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  1. Just now, Bleedingyamato said:

    Do you mind if I ask how you've been going about learning Japanese?

     

    I'd really like to learn it.

    It's not JUST learning the script and language but also about understanding the Japanese culture and history. Much like our own languages we have sayings and phrases based on our own culture. There's also the understanding of sentence structure etc.

     

    Honestly I'm still using cheat sheets for kana and slowly trying to learn the kanji. I have books but internet resources are much handier. And since I watch a lot of anime and use JP websites often, it's easier to immerse yourself in the language.

  2. This new DDOS appears to be affecting different sites to the first as they appear to be striking a different part of Dyn's network. Level 3 and Cloudflare are seeing lots of errors in websites including Github and Playstation Network.

     

    Source: Ars Technica - Double-dip Internet-of-Things botnet attack felt across the Internet

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    Both Level 3 and CloudFlare have not directly been affected by the attack. But many of their customers have because of a reliance on Dyn's managed domain name services. The outages began this morning when Dyn reported a distributed denial of service affecting their US East Coast infrastructure.

     

    While the first attack was apparently shrugged off by mid-morning, another wave hit about mid-day Eastern Time, again affecting sites and services that use Dyn as the provider of their authoritative Domain Name Service addresses. This took down parts of Twitter's network, as well as hundreds of other sites—including Github, Box, The Verge, Playstation Network, and personal webpage provider Wix—that rely on Dyn's service to dynamically reassign domain names to Internet addresses for traffic management purposes.

     

    Prince added that Cloudflare was seeing a sizable increase in errors in traffic for its customers because the attack was affecting infrastructure providers like GitHub. "If a customer's site is pointing to a git there, now we can't reach Github," he said. "There are definitely infrastructure providers that we can't reach."

     

    The attack itself is likely pointed at a Dyn customer rather than at Dyn itself. Some indications point to the attack focusing on Sony's Playstation domains, though Dyn has not confirmed this.

    So far, github seems to be fine for me in the UK and I haven't seen any real problems, so this could be a more focused attack. But I think the headache caused by IoT devices' poor security is going to continue to snowball. And it's been used to try and silence security researchers in the past who stumble onto criminal uses for vulnerabilities.

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    Earlier this month, the code for the Marai botnet was released publicly. It may have been used in the massive DDoS attack against security reporter Brian Krebs. Marai and another IoT botnet called Bashlight exploit a common vulnerability in BusyBox, a pared-down version of the Linux operating system used in embedded devices. Marai and Bashlight have recently been responsible for attacks of massive scale, including the attack on Krebs, which at one point reached a traffic volume of 620 gigabits per second.

     

     

  3. Thank god, Geforce Experience is almost akin to malware now, installing multiple services and apps that run in the background and ALWAYS installing, even if you selected not to install it. And I only ever used it for game sharing, but that feature was never developed properly and barely worked.

     

    EDIT: Looking at the release notes, there is meant to be GeForce Experience included with the drivers.

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    The driver package does seem to have a lot more crap taken out of it now.

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  4. Your own forum has an entire topic about the Nintendo Switch, I know I posted multiple images and better ones than your BBC source, but it seems you ignored the topic entirely since you were grasping for details and names.

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    EDIT: Well done to Razor for making the show pretty hard to hear. The Irony was not lost on me.

     

    EDIT2: The Japanese name of the console is: Nintendo Switch (ニンテンドースイッチ / nintendo-suichi)

  5. Since we're posting critic videos, I figured I'd add these 2 because they have reasonable views and expectations on the console while offering differing perspectives. Sadly both are sort of reaction/on-the-day videos.

    (Spoiler: The "Angry" part is a misnomer)

    There are other videos I didn't post because I just didn't find they added to the conversation.

     

    I don't watch ReviewTechUSA anymore, I found myself disagreeing with him on some pretty important issues that made me lose a lot of respect for him and I dislike his style of dealing with people he disagrees with. 

     

  6. Apparently interviews and other sources are confirming and denying various tidbits, it's not much but Ars Technica added this to their coverage:

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    "The dock is not the main console unit of Nintendo Switch": Nintendo confirmed to IGN that "the main unit of Nintendo Switch is the unit that has the LCD screen." The dock's main functions are TV output and power/charging, Nintendo said, which suggests the dock won't actually have much in the way of additional hardware to enable higher-fidelity play on an HDTV.

