Talking Point: Along With Joy-Con Drift, What Does Nintendo Have To 'Fix' With 'Switch 2'?

Better ergonomics, definitely. Also a proper D-pad on the Joy-con.

My 2017 Joy-cons are still not drifting, so I didn't vote for that. That said, I use the Pro controller mostly. Now the D-pad on that is also poor. So a general step up in hardware quality would be my biggest wish for Switch Next.

As a part-time dev working on a game, I would also say discoverability is indeed important. I can't remember the last time I accessed the e-shop directly. When I buy a game on the e-shop, I usually discover it (on sale) through Deku deals.

Absolutely everything and also nothing.

Switch cartridge manufacturing costs and sizes should be fixed, especially if the switch 2 can run ps5 and XSX games that are 50 to 200gb.

The whole eshop

The hoops you need to jump through to play games you bought on a different unit are absolutely ridiculous

How about a system that is closer to current gen...some of those problems are easily solvable, the eshop sucks which is fine when dekudeals exists, i can live without themes and folders which would be nice but not necessary... Here's hoping my current switch games get bumped up next gen..

Bigger Joy-Cons would be nice. The buttons are too small and they’re too close to the analogue stick on the right Joy-Con which means I often move it when I’m trying to press the buttons.

It still amazes me we never got any special Joy-Cons for specific games, like a fishing rod reel or a Guitar Hero controller.

In terms of other stuff, I’d like to see being able to remap controls on a per game basis, rather than having to go into the settings app to load a different preset all the time. Being able to enable gyro in any game when developers forget to include support would be nice too (the Steam Deck allows you to do this).

For me personally, I wish there was a better way to track playtime stats. Sorting games by playtime on the switch doesn't even work properly.

The awful save data delete system and storage, storage, storage. Plus I have had far more issues with desynchronisation and broken runners (for no obvious reason) than drift.

For me the more urgent upgrade need to be the wifi antenna, i had to use the lan cable because in may room i get poor low signal with switch but my pc as good wifi signal

I wonder what new gimmick will come along with the switch 2.

for Nintendo Switch sucessor it need to fix the dreadful Joy-Con drif and have at least 64GB of Internal memory, OLED display is so pointless

You have forgotten a huge one, backwards compatibility! I don’t expect to pay for the same games again and certainly only a small amount to boost resolution and frame rate.

I know a bunch of people that would be satisfied if the SWitch 2 had an ethernet port from the get-go, without needing to buy one by itself or a OLED model.

Move the charging port from the bottom!

I'm going to be pretty sad if the new one doesn't have OLED. The Switch OLED's screen is amazing to look at. That said, I'll be the first in line to buy whatever they put out, because I'm an addict, and Nintendo has the goods...

First three, no question although 2 and 3 are arguably two parts of the same issue.

The JoyCon sticks are tissue paper held together with hopes and dreams. I went through four sets before giving up on using it portable at all and went dock-only with a Pro Controller.

Lumping 2 and 3 together, the eShop is terrible on Switch. Performance is awful and the filtering options are not good. Going from the very curated early eShop to what it is now is just sad. It was too restrictive at the beginning, but it is way too far in the other direction now. It's like there was a policy change within the last few years that really started letting all the junk in.

I miss themes and the good play logs they had for a decade. There's just less fun and function at the system level. The lack of a real play log is especially inexplicable because they're still collecting this info and just showing it in such a worse way.

Ditto on the WiFi antenna. For me, it usually isn't too bad but sometimes it needs to be less than ten feet away from the router for downloads to move faster than a crawl.

Give me back the good activity log from Wii U/3DS!

But yeah, if there's no OLED option from the start, I might just wait for the inevitable OLED revision.

@Woodyshoe Then how do you expect Nintendo to make money? They have no choice but to recharge 70$ for a Breath of the Wild Switch 2 port.

Where id the extra 10$ come from? Well, that's the price of current games so it only makes sense to do so.

They'll fix all of those and still create new problems. Them moving away from eMMC and using ssd would be a godsend if that happens. No more dealing with long load times is something I want in a console handheld system for a long time.

Besides the obvious like fixing drift, the biggest thing it needs is the dual screen clamshell design back. The Switch doesn't work very well as a handheld because it's too big to fit in your pocket, they need a way to fold it so it takes up less space. Also the closer they can get to the design of the DS, 3DS, and Wii U, the better they can emulate those games.

I really just want a better online infrastructure. If the Wii U was a failure the one thing it did right was offer some sick options for communication with friends. Both video chat and miiverse.

I want to talk hot trash while playing smash.

Let me be toxic, Nintendo. The kids gotta learn

But seriously landing with friends over communication in a private arena or something without having to use that stupid Nintendo app would be ideal.

Just some personality, please. The 3ds and Wii U were full of personality from themes to music. The Switch just feels so lifeless in comparison.

@Giancarlothomaz They may raise the internal storage to 128gb since Switch OLED already had 64gb of internal storage but I think Nintendo may skipped OLED for their next handheld. Sony had only used OLED for the early PS Vita models, everything else they used LCD. The memory RAM will probably be at 8gb on their next system which is good but won't be fast enough unlike Sony and Microsoft. The Wii U was 2gb of RAM and Switch was 4gb of RAM so it make sense for the next system to be 8gb unless Nintendo skipped and jump straight to 16gb of RAM which would had made the performance spec a bit better but may upped the price.

My other suggestion for Nintendo is for them to ditch 1gb-10gb game cards and just make 32gb-256gb game cards as the standard otherwise we had dev who kept ripping us up on physical games by only providing half the contents on the cartridge while the rest requires digital download.

It would be nice if Switch 2 design made it easier to hold and play on the go. It's heavy and unconfortable to play it in bed, for example. Also, please increase the size of buttons in the Joy Cons. Pro Controller is perfect for many reasons - button size being one them.

Ergonomics is my main complaint. The Steam Deck feels so much better to hold, even though it's bigger and heavier.

Analogue triggers are my biggest issue and I'd like the successor console to support them, even if the joy cons don't feature them.
As to the other things on the list above some of them are genuinely leaving me scratching my head.
Is the cart cover an issue? I've never had a problem with it and I don't exactly have small hands.
I also don't understand why people want themes or menu music. I don't spend long enough on the home screen for me to care what it looks like so a minimalist design and intuitive UI is all I need.
Also, as said a couple of days ago, there's no way to stop rubbish cheaply made games clogging it up. Who would you trust as the gatekeeper to determine what counts as an acceptable game? Unless it crashes to frequently to be playable or is in some other way broken then what possible metric can you use?

In almost 3 years, I've put about ~952 hours into games on Switch. ~85% of that time I used Joy-Cons' analogue sticks. And, I have never experienced any problems with them. Am I lucky?

Put more streaming services like Netflix and Disney+ on it.

I voted voice chat/drift/scam games.
Wii U even has full video chat. Switch successor should too.
Drift remains completely baffling, considering Nintendo's 20-year history of analog stick NOT doing that.
And imposing some base level of quality control for what is permitted on the eShop is essential.

