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Please help preserve your 3DS and Wii U SpotPass data before it's too late!
cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/28549378
> Hello everyone. For everyone who owns a 3DS, 2DS, or even a Wii U, I'm sharing this out to as many places I can think of, where the awareness can make an impact. Please read if you own a 3DS or Wii U at all, or know anybody who does: > > The SpotPass servers by Nintendo will be shutting down on April 8th, 2024 at 4PM PDT. The SpotPass Archival Project has been created by the 3DS and Wii U Homebrew modding community, to make sure as much SpotPass data as humanly possible is preserved for the foreseeable future and not lost forever in the coming few days. This archival project can only be made possible by the donations of any individuals owning a 3DS and Wii U (not a donation of money, but rather a donation of SpotPass data stored on your system) > > This data can only be collected before April 8th. Any and all dumps made or sent after the end-date will be useless due to the nature of how the archive process works. The dump does not require you to have a modded or Homebrewed console, and can be done completely unmodded. All you need extra as an unmodded user, is a PC or laptop. There is also zero risk of having your console banned; so rest assured. > > Even if you make the dump before April 8, and send it to them afterwards, the dump will be useless regardless, this is why we are frantically trying to spread the word about the project as quickly as possible, as there is a lot of data that is still going to go away permanently regardless of the efforts of this project. The data is stored offline locally on your 3DS and Wii U, so you may be confused as to why you can't just make the dump after the date. For a better explanation, here is a Discord message from the official Discord server which explains things. I am not a developer of the project, I'm just someone who is passionate about gaming and technology preservation, and wants to get this out there, and the 3DS was a wonderful part of my late childhood. > > Update: Just adding this in because someone in the comments asked why SpotPass preservation is important. SpotPass sent you various pieces of content that were exclusive and often time-limited offers; so in a sense, you could call a lot of this SpotPass data we are archiving "Free DLC's". Does that help anyone understand the importance of this better? > > The data is going to be used by the developers to put towards developing a replacement for the SpotPass network, similar to what was done by the Homebrew community who created the Nintendo Network replacement, dubbed "Pretendo Network". > > Even if you don't think you have much data on your system, please help dump it towards the archive as soon as possible (within the next couple of days), because you likely have some things you don't know about. The process does not require a modded console at all, and the official site here, has instructions for both users of modded consoles, and users of unmodded consoles. You can ask for help in the official Discord server of the project here and people will be very willing to help. > > There are also many many niche, lesser known games, which have absolutely no data archived for them still to this day, so any help archiving them is vital. Thanks for reading, and I ask you to also share this out to as many people as you possibly can. Even if you do not own a 3DS or Wii U, please share this out to anyone you know who owns one, or even those whom you suspect might have one. > > Edit: added some extra information, removed some no longer relevant information, fixed some typos, improved some wording slightly.
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Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher: Keywords and Song Lists are Solved!
The North American "Keywords" system, and Japan & Southeast Asia "Song List" for Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher has been solved.
What is Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher?
- A pet raising simulation
- Breeding simulation
- Monster taming
- Fantasy
- Menu-based raising
- Real-time Combat
- Roguelike
- Single player
- Competitive
In the Playstation version of Monster Rancher, you could acquire new monsters by placing Music CDs or other games into your PSX when the game prompted you to do so.
Switch doesn't have an optical drive, obviously, so One of the primary ways to acquire a Monster/Kaiju in UKMR is to use a search for Music/Titles/Artists (in Japanese and Southeast Asia versions) or using Keywords (in North American version).
Depending on the chosen songs or keywords used, you can create a monster born with certain stats or attacks or other adjustments to their parameters.
Now that all versions of the game are solved, you can look up what you want to raise, and use the suggestions in-game to get the exact Kaiju you want! (You still have to play through much of the story to unlock some of the restricted Kaiju, however)
For those interested, the solved lists are posted here:
- North American Keywords List
- Southeast Asia Song List (English)
- Japanese region Song List (Japanese obviously)
Hundreds of hours and multiple people's efforts have been put forth to solve these lists, so we hope you enjoy! :)
- www.gamingarcade.co.uk 7 worst to Best Games on Nintendo Switch 2024
The Nintendo Switch stands out as a remarkable gaming console, offering the flexibility to be enjoyed on a TV or on the go. Boasting a diverse library of games loved by many, the Nintendo Switch has become a favorite among gamers. Here are the seven best games to experience on this versatile console
The Nintendo Switch stands out as a remarkable gaming console, offering the flexibility to be enjoyed on a TV or on the go. Boasting a diverse library of games loved by many, the Nintendo Switch has become a favorite among gamers. Here are the seven best games to experience on this versatile console.
