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[–] FMT99@lemmy.world 43 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Any word yet on what the joystick tech will be? Mouse operation is all very interesting but drift is my main concern for the new joycons.

[–] idealotus@lemmy.world 29 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I haven't seen anything official, but rumors are suggesting Hall Effect joysticks.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Nintendo playing against type on that one then. They tend to go for the cheapest worst option.

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Well the warranty repairs and replacements certainly weren't free. Hall effect may be the cheapest option. Especially at their manufacturing scale.

[–] kernelle@0d.gs 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Any word on the screen? Would be sad if it wasn't OLED but it wouldn't surprise me if they wanted to cut cost for the base model.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 25 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's actually just leftover 3DS screens.

[–] llii@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Stereoscopic 3D would be awesome. I loved it on the 3DS.

[–] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

TOTK makes me wish 3D TVs caught on.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I mean the latest version of the Switch 1 went OLED. It’d be weird if v2 downgraded from that.

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 months ago

V2 switch was LCD just like V1 with no physically obvious changes. Only the OLED model was OLED

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

There is absolutely no reason in a fair and just world why my Pro Controller wouldn’t be able to sync to the Switch 2. So foolishly assuming we live in a fair and just world, I’m probably never going to use the Joycons ever.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 22 points 3 months ago

It'll definitely be interesting, but I imagine people will just end up pairing an actual mouse to it if the games all have mouse support.

[–] DWBstep@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I, for one, can't wait until my joycon is so scuffed from vigorously rubbing it on a flat surface that it doesn't properly insert into the console. Maybe I'm assuming too much, but why would I give Nintendo the benefit of the doubt here?

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I think it has normal mouse sliders. There's a thicker black line in figure 25 behind the line with number 33.

[–] DWBstep@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

Good eye. Looking into it further, it looks like this picture seems to suggest that they've forseen this issue and will also provide an attachment for a better "mouse mode" experience.

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Do they HAVE to draw hands so bad on patent applications? I mean like on every one I’ve ever seen.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 17 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

It's super hard to draw hands even for people that normally draw anatomical figures, and these are likely drawn by engineers that are used to drawing machines. At least they don't have 16 fingers. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[–] Gumus@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

This is most probably a stylized projection of a 3D model.

[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago

I know right? There's no where near enough Doritos dust on those fingers!

[–] kinkles@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Don't you do this to me......don't give me hope.

[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] sploosh@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I haven't thought about H*R in a loooooong time. Thank you.

[–] turkalino@lemmy.yachts 2 points 3 months ago

They still make occasional new releases on YouTube!

[–] BennyInc@feddit.org 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Dual mouse mode sounds interesting…

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

Star Fox could be interesting controlled that way

[–] Charzard4261@programming.dev 6 points 3 months ago

I am coping hard for a Kid Icarus: Uprising remake using this. We know Sakurai has been working on something, and I'd hate for it to just be a new smash.

[–] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I hope the next Fire Emblem uses this. Of course, they didn't use the Switch's touch screen, so I'm not holding my breath.

[–] Theonetheycall1845@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Little do you know Nintendo is in cahoots with Big Orthopedic.

[–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

The asynchronous games were a lot of fun. https://www.mariowiki.com/Nintendo_Land had a couple of them, like one where everyone is in first person mode chasing the tablet player who has a top down view.

[–] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

Sliding joycons against a flat surface? Cannot wait for it to come out they intentionally made them so piss poor that after a few times doing it, your joycon breaks and you need to get an official new one in order to use that feature, which will probably be shamelessly required to use an important feature in some place like their shitty store.

[–] EvilBit@lemmy.world -3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

“And if you turn it sideways it works like a mouse”

“Okay”

Why are we talking about this more than that?

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Because they haven't confirmed cat support yet!

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 3 months ago

You mean a mouse that won't get pushed off the desk? They'd win a Nobel prize for that.