    The Switch can't play physical 3DS or Wii U games: This Destructoid translation of a Japanese Famitsu story confirms that the Switch will not play physical games from Nintendo's most recent consoles. We're not holding our breath that downloadable 3DS or Wii U titles will be supported, either, due to the internal architecture changes to the Nintendo Switch processor. Older, downloadable Virtual Console titles aren't out of the question, though.

    Switch comes with two Joy-Con controllers (left and right) to snap onto that LCD screen, according to that Famitsu translation. Nintendo wouldn't comment on whether the TV dock or Joy-Con "grip" handles come in the standard package, which strongly suggests that there could be lower-priced bundles that don't include these "optional" accessories.

    Skyrim and NBA 2K are not actually confirmed for the system: Despite being the only third-party titles to feature heavily in the Switch trailer, Bethesda and 2K Games both told Polygon they couldn't confirm whether either title was actually in development for the Switch. That's especially odd, since developers like Ubisoft and Square Enix have already announced their intentions to make specific games for the system.

    Switch will support Unreal Engine 4: This isn't a huge surprise, since Epic Games was listed as a partner in yesterday's trailer, but it's still nice to get direct confirmation via tweet. While we're at it, the system has Unity game engine support as well (much like pretty much every other device with a microprocessor).

    Switch will support Nintendo Amiibo figures: Nintendo tells IGN that your figures will be recognized by compatible games on the new console.

     

  7. 3 minutes ago, GoodBytes said:

    I didn't merge anything...

    Wasn't saying you did, but there was a merge, I figured that might be why you didn't see that all the stuff you were posting has been shown already. The current OP hasn't really consolidated this information very well. I'd be tempted to post a recap of posts/links but that may be lost while the discussion continues.

  8. There's some No-Man's-Sky levels of over-hyping starting to happen in this thread with people filling in gaps about performance, games etc.

     

    Till games are announced, don't count on their release on the console.

     

    As for Tegra, expect the worst, be pleasantly surprised in my motto. Nvidia may be overstating their involvement with the console, or Nintendo may have left a lot of development to Nvidia. The latter being unlikely as Nintendo is known to be extremely rigid when working with partners. Especially western ones.

     

    EDIT: @GoodBytes You're pearoasting hard at the moment. The Nvidia release and those images were already posted. I think the topic merge has mixed some stuff up though

  9. I actually think disc-based media is having trouble right now on consoles and Nintendo may have hit on a massive boon since cart-based games tend to be quick/instant loading with minimal or no "install" problems other than patches. (At least in my experience with 3DS). Chip access is orders of magnitude quicker than an disc. And MS/Sony have been screwing up First-Experience for users in a big way as highlighted by Jim Sterling (Warning: Probably bad language)

     

  10. 1 minute ago, GoodBytes said:

    Nha. The WiiU controller has no processing power. The controller modification is to have power and direct link video and controller. Basically, it doesn't use wireless connectivity to not have wireless connectivity issue which has happened to both Apple and Nintendo during presentations.

    I know this much. Honestly it can be used as a dummy controller for anything if yu know what you're doing so I wondered if they were using NX hardware back then.

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  11. I think I'll stick to Skyrim on my PC, especially since special edition releases in 8 days, along with mods, like actually having some choices and things to do with lesbian marriage partners etc.

     

    I am curious how the Switch compares to the Wii U in terms of power etc. Since Zelda BotW will be releasing on both. I did notice that BotW was being played on a pretty heavily modified Wii U controller during E3.

  12. The US site has been kind of broken since just before the trailer released. So here's a linkdump of US and JP Nintendo sites for the Switch. I'm gonna sit back and go back to stuff since there's not much else to be said.