- www.gamingarcade.co.uk Nintendo reportedly could be releasing a Switch Pro
Speculations surrounding the next Nintendo Switch suggest that it might not be the groundbreaking console fans are anticipating. Dr. Serkan Toto of Kantan Games, as reported by GamesIndustry.biz, hints that the upcoming release might be more of an iteration than a revolution. Toto suggests that t
Speculations surrounding the next Nintendo Switch suggest that it might not be the groundbreaking console fans are anticipating. Dr. Serkan Toto of Kantan Games, as reported by GamesIndustry.biz, hints that the upcoming release might be more of an iteration than a revolution. Toto suggests that t
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MIG Switch - a flashcart for the Switch that allegedly works on an unmodified Switch has been announced
I can't believe it took so many years, but it is finally here!
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Conspiracy theory: Year in Review hides games not available for sale
Due to personal circumstances, I haven't had much time for gaming in the last year.
I did have a couple of months in the summer with some free evenings though, so I dumped a bunch of time into Pokemon Violet, and I also completed Super Mario Sunshine, spending several hours getting those last few shines and blue coins after leaving the game at ~85% completed back in 2022.
Other than those 2 games, I hadn't really played much of anything on the Switch.
My year in review said I put a ton of hours into Pokemon Violet, single-digit hours into F-Zero 99, and less than 1 hour into NES online.
No mention of Super Mario 3D All-Stars.
I was wondering why it didn't count. But then I realized that these year-in-review things are not a nice service or gift to subscribers... they're ADS that they intend people to share with their friends to get their friends to buy more games. (What's a better review than "Your best friend played this game for 200h last year"?)
Since SM3DAS isn't available in the shop, it'd be useless to advertise that game. So maybe Nintendo is excluding it from their calculations...
Can anyone else confirm or deny this? Did anyone have any delisted games make their year-in-review? Or am I just going to need to spend a ton of time 100%ing Super Mario Galaxy in 2024, and only play 2 other games on my Switch? Lmao
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Batman Arkham Knight Switch Technical Performance Review!
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I did wonder how they were going to squeeze a PS4 game onto the Switch. Kudos for doing it but there's been a lot of sacrifices. Shame as I was optimistic for this one.
- www.nintendolife.com Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse Remastered Now Arriving On Switch In Spring 2024
The original release window was this year
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Fixed an issue where the player was unable to acquire a strong item even though they did not take an Item Box by stopping or going in reverse during a race, or take an item countless times from an Item Box in same location, when the communication is unstable during an online match.
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Fixed an issue where the glider did not open when getting on a glide ramp that is past the suspension bridge in Tour Vancouver Velocity.
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Fixed an issue where the player might fall into a crevice in the cliff and not be able to move in Tour Rome Avanti.
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Fixed an issue where the player would be floating in mid-air after driving out of the course without being carried back in by Lakitu in GC DK Mountain.
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Fixed an issue where the player would sometimes not be able to move when riding on the statues in Wii Daisy Circuit.
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Fixed an issue where actions and expressions did not match for some characters that were added in the Booster Course Pass.
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Fixed an issue where a Mii’s head would get extremely large or small when playing the highlight reel.
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[Solved] My Switch just got Black Screen of Death, but with a twist!
Hi guys! I've got a strange problem with my Switch, and I hope this is a somewhat fitting community for this.
The SOLUTION
Using this youtube video I was able to rebuild the firmware it failed to update. Unfortunately all the data got lost, but that's a small price to pay.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ5ZATlMS5U
Note: this works only on Windows. (had to borrow my gf's laptop for this)
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My question
Is there any way I can... reformat the NAND with a completely fresh system from RCM and is it safe? Maybe I have NAND backup somewhere, but I'm not counting with it.
Why do I ask
My Switch is 24/7 on its dock. Honestly, we rarely use it, few times a year, maybe? Or some games here and there for 30 mins max., but it's always on, always in sleep, connected to the dock.
Same thing today, I turned it on with the joycons and went to upgrade the controllers, then wanted to redeem a code in eShop, cause, what a coincidence, I just bought a game yesterday (Lucky's Tale). eShop needed me to update the system - sure thing, go ahead.
The update was downloaded successfully and the console rebooted. And... never came back. After sitting there for... not too long, but long enough for a system update restarting thingy, I checked the Switch, and, well, it was completely black.
Tried to turn it on - nothing. But that was, because it was already on. The fans were spinning, it seemed alive at least.
I held down the power button for around 20 seconds, then tried it to power on. This time, Nintendo logo appeared on the screen - oh yeah, that's what I'm talking about... or maybe not, because after the logo the screen went suspiciously black... so not even backlight. And... that's pretty much it. I was unable to enter Recovery Mode (or... how is it called), because same thing; Nintendo logo, black screen, the end.