My launch day switch has crack’s which are no fault of my own I always look after my console’s and an oled version should be offered from day one not as a revision

I would like to have voted for most of these options. Even if I like the Switch, Nintendo could have improved a whole lot more on the console/interface. Nintendo must fix joy-con drift, syncing new controllers easier and fixing the whole e-shop/online experience. And it would be a big plus with personalized themes, street pass and that kind of stuff.

Joy-con drift and the system interface. The first being a must, while the interface really could use that Nintendo “touch” it had back in the Wii/Wii U/3DS era. The Switch is so plain and minimal its just not a joy to boot up other than to play the game.

It begins and ends with joy-con drift. I went through five pairs of joy-con in less than two years. Yet the Hori Split Pad Pro I bought in 2020...are still going. So yeah, joy-con, trash-tier product.

Pokemon needs to be fixed

It wasn't a problem on the OG Switch model, but yeah, as someone who compulsively bites his fingernails, I legitimately can't open the game card slot on the OLED without a sharp device. I pretty much always have to leave it open.

Some of the items on this list aren't a very high priority for me; like, it'd be nice if Nintendo didn't allow shovelware on their storefront, but that doesn't take away from all the good games that are available. Here are the features I want to see:

•Backwards compatability. If this isn't there, I don't even want a Switch 2
•More internal storage
•OLED screens; as the article states, it's hard to go back
•4k docked display/ 1080p handheld resolution
•Battery life and kickstand comparable to the OLED
•Menu themes
•NSO: GameCube
•Joy-Con that use IR aiming for more precise motion controls
•An included stylus
•StreetPass or a similar service
•Miiverse
•Streaming services such as Netflix, Disney+, and Max
•This one might be a bit far-fetched, but a second screen you can buy separately and attach into a USB port on the bottom to play DS and 3DS games would be awesome.

Aesthetically, I think the original model of 3DS is the most beautiful console ever manufactured. It looks like a sports car with a sick paint job! I'm honestly kind of sad I traded mine in for an XL years ago. I know people don't like those kinds of glossy screens because of fingerprints, but I just think they look so sleek. Instead of the boring grey/black matte Switch, I would really like to see the base console itself have a metallic-looking finish and come in a variety of colors--not just the JoyCons themselves.

I'm honestly in no hurry for the Switch successor, though. I know everyone expects a new console next year, but I'm good with my current Switch. They could release a new one in 2025 and pad out the final year with cheaper and easier projects to develop that would still get fans excited. Kid Icarus Uprising HD, Wind Waker and Twilight Princess ports, Metroid Prime 2 and 3, a new Rythm Heaven, Mario Baseball... Maybe even a "Donkey Kong Country Returns Deluxe" to get people talking about DK again before a brand-new 3D Donkey Kong game is announced and released on the next system.

I'm pretty modest with my expectations, but..

1. A version without Joy-Cons but "fixed" controls with a proper D-pad from the get go

2. Backwards compatibility and 60 fps updates for as many games as possible (they could charge 5-10 € a game for it - I wouldn't mind paying that for games I really care about)

3. No hardware issues like melting plastic (and drifting of course )

4. Personally I don't care much for OLED (my Switch Lite's screen is just fine - and I have an OLED PS Vita)

5. More internal storage is always nice as games will probably just keep getting larger in size

After changing sticks completely I haven't had drift anymore, but disconnection issues is still a pain

For me it has to be

More internal storage
I use the 32GB of internal storage for DLC and updates of the physical games I own. On the Wii U, it was not a problem, as many of the games I own have little to no DLC and updates, and those that do don't go into gigabytes territory. But now on Switch, it's like almost every (physical) game I own has had at least one download, not to mention, this time the DLCs seem bigger than on Wii U.

Better Wi-Fi signal
This almost defeats the purpose of the hybrid concept. Most of the time when I play docked or I want to download something while leaving the system on Sleep Mode on the dock, I better get ready for some heavy lag unless I have the system right next to the modem, which is in another room, a room where I cannot have my systems hooked.

a better eShop, in regards to loading times. Hopefully with some music

Folders/Groups from the get-go
No need to explain this one.

I honestly have no problems with Friend Codes, unless I'm missing something, it's no different than passing a username or a phone number to someone. Not to mention, there's Facebook and Twitter/X integration to add friends.

An OLED screen from the get-go would be appreciated, but I have no problem if it doesn't.

Even with short nails, I've never had a problem with the cartridge slot. Though I've read on the Switch OLED it really is a problem.

A little more personality on the UI would be appreciated as well.

Most things on this list bother me or interest me. Besides joy-con drift. I'm old school, all I want is great fun games.

Above all, they need to fix the lack of Metroid Prime 4.

Backwards compatibility is all I really want. That & hall-effect control sticks too.

Most of my issues were resolved with my V2 switch (I haven't had joycon drift in years)...my OLED is still in the box because I don't have time to deal with the game transfer. I just want two microSD Card slots and if possible OLED to start. Otherwise, just boost the specs as they normally would in a successor. I'm honestly quite satisfied with gaming as is.

I do hope the new Dock if this is another hybrid will work with the Switch. I have 4 docks for various uses so I would simply get 2 new docks and replace my main ones. I do hope current joycons will work on the next system. One of my favorite things about the wiiu.

@ParadoxFawkes if the iPhone 15 Pro can run RE Village and Remake, I don't think that'll be a problem for Nvidia to come up with an SOC that rival the A15 or A16.

Switch 2 needs achievements and also decent online gaming features. The social aspect of gaming should not be so ignored.

Am I crazy for assuming that Nintendo has fixed Drift with new controllers since OLED?

The Joy Cons can certainly be built better, but ever since I got my launch OLED, none of my controllers have experienced drift, which is a massive improvement to the 2017 Joy Cons lasting under 6 months.

Anyways, I ultimately want more customizability in Switch models, beyond switching Joy Cons. Faceplates, themes, different dock designs, alternative models from the jump. These in the past have been treated as “stopgap” improvements, with Game Boys getting it Play it Loud line late, Game Boy Micro, Nintendo going a bit nuts with all the different DS Lite colors and Standard new 3DS. But I’d like to have the Switch be treated a bit more like an accessory, now that its already achieved being an excellent portable console.

I’d really like to see Themes and Street Pass return. That said, many of the things on the list I’ve never had trouble with. I’m also unsure of the OLED screen. It sure does make games look nicer, but I’m concerned with the price difference it’ll make. So maybe an option for both?

Finally, internal storage is another issue. Yes, I want it increased. Though, at some point the increase will in price would just make it more affective for me to purchase a micro sd card for the increase.

The core issues that Nintendo need to address I'd say aren't necessarily related to the hardware. Sure, better ergonomics would be great, but the main issue we've all struggled with is Nintendo's policy and practice of how they handle being online. It was so archaic when the Switch launched, and it hasn't gotten any better. There really needs to be a better approach to online as a whole, and family libraries as they want a whole family to each have their own device. Or, making it easier for one individual to own and use multiple devices. I'd love to keep one in the living room connected to the tv, but then have a second one for on the go. Yes, you can do that, but it's a pain to juggle the login/connection between the two. There are better ways to do handle it.

I want to say the wifi download, but meh.. it sucks, but not something you have to deal with constantly either.

