Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

Aside from SSBU, none really. And that was released so late in 2018 that it feels like a 2019 game. Anywho, 2020 will probably another port-heavy year like 2018 was. Nintendo is going to lean heavily on Animal Crossing to get them through the 2020 spring drought.

I have had enough of Nintendo and their stupid decisions with the switch! Probably sell mine and get a PS4. I'm sorry, but the Switch is being held back too much.It has been getting on for 3 years since the Switch launched and we still have to use a SODDING and worthless app to message friends. The Nintendo Switch Eshop is a pain in the backside to navigate and trying to find games is a nightmare! Nintendo, you need to get with the times and stop being different for the sake of being different. Being different only works if it makes something fun(such as mario or zelda) but a console this basic in functionalty just for the sake of being different is not fun. The nintendo Eshop is like the Google play store in terms of the rubbish that gets put on there!

Nintendo is fine with the Switch being a companion console.

They understand most core gamers have a PS4, Xbox, or PC as their primary platform.

@DannyBoi why not keep the switch and buy a PS4. I don’t know how much gaming time you have but I’m still going through the backlog on switch and not counting my other systems. The switch is doing fine

@DannyBoi Then sell it. Nintendo is never going to change their stance on OSes, if you care that much about having a powerful OS then you bought the wrong console.

@link3710 Its not the OS so much that bothers me, as it is the lack of functionalty. No messaging on the console, no web browser, lack of external save backup(they essentialy put save backup behind a paywall:( )! Only two themes. And as for the onlineand Eshop, well....

@DannyBoi Those are all OS problems.

BTW, fair warning, the PS4 eshop is significantly worse than the Switch one. I've only once successfully made a purchase on my PS4, usually pages just completely fail to load so I can't even browse. It's also super slow even when it is working. Also, save backup is behind a paywall as well.

The only things they have that Switch doesn't of those are themes, a web browser (that's... basically unusable) and messaging (which is fine enough for what it is). Also, the online is better, but that's more do to far more people having their console wired instead of wireless rather than the system itself.

EDIT: To be clear on my biases, using both I actually prefer the Switch OS that does what it's supposed to as compared to the far more powerful PS4 OS that hampers my experience. Even stuff like screenshots and recordings are better on Switch IMO thanks to not requiring to go through menus and pausing the game to take them. It's really a case of grass is greener, cause both OSes aren't great.

@link3710 As far as I am aware, can't you backup save data on a flash drive on PS4? I may have seen that somewhere once.

@DannyBoi Just googled it and apparently it's a thing, I had no idea.

Still, if you want a good OS, go get an Xbox. They have a wonderful OS from when I've gotten to use it.

If Nintendo actually listened towhat the fans had to say, things would be much better with the Switch. But nintendo knows best.

@DannyBoi Perhaps. Though, it's nowhere as simple an issue as you make it sound.

Regardless, the question remains: why not sell your switch and buy and Xbox? Wouldn't you be happier with that?

@DannyBoi Don't you have smartphone for messaging? Just saying.

I personally like how simple the E-Shop on the Switch is compared to the 3DS. Can't remember how the PS4 looked but whatever. Is easy to find what you are looking for in the E-shop and that's what matters in the end

@New_Guest You don't have to have their numbers to message them. I'm talking about application such as Nintendo Online app. If I were Nintendo, I would update it to make messaging with friends using it on condition that your Switch is also online so that there won't be any abuse of the service.

@DannyBoi
I have both Switch and PS4 Slim.
They are complementing each other.
I consider Switch as a Primary machine while PS4 as a Secondary machine.

@Heavyarms55 @BruceCM After a few things I allowed permission for other apps to use, I was able to put the attachments and send the message recently. Thanks to both for your help. I really appreciate it.

@New_Guest The bigger issue is that most people never check their console messages. At least for me, I find that messaging on the PS4 is useless because no one ever checks it. I just use Discord for all my gaming needs, whether it's PC, PS4, or Switch. It helps centralize it too so I don't have to check three different locations to see if anyone wants to play a game.

I get some people use console messaging apparently? But really, isn't it redundant when there's 2000 other applications that will handle messaging better than anything Nintendo would make?

EDIT: Also to clarify, if I want to play games with someone, the chance of me ever being online on my console at the same time as my friends without reaching out to them over another medium is slim to none, so that's probably another reason why I don't get it. Unless you plan these things ahead of time, what are the chances of anyone seeing your messages?

After being mostly away from the Xbox system and on Switch for 2 years now, I don’t miss messenger at all. Or party chat, really. I’ve ended up playing more story-focused games and genres I otherwise wouldn’t have played.
Also, going from a cold boot into a game on X1 takes loads more time than the Switch.
I’m happy with the current Switch OS being centered around just games.

@HobbitGamer yea, I'm with you. Thats been a dream( jumping into a game in a matter of minutes. Same for story driven games as well. Used to be into sports and first person shooters more than anything but I'm trying more genres now with the switch. Its really opened my eyes to new things.

I was never really anywhere into the Metroid games but I do know they are popular. I’m
Pretty sure the Switch will get one before too long.