If I just plug in a charger, it shows charging and reports full battery for a moment at the top, and then... it gets again into this state, where I have to force power off the console.
Now, after reading up online what the heck just happening to my Switch, I've found some articles and posts about this being a relatively common thing amongst v1 Swtiches (which mine is), and there's no really great answer, what causing it. So, it's pretty much a black screen of death. Maybe a faulty power chip, maybe the memory, maybe the storage, maybe the battery... and the list goes on.
BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE
So... the reality is it's not that dead, as anyone may think.
Since, it's a v1 Switch, I can enter RCM mode no problem and push payloads for the console to boot up.
This is what I did, and for my biggest surprise, the console just booted up Hekate no problem (it's a... boot manager of some sorts) and for my even biggest surprise, I was able to boot up the system to emuMMC (basically a clone of the Switch's OS, just on the memory card), and... it was alive. Had no issues with anything.
However, when I try to start up my Switch "normally", it just dies, RIP.
So my guess is then, that System Update messed something up big time.
It's not under warranty, and I'm from a country where I don't think I could send it in to Nintendo. There is an official Nintendo repair here, maybe they can help me, if flashing is not possible, or if it's hardware related issue. (It can be, IIRC emuMMC runs from the SD card)
Thanks! And have a nice day.___
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Another question for you guys, why are the load times so horrendous for being a cartridge based console?
With advancements and technology they should be much less faster than the N64, but the loading times are just horrible, sometimes even worse than the ps5. What gives?
Edit: this is not hate per say, this is confusion and a little annoyance
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The stick dock suuuuuucks!
Just got a dongle that replaces that stupid dock, and the picture is quality is better and it doesn't cut out on you on you're playing! Why did Nintendo cheap out on the dock?
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Cult of the lamb performance
I was thinking about getting cult of the lambs for Switch, but I read that the Port wasn't that great. I also saw that some updates have been released, but I don't really know what the latest status is.
So to any of you who owns the game - how is it performing nowadays?
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Update to: Need help with Switch Parental Controls
Original post here: https://lemmy.world/post/1720916
Yes, different instance account but same user. I link all my instance accounts on my profile page for transparency.
FINALLY after months of frustration I have figured it out - and it was with the help of my 8yo (8 year old [child]). 8yo is the 7yo from my first post. A birthday came and went while figuring this mess out.
I believe this was a fault of the Microsoft parental controls with Minecraft, and various Minecraft online spin-off games, and NOT Nintendo's.
8yo added 6yo as a Cross-platform friend using 6yo's Xbox gamertag on Minecraft on their tablet. Then we all went through the hand mom your switches so she can type this mess out for you and they added each other as friends. Problem solved?! Nope. Not quite yet. This was step one.
Step two was me going into the Xbox Family app on my phone, and changing the following settings:
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Decide if [redacted] can add friends without your approval ✅ Allowed
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Choose who [redacted] can communicate with on Xbox Live ✅ Everyone
Under Minecraft specifically
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See and upload community creations: Decide whose community creations [redacted] can see. Blocking this may affect whether [redacted] can upload their own creations to games. ✅ Everyone
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Clubs: This lets [redacted] create, join, and follow clubs for all allowed games, including Minecraft Realms. ✅ Allowed
I had already allowed the Minecraft multiplayer option before and that alone didn't work.
I also set up everyone as a favorite friend, and they can all play together across Minecraft, Minecraft Dungeons, and Minecraft Legends on their switches.
I feel like this process was way too convoluted. There may be some options I turned on that don't need to be on, but I'm including what I did specifically on the off chance that there's another frustrated parent out there with multiple kids wanting to play local multiplayer on Minecraft on their switches while logged into their Microsoft account.
Edit: fixed auto correct fails because words are hard
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Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher: Fusion made easy with Fusion Calculator!
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Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher is only on the Nintendo Switch.
Learn how to use the Fusion Calculator app on LegendCup, for creating powerfully strong baby Kaiju . With just a few button clicks You can make perfect fusions, and get fusion suggestions, all without needing to know how the fusion mechanics actually work.
If you play Monster Rancher 1&2DX Also on the Nintendo Switch, there's other apps for these games as well to help master raising your virual pet monsters :)
If you're unfamiliar with the series, it is less of a monster taming/catching game -- and more of a fantasy pet breeding and raising sim. Your monsters have a finite lifespan and you must raise them as best you can with your available budget which you can increase by fighting and winning tournaments. There are also often many locked/hidden monsters that must use story progression to access.
