YouTube’s Master0fHyrule created a video comparing the loading times between the Switch and Wii U versions of Zelda: Breath of the Wild based on physical copies of the game. Switch appears to have a leg up on the initial loading and starting the quest, but Wii U seems to have a slight advantage when entering Shrines and restarting from death.
Last month NIS America announced the localization of RPG Maker Fes. The title is on track for a summer launch in North America and Europe. For a look at the English build, watch the following video:
Pokemon GO experienced significant issues at launch. During the game’s first few days, the game had major connection problems. We knew that the huge influx of players was putting a strain on Pokemon GO’s servers, but now we have a better idea as to how much.
Niantic director of software engineering Ed Wu said during a GDC presentation that Niantic came up with anticipated network traffic based on the player base and the growth curve for other popular mobile games. That was in addition to a “ludicrous” estimate of five times that number. It wasn’t enough though, as Niantic exceeded its network traffic estimates for the entire world just a few hours after Pokemon GO launched in Australia and New Zealand alone.
Wu said:
“We knew that we had something special on our hands when we nearly exceeded our peak worldwide capacity — the expected number — in a couple of hours and were trending well on the way towards that five times, ‘ludicrous’ number on what we thought would be less than five percent of our total world-wide … install base in. That was the point at which I called in the cavalry … at Google.”
According to Wu, Pokemon GO’s peak traffic was roughly 50 times more than they had initially estimated.
Three new videos have popped up online for Switch eShop games. Find footage for Othello, Vroom in the Night Sky, and Soldam 2 below.
Nintendo is looking to promote its new Switch eShop release Snipperclips with another video for the game. You can take a look at it below.
Nintendo has once again come out with a Switch video to highlight one of the system’s functions. The latest one focusing on the Home Menu is attached below.
The Nintendo Minute crew has another episode to tide you over this week. For today’s video, Kit and Krysta play The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild bingo to celebrate the game’s launch alongside Switch. Watch it below.
Nintendo held two more big events for Switch today. First up was the launch in New York, where Nintendo of America’s Doug Bowser sold the first Switch system. That was followed up several hours later for the final unexpected places event in Madison Square Park.
Nintendo has passed along a few photos of both events. Find them below, along with their descriptions.
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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, Captain Nintendo makes the very first Nintendo NY store in-store purchase of the Nintendo Switch system from Doug Bowser, Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing, at the Nintendo NY store on March 3.
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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, fans line up outside the Nintendo NY store to await the midnight launch of the Nintendo Switch system on March 3.
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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, Doug Bowser, Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing, greets eager fans lined up outside the Nintendo NY store on March 3.
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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, local fans in Madison Square Park in New York play The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild game on the Nintendo Switch system while it is in tabletop mode. Nintendo Switch is available worldwide now.
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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, Mario makes a guest appearance at the Nintendo Switch in Unexpected Places activation at Madison Square Park in New York. The new Nintendo Switch home gaming system is available worldwide now.
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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, the Nintendo Switch in Unexpected Places is set against the backdrop of New York City at Madison Square Park. The versatility of the Nintendo Switch system allows consumers to play in a variety of settings, from the comfort of their own living room to any location imaginable. The new Nintendo Switch home gaming system is available worldwide now.
Source: Nintendo PR
If you’re interested in having the Switch Joy-Con work with a PC, that’s definitely something you can do. The two controllers pair and connect just fine.
The Joy-Con work as individual input devices in landscape mode. For what it’s worth, each one is uniquely identified (past controllers like the Wii Remotes and Wii U Pro controller showed as “Nintendo RVL-CNT” and “Nintendo RVL-CNT-01” respectively) and natively work as game controllers.
Here’s a video showing the connectivity:
