{"id":5021,"date":"2017-01-15T00:46:26","date_gmt":"2017-01-15T05:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/?p=5021"},"modified":"2017-01-15T01:10:30","modified_gmt":"2017-01-15T06:10:30","slug":"on-getting-to-try-the-nintendo-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/?p=5021","title":{"rendered":"On getting to try the Nintendo Switch!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So, Mark and I were able to check out the Nintendo Switch this afternoon (Saturday afternoon incase I end up not publishing this until Sunday :P) and while we didn&#8217;t really record too much (The one requirement is we needed to try and record hands in the shot which wasn&#8217;t always easy&#8211;especially if we were both playing), I still have a lot to talk about and a good amount of pictures too.<\/p>\n<p>We managed to get there over an hour early, but a good amount of the line had already been formed. We were at least close to the front. It had started to snow quite a bit so I&#8217;m glad they let us in a bit early just to wait somewhere warm. Upon getting up the stairs, we were greeted by a really awesome Link statue:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/linkstatue.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/linkstatue-300x238.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"238\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/linkstatue-300x238.png 300w, https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/linkstatue-1024x813.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/linkstatue.png 1255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>First stop for us was right to Breath of the Wild. We couldn&#8217;t afford to go to E3 last year (though, even if we could I think it still would have been our first stop) so my husband has been dying to play it for so many reasons so of course I let him go for it.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x4puCemV0VU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nThere was a line throughout the entire event so I&#8217;m glad we got into the first group of people who were able to play. <\/p>\n<p>Right next to it was Snipperclips so that was the next game we ended up playing. It really is so much fun and I wish we were able to play more before the demo ended.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uWNnaweRu6c\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nI look forward to playing it in March&#8211;it&#8217;s definitely going to be a game we get pretty quickly if not at launch.<\/p>\n<p>We then headed back towards the entrance to play Super Bomberman R. Having never played the classic Bomberman, I was so incredibly surprised I actually managed to win most of the rounds. I don&#8217;t think the other people we played against were too happy about it though. It really was a lot of fun though and while I think I still prefer the kind of battlefields the N64 version had, I definitely want to pick this game up soon at some point. <\/p>\n<p>There were a few display set-ups showing the Switch as well:<br \/>\n<div id='gallery-1' data-gutter-width='5' data-columns='2' class='wpc2-thumbnail-grid gallery galleryid-5021 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/switch2.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/switch2-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/switch.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/switch-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<br \/>\nThis is really the only time we got to see the Joy-cons connected to the Grip though. We never actually got to play with it like that in the games we tried.<\/p>\n<p>Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was next up and just, before I get into it, I want to just talk about the various set-ups they had. When they did something like this for the Wii U, it was mostly very sleek&#8211;everything was white and blue and it was generally smaller, but this place was so much bigger and just had all kinds of cool things set up.<br \/>\n<div id='gallery-2' data-gutter-width='5' data-columns='3' class='wpc2-thumbnail-grid gallery galleryid-5021 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plane.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plane-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5028\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5028'>\n\t\t\t\tThe window is actually a video screen and clouds would float by. It was so cool. You could try Mario Kart 8 Deluxe here tabletop. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/diner.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/diner-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5026\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5026'>\n\t\t\t\tProbably one of my favorite set-ups. I just found it so cool.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/zelda.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/zelda-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/bombermanr.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/bombermanr-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/streetfighter.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/streetfighter-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/arms.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/arms-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/sonicmania.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/sonicmania-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/smo.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/smo-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5029\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5029'>\n\t\t\t\tSuper Mario Odyssey wasn&#8217;t available to play, but they did have this video set up and even a photo op you could take with Mario and his hat.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/squid.