As others said, eshop... yes, please. discoverability is probably the worst of all digital storefronts. Needs a complete redesign from the ground up. If the next Switch device is going to be backward compatible, then adding another 5-7years of releases on top of the existing store catalog is only going to make things exponentially worse.

Low frame rates and low resolution need fixing. 4K 60fps with DLSS please and thank you, Nintendo.

Add some achievement system, maybe badges?

Add some themes to the background or let us add our own images.

Less ports and remasters.

Add backwards compatibility, even if it's just digital versions.

Make a cheaper model that's just for TV only, no handheld compatability.

Fix the eShop, make it more organised and faster to browse, and let us wishlist games which we then get notifications for when they release or go on sale.

I don't even need themes, just give me 3DS style icon movement and folder organization, with or without custom icons.

Upping the power considerably without sacrificing battery life is my main concern. And grips built in to the fecking joycons

Better analog sticks.

@Giancarlothomaz 64GB RAM is a bit much no? Will you be happy paying $999 for a nintendo console?

Being able to easily find games you have. Completely surprised there is no search on the switch home page or even when you go to "all games"!

It's only recently been becoming an issue for me to be fair but now I'm just surprised it doesn't exist. You can search when creating folders -shrug-

My biggest gripe with Switch (and Nintendo) are the convoluted online features. Everything is so disjointed and a pain in the ass, between the Eshop, chat functionality, friend requests, lack of parties, NSO, etc. Just redo the whole platform and streamline the hell out of things - it's 2023 FFS! I pray they come up with something for the next Switch that is all encompassing.

Drift has never effected me but just the joy cons in general are just not good enough. Far too small and uncomfortable and it’s criminal not to have a d pad! Also hd rumble…….. what a waste of time! Give me big fat Xbox s controller rumble any day.

For me are, def the drifting, and evenly important the Dpad.
They also have to fix the Eshop, with how slow everything is.
Also want themes in.
The switch 2 also has to have a Oled screen.

Needs to bring back real Virtual Console. I want to buy old games. Not pay a subscription.

I'll go for Miiverse and more accurate IR motion controls.

@Vyacheslav333 yes lucky. I finally got direct after 6 years. But I fixed it myself.

The joycon are my biggest problem. My hands cramp in handheld mode, a true d-pad would make controls a little nicer, and my launch joycon just started drifting. If we get a design that has a d-pad with hall effect sticks and a more ergonomic shape, that would be fantastic.

Joycon drift should be the first thing they resolve.

Second should be the d-pad.

Is the eshop discoverability issue even an issue? I don't have any problem finding the games I want and learning about new games and sales.

Hard agree on Streetpass, that was one of the best features of the 3DS.

I went for system level voice chat cos I'm tired of trying to explain to other parents what they options are on Switch.

But my BIGGEST request is for an Activity Tracker at least as good as the 3DS version.

Plus I'd probably say user-replaceable battery, although have to admit I've not really had any issues with Switch batteries yet.

There have been reports of 3rd party games that have skipped the Switch because of its lackluster internal storage space, so that is definitely something that Nintendo needs to improve for their next gen hardware. More storage also increases the overall digital software spending for all games in general.

First party ergonomic handheld controls. I like the split pad pro but I really wish it had rumble and motion and supported full button remapping in the switch OS.

I'm not going to cry if the screen isn't OLED if it means it costs less. I get UK gamers tend to be AAA fiends and want as expensive a console as possible lol, but i'm just about playing games. As long as the screen is decent (and I think the OG Switch's is lol) then I'm a happy camper.

I WOULD sleep easier id the console had analogue triggers then I think I would be happy with an authentic Gamecube NSO service (but realistically, I don't see that happening in years, so I'll be happy with an F-Zero GX remaster.)

I'm surprised that build quality is not mentioned much. The way joy cons wiggle and are attached poorly is just unacceptable. Also the plastic quality is quite bad.

Something else: A built in stylus.
It was put to great use on the DS, 3DS and WII U.

I'm tired of seeing that same "what controller are you using" pairing screen 5 million times sometimes multiple times in a row... let's make this experience a little bit more seamless in the next console Nintendo

@arekdougy Okay.

Proper folders on the homescreen. At least let us pin games to the front page.

They'll fix the drift, but believe me...another major issue will show up to ruin everything again with the new system. lol

A Button to access folders from homesscreen and dpads that don't suck. The pro controller dpad is garbage too incidentally, and the analogs drift on them as well. A screen that doesn't scratch? lol, I put a screen protector on my switch first thing, and everyone who didn't is foolishly.

@Lofoten I Don't think a proprietary stylus will happen but it is also high on my wishlist.

I also wish they would go with a bit more metal parts, the joy con part that locks the joycon in place is made out of plastic which easily chips and wears down. There's metal a replacement to buy online, the part is not expensive, I've done the mod and can confirm that it works really well. So I hope that the next console won't have that issue.

I want Street Pass back so bad! It was amazing fun to go vacations with my 3DS and connect with people who lived in the area. I liked that you could see what they answered on the "personality test" section, like that their goal for the future was to be rich or something. Or you could see what they had been playing! Awesome stuff. I was just actually thinking about how much I missed that. I also want less joycon drift/better built joycons in general. I broke my first ones within three years! Boo. Finally, I want more fun original Nintendo games that aren't just rereleases from the Wii U.

Having decent store UI would be nice. It was mindblowing enough that the Switch's store launched as bad as it was but seven years late having not really improved it at all is just insane.

what id like to see in a "switch 2" is a dockable handheld, no joycons. for the cost of the whole joycon tech, they could pack in a pro controller.

i know they THINK the joycons are super clever and special, but they are actually the source of the only negatives i really have to say about the switch:

1) bad "dpad,"

2) bad tiny stick (mine never drifted but i still
hate it 😆 ) and fiddly dinky controls in general

3) fragile overall build (for a nintendo console.)

i dont see any of those three on the poll 😔

so im going with cart door, no themes, and discoverability 👍 but IDGAF about those things when im actually playing a game so i consider those all secondary.

Better wifi reception. I’m a handheld only Switch user and the wifi reception is crap. I have to be near the router every time, when my other devices like the mammoth xbox one get way better reception in my room. The OLED version is even worse because the magnesium alloy case interferes more with the wifi card than the OG’s plastic case.

D-pad is massive for me.
OLED from the start, all models.
Case cracking issue.
Joy Con drift.
Joy Con connection issues.
Cartridge cover.

Discoverability issues and "scam games" will never turn people away from eShop just like they never turned them away from PS Store, Steam and Google Play - but "options to blacklist certain publishers and prevent them from appearing", on the other hand, sound like a potential high quality publisher repellent. And not just for the folks the fandom has a bone to pick with.

"We'd like to see 'Switch 2' coming with at least 1TB" - and I would unironically want 2 Tb (seeing as even my 1 Tb card is constantly full), but... how much would we be willing to pay for that? Last time I heard, Nintendo didn't sell consoles at a loss.

