JoeG_LTE Gaming

The following article was written August 2017 but never posted. The Switch has come out of the gate swinging with some seriously heavy hitting games.  Splatoon 2, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Super Mario Odyessy and, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 are all major intrests for me.  (some people would have included ARMS onto this list but I can't say that game was worth it's asking price) More games are on the way.  A new Smash Bros will have to make it sometime, Super Metroid 4, Pikmin 4, a mainline Pokemon RPG, and finally, the enevitable virutal console. With all of these awesome first and second party offerings, it is easy to forget what is missing from this lineup. A strong lineup of major 3rd party games that will come to other consoles.  While some people say that 3rd party games aren't THAT big of a deal for a console, I couldn't disagree more.  Fanboys buy for only Nintendo games, but a casual consumer wants a console that has the ability to play all the game...

Fortnite for Nintendo Switch is the first and only version I have played up until this point.  I have an iOS device but the thought of touch controls makes me uninsterested.  I have a PC but leaning over the keyboard hurts my back over time.  I really wanted a version I could play with physical controls on the recliner and in bed.  The Switch version of the game finally gave me that and it has been hard to set down. The Switch version of the game has a...reputation of sorts.  As with the mobile ports of the game, the game is harder to control than other versions.  This comes from a large part of the player base using Joy-Cons for their go to way of play.  Either because they are playing in handheld mode or because they are just using the standard grip that came with the system out of the box to play in TV mode.  They Joy-Cons have a glaring issue that I’m sure any veteran Switch player could tell you.  The right thumbstick, which is used to...