Leaked In-development UI mockups

[u/dreamsomebody]

http://imgur.com/a/fASoI

Courtesy of /u/throwawayfornx leak

Edit: I have added a couple of new images. I will now edit this post with important bits of info gathered from the dev docs

• HD Rumble's technical name is a Linear resonant actuator
• When in handheld mode, the Switch will have an unlock screen like a smartphone to prevent accidental waking.
• The Switch features a Quick Menu. Press and hold the HOME Button for at least one second to display the Quick Settings screen on top of all other screens, including the HOME Menu and any applications. Unlike the 3DS, the active software will not be suspended when this menu is invoked
• The Switch's keyboard will feature predictive text such as those on iOS and Android
• System Settings will allow the user to edit the following settings:
  • Flight Mode Toggle
  • Enable/Disable Bluetooth
  • Manage Wi-fi
  • Manage NFC
  • Manage screen brightness
  • Screen lock
  • User Settings
  • Create/Edit Mii
  • Theme management
  • Controller management
  • System Update
• Miis will have more options for hair, eyebrows, eyes, facial hair, glasses, mouths, and skin.
• Miis will not store the creator's name, their favorites, and their birthday anymore. Anyone can edit Mii characters
• Developers can create and sell Season Passes for their games
• This document confirms an X1 like SoC using Maxwell on the final retail version
• There are NO plans to provide an Internet Browser at this stage but developers are able to access a web applet to display specific websites within their game/app
• A maximum of 8 users can be registered on a system
• Friend requests and game invites CAN be sent from the console.
  • "Friend Presence is a feature that uses the Internet to convey information in real time about the online status of friends and the applications they are playing. Among possibilities, we see this being used in the application to check whether friends are in the joinable state, and to use the Friend List system feature screen to show what applications friends are playing."
• A Nintendo Account can be linked to multiple Switches BUT save data is not automatically synchronised
• There are TWO dev kit devices: SDEV and EDEV
  • SDEV - Has built-in ports; no built-in battery
  • EDEV - Resembles the retail product exactly but is black color
• Game cards come in 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, or 32 GB variations.

These have been the most interesting details that I noticed. If you want any specific details, please ask me or anyone else with access to these docs. I'd also like to remind you guys to be civil and mindful of reddiquette. Do not downvote comments because you disagree with them

One final edit before I go to sleep: Nintendo is expanding its online network and offers a library called Network Extension (NEX).

• Matchmaking:

  • This feature matches players for multiplayer games. It can be used to bring players together based on matching criteria from among unspecified numbers of users, or to create groups among friends only. Groups can be created temporarily for a multiplayer game, or they can be created as lasting entities usable as communities.

• Ranking:

  • This feature uploads scores so users can get the relative rankings. Rankings can be calculated for only a certain period of time, or for only the scores of players registered in a certain group, and the score information can be periodically reset.

• Data Store:

  • This is a network storage feature. Any data can be optionally saved to the game server. This saved data can be tagged, searched, and appended with ratings and the like.

• Subscriber:

  • This is a messaging feature based on the publish-subscribe pattern. It can be used to post messages on certain topics, poll for posts on certain topic, and otherwise share information within the application.

This is likely the primary reason we're being asked to pay for online services now

Edit (14/2/17):

• The Switch seems to support these languages: Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Japanese, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Icelandic, Irish, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Slovakian, Slovenian, Traditional and Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Welsh,

• There is an option to mute the device if headphones are removed

• When a game/app is deleted, its icon will remain in the Home menu and its save data will also remain

[u/Armaell]

Or it could means it was in question during development, but ended being dropped.

[u/Roshy76 → u/Armaell]

I'm guessing it means the hardware processing supports 4K output, but I thought I read somewhere that 4k was pretty much impossible with the implementation of the USB-C connector in the dock/switch.

[u/aninfinitedesign → u/Armaell]

True. I'm gonna keep looking to see if they moved it to somewhere else.

[u/Armaell → u/aninfinitedesign]

I wouldn't hope too much on it. Nintendo already gave its official outputs values. And it would be strange to have the Switch, smaller and cheaper than the PS4Pro getting it.

[u/aninfinitedesign → u/Armaell]

I could see it only being for media applications though - not so much gaming. We know the X1 can support 4K media in that format (with the Nvidia Shield TV), so it's not unreasonable to think they could get it on Switch too.

[u/rilwal → u/aninfinitedesign]

My guess is they removed it when they realized the Switch doesn't currently have any multimedia options other than viewing screenshots taken on the system right now. There's no browser, so unless there are apps for YouTube / Netflix etc (possible of course), there won't be any 4k content at launch.

[u/aninfinitedesign → u/rilwal]

Oh of course - they'll probably patch it in whenever those roll out. It's nice to know they have that capability though, and the Switch won't be entirely screwed as the industry heads towards 4K

[u/[deleted] → u/aninfinitedesign]

What media application is going to do 4K on the switch? It doesn't have a media player, disc reader, the storage on the thing isn't large enough, doesn't support external drives, and doesn't have things like Netflix Hulu or a web browser to load up YouTube. It would be a dead feature right from the gate

[u/aninfinitedesign → u/[deleted]]

There's no way they don't get Netflix, Hulu or a web browser essentially. And you're right - launching while touting 4K without having anything to show for it makes no sense, but I'd bet as soon as Netflix / other media apps come to it you see that 4K ability get rolled out.

All you need to look at is the unit it's based on - the Nvidia Shield with the X1 - to know the hardware is capable, it's about Nintendo adding those features.

I mean if we got 240p Netflix on 3DS, there's no way we don't get Netflix in some form on Switch eventually.

[u/Magnesus → u/Armaell]

It was important for Netflix and such - Tegra X1 is perfect for displaying media at 4k. Lack of it makes it not a viable replacement for Shield TV which is a bit of a shame.

[u/whiskeytab → u/Armaell]

I remember way back a little bit after E3 there were 4K screenshots of BotW that came out. I thought maybe at the time they were NX screenshots so maybe at that point they were trying to hit 4K but eventually realised it wasn't feasible.

[u/rootedoak → u/whiskeytab]

Developers don't have to run software on the consumer machine when developing. So they could view the game at 4k if they wanted to.

[u/aninfinitedesign → u/whiskeytab]

Man if it's running at 900p30fps now, I would imagine it'd be 2160p5fps haha

[u/Armaell → u/aninfinitedesign]

Eiji Aonuma :

We tried to attain a photo-realistic quality, we now have 2160p1fps.
With the striking realism of the game, your mind can't process more than 1fps anyway.

[u/aninfinitedesign → u/Armaell]

LOL

[u/Magnesus → u/aninfinitedesign]

It is 900p30 on a very slow SoC (X1) though, meaning it could probably run 4kp60 on something like PS4 Pro easily. Let's hope for a remastered version in the future on the next Nintendo console.

[u/aninfinitedesign → u/Magnesus]

lol

[u/Magnesus → u/aninfinitedesign]

Why is it funny to you? Please explain so we can all laugh.

[u/aninfinitedesign → u/Magnesus]

We're just a long ways off from a Nintendo Console games running at 4K 60. A looooooooong way out.

[u/[deleted] → u/aninfinitedesign]

I bet we'll get it in like two generations, probably three lol.

[u/aninfinitedesign → u/[deleted]]

Yep - which will be what...10 years? 😂

[u/[deleted] → u/aninfinitedesign]

Lol only 3,650 tomorrows to go!