Also, where do I wish for anyone demanding obligatory D-pads on default joycons to be relieved of standard controllers on every platform they have and gifted respective special editions that replace right-side face buttons with the second D-Pad? Maybe then they will finally get the message. It should always suffice to offer an alternative peripheral, and Gen 9 has had one IIRC - except that Nintendo decided to license it out where it ended up reportedly lacking HD Rumble. A fully featured variant would certainly have more appeal.

Personally? The same old whims like being able to check a game's filesize without opening eShop or Deku Deals, maintaining sleep mode downloads even on a wireless connection (it's technically a thing now but for variable limited time periods before stubbornly pausing anyway) and a tangibly higher cap of library screen icons beyond the rumoured 2000, especially assuming backward compatibility at play. eShop? Maybe just a substantially bigger or ideally unlimited wishlist cap, too - after all, it was those measly 200 items that turned me towards Deku Deals, not discoverability issues.😆

@OfficialHigeDan is 64GB of internal memory enough for third parties games such as Call of Duty come to Nintendo next hardware, if answer yes you right.

I don't play portable so all I really want is for the new pro controller to have a decent d-pad. It has been awful since day one.

If the dock helps boost performance for TV mode then that would be great too.

Bigger joy cons with better grip if you do play handheld.

Seperately available Joycon with an actual (good) D-Pad. A better Pro-Controller, particularly with a better D-Pad.
Better analog-sticks for the base-model. The ones of the Switch Lite are pretty great.
Make the Joycon attachable in a vertical-screen-position by default, for TATE-mode and Nintendo (3)DS-emulation.
Restrict the release of obviously lousy games on the eShop.
Better online-everything: Voice-chat, speed, user-interface, buying more that one item at a time etc..

Bigger and more ergonomic Joycons with bigger buttons and sticks would be awesome, at least as an alternative set you can buy separately. Ever since I got the Hori Split Pad I've never wanted to go back to the uncomfortable little Joycons. And yeah, I'm sure third parties like Hori will make such controllers for Switch 2 as well, but it would be nice to get similar ones as an official Nintendo product, with motion control, HD rumble and Amiibo support. Most of the third party Joycon alternatives available now lack one or more of those features.

Case cracking for me as top #1. I puted glue on two big cracks and even a chuck of plastic where the air vent at the top are fell... Playing 30% portable, 70% dock mode.

I don’t care about OLED if it’s going to drive the price up- the original Switch screen is still perfectly fine (not that I wouldn’t want an improvement over the Switch screen but it doesn’t have to be OLED for me, I would be fine with LCD if it’s going to make the initial device cheaper).

I don’t really have too many wishes outside of it being much more powerful than the original. Full backwards compatibility (I want to log in and see all of my Switch software available ready to download on the home screen) and a way smoother eShop experience are a must, but otherwise anything else they add is icing for me.

My humble opinion:
1 Joycon drift
2 Internal memory
3 e-shop managment/serch options
4 screen size /resolution (also oled since the beginning)
5 2 sd card slots
6 better wifi components/range
7 (this is the one feture i missed the most) build-in speakers on the controllers (joycon and pro controler) the inmersion it gives me was really missed

@HaileySheridon I agree 100% with that. If Nintendo would go back to having a separate home console and handheld console, I definitely couldn't afford to buy both + buy games for both, and it would be really hard to choose which one to get. As someone who likes playing games on the telly and in the bed and on the train while commuting to work, the hybrid nature of the Switch makes it pretty much my favourite gaming platform of all time, and it would suck if the next console wouldn't be a hybrid too.

why are people so worked up with looking at how much they've played a game? weird.

An SSD of some kind would be great. Three Houses load screens were a chore.

I really wish the Switch 2 game cover have a design like PlayStation style which the ratio of rectangle size is not too long like PSP style.

Switch 2 default box color can be Red or Transparent.
I really wish the Spine cover is NOT Red with generic fonts.
The cartridge color for Switch 2 better grey or White color to differ with Switch 1 games.

A dam e shop and on line Nintendo account that takes my credit or bank card.
Yet again the dam system is having an hissy fit and rejects all my cards with that usual error that has no rhythm or reason.
Then a miracle happens and it works on any given month.
I can’t even order what I want right now been trying for two whole weeks.
I have never known such a badly run payment service in my whole life.

I think it needs a proper VR peripheral that goes far beyond Labo VR.

Honestly, Nintendo fully jumping into VR could be amazing.

Everything the same only more power. Better design too.

I want the Switch 2 to be the size of a 3DS. I almost never use my Switch portably because of how huge it is. It's like they expect you to lug it around in a backpack all the time.

A complete overhaul of Joycons, or at least a Pro Controller bundled in.

A camera. Present on DSi, 3DS, WiiU.
Come back to me AR.

It would also be nice if they didn't shove a ton of gimmicks in the controllers to jack up prices/make them more prone to failure. But that's kind of the norm at this point so I'm not holding my breath.

At least I’m not the only one with problems with the game card slot. Seriously as someone who does in fact bite their fingernails the door is honestly really annoying plus why is it easier to insert game cards in to a 3DS then the switch?

Try scrolling through the eshop it’s so laggy. Need to fix the responsiveness of the eshop

@-wc- I try not to be too picky but honestly the bad d-pad takes some fun out of playing gameboy games. I prefer to play most gb games in a handheld format/as intended and without proper d-pads I just basically skip em altogether on switch

Top and bottom USB C, improved ergonomics, OLED screen, 6-10 hour battery, allow 3rd party controllers to turn on the console, reduce dock size and launch with new Metroid Prime and Fire Emblem 776 included free with every console.

Instead of buying new JoyCons or sending them in, I simply fixed my JoyCons in the way Nindendo should have done years ago.

HallEffect is the way to go. Still have to fix my ProController and the PS5 ones.

More power. Way more power. Nintendo customers shouldn't be penalized with iffy ports

An "update all" option in the library would be a nice QoL addition. Also the ability to manually sort items (right now anything beginning with "The" falls under "T")

Paying full price for Wii U ports we already had when Sony had free upgrades for their PS4 games

@CammyUnofficial

totally feel you 💯

adding insult to injury, they fumbled the dpad on the pro controller too 😆

i highly recommend the 8bitdo m80 or sn30 pro+ controllers for a better dpad experience, though these are imperfect solutions, alas. pretty good, though.

also the hori split pad pro is as good as you might dream for handheld play. not a 10/10 dpad but "serviceable" as gamers like to say for some reason. 👍 and the sticks are the best on the console that Ive personally tried. honestly if you tend to use your switch "wii u gamepad style" and dont really travel with it, it is THE perfect thing. 👍👍

next on my list are the 8bitdo arcade stick, and their new neogeo cd pad, and THEN, surely, my 2d movement needs are covered 😅

switch obviously needs a more powerful console so it can get better performance in games but get those third party games that have skipped the switch also it needs more memory 256 should be minimum at least...

@moomin

how would you feel about a normal dockable handheld, with a pro con packed in, no joycons?

i feel like it would basically fix every problem i have with switch, and the only downside being... no playing 2p on the tiny screen with tiny controllers. 😐 something ive yet to even want to do.