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Will i be able to get the new No Mans Sky update without also updating TOTK?
I've disabled WiFi on my switch to avoid breaking the Tobios Hollow duplication glitch, and now I'm scared to switch it back on.
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Mario Over the Decades by AI (Super Mario World)
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Subscribe for good luck - Most Popular videos - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72qmtr41iWU&list=UULP3MF3KCtKQkCudSvNpk3BOg
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Help with finding my Switch's Serial Code
Hi, my switch died and it doesn't turn on anymore. I've been trying to get it fixed by Nintendo but it requires a serial code. Unfortunately the sticker with the serial code on the bottom came off, and didn't realize until now. Is there any other way I can find it? I bought it about 3-4 years ago in december if that helps.
- gamerkick.com EA Sports FC 24: First gameplay on Nintendo Switch is leaked
EA Sports FC 24 is the new soccer simulator from EA Sports after abandoning the FIFA license and, unlike other years, this time we will have a completely new
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The History of Pikmin (in Japanese but you can totally watch it with the YT auto subs like I did)
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ピクミンの誕生に影響を与えたと言われる、任天堂最大級の幻のプロジェクト「マリオ128」。しかし、2023年になってこの説を覆す発言が。いったい、真実とは? 公式(体験版有): https://store-jp.nintendo.com/list/software/70010000005309.htmlAmazon...
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Switch 2 Rumors
www.tomsguide.com Nintendo Switch 2 — rumors and everything we know so farA Nintendo Switch 2 could be on the way, so here's what we've heard and think we know
A Nintendo Switch 2 could be on the way, so here's what we've heard and think we know.
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Nintendo Insider Says Super Mario Bros. Wonder Is "Absolutely Decimating Testers"
According to a well known Nintendo insider, Super Mario. Bros. Wonder on Nintendo Switch is "hard" and "absolutely decimating testers." The report comes the way of Zippo, who notes that "if you think this game is going to be a walk in the park, then you're in for a rude awakening."
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Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX on sale through 7/31 :)
Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX is a Remaster of a Playstation monster raising simulator with the ability to Fuse parents to make new babies with inherited attacks, traits, or stats of the parents. (cross breeding but the parents are consumed in the process). Like a fantasy version of Tecmo's horse racing simulator (Gallop Racer), Monster Rancher will have you budgeting your Money and your creature's lifespan to provide a balanced feeding and drill schedule to raise it's stats, learn new attacks, and fight your way to Master rank. Along the way you'll have story opportunities to discover hidden/locked monsters and raise them as well.
The original gimmick in 1999 was being able to visit the "Shrine" in game, and be prompted to replace the game disc with Music CDs or another game. When prompted again you would reinsert your game and a monster would be generated. The downside of this was it ended up leaving a lot of people excluding from a large portion of the game's available monsters to raise.
DX replaces this gimmick with a built in Song List to generate every monster, giving all players complete access to the game's entire library of monsters, along with many new variants (same given breed but with different attributes) not present or possible in the original game.
There's a Discord community for this niche game, along with the last remaining English fan-run resource/guide site LegendCup.com entirely dedicated to Monster Rancher since the 90s.
Members of the Monster Rancher community use the game's save upload system to run AI v AI tournaments across many different formats and stat caps to include players of all skill levels. The game is cross-region, and cross-platform compatible for these types of tournaments so DX allows you to play on your platform of choice.
Hope to see you on the Ranch!
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Need help with Switch Parental Controls
I have my kids' switches all set up in the family group and have the parental control app on my phone (and tablet - in case my husband needs to access it when I'm out of the house). They like playing locally together (on their separate systems), and I want to keep this, but... I don't want them playing with strangers online.
Is there a way I can lock it down to where they can only play with their friends and no new people can send them a request (and they can't send an outbound request)?
This all got brought back to the forefront when my 7 year old (who is developmentally disabled) was playing with a stranger on Minecraft Dungeons last night.
I also tried to change Microsoft family settings and kept getting errors on their end. Website gave me a generic "we're having issues loading this page" error and I couldn't seem to find what I needed in their app.
I've tried searching online without luck, and when I try to change settings (semi blindly) I end up taking away their ability to play with each other.
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TL;DR I'm wanting to limit their online interactions with just each other until they're older/developmentally ready. Looking for a way to block all incoming friend requests or a way to just limit online co-op play with just people on their friends list. Switch and/or Microsoft settings that need to be changed will be appreciated.
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Switch Spines on Lemmy or kbin?
Question: can we set up something similar as the Reddit Switch Spines community? I truly like my colourful spines but I have no idea how to get this thing started!
