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In Cologne last month, Nintendo's public Gamescom showfloor booth let you play Pikmin 4 and Super Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. …

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[–] RickRussell_CA@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

ship with an Ethernet port

I have to ask... why? The only device I've connected to hardwired Ethernet is a desktop PC in the same room as my router. I've not used ethernet for any portable device for eons. Why would you need it?

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For a TV console? For better download speeds and more consistent connection for online gaming

WiFi works okay but it can't have cost that much to put an Ethernet port into the switch dock

[–] MAQ22@mastodon.social 1 points 1 year ago

@bdonvr @RickRussell_CA jumping thru hoops to add a ethernet port is so fun to do

[–] acastcandream@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

Because they’ve been standard for literally decades and Nintendo has released/probably will continue to release games that depend on streaming, such as Kingdom Hearts, which is unplayable over wifi.

Also more reliable MP/faster speeds.

[–] theangriestbird@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Smash players are real serious about their latency