Analogue triggers is huge to make GameCube games easier to emulate (and way better, especially Luigi's Mansion). It's also something I've just missed on every Nintendo console since ...Makes racing games inferior for one.

Also, Joy- con drift, but that should be a given lol

Fix that build quality.

@Greatluigi

i dont even play my physical games as much because i dont want to F with the carts. "one of the zeldas" has been parked in there id say 90% of the time 😅

Why would anything need to be fixed on a system that haven't even come out yet... We know nothing about it...

@Serpenterror to keep the cost down for it next hardware, Switch sucessor will problaby be a LCD 64GB internal memory, 4/6GB of RAM

@Vil ive been playing fzerox on my og gamecube lately and i cant BELIEVE how much better of an experience it is than anything remotely similar on switch, in every conceivable way. 😔

Add a screen protector that comes pre-installed to the list. Got a new phone a month ago that already had one on the screen straight out of the box, and never realized just how much sense that makes. We all want to protect our expensive toys; go ahead and help us out by having that protection there from the second we take it out of the packaging.

Honestly, I would love a responsive system. One that doesn't lag when navigating built-in apps. I'm not saying it needs all the bells and whistles, but it shouldn't be frustrating just navigating a menu. This was a HUGE issue with the Wii U. The amount of time it took to load apps/games was inexcusable.
The PS5 got it right by basically eliminating load times. There has to be a middle ground somewhere....

@Serpenterror Better yet, Nintendo should make the policy that any game or collection released in a physical form must have at least 75 percent of the game/collection's file size on the cart, with Day 1 patches only for critical fixes, not to force the customer to foot the memory bill.

1. URGENT: being able to observe friends who ARE ONLINE, but NOT PLAYING, that is, who are idle, and be able to INVITE them to play. You need to have more ways of communicating with your friends to arrange a game.

There might be an online panel where you put your intention, like "I want to play Smash Bros online". Then any friends who want can click on this message and immediately join my game.

2. Online lag-free.

Steam online is so much better than Switch online (any game, any time)

@Andee If you use groups, you can sort the games within them manually.

BC if this isn't in the next Switch or have to rebuy Digital games to work on new Switch this will kill anything Switch. Drifts non-so far. Have bigger internal storage at least 512gb and more sd slots and two cart slots. I'll add more when I recall them. If people want streaming/browser use your computer and internet for such needs. Switch is a Gaming Hybrid Console and should stay that way to prevent becoming obsolete itself. People need to be realistic Nintendo survive because they keep to core gaming that makes the money and the fanbase coming back. Without that it will die a 1,000 code deaths. Also they should go and use more 3D nand carts as that was talked about making game cart bigger and reduce price to put big games onto the cart.

@Vortexeo Heavily agree, I miss the 3DS' activity log so much...

@Polvasti yeah but it's an extra, unnecessary step — it'd be nice to have everything sortable in one place in the main library — the Groups thing feels like everything is buried in a whole separate subsection

The biggest is better quality control on the eShop. It’s so freaking annoying seeing the same game (I’m looking at you Knights and Guns) with an absurd amount of “editions”. Let me blacklist these fools at the very least.

For me the top three are:
(1) working hardware with decent warranties (looking at my two drifting defective $70 “pro” controllers 😭 )
(2) is family sharing for digital games and dlc
(3) eliminating or reducing online checks for proof of ownership (airplane flights with “secondary” switches suck)

@ShaneReactions yes! Using the Switch UI is exhausting.

OooOoooo I forgot !!

Bring back actual sales on old Nintendo games and systems!

How is Mario Kart 8 $45-60 ?? Come on! I miss Nintendo Selects.

I love reading all the comments. So many good ideas that 2023 Nintendo seems to have no interest in pursuing. I miss Iwata. 😢

6 years in I'm finally getting a hint of drift in my joycons. I think they're my favourite controllers I've ever used. Mind you I'm one of those people who feathers analogue sticks. I love their flexibility. A more sturdy version of them would go down a treat. Other than that a bilge filter on the eshop would also be a nice touch (as in sort by rating low to high), but generally I know what I'm looking for when I go on there so it's not that big of a drama. Search for what you want and you won't have to wade through the turds.
A ratings scheme like the Wii U where people who've actually spent time playing a game can rate it is most welcome.

Low end frame rates need to be 60fps bare minimum and decent games hitting 120.

@Ironcore Never gonna happen. Stick to PC.

Nintendo should release a pro controller that competes with PS5 on a tech level. The graphics don’t need to compete entirely with PS5 or XBX/S but give me that sweet input.

The number of games on my wishlist is always brushing against the upper limit, so I definitely haven't had a problem discovering interesting things to play. My only issue with the eshop is how painfully slow it is. Things take forever to load, a lot of videos flat out refuse to play, and occasionally it'll just crash and have to load everything all over again. Micro SDs are dirt cheap, so I'm not too worried about internal storage. Analogue triggers and better online functionality in general would be nice, but honestly, the hardware and extra features barely matter at all as long as the quality of the games stays the same.

@VideoGameBoy Going back to split handhelds/consoles would never work for Nintendo again. They could make a console more powerful than the PS5/Xbox but it wouldn’t matter, the market for powerful machines are catered to and it would take so much to even try to disrupt it that it’s not worth bothering with.

Nintendo have the handheld market cornered and have done for eons. The Switch has done so well because it caters to that market and is affordable/different enough to the other consoles that it’s appealing as a supplementary device to an Xbox, PlayStation or PC. I understand being disappointed that Nintendo will likely never match up with more powerful current gen systems again but realistically it’s the only way they can survive if they want to stay in the hardware business. It’s also just better for Nintendo fans in general since all of Nintendo’s resources can go into making games for one machine (that goes for third parties too).

Drift, LCD screen and very small storage would be so disappointing. In fact, reoccurring drift would be a disgrace.

What I'd like to see is no BS technology like the HD rumble and wiggle controls. It's rarely used and unnecessarily raises the cost of the joycons. Many of us were forced to pay for something we never used. Philosophically, and wiggle era is over too.

If Switch 2 isn't backwards compatible, I'd like to see hardware (controllers and dock) backwards compatible. That would make switching to the old Switch very easy. Just slot it into the dock!

PS: Fix the d-pad on the pro controller. It's a shocker.

@HalBailman If Switch 2 is backwards compatible, the controllers would need exact feature parity with the Joy-Cons, because at a bare minimum certain parts of BOTW become unbeatable without gyro.

Besides, gyro > analog sticks for console shooters all day.

@Vortexeo
I second this. I've had my account on a regular switch, moved to a lite, then to an OLED and most of my games lost their playtimes I've been racking up since the OG system

@PoeTheLizard That's why hardware compatible would be satisfactory for me. Just slide either Switch into the one dock!

If Nintendo went for games back compatible, obviously it would not be 100%. Ignoring things like Ring Fit, 99% would work, and that would satisfy most people.

Noting that I play exclusively with the Hori Split Pad Pro, that shows how few games require any of the fancy technology. The Hori Split Pad Pro is a completely dumb controller. Not even a battery in it. I really hope Nintendo dump that stuff to keep the price lower.

PS: Gyro is probably something worth retaining, at least in a pro controller. When I refer to wiggle controls, it's stuff like pretend swiping swords and nonsense like that.

