Being the pretty serious Nintendo fans that we are here at Nintendo Life (what gave the game away?), we often find ourselves sharing knowing little nods with others who use their Switch, 3DS, or even Game Boys out and about in public. It's nice to know that other people share your hobby and it's interesting to see which hardware models others decide to pick up. Maybe it's just us?
Either way, we imagine it's even better seeing your heroes playing on your favourite games consoles, too, and this video from FC Barcelona features a whole lot of footage showing just that for fans of the beautiful game. The video is documenting a team trip to Miami as they get ready for a friendly match against Napoli, and a fair few players appear to play Switch during their downtime.
With so many Switch consoles in one place and all the fancy close-ups of players using them, it feels like the start of the video may as well be an advert for Nintendo's machine. It's not - we checked - although Barça do have a history of showing off their Switches.
So there you have it: even multi-millionaires like to play Switch, too. We wonder if they're playing as themselves on FIFA?
Thanks to David for the tip!
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I didn't see a switch
@USWITCH64 You must be blind or didn't watch the video. I saw several...
That's cool! Nintendo's European marketing team should jump on it and partner with Barca
Or an AirPods ad
Or a warning on bad haircuts
Really? Is this really worth covering on your website?:S They showed Switch for like 10% of that video. Wtf...
@SuperJoon r/whoosh
@TechaNinja #Facts
They probably not playing FIFA, since the switch version is so subpar
I know which one I’d rather play with
If you look closely the Barcelona players were actually playing on their Switches when Trent took that corner.
@Haywired Hahaha!
@SuperJoon Is dis a joke hOpEFuLlY.
@Haywired 🤣 as a Liverpool fan that joke will never get old for me 🤣👍
@Haywired beautiful 👌
Struggling with the math, can 5 consoles do local co-op?
@eltomo Yes, if the game itself allows it.
Are we talking about the same video? The Switch barely features in those 3:24 minutes.
NL blowing things up again to justify another clickbait article I suppose...
A lot of people who do heavy touring mention playing the Switch. Portability for the win.
Would love if Nintendo was the kit sponsor for Barca. My nintendo fiorentina jersey is my favorite shirt but afraid to wear it now because it's getting old!
I wonder how many footballers actually have switchs as they travel so much. Im sure EA could learn a thing or two
Seeing as footballers love Fifa
Am I the only one who thinks that Twitter photo looks a little staged? You're telling me they all bought the red/blue joycon Switch and yet none of them bought any of the other colors?
But anyway, I too love seeing people out in public playing their Nintendo devices. Been seeing more and more of the Switch as the 3DS and Vita have largely died off even here in Japan - and yes I totally did see the Vita fairly often, I know it never met that level of popularity in the US.
Also I do fairly often see the Switch played on the train so all those people who laugh at the commercials - I promise you that does actually happen regularly.
Came to see Switches being played.
Stayed for da girl <3
@TAndvig So, why do you care? Did it affect your life?
@icerzerocool Many things don't affect my life, e.g. threat of North Korea, world hunger, poverty, people with disabilities, sexism, racism and etc. But I still care about them. You might not, because apparently...what doesn't affect you, you don't care about. That is really douchie.
@TAndvig Your response was totally out of topic. At one moment you were commenting about the video and then now you're into politics. Come on.
@icerzerocool No, I was just giving examples to how one might not be affected by something but still have a reason to care. It was a direct comment on the nonsense told to me. The whole "oh it doesn't affect you so you shouldn't care" nonsense is totally irrelevant and just annoying. And you can implement that way of nonsense-mentality onto anything. So I did, to prove a point.
@TAndvig You are so weirdo.
Nobody wants to listen to your sermons. I stopped reading your comment when it it was more than two paragraphs. Whatever your response are after this, goes back to you.
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