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/squid-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5031\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5031'>\n\t\t\t\tThis is a giant Pink Squid Amiibo that was near Splatoon 2 demos. There is no Pink Squid Amiibo. I would like a Pink Squid Amiibo, Nintendo.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<br \/>\nI loved these so so so much. I kind of wish the Diner was actually serving special Mario-themed things just because it felt so authentic that I felt like it should have been, but it was just such a good display. Getting back onto the topic of Mario Kart 8, it&#8217;s SO nice to have a proper battle mode again. I was absolutely terrible at Bomb Rush because my aim continues to suck, but I still had fun. The game also easily runs a lot smoother. That said, I don&#8217;t personally feel it&#8217;s enough for me to want to rebuy the game and have to unlock everything again. I also just want to point out while I actually was okay with just using one Joy-con for Snipperclips, I actually found it pretty painful after a while in Mario Kart.<\/p>\n<p>Next up was Street Fighter and before I get into the game itself, I just&#8230; want to talk about this a bit. So, most of the time my husband and I played together. I generally do not enjoy playing against people I don&#8217;t know for a lot of reasons unless I am also playing with someone I do know. Regardless, this guy wanted to play with someone so I ended up going up against him and just&#8230; do not assume and be a condescending jerk like this guy was. I picked Chun-Li and her color immediately and then he kept telling me how to choose my character and what button did what as if I&#8217;ve never played Street Fighter before, let alone a fighting game. I didn&#8217;t ask nor do I believe anything I said even came off that way. I&#8217;m pretty sure I even said I played the game before when the Nintendo Rep asked and the guy was already there at this point. <\/p>\n<p>The reason the game didn&#8217;t continue? Because he actually hadn&#8217;t hit submit on his color not realizing the option was there. He just assumed that me, this girl in a cute sweater dress with a pink bag had no idea what I was doing and that it was my fault. And his response when he realized? &#8220;oops, it was me&#8221;. No apologies. No anything. So let me just say it was incredibly relieving to end up winning the match overall.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2C9D2iWVZ8o\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nI did lose the first round (though, it was very close&#8211;it was down to one more hit on both sides), but won the next two even if the third it seemed he really wanted to be cheap with the projectiles. I don&#8217;t think he was happy that he was beaten by a girl who he essentially acted like she had never seen a game in her life. Just don&#8217;t act like this. If someone asks for help, that&#8217;s one thing, but don&#8217;t make all these assumptions and be a pompous jerk about it. <\/p>\n<p>We then headed over to the other section and tried out Sonic Mania. I&#8217;ve mentioned before that Sonic is super important to me and while I love the 3D games more than the 2D ones, Sonic Mania was still really enjoyable. I played Tails so I mostly did nothing, but it was still pretty fun regardless.<\/p>\n<p>Splatoon 2 was up next and I was super nervous as the gyro controls were on. We used pro-controllers, but I just do not do well with gyroscopes. Despite that, our first match I actually did the best with the most ink&#8230; well, inked, 8 kills, and 0 deaths. I did pretty well the second time too and both times our team won. I&#8217;m not sure how I feel on the new Roller special (the Super Jump Smash), but I still had fun. I&#8217;m definitely more interested in the story mode if anything, but I will probably pick this up in the Summer. <\/p>\n<p>We decided to play Fast RMX next and I actually have never played an F-Zero Game so this was pretty new for me. My husband managed to get first place in our first race while I got third, but in our second race I got first and he got third. It was a really fun time and I think I actually had more fun with it than I did with Mario Kart. I think Mario Kart just had me permanently down due to the customization-stat things which I didn&#8217;t feel were in effect as much with Fast RMX. <\/p>\n<p>The final game we played was ARMS. It&#8217;s pretty fun and I won each of the matches we did. I still don&#8217;t know if it&#8217;s my kind of game though. I feel like if someone asked, I&#8217;d play, but it&#8217;s not something I&#8217;d really pick up for myself to play as I&#8217;m just not super big into fighting games (even if I&#8217;m not that bad at them). It&#8217;s definitely a neat game though and I think it has a lot of potential so I&#8217;ll probably at least keep an eye on it. <\/p>\n<p>When we left, we were given a cookie and a pin. Even though it wasn&#8217;t as much as the goodie bag we got at the Wii U event, it was still a nice surprise.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/cookiepin.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/cookiepin-300x171.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/cookiepin-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/cookiepin.png 839w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe cookie was very tasty.<\/p>\n<p>Overall thoughts: The Switch is really fun. I found the controllers easy to hold and lightweight, the games enjoyable, and just generally had a good time. All the Nintendo reps were great and time flew by even when we were just relaxing a bit. I would say the only negatives I can think of are my hand cramping a bit during Mario Kart and the Street Fighter issue I mentioned above (which has nothing against the game or system which were both fine). It was a great event and I&#8217;m so happy I got the opportunity to go. 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