One more comment for themes. Last time I opened up my 3ds, a smile came on my face just seeing the theme. And to think that I had my multiple themes set on random…come on Nintendo!

@HalBailman I love my hori pad split controller. I haven’t used joy cons in a long time.

Eshop music please

@GrailUK
yeah While OLED is generally a nice thing i would also be okay even if it didn't have one, especially if it means they can get better specs for a reasonable price, make it easier to get more demanding games to run at decent framerates (hopefully more games will have the option of "graphics" and "performance" modes)

definitely agree with the analogue triggers and would LOVE to see a GX remaster (though if NSO had a buy/keep option i would love to see gamecube NSO)

really i feel the switch as a concept is pretty much perfect so something like that but with a bunch of small improvements is what im hoping for.

Nobody talks about it but for me the most important would be that you can exchange SD cards without taking out the console from the dock and powering it down. My games take 2.5 TB so I have many cards and I would like the card to be next to the cartidge slot with an Unmount Card option in the menu. Many times I don't play what I want because I am bored to get up, power down the console, open the slot, change cards and do it again for another game.

Nintendo need to help get devs to put all the game on cartridge this time

No more rubbish pads (all though it could have been fixed by now)

Better Internet connection like the e shop.

Better memory

Better loading times

And bring the vertual consoles back

@Mgalens If they have a new 'gimmick' that leaves us wondering why no one has done it before, then that will be welcome too

@GrailUK
really for me im hoping that it wont change the core idea of being able to play how you choose, especially nowadays when things like adaptive controllers are a thing.

Similar with the whole hybrid aspect, i would find it hard to go back to a straight up console or handheld especially when the switch is the only dedicated console of its kind (since the closest thing to it are more portable PCs)

i remember with the wii i really wasn't a fan of the controller and it often felt like a barrier to enjoying the games, with the wiiu i was happy that quite a few games supported off-TV play and the pro controller and with the switch outside of some oddities early in its life cycle (like pokemon lets-go) ive never had this issue since i can pretty much always play the games in the way that i want.

though i feel like this aspect wont really hinder things like "innovation" after all we got some experimental ideas like labo and mario kart live without compromising the versatility of the main system and Mario wonder has been the most creative 2d Mario in years and you could play that with a variety of controllers.

I'm hoping they lean even more into the "play how you want" mentality with things like game-by-game button remapping and other such customization/accessibility features.

Input lag!

The Switch's worst enemy. Randomly high input lag across the board and variable between docked and handheld. About 2 frame extra on average compared to other platforms.

@WiltonRoots
Mentioned it in prior comment but while im definitely not expecting 120fps or anything like that on a "switch 2" i do hope that more games will offer "performance" and "graphics" modes, since i would be fine with sacrificing some visual detail and whatnot if it meant a more stable or higher framerate.

@Mgalens With the Wii, for me, once you realised you could just flick your wrist instead of a full tennis swing, the magic was kind of lost. But, I do hope we see second screens return. I think the AAA snobs who can't see past graphics totally dismissed it at the time (and they are pretty vocal in the media.) They added some really subtle gameplay elements that I thought was simply cool. I think Star Fox Zero may have gone slightly too far (but it wasn't unplayable or anything.) but other games where you could tap on a map where to land, enter passcodes to open doors or just general inventory or other in game management. Still to this day, no one has given us a tense Aliens game with a second screen as a motion tracker.

@NeonPizza @Mgalens I think the ideal scenario is their next console is a hybrid, but they can innovate it's design. I am wanting nothing more than an NES to SNES type generation leap. It feels like decades since the hobby has had one of those. (I can't tell the difference between PS4 and PS5 games lmao!) I just love art styles and don't stare that closely at pixels. (PC gamers do that because they are sat so close to their screens!)

@GrailUK
to be fair the main difference between ps4>ps5 is less how the games look visually and more things like load times and framerate which to me are more noticeable when playing.

though for me i prefer that aspect, one of the issues i had with the early HD era was that it felt like a lot of games were aiming for more impressive visuals at the cost of performance, it kind of felt like the early 3D era where the tech wasn't quite there yet.

though i imagine with how far mobile tech has come from what i hear it sounds like they could do some impressive things with the switch 2 when it comes to getting more demanding games to work well.

@NeonPizza
The whole idea of it being a hybrid but offering even more modes sounds like it would be cool, since it would basically be an enhanced version of the current switch's "play how you want" idea.

Not much. I only worry that if the console's power is around that of the 8th gen, then we will need some much bigger carts.

Forget discoverability, we need an eshop that actually runs well. It takes hours to scroll through and load things.

And it's about time we got system-wide CRT shaders, so we can apply them to any game!

@Ralizah

“Give me back the good activity log from Wii U/3DS!”

I completely agree. I love the activity log! I’ve used it so many times in many different ways. Fun stats, and sometimes I’ve used it to remember an era: “When in the world did it snow and I played Pikmin 3?” The activity log will help me dig that sort of thing up, even if it was 10 years ago.

Analogue triggers
Not a huge deal

Umm...yes...huge deal. The genre most missing from the Switch is racing games. Other than graphic power, the biggest reason for that is lack of analog triggers.

Hopefully on the Switch 2, we can all feast on some of the best racing games out there!

For me, I would like to see the successor have more processing power. I've heard rumors that the specs for the system will be close to that of the PS4 and Xbox One, which is frankly not too shabby. But personally, I'm more hoping for it to be more on par with that of the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.

It's been 20 years since Nintendo last put out a system that could truly be considered on par with its competitors, and some people have been clamoring for years for Nintendo to keep pace with the likes of Sony and Microsoft. While it's not a total dealbreaker for me, I would also like to see Nintendo take power under the hood seriously once again.

As it is, it could very well end up being that developers will be dropping support for the PS4 and Xbox One in the next couple of years in order to make bigger and better games, especially now that stock for the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S is now more robust, so why would they want to support a system that would be on par with that?

Lemme TURN OFF the switch from my COUCH.

Yeah, a dev blacklist or "hide item" would be a good start — although the whole eshop needs a complete redesign; most of the time I just use the website as the one on the Switch itself is about as functional as a chocolate teapot.

Sad to see no option for ergonomics, like we've just accepted the Switch 2 will be an even clunkier beast than the Switch and handheld play will be an afterthought.

For this whole generation I never bought a 2nd Switch model, and it's because the Switch was such a poor handheld. It's too loose and heavy for something you hold in such a cramped hand position, especially compared to past Nintendo handhelds. They really spoiled me with the DS Lite and later 3DS models.

If I were to point to the biggest disappointment this gen (besides drift), it would be when they DID release a more handheld-friendly version in the Switch Lite... and removed its ability to output to TV! As an avid Splatoon player, that half-functionality was a huge no-go for me, and eliminated any chance it could be your dedicated Switch. Such an insult, that they couldn't spring for the tiny component to allow HDMI output through its USB-C port. If it just had that, I could have actually unplugged my Switch to play so many more smaller titles this gen, instead it's just been a docked box.

Needs backwards compatibility the most.