     

    US Site: https://www.nintendo.com/switch

    US Press Release: https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/first-look-at-nintendos-new-home-gaming-system

    US Gallery Image 1: https://www.nintendo.com/images/page/switch/gallery/gallery01.jpg

    US Gallery Image 2: https://www.nintendo.com/images/page/switch/gallery/gallery02.jpg

    US Partners Sample Image: https://www.nintendo.com/images/page/switch/partners.png

     

    JP Site: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/switch/

    JP Press Release (With images): https://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/2016/161020.html

    (Gallery is same as US, just a handy mirror since the US site is unstable atm)

    JP Gallery Image 1: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/switch/img/gallery01.jpg

    JP Gallery Image 2: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/switch/img/gallery02.jpg

    JP Partners Sample Image: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/switch/img/partners.png

  13. Nvidia put out a press release about the custom Tegra in the switch and how it powers the audio/visual. With a custom API called NVN. So it looks like Backwards-Compatibility is completely out the window.

     

    https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2016/10/20/nintendo-switch/

     

    Plus here's a copy of the Press Release I found

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    REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 20, 2016 – In an introductory video released today (http://www.nintendo.com/switch), Nintendo provided the first glimpse of its new home gaming system and revealed that it is called Nintendo Switch. In addition to providing single and multiplayer thrills at home, the Nintendo Switch system also enables gamers to play the same title wherever, whenever and with whomever they choose. The mobility of a handheld is now added to the power of a home gaming system to enable unprecedented new video game play styles.

    At home, Nintendo Switch rests in the Nintendo Switch Dock that connects the system to the TV and lets you play with family and friends in the comfort of your living room. By simply lifting Nintendo Switch from the dock, the system will instantly transition to portable mode, and the same great gaming experience that was being enjoyed at home now travels with you. The portability of Nintendo Switch is enhanced by its bright high-definition display. It brings the full home gaming system experience with you to the park, on an airplane, in a car, or to a friend’s apartment.


    Gaming springs into action by removing detachable Joy-Con controllers from either side of Nintendo Switch. One player can use a Joy-Con controller in each hand; two players can each take one; or multiple Joy-Con can be employed by numerous people for a variety of gameplay options. They can easily click back into place or be slipped into a Joy-Con Grip accessory, mirroring a more traditional controller. Or, if preferred, the gamer can select an optional Nintendo Switch Pro Controller to use instead of the Joy-Con controllers. Furthermore, it is possible for numerous people to bring their Nintendo Switch systems together to enjoy local multiplayer face-to-face competition.

    “Nintendo Switch allows gamers the freedom to play however they like,” said Reggie Fils-Aime, President and COO, Nintendo of America. “It gives game developers new abilities to bring their creative visions to life by opening up the concept of gaming without boundaries.”

    Developers can design their games supporting a variety of play styles, which gives gamers the freedom to choose an experience that best suits them. Some of the publishers, developers and middleware partners announcing support for Nintendo Switch are as follows:
    505 Games
    Activision Publishing, Inc.
    ARC SYSTEM WORKS Co., Ltd.
    ATLUS CO., LTD.
    Audiokinetic Inc.
    Autodesk, Inc.
    BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc.
    Bethesda
    CAPCOM CO., LTD.
    Codemasters®
    CRI Middleware Co., Ltd.
    DeNA Co., Ltd.
    Electronic Arts
    Epic Games Inc.
    Firelight Technologies
    FromSoftware, Inc.
    Frozenbyte
    GameTrust
    GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC.
    Gungho Online Entertainment, Inc.
    HAMSTER Corporation
    Havok
    INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
    KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
    Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    LEVEL-5 Inc.
    Marvelous Inc.
    Maximum Games, LLC
    Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.
    Parity Bit Inc.
    PlatinumGames Inc.
    RAD Game Tools, Inc.
    RecoChoku Co., Ltd.
    SEGA Games Co., Ltd.
    Silicon Studio Corporation
    Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
    Starbreeze Studios
    Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
    Telltale Games
    THQ Nordic
    Tokyo RPG Factory Co., Ltd.
    TT Games
    UBISOFT
    Ubitus Inc.
    Unity Technologies, Inc.
    Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
    Web Technology Corp

    Today’s video incorporated short glimpses of representative gameplay to demonstrate the liberating nature of the Nintendo Switch home gaming system. Full game demonstrations, the list of launch window titles, as well as launch date, price, product configuration and related specifics, will be shown and announced prior to the March launch.

     

     

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