The Nintendo Switch is now seven years old, but is still selling like hot cakes. Nevertheless, there are still these six little things that spoil the overall impression. Please fix it, Nintendo!
Nintendo Switch: This is what the console is still missing today
The Nintendo Switch officially went on sale on March 3rd, 2017 and has enjoyed unbroken popularity ever since. The hybrid console is an absolute bestseller and was in such demand during the early days of the corona pandemic that there was a real shortage.
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Despite the high demand, the following still applies: The Nintendo Switch is anything but perfect – the new version in 2019 or the OLED model hasn’t changed anything about that.
But what is the Switch actually missing to make it even better? We thought about it a bit and, with your help, identified 6 things that would make the console even better. Nintendo, copying is expressly permitted!
Yes, with the “Nintendo Switch Online” subscription, users already get access to a few selected NES and SNES classics, but a normal Virtual Console, as players already know from the Wii, the 3DS and the Wii U, would still be a nice thing! Whether it ever comes remains to be seen!
It could just as well be that Nintendo continues to put together half-baked remake combos like Super Mario 3D All-Stars and then sell them off at full price – but hope dies last!
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The Wii U already had a Netflix app, but the Switch still lacks it to this day. At least YouTube is available on the Nintendo handheld, but many gamers still miss it today Apps for Netflix, Amazon Prime Video or Disney+ on the console. After all, the Switch's screen is a bit larger than the display of your own smartphone.
Microsoft and Sony have shown the way on the PlayStation and Xbox – they are now also available in almost every game on the PC: Achievements. The small digital trophies help motivate many players, or in combination with a short screenshot they are a nice memory that you can revel in later. Only Nintendo is still swimming against the tide in this regard – and this is also the case with our next suggestion for improvement…
Whether it's the Microsoft Store, PlayStation Store or online shops on the PC like Steam, GOG or Epic Games – there are everywhere a rating system! Only Nintendo (and Sony) continue to vehemently refuse to allow users to write reviews.
The question is: why? Is Nintendo afraid that some games will be bought less often due to possible shitstorms? Or is the huge gaming company from Japan still unable to set up its own clever system after all these years?
Xbox and PlayStation have shown the way: A functioning party system, which runs directly via the console, is not rocket science! But this route seems too easy for Nintendo. Instead, users are currently supposed to connect with each other via the Nintendo app on their smartphone – brilliant, right?
Nintendo, if you can't manage to enable voice and text chat natively on the console – then just ask the Discord developers if they would like to port their service to your console. It also worked on the PlayStation and Xbox.
Parents probably know the problem all too well. Different user profiles can be created on the console so that the children have their own save games, but that doesn't stop the brats from switching accounts and destroying your save games – whether knowingly or accidentally! Password protected profiles would solve the problem, but that seems like too much work for Nintendo…
Even though we have vented a bit of our anger about the Nintendo Switch's lost potential in the last few pages – At the end of the day, in most cases we are happy with the console. The concept is still unique and thanks to cool first-party games, the Switch is much more than just a “good second console”.
However, we now doubt that Nintendo will address these issues with the Switch. Ultimately, the successor is scheduled to enter the race in 2024. Maybe it will offer the features mentioned above. We keep our fingers crossed!