@Vyacheslav333 Very lucky.

Great list, but in addition to bad discoverability on the e-shop, I'm hoping that they figure out how to make it actually run better.
I have a spectacular internet connection but the e-shop can only scroll through about 10 games before it starts really struggling. Every row will start taking longer and longer to load in, screenshots will stop cycling, and if it's a long browsing session you can guarantee that it will crash to the home screen before you hit 15 minutes. This is web browsing, and furthermore it is surely the main revenue driver for the entire Switch ecosystem and Nintendo haven't bothered to polish it properly throughout 6 and a half years! Goes to show just how successful the Switch has been, really, because minimum viable product really has been good enough to be profitable in this case.

ADD TROPHIES/ACHIEVEMENTS!!!!

@Razzy Okay.

@KorGonia Screen protector that comes pre-installed. The Nintendo Switch OLED consoles have that.
Nintendo will probably make the same, on Nintendo Switch 2/?.

It's a film type not a actual Temper Glass protector. That's what a user must do themselves. This should come standard regardless after paying $350usd or $459 (Switch2). Nintendo can't even do that in a clean room so others don't put dust inside their protector????

Gonna be honest, only had Joy Con Drift once. Case never cracked even though the console sounded like a train and put out a ton of heat. The storage was too little in the modern era, the original kickstand sucked balls, and no themes (not even colors!) is what bothered me. The OLED fixed the kickstand, it had kinda fixed storage, but the themes remain unresolved.

@Grail_Quest I like it, having a unified Trophy system. Also better account system, better online in general, and (weird one) online in official Nintendo games that are open World or have a system similar to Mario Wonder should have server systems where there is a shared save between friends, in addition to normal, personal saves.

Where is the street pass love?!? Haha

I want more compact console, the switch oled is too big for a 7inch screen. And after buying new nintendo 2ds xl, I want a compact 2 screen gaming handheld again 😃

@Giancarlothomaz memory = RAM. I guess the joke went straight over you

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdREEcfaihg

@OfficialHigeDan RAM e Memory means the same

The fact the 3DS had local playability between two devices off one player card that didn’t require internet or two game cartridges is obscene to say the least. This was a great factor and allowed playability for games you might not have tried before. Seriously wish they would bring back that feature. It was great to be able to play up to 8 people off two game cartridges of Mario cart. Why can’t they at least allow something similar again?

1) Ideally, all the great new things for the price range of the OG/OLED NSW would be great.

2) Current NSW games, physical and digital, should work on the next gen NSW.

3) An improved dock. The dock can be maximized in its utility. External GPUs exists now, and applying that concept to the NSW dock might provide a significant and much desired performance boost while playing docked. And also, I wish they would improve the cooling of the NSW while docked…the dock needs to help cool down the NSW, which should also help a bit with performance. Enhanced dock mode cooling will particularly benefit those of us that live near the equator where it’s hotter for majority of a year.

Honorable mentions:
A) Joycon and procon drifting should have been fixed ages ago. The 3rd party market is filling in to provide a solution, but I hope Hall effect analog sticks make it to Nintendo hardware.

B) Hope the form factor stays pretty much the same…I hope it doesn’t get bulkier or heavier.

It would be nice if Nintendo did some soul searching as to why there are non licensed controllers that are built well, first party controllers built poorly and licensed third party controllers (Hori) built horrendously.

@Giancarlothomaz exactly

If it's gonna have a screen it'd be much nicer if it had a Gorilla glass cover instead of easily scratchable plastic.

Slightly beefier controllers that don't feel so flimsy (not XBox huge, but more like SNES / N64 / GCN level).

4k, HDR, and Dolby Atmos audio would be rad.

Mostly, I just want it to have backwards compatibility. Stop making me re-buy the same games over and over again. They're all digital downloads associated with my "Nintendo Account" and use standardized engines now anyway so it's not like there's any real technical reason preventing it.

I've typed it like 17 times, but number one for me is having Variable Refresh Rate. It could be huge in terms of helping games appear smooth even when they aren't processing or drawing new frames at steady rates. I really want variable refresh rate on every screen small and large (TVs and monitors). Next is high frame rates. Please at least give us at least 90hz on the portable screen and support for 120 or 144hz in docked mode! I know not all games would support those nice smooth frame rates, but at least allow it to be possible for developers who care about smoothness! Along those lines I'd also be fine with resolutions going down. Maybe 640p in handheld and stay at 1080p in docked. I just want smoothness and don't give a rip about high resolutions!! 4k looks like blurry trash to me at 30 or 40fps! I like OLED screens, but don't care if an LCD is used as long as it doesn't have blurry motion smeariness. High frame rates powerfully convey quality and beauty in games, and that's what I'm always wanting from any game (I'm really excited about these 480hz monitors being announced!).
The only other thing I'll mention is fast downloading and loading. My OLED Steam Deck can download huge games astonishingly quickly! I love it. And my 2 year old laptop can load almost any game very quickly, and I love that too.
So, basically, please give me lower resolutions and higher frame rates! Thank you : )

OLED model case doesn't crack, and tempered glass screen protector is a must anyways so scratching was never an issue for me.

In truth, I never experienced drift in all my years. So Im not that concerned about it. I know many did (my bro had both joycon with bad drift). I think it's how hard you use them, only explanation for why I never experienced it. Still, make analogs more resilient for sure.

I'd love OLED at launch but I suspect they're reverting to LCD which SUUUUCKS so much.

I just want OLED screen, with SSD and expandable 2232 m.2 NVMe drive like Steamdeck. That way I can expand to 2TB storage. MicroSD slot should also be included, since 1.5 TB are out now and 2 TB releasing within next 90 days. Even if the micro SD is only allowed to play Switch games for BC, Nintendo Online games, etc, while Switch 2 games must run from SSD, that's fine. A 2TB microSD for my Switch games and a 2TB 2232 NVMe for Switch 2 games.

That's all I want. Expandable NVMe with OLED screen. I'm not high maintenance.

@Ironcore yes!

Amazingly, I only have one problem with my Switch

Unfortunately, it's a big problem. The LEG that it stands on, next to the SD slot, is flimsy and falls off of the system easily.

A reliable stand built into the next Switch would be nice. I don't like it when my system falls over because that dinky arm decided to woopsie doodle itself.

@WiltonRoots But decent games already run at 60 on the switch.

@Ironcore Mad. I was thinking I don't remember posting on here for a while, what did I post? Then saw it's one of their bumped articles from months ago. I was waiting to hear back from you!

But yeah if 60fps is your bare minimum then I would expect to be a little disappointed...I mean even on machines like the Xbox and PS5 we're still seeing loads of games in 30fps.

For me the list is pretty easy:

-Drift, still nowadays I'm using hori split pro, which I would ask for more ergonomic joycons as well. Carpal tunnel would be happy.
-More power. A lot of games would run way better with it.
-Retrocompatibility. Which would work awesome with the former.

Things like eshop are more software thing and I feel like it's not just for switch 2. Apart of that I've had no problems with any of the other points: no scratches, nor problems with the case in general (playing handheld mostly and a nice amount of physical games). More storage would be nice but SDs are quite cheap lately so I'd prefer putting that effort on battery or power instead if I had to choose.

