kids was ill this morning and has to be off school the rest of the week, which works in my favour because my husband will be home to accept the delivery, makes cleaning up vomit worth it

 

[Papparazzo1]

A question from a less educated Switch person here......

Can you buy the new Mario Kart and play on the now old Switch?

 

[Yel]

Can you buy the new Mario Kart and play on the now old Switch?

No. The switch 2 is backward compatible with many games for the original switch, but new games for the 2 won't work for the original.

It will be a bit confusing as I'm sure some new games will come out that work on both but that's because they're really switch 1 games. It's bit like it was with the game boy and game boy color.

The wii u was a huge flop as lots of people didn't really understand it was a whole new system and only really shared the name, but wii u games don't work on wii.

 

[Ensay]

Does anyone else find their internet download speeds are slower on their Switch/Switch 2 than any other devices?

Yesterday it didn’t seem too bad so I thought the Switch 2 was better, but today it’s back to being slow. When I do a speed test on the Switch 2 it says 15mbps down, but my phone says 200mbps so I know my internet is fine.

It could just be that Nintendo’s servers are being hammered right now I guess.

 

[Dogtanian]

Does anyone else find their internet download speeds are slower on their Switch/Switch 2 than any other devices?

Yesterday it didn’t seem too bad so I thought the Switch 2 was better, but today it’s back to being slow. When I do a speed test on the Switch 2 it says 15mbps down, but my phone says 200mbps so I know my internet is fine.

It could just be that Nintendo’s servers are being hammered right now I guess.

Yes, I think it's just high usage of the servers (worldwide release - day 1 etc). I just left it to download games overnight (and one to install from game card) and it's done for this morning.
It took me ages to transfer my village from animal crossing over. I was trying all sorts of methods to swap save data, turns out you have to download a free app from the nintendo store to do it.

 

[Ensay]

Yes, I think it's just high usage of the servers (worldwide release - day 1 etc). I just left it to download games overnight (and one to install from game card) and it's done for this morning.
It took me ages to transfer my village from animal crossing over. I was trying all sorts of methods to swap save data, turns out you have to download a free app from the nintendo store to do it.

Yeah there’s a tool for it. But I thought Animal Crossing data could be moved from Switch to Switch 2 without the need for the tool.

 

[Yel]

Most professional places delayed putting up a review until they had the chance to put it through it's places. The guardian rushed out their review based on testing the system months ago before games and patches were finalised

He complains that it's not radically new, what did he expect? It's 8ish times more powerful. You just have to look at cyberpunk to see what a huge upgrade it is.

The Switch 2 is estimated to have 3.1 TFLOPs when docked and 1.7 TFLOPs when handheld, compared to the original Switch's 0.4 TFLOPs docked and under 0.2 TFLOPs in handheld mode. This represents a substantial increase in graphical processing power.