National Bank Nintendo Switch review: a better choice for newcomers

When you hold the Tencent Nintendo Switch national version of the machine in your hand, you will see that it is no different from the Japanese version and Hong Kong version of NS you play on weekdays - the arbitrary switch between the host mode and the console mode, the "click" sound when removing the handle, all of which prove to you that it is still the main console of this generation. The most innovative Nintendo Switch.

If you have to look for something different in appearance, you can find that this time, the Chinese version of the Nintendo Switch from the description text on the packaging to the production identification information behind the host, all become simplified Chinese. Perhaps in many people's eyes, this is a common thing no longer, but for the domestic host players, this is since the disappearance of the spirit, and Nintendo separate for more than 10 years to meet again - it is also the country's host "royal three" first gathering, which is always emotional, isn't it?

On the hardware level, the default sale of the Nintendo Switch is Nintendo's updated "battery life version" Switch host on August 1 this year, which has increased the battery life compared to the original old version of the machine - the official information describes the overall increase to four and a half hours to nine hours. According to my actual measurement, the battery life of Tencent Nintendo Switch national travel version is roughly consistent with the official information description. The difference in running the game will also lead to changes in battery life, and the power consumption of playing "Brawl" is definitely not comparable to playing "Breath of the Wilderness".

Since there is no gap in hardware specifications, the price is naturally what players are concerned about. This time, the national Nintendo Switch price of 2099 yuan, this price is lower than the vast majority of the "parallel goods" price of various e-commerce platforms - quite some of the meaning of the "small mind trip" - you have to admit that in terms of the popularity of the Switch in the country, this price is very attractive, let alone the current as the official recommended retail price, There is still room for sales channel price reduction in the future. From the Jingdong Nintendo Switch official flagship store in just a few days, it can be seen that the traditional players and potential players are very satisfied with the price of the Nintendo Switch in this country - and also expressed support with practical actions.

While we're on the subject of potential players, it's worth mentioning how difficult it is for these less HardCore players to get their hands on a Switch without a global tour.

Naturally, the first thing to do is to pick out a seller who looks very reliable on many e-commerce platforms, and then the rhythm of "spot price increase, booking to wait", after experiencing the two choices of losing money or time-consuming, they will get the host, but also face an unknown, do not know when it will break out and has been plagued by serious problems of new and old players: Rocker drift.

The problem of rocker drift, which occurs more frequently, for a long time, can only be alleviated by the player's own spray WD-40 or find a third party to repair it - sending back the original factory warranty is a natural option, and it seems to be a distant thing for players who buy "parallel goods".

You see, this is why I say the Nintendo Switch is so appealing to gamers. Not only is the price lower than most of the "parallel goods", the arrival speed is fast and there is no "refurbishment machine" worry, there is a one-year warranty time, you can buy a pair of Joy-Con, to achieve "this drift, that warranty" seamless operation, to ensure that there has always been Joy-Con available.

In any case, from a hardware point of view, the Tencent Nintendo Switch is indeed a very good choice - after all, it still has a one-year warranty, isn't it?

Of course, the software side of things naturally needs to be concerned.

This time, the national bank Nintendo Switch adopts an independent account system, which can easily and quickly create users and log in to the Nintendo e store through wechat scanning code, which is very convenient, but it also means that the national bank NS can only log in the eShop of this machine, and can not cross the eShop in other regions of the world.

Currently, there is only one game in the store: New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. As the first period, although there are fewer games, each one is a classic work, and it is still very attractive to many novice users. More importantly, the price of a single game is 299 yuan, which is very advantageous compared to most global games - especially Nintendo's one-two games. While waiting for the arrival of more multi-country games, you can also directly buy the global version of the game you want to play. After testing, the Nintendo Switch can normally play the global version of the game and update the version normally. But for the global version of the game with DLC, it is indeed impossible to buy DLC at present. But most of the Nintendo Switch's two/two franchises don't have DLC, if that's the case, or buying a Gold Edition Global cassette is an option.

For games that need to be online, after testing, we found that the national game in the Nintendo Switch is an independent simplified title icon, if you insert another region's cassette, it will display another corresponding cassette region icon, which means that the national game can only be online with the national game.

This is not a big problem, because the network status of the Switch has always been a bad situation - in the past, if you want to play online, the accelerator can not be avoided. But with the blessing of the Bank of China, a smooth and later-free network is not a problem, at least for now, the bank of China Nintendo Switch network connection experience is still very smooth.

Therefore, based on the current basic review results, the Chinese Nintendo Switch is not necessarily a suitable choice for players who have already purchased the global version of the Nintendo Switch - or core players. But for those around us who do not know about console games, the Nintendo Switch is still worth recommending to them, convenient registration and payment methods, high-quality one-two games, there are global cassette options, there is a one-year warranty promise, for these new players who have just come into contact with console games. The Nintendo Switch is one reason to get in the hole. For those who have bought the global version of Nintendo Switch, a Joy-Con that can guarantee is still very attractive, and the $89 amiibo is actually not bad.

In short, I sincerely hope that the Nintendo Switch can become a new opportunity for the Chinese console market and expand the Blue Ocean.