Everything covered in this article is about what I would have mentioned. One of my biggest gripes about the Switch is their online infrastructure, but that's primarily dependent on the games themselves and not the console.

However, I want them to give a bit more care about designing the OS so that network connectivity isn't so extremely limited. One of the problems I've had for the longest time ever that forced me to buy an Ethernet adapter was trying to connect to a 5.0GHz network without having to separate it manually.

The Switch's OS does not grant the user any choice in preference and more often than not, it always connects to the 2.4GHz network. The Wi-Fi chip also sucks, because the distances required to connect to the network are so much shorter than mobile devices, and it also drops the connection much easier.

I'd like to see the system's menu be more "organized", a la 3DS and even Wii U. And no, the "Groups" and "Sort" features can only help so much.

@WiltonRoots I’ve recently been playing GT3 on ps2 via a crt and honestly I think I prefer that to most things on an lcd these days. It runs at 50hz but has no ghosting etc so it looks like a pc running 120fps+ due to the interlacing.

It would be nice to see more icons on the screen from the start, or have the ability to zoom in or out. Also, and it probably will be better with newer and better hardware, but the eshop is just too slow. And they should have a shopping cart to add things to.

GIVE ME THEMES. (I literally would be happy with "Basic Grey" at this point lol)

Most of these complaints I haven’t had issues with (haven’t had drift since year 2) but I do hope the successor is OLED to start. Honestly LCD will keep me from buying day one. Other than that I hope games use the IR camera and gyro more. Also hope the OS remains minimal as it’s the snappiest OS I have used.

The audio, I want to have atmos or at least 5.1 surround support for every switch 2 games. It's annoying playing switch games on tv that didn't have that audio support, while playing it on ps5/xbox the games has it.

I like playing indie games like shantae and the seven sirens on switch in portable setting and continue it on my tv, but the audio is way inferior compared to playing it on ps5.

I actually didn't experience joycon drift even though I have switch 1, v2, lite, and last, switch oled (I usually sold the previous version before buying the new one).

Make the dock an optional purchase

OR

provide something like a Covert Dock Mini from Genki (addition by subtraction)

A controller with a trackpad or trackball please for the love of god! All these sweet sweet strategy games and I have to play them with a joypad.

Is this going to continue all through januari so we have two full months of old articles?

I’ve said this before and will say it again: quality over quantity!!
When did NL become a click farm?

I have had a lot of trouble in the past with joycon drift. I'v had a good run with my latest set of joycons, however. Fixing that problem is an absolute essential.

The Switch anatomical casing is okay but seems flimsy at the same time. I have a protective sleeve and a screen protector on my OG, launch day switch but I still have a small crack somewhere in the plastic. Also one of the screw holes is knackered (a small crack is around it too!). This needs to be fixed especially with all the kiddy gamers that Nintendo market to (I have teenage kids myself). Another essential.

I personally think the OLED is a essential. It would be quite disappointing that a last gen Switch 1 model would have potentially a better screen than the "Switch 2, Advance". I know there are potentially good non-OLED screens and screen technology seems to be being upgraded in some way every few years or so anyway, buh still...

I've only been a victim of scam games a couple of times through some niche interest games (physics based, wordgames, mahjong, pipe chain style games etc), but it is unacceptable that there is a large number there.

The menu UI needs to be better. Considering it was better on previous gen consoles is another Nintendo oddity. Also deleting save files to make more space takes a looong time! The latter improvement is an essential for me.

I'm not too bothered about online and streetpass but surely improving and implementing them would be great for the next console.

General common sense improvements/upgrade in technological power and ability required for a hybrid console also needed for modern times.

(I hope they keep gyro btw)

@WiltonRoots I haven't counted or listed them recently, but don't both series x and ps5 have more games that run at 120fps than at 30fps? Not counting ones that have a 30fps mode and a 60fps mode, but counting ones that have a 60 and 120fps mode.
Anyways, I just really hope Switch 2 supports high frame rates since there are tons of lighter games that could be programmed to run at 90 or 120 or 144fps.

If you’re a kid, fine.

If you’re an adult, you shouldn’t have any problems with screen scratching or case cracking. If you do, that’s more the lack of care you take.

"Yes, natty 3DS-style themes and folders would be the ultimate goal — and we'd do bad things to get some catchy music in the home menu or eShop — but just a splash of colour would be great."

Looks between beautiful PS4 UI and miserable PS5 UI....

@WiltonRoots,

See lunacy is alive and well on here, happy New Year mate.

I don't think they'll fix JoyCon Drift. They sell defective Hardware since years. They didn't fix it in the past and there's no reason for them fixing it in the future. Because... they can.
Really: I'm a Nintendo Fanboy. But this topic let me rage every time I think of it.

The eShop needs a lot of improvements such as:

• A cart to add multiple games and buy them at once.
• Faster browsing without lag and freezing.
• One of the biggest problems for me is the supported languages list, it only shows the languages supported by the Switch OS even if the game support more languages. As someone whose language is not supported by the OS there is only two ways to know if the game support your language: either you buy it and regret if you didn't find your language, or you try to find a YouTube channel that shows the languages in each single gameplay video (only 1% of them do that).

and of course the improvements mentioned by the writer in this article.

The hardware performance in both handheld and docked mode. 1080p 60 fps in handheld and 4K 60fps (with the help of DLSS) in docked mode.

@Serpenterror If they skip OLED in the initial model, it will only be so that they can sell another console to you later. Just like they did with the Switch and just like Valve did with the Steam Deck, they will target double dippers.

@johnvboy Merry new year! Been down with that cough since Boxing Day that every other person seems to have....fantastic! But yeah here's to more of the same!

Other than a great release line-up, and the continuation of the hybrid console idea, I want them to call it the Switch 2 (sounds silly to say I want this but genuinely hope they just call it this, got so used to saying Switch), and I need backwards compatibility, both digitally and physically. Also, want analogue triggers and the continuation of all the NSO apps onto the new console.

Everyone here talking about wanting a 4k system... thats foolish.. no need for it.. 1080p 60FPS is enough for that system..

Nintendo needs to make it so battery replacement and removal is easier, Better for storage. Also they need to look into using the older cart style ROM chips vs Flash memory ( which will erase itself after prolonged period of time )

Also make the joycons a bit more sturdy attached to the system. Outside of that Nintendo life hit everything.

Calling it now: Super Nintendo Switch or Nintendo Switch 3D.

Street pass was Nintendo’s clever way of making gamers carry a portable console with them daily in an age of smartphone games. The Switch is just too big for that to be convenient.

However, Apple and Google created their own streetpass protocol for the Covid19 pings. Why not piggyback this system and release Streetpass as an F2P app for phones? They could give you Quest for free and then charge a few of your local currency for the extra games.

I always got the idea that Miitomo was supposed to be the Mii Channel for the Switch, offloaded onto phones. Why not resurrect this idea?

What would be good is to have the magnetic sensors instead of contact points would have better lifespan and easier to fix or have longer usage before needing fix or replacement.

Bring back the sensor bar or at least a quality substitute!