Nintendo Switch

Occasionally, but its never been a consistent issue.

What kind of stuff should you use to clean the dock's contacts? I could use isopropyl alcohol; it worked when cleaning out my joycon drift, it should work for the other contacts.

One problem I do have is the system turning itself off on its own. Not into sleep mode, but flat-out powering off, meaning my game suspended is also shut down.

Oh yeah, I figured that was related to updates or something. I sometimes have that. I usually turn my Switch on with my controller (hold home button for a second), but that doesn't work when it's fully powered off.

But since I don't keep games on sleep for a long time (I used to when the Switch was new and I played Breath of the Wild all the time), that doesn't affect me. And it wasn't a problem back in the years when it would have affected me, so I got lucky.

I randomly got some Platinum Points. I can use those to pay for eshop titles right? But I've only seen it accept Gold Points.

Platinum points are for buying elements for NSO icons IIRC.

No, platinum points cannot be used toward games. They can be redeemed for the occasional exclusive physical merchandise item.

Edited by ShinyCottonCandy on Mar 18th 2024 at 1:58:46 PM

Edited by wooden-ladybug93 on Mar 18th 2024 at 1:18:38 PM

My catalogue so far, in order of acquisition. Games with (*) are those I have digitally instead of physically:

• Super Mario Odyssey
• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• Super Mario Maker 2
• Ni no Kuni
• Mortal Kombat 11
• Luigi's Mansion 3
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
• Jump Rope Challenge (*)
• Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
• Splatoon 2
• Super Mario 3D All-Stars
• Astral Chain
• Super Mario Party
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
• No More Heroes III
• Metroid Dread
• Cuphead (*)
• Doom (2016) (specifically the Slayers Collection, which means I also have all previous Doom games via downloads!)
• NieR: Automata
• Mario Party Superstars
• Shantae: Risky's Revenge (*)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• Portal and Portal 2 (*)
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder (*)
• Quake II (*)
• Cadence of Hyrule
• Super Kiwi 64 (*)
• Bayonetta 3

Edited by MyFinalEdits on Mar 18th 2024 at 12:43:58 PM

Physical

• Bayonetta 2
• Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
• Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition
• Metroid Dread
• One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4
• Pokemon Legends Arceus
• Pokemon Scarlet
• Senran Kagura: Peach Ball
• Shantae
• Shantae and the Seven Sirens
• Sonic Mania Plus
• Super Mario Odyssey
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Digital

• Animal Crossing: New Horizons
• Bayonetta
• Bayonetta 3
• Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster
• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
• Metroid Prime Remastered
• Muse Dash
• New Pokemon Snap
• One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 Deluxe Edition
• Pikmin 1
• Pikmin 2
• Puyo Puyo Tetris 2
• River City Girls
• SEGA AGES: Puyo Puyo
• SEGA AGES: Puyo Puyo 2
• SEGA AGES: Sonic the Hedgehog
• SEGA AGES: Sonic the Hedgehog 2
• Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
• Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition
• Shantae: Risky's Revenge Director's Cut
• Super Mario 3D All-Stars
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder
• Super Mario RPG
• Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Didn't include apps or NSO libraries.

I actually did get "Just Dance" and "Ring Fit Adventure" cuz I thought those would be fun for me to get in shape...nope, no motivation still.

I own no physical games except Ring Fit Adventure.

Here's the full list of Switch games I currently have, not including ones I deleted off the Switch:

Some games, like Sonic Frontiers and Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, I bought for PC instead. And some games I have on PC and Switch alike. There are also some games I haven't gotten around to trying.

I have Cuphead, but I gave up on it after Inkwell Isle 2.

Here's my Switch game collection (mostly physical because I'm that kind of person):

This leaves Deltarune and the demos for Unicorn Overlord and Princess Peach Showtime the only fully digital games I have.

Physical

• Fire Emblem: Three Houses
• Fire Emblem Engage
• The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
• Just Dance 2020
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
• Pokémon Sword
• Ring Fit Adventure
• Super Mario 3D All-Stars
• Super Mario Odyssey
• Super Mario Party
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
• Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition

Digital

• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

Physical

• Zelda:
  • Breath of the Wild
  • Tears of the Kingdom
  • Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
• Pokemon:
  • Let's Go Pikachu
  • Legends Arceus
  • New Snap
• Other Nintendo First-Party IPs:
  • Mario Odyssey
  • Mario Party Superstars
  • Metroid Dread
  • Metroid Prime Remastered
  • Xenoblade 2
• Dragon Quest Builders
• Octopath Traveller
• Crash Bandicoot 4

Digital

• Pokemon:
  • Shield
  • Scarlet
  • Home
• Other Nintendo First-Party IPs:
  • Splatoon 2 & 3
  • Animal Crossing New Horizons
  • Pikmin 1 & 2
  • 1 2 Switch
• Atelier Arland Trilogy (Rorona DX, Totori DX, Meruru DX)
• Collection of Mana
• Dragon Quest Builders 2
• Puyo Puyo Tetris
• Slay the Spire

Edited by Anura on Mar 20th 2024 at 2:37:11 PM

Following up on my drift repair saga.

I got it back today; two weeks is pretty consistent. Once again the paperwork says they couldn’t replicate the problem, which is patently ridiculous since simply attempting to click the thumbstick button would confirm that it’s broken. But this time it looks like they just sent a whole new Joycon back to me. There’s no wear on it at all.

I guess the problem was technically solved...?

Yeah, I’m not complaining. It’s just interesting that for the my first (gray) one sent in, I got a repair, and for this red one, a replacement. Maybe the button problem wasn’t easily fixable.

We have one, yes one game for NSO: F-Zero Maximum Velocity.

Switch OS 18.0 is out. Alongside it being more stable, it also includes 15 minute auto-sleep timer and Korean language support for the Parental Controls tutorial.

F-Zero: Maximum Velocity will be out on Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pass on March 28th. Slight

Edited by tclittle on Mar 26th 2024 at 8:07:09 AM

Are we just now getting an auto sleep function?

I think autosleep's always been there, it's just setting it for 15 minutes of inactivity wasn't an option. (edit: Just checked and the intervals before were 1, 3, 5, 10, or 15 minutes for handheld; and 1, 2, 3, 6, or 12 hours for TV. The update adds a 15 minute option for TV specifically.)

I've had my screen dim on me many times during long cutscenes or credits, so a slightly longer but not too long setting is nice.

Edited by NesClassic on Mar 26th 2024 at 9:14:07 AM

Auto-sleep has been a function on the Switch since launch, with different auto-sleep settings for while docked and not.

Edited by tclittle on Mar 26th 2024 at 8:44:09 AM