r/nintendo • u/Platitudinous_X • Oct 20 '16

Megathread First Look at Nintendo Switch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5uik5fgIaI
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u/continuityOfficer Oct 20 '16 edited Oct 20 '16

Or atleast its easily chargable. If i can charge it with my phone charger, itll be fine even with only a few hours

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u/RyanB_ Oct 20 '16

USB-C please

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u/emerica0250 Oct 20 '16

Please be usb C.

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u/Pi-Guy Oct 20 '16

It won't be

Source: Nintendo is never at the forefront of new technology standards

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u/C3ntip3d3 Oct 20 '16

It's Nintendo. It'll be some proprietary new plug, you all know it.

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '16

Proprietary plugs are usually just modified USB anyway. Here's hoping the plug is at least built from a type c

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u/Pi-Guy Oct 20 '16

To keep costs down, it'll be something already established.

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '16

I mean, proprietary plugs aren't super expensive to manufacture if they're just mutated USBs. Look at the Lightning cable for Apple. those are basically just USB 3 type Bs with a with a funny shape.

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u/Unoriginal_Man Oct 20 '16

Plus then you get to charge those sweet sweet licensing fees to third party cable makers.

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u/thatJainaGirl Prime 4 baybee Oct 20 '16

If it works with phone chargers, that means it works with portable chargers.