Btw posting this from Lemmy on kbin feels old school cool
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Simple soccer/football game?
Hi there, I’m looking for a simple soccer/football game to play with my child in couch co-op mode. Have you any suggestions? FIFA would be my last call since I think it’s overkill (for now).
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Palia - Nintendo Direct 6.21.2023
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> > > Palia is coming to Nintendo Switch in winter 2023: Wishlist today: https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/palia-switch/ > >
I’m extremely excited about how Palia is going to take over my life, how do ya’ll feel?
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This game looks familiar to me...
www.nintendo.de The Last Hope - Dead Zone SurvivalMerkmale: - Geschichtenerzählen und Erzählen - Fesselnde Handlung - Immersive Grafik - Fesselnde Spielmechanik - Unbekannte Standorte - Anspruchsvolle Missionen - Verschiedene Waffen - Sinnvolle Entscheidungen The Last Hope: Dead Zone Sur
... just can't tell why :)
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Split-screen/PVE recommendations for Switch?
Hey Fediverse, what split-screen games do you guys play? There's a ton of "100 best couch-sloth co-op split-screen Nintendo Switch games in 2023 that will make your head explode!" articles/blogspam out there in the Googleverse, but it's more helpful to me if I can get feedback from people who actually play these games. Like, all the Switch gamers out there with similar preferences, what do you guys play?
For me and my wife, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the gold standard. I dunno if anything can top it. I think we're looking for a game that is split-screen, easy to pick up, has easy controls, and leans towards the casual gaming side. It doesn't necessarily have to be co-op, so PVE is definitely welcome (think Grand Prix mode in Mario Kart). And I guess I should mention split-screen isn't a requirement either if it's co-op and super fun. I remember liking some of the old Lego Star Wars games back in the day, but over the years my wife's opinion on the franchise has gone from "Meh" to "Ugh" (thanks a lot, TLJ!), so any game with a "long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away" setting is not gonna do it.
I made a post similar to this several years ago on a platform whose name starts with "R" and ends with "eddit" but didn't get too many good suggestions, so I'm hoping time, a different platform, and an overall friendlier posting environment will aid in my quest to find a Mario Kart equivalent for our household. What do y'all play? I'm all ears.
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Games for a 4 year old
Does anyone have a four year old that plays switch? Mario Odyssey is too complicated but she likes running around. She still struggles with jumping and walking at the same time. Are there any very simple games that she might enjoy?
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Based on the following GPU specs that were shared to me, its a decent performance jump, 0.6 TFLOPS docked to 1.35 TFLOPS.
For comparison, Steam Deck is 1.6 TFLOPS.
I love the hybrid nature of the Switch and a more powerful version some with some additional tweaks would be great.
What would you like to see in a Switch successor?
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If you haven't yet, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - on sale now for 16% off. Compare all the current prices, see histories, and get deal alerts for the next sale at Deku Deals
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Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher on sale through 7/10
Do you like pet raising sims like Monster Rancher? Do you like Ultraman Kaiju from the 1960s? Do you like competitive battles with a fun community?
Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher released October of 2022 and has a place in the Monster Rancher community Discord and monthly tournaments run by volunteer hosts, and loads of UKMR Guides and tools to help get you caught up!
Ultra Kaiju MR is normally $50 with the sale price bringing it down to $34.
For those unfamiliar with the franchise, "Monster Rancher is a pet (monster) raising sim that began in 1997. It differs from other Pet taming games in that it plays very much like a sim with the nuances or a creature having multiple life stages from Baby to Prime to elderly. Your budget is your Monster's lifespan + your money to try and accomplish the most you can during your short time with the monster. Monster's can also be bred (fused) so that babies can inherit attacks and attributes of it's parent(s). Battles are also in Real Time instead of turn based. Your resource continuously builds up over time in the match (how fast varies based on breed or mixed breed), your attacks consume an amount of this resource to execute, and attacks have designated distances in which they can be used as you maneuver close/far from your opponent to position for a given attack.
Competitive battles are held AI v AI since the only way to hold manual battles is to be in the same room on the same console. The meta is to engineer your monster's attributes, attacks, personality and traits so that it performs the best it can while hopefully eliminating as much bad choice that the AI can make as possible.
Monster Rancher is a fairly niche game with a rather small community when compared to other franchises. Monster Rancher 2 DX (On Switch, Steam, iOS) is easily the most popular game in the franchise and the most played. However, we just want more people to play with, and UKMR is a niche within a niche. The competitive scene is very welcoming, no one is holding back information to gain an advantage, we want other players to perform well for exciting matches, so you can expect lots of help from the community even as a new player or new competitor.
Hope to see you on the Ranch!