Rumour: Netflix And YouTube Are Coming To Switch According To Retail Leak

Nice, I guess if you don't have a Smart TV, Phone, Home Computer, tablet or anything else you could have both on for the longest time.

From my understanding, Best Buy already said on Twitter that the listing was an error and it was not meant to be for the Switch.
I hope they are wrong...

I’m thinking that, news site or no, leaks (if that’s what this is) shouldn’t be being published as article headlines this close to E3.

Fortunately I don’t care about this one, but it might have been a great moment for some to see come up in the Direct. It’s much less enjoyable to experience it first in headline form. Sorry Dom, but I think ‘Retail Leak Suggests New Services Coming to Switch’ would have been less spoileriffic. Poor show.

Nintendo Life and Dom, you are so far behind. There is already a tweet from the store explaining their mistake and all other sites have already published it.

Nope:
https://twitter.com/BestBuySupport/status/1006296853757943808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnintendoeverything.com%2F

As @tourjeff said, this is already proven to be false. Bit weird it gets posted hours after it's been corrected.

@GoldenGamer88 I do have all of them, besides a tablet, and the Switch's screen is bigger than my phone's screen. I would love those apps.

@Balladeer Really? Spoiling Netflix functionality? I could understand if it was a new game, but really?

@citizenerased But then they wouldn't get any clicks...

Give me YouTube, Netflix and Twitch on my Switch and my PC will lose about 70% of its usage. Yes I can watch it through my PC on my TV, or my PS4. But I like having the option and the Switch boots up a lot quicker than other devices. Making it a lot more convenient that turning on my PC or PS4 for a short 15-20 minutes burst before work.

@GoldenGamer88

While yes, Smart TVs seem to make this less useful, it's better to think of these apps for handheld mode.

Later this month I have an overnight trip for work. I'm going to bring my Switch. If I had Netflix on it, I could connect to the hotel wifi and watch Luke Cage season 2 while away from home. Instead, since this was a mistake, I'll need to wait to come home to watch Luke Cage, or try to watch it on my 3DS, which has far too tiny screen to get enjoyment.

The option would be very nice.

@NoxAeturnus Like I said, I don’t particularly care about this one for just that reason. Other people might, though. What’s more, Nintendo Life have just gone and done exactly the same with a game!

Ha at the replies... because a leak has never been denied as an error only to then be true.... that never happens... oh yeah it does...

🤞

@marandahir @krvstkvlt Good point. Tho I wouldn't watch something like Luke Cage on anything but a TV. You lose so much detail on a handheld screen.

Please be true so these ridiculous debates will end....

And would I use it if it did come? Probably once in a while. But it’s never and never would have been a dealbreaker if it didn’t

Cool, but I really just want Crunchyroll on Switch.

@Balladeer Then let "other people" speak for themselves. The internet has enough outrage without having to look for more that might not exist.

In one single word - FINALLY!
In more then just one word- ITS ABOUT TIME!

I know BB has since said it was an error but I don’t know if I believe that. I’m still expecting to here it officially confirmed today.

When i see or hear or recognize Youtube Logo from Nintendo Direct, my heart will stop beating.

Need CrunchyRoll and Plex too!

@Balladeer totally agree with you, either it's a game or an app is lame to get spoiled here since i come often here for review and news but i don't like seeing leaks ruining the nintendo Direct.
Will the staff see reason and listen though? Alex our lovely person.. help

This is so obviously a copy-paste error. It even says 'this product'.

Either way, there is not a chance Netflix would run well on my Switch, the wifi strength is terrible. Can't play online at all except for Rocket League if I sit really close to the router.

Mario Tennis was unplayable so House of Cards would surely be unwatchable.

Eventually I guess...

It is not as cool as Bethesda’s best friend Walmart Canada and their leaks but it is nice to have what is basically at this point to apps that are on everything including the last two Nintendo consoles. Luckily Nintendo has been bringing the games.

I could use Netflix for Switch. I use Hulu pretty often.

@Balladeer @TidusUK Here, since you come for the reviews.
https://www.nintendolife.com/nintendo-switch/reviews

Now we can continue to read without either of you getting bothered by an article headline. Let's assume the rumor were even true. Adding functionality to a device that has been out longer than a year is not something that warrants a spoiler alert. The original Wii had Netflix. The Wii U had Netflix. The Switch does not. Nintendo adding functionality to a console that was present in two previous consoles is nothing but bringing system offerings on par with other devices.

If someone doesn't want things 'spoiled' before E3, then they might do well to avoid gaming sites from March through the end of E3 every year.

The "error" was listing it before Nitneod announced it.

There ya go, both problems solved, the content and the apology.

Uughhh not for me. What am I going to do watch Netflix on the go? Nope.
Anyway if you don’t have another device with the capability then here’s your day! Both for those like myself I think we can agree that we already have our means.

@Alto Agreed. I live in a more rural area of the southeastern US, so WiFi infrastructure is nothing like a metropolitan area. Unless I'm at my friend's, my home, or a food chain/hospital this would do nothing for me. I suppose it could be nice for those in the more developed world, though

I'd only be interested in YouTube if I can stream games easily on it.

I’d still really appreciate having these on Switch. Just because u can have these on other devices doesn’t mean that I want to carry all them with me when I travel. I’m not gonna bring my desktop computer or my smart tv with me to a hotel, and I’d rather not use my phone’s battery for such things unless I’ve no other choice.
One Switch to rule them all.

And I won’t be getting either since I’m not going to waste my gaming battery or hd space on YouTube when I have a iPhone/pad/pc/WiiU/Smarttv, that already can do that.

I think it's smart to not have released those apps (besides Hulu). I think Nintendo wanted us to appreciate it more as a gaming device rather than a multimedia tablet. But now we know it rocks so, bring it on!

As most people do, I can already watch Netflix on a couple of devices. Point is, that my switch is my biggest portable screen, with by far the best picture quality. So, yes please

Why would we not want the option to have these on the Switch? If you enjoy your phone, keep using it, but I for one would love to have the option to use these.

When?!

What about the browser? And tons of other useful apps?

Open the floodgates already, damnit!

These may probably come but I don't think Nintendo would ever release the internet browser though as they are still wary of network exploit from it.

@HobbitGamer Netflix does allow downloading shows and movies for offline viewing, so even if you don’t have WiFi you could still use the app.

@Supadav03 thanks, I wasn’t aware that was available for more than phones. I’d enjoy that with the switch screen

Netflix would be awesome, and Spotify could be insanely cool if it worked the way it does on PS4 allowing you to play music while you play other games. Hoping if we do get Netflix that the Crunchyroll app isn't too far off. Their service is pretty good but they tend to be pretty slow to update.

They better throw in Crunchyroll too, it’s my favorite anime app and I use it all the time.

I want twitch too....

I'd prefer to use Netflix on Switch. Currently I use a decommissioned PS4 for my movie watching and I'm kind of fed up with the ever outwardly bloating menu system on it as it keeps slowing down with more stuff to do just to watch something.

I'd likely sell it off and just use a spare blu-ray player I have for discs.

Hell, it’s about time!

I say why not? Sure you can use your laptop or phone or pc. There’s nothing wrong in having a YouTube or Netflix on a switch. The switch doesn’t have to necessarily but JUST a gaming device. It could double as a streaming device too.

I for one wouldn’t mind having a YouTube app or even a Netflix app on here. The 6.2 inch screen serves just as good. The speakers aren’t the greatest but you can use headphones.