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This should be illegal. We had webcams like this 20 years ago. But Nintendo customers seem to enjoy outdated hardware. It's a tradition at this point
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Nintendo missed an opportunity to make a good, cute one.
Not that I would ever want to be filmed while gaming. If I did, I'd at least try to make a few bucks by streaming.
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Surprised you can even get such shit sensors anymore. Surely it's cheaper to get the mass produced HD+ ones nowadays? Or did someone find a warehouse of 90s trash?
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It sucks because it’s cute. I like piranha plants in general. Honestly though I don’t expect more from Hori. When I saw it was there’s and not Nintendo propers I was instantly hesitant. I just wanted a cute webcam for my work office.
Absolutely no reason to buy it unless you love the design. Third party webcams will work with the switch 2.
Ok, I'll bite.
Why does a game console need a webcam?
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Yeah, I wanted this when it was originally announced but recall reading after that the specs aren't so good. We finally have the confirmation / review now.
I got the light version of this as a joke birthday present. It plugs into a USB slot and makes an anemic light source. Haven't used it much in summer but it might have some limited utility in winter.
Charging premium while delivering worse than Ali-express
Those camera modules for laptops are worth almost nothing with modern resolutions. How greedy can Nintendo be if they cut costs this way???
At least they didn't make it proprietary so you could use one of these modules instead if you solder a USB cable to it, for like 5$
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I just don't think the software is going to be good enough to get me to fork over for this console and peripherals this time. I grew up a Nintendo kid, but I'll most likely be sitting this generation out. They want way too much for way too little.
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