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... Political considerations. My guess as to why Ghost Recon: Wildlands is not set in Mexico is President Trump. I suspect the inspiration for the setting was Donald ranting and making accusations that Mexico was full of thieves and rapists on his campaign trail. Ubisoft took this alternative reality as inspiration and based a game around what was clearly fiction. Then the American people did something Ubisoft never expected and voted for Donald as their President. As Donald’s success would suggest the majority of Americans believed Donald’s accusations, Ubisoft then decided that a Mexican setting would damage sales. So instead they threw a dart at South America and it landed in Bolivia. Of course choosing an imaginary country would have been far more sensible. Paz John Mitch. GC: We’re not so sure it was that specific, we suspect they just thought Bolivia was more obscure and less likely to complain. The whole game is obviously inspired by the film Sicario, which is set in Mexico. As you say though, why they didn’t just set it in a fictional country is a mystery. Nintendo logic. I haven’t written in for a while, but I just wanted to say: great coverage of the Switch. Everyone ...

Wall Street Hangover; Yellen To Speak; Nintendo Switch

... European and Asian markets were trading in negative territory on Friday and U. S. stock futures were pointing to a weak open. It's a sharp change in mood for U. S. stocks, which rallied to hit record highs earlier this week after President Trump. By Alanna Petroff. LONDON (CNNMoney) - 1. The hangover: It was fun while it lasted but investors are now dealing with a post-rally hangover. European and Asian markets were trading in negative territory on Friday and U. S. stock futures were pointing to a weak open. It's a sharp change in mood for U. S. stocks, which rallied to hit record highs earlier this week after President Trump delivered a well-received address to Congress. Investors have pushed stocks higher in recent months because of optimism over Trump's plans to cut regulations and slash taxes. 2. Fed focus: When the head of the U. S. Federal Reserve speaks, investors listen. Fed chair Janet Yellen is set to give a speech at 1:00 p.m. ET in Chicago, Illinois, to discuss her outlook for the U. S. economy. Fed vice chairman Stanley Fischer is also giving a speech on Friday about monetary policy in New York. It's due to start at 12:30 p.m. 3. Stocks ...

Nintendo Switch Review

... of hours playing Zelda with one comfortably. The Charging Grip is also pointless we feel. Much was said before launch about its non-inclusion in the box, but all it adds is a USB port so you can charge your Joy-Cons as you play, through attaching a wire between the Grip and the Switch dock. We just ensure we pop the Joy-Cons back on the sides of the Switch unit when we retire each day and that does the job just as capably. Indeed, it keeps them tidy. Do you need to buy Nintendo Switch accessories? Pro Controller and Joy-Con Charging Grip explained. We've never had any battery life issues with the Joy-Cons, so considering how expensive the Pro Controller and Charging Grip are, that will come as good news for parents especially. However, the Switch itself can only take a good three to four hours of constant play in handheld mode before needing to be charged again. One tip is to purchase a rechargeable power pack - the sort you get for smartphones - as that can extend playtime on longer trips. Nintendo Switch review: Nintendo goes Full HD. 720 p maximum portable resolution. 1080 p maximum TV-based ...

Twitter Thinks Your Nintendo Switch Is Running Apple’s Safari Web Browser

... doesn’t know too much about Nintendo’s latest release. When Twitter users log into the service on a new device, they’re sent an email to confirm that they really are who they say they are. This message contains information about how and where they logged in, so that anything suspicious can be reported. More:  Here’s every game we know you can play on the Nintendo Switch. However, when users log in via the Switch, it’s being reported as a device using Apple’s web browser Safari, according to a report from Nintendo Life. Of course, this is not the case — but there’s a reason that the console is causing some confusion for Twitter’s automated email system. Web Kit is one of several engines used to power modern web browsers. It was used to create Safari, and it seems that it’s used to help the Switch post content to Twitter. Whatever method Twitter’s login protection system uses to detect what device the user is working with, it seems that it’s not currently set up to acknowledge the Switch. A fork of Web Kit is ...

Three Annoying Ways Nintendo Switch Storage Is Locked Down

... you can’t take your downloaded games and just play them on another console, even if you log in with your account. Downloaded games are locked to one console at a time. Even if you log in to another console, you can’t download and play your e Shop-purchase games unless you deregister your other console and activate the new one. Nintendo says it will offer easier ways to add Switch friends in the future. That last part might not seem like a big deal, but is does mean that if you lose your Switch (or it gets stolen), you have to call Nintendo and have the company deregister your old device before you can download them again. And even then, your save files are kaput. Other systems like the Xbox or Playstation have much more user-friendly policies when it comes to your games and their associated save files. It’s not just that your games are saved to the cloud so you can start where you left off on any console — it’s that you can log into another console and have access to your games (though there is some persnickety “primary ...

Four Must-have Nintendo Switch Accessories

... Micro SD card. The Switch comes with 32 GB of built-in storage, but it can be expanded up to 2 TB more via a micro SD card. While you might not need extra storage right now, as more games are released you'll definitely need more space. The Switch supports high-speed cards like micro SDHC and micro SDXC. Samsung makes a 32 GB micro SDHC card that is as fast as it is cheap: $13, £11, AU$17. Your valuable new Switch deserves some protection when not in use. Sarah Tew/CNET. Nintendo Switch Accessory Set (carrying case). Protect your Switch when it's not in your hand. Nintendo offers the Switch Accessory Set to keep your new handheld scratch-free. It retails for $20 or £17, which converts to AU$28, and it comes with a screen protector and a black carrying case which can hold the Switch, two Joy-Cons straps and five game cards. The charging grip allows you to recharge the Joy-Cons as you play. Sarah Tew/CNET. Honorable mentions. Joy‑Con Charging Grip ($30, £25, AU$40) - Unlike the supplied Joy-Con grip that comes with the Switch, this one can recharge ...

13 Essential Things I Wish I Knew Before Buying Nintendo Switch

... Nintendo says this is so that you can use your existing phone mic with the console, but it doesn’t sound like the most convenient thing in the world to have to carry your phone with you to play games on a separate piece of hardware. We’ll know more once the service properly launches. How robust does it feel? Is this thing going to fall apart once I’ve dismantled the Joy-Cons a few dozen times. You’re certainly right; you’re going to be taking the Switch apart a lot. The default Joy-Con grip you get with the console won’t charge the controllers, which means you have to plug them into the sides of the screen to charge them. Their battery life is good, so we wouldn’t worry too much about running out of battery mid-game, but this does mean that you’re going to have to dismantle your Joy-Con grip after each play session. In terms of whether this will break the Joy-Cons in the long term it’s hard to say. We’ve seen at least one report of a Joy-Con strap breaking due to ...

Nintendo Switch Is Now Available To Buy In The Uk

... We've gotten a better look at the Switch OS thanks to an anonymous fan who claims his Switch was delivered early. They posted on Neo GAF to announced that their Switch had been delivered - though without any games - and uploaded a three-minute video of the console in action, showing off the main menu software and set-up process. It reveals that the console will allow for up to eight user accounts, shows off the News and e Shop sections, and a variety of system settings. Perhaps most importantly, it reveals that the OS itself takes up roughly 6 GB of storage, leaving users with 25.9 GB of usable storage for games and screenshots when the console ships. Since the video leaked, Nintendo has confirmed that the Switch was not shipped early, but had in fact been stolen. It announced the news in a statement to IGN. "Earlier this week, individuals claimed to prematurely purchase a small number of ...