5 Years with the Nintendo Switch…
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The Nintendo Switch has gotten OLD. How much do you use yours? How much life does it have left? Is it still worth it?
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I just got one recently with the OLED and couldn't be happier. I'm late to the Switch game but it is totally worth it. I'm playing Zelda Breath of the Wild right now. The last game I played was Battlefield 3 some years back but this is great.
Better late than never! Welcome to the gang!!
Same fr i just got mine a month ago and everything still feels so new and everytime i play it feels like the first time playing.. it’s such an amazing console and i’m so happy i finally got one
sell it before it looses value, the steam deck is here and it make switch obsolete
@@FeRoOOo71 steam deck is portable PC gaming system, how can you compare them? lol
@@FeRoOOo71 nahh i dont really have a big need to buy a new hardware plus i’m just enjoying the nostalgic feel the switch has
As someone who grew up mostly playing games on Nintendo handheld consoles, I’ve almost exclusively used my Switch in handheld mode. I love being able to take it anywhere with me and play BotW and Fortnite wherever. I typically dock it just for playing multiplayer games with friends and family.
Are you 10
Same I always use it in handheld mode never used the dock
Sammeee, although I dock it for Just Dance, Ring Fit, RUclips, Hulu, and Funimation
You lost me at the Fortnite part.
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The Switch is flawed but it is still well underway of becoming my favourite console of all time. It would be extremely difficult to say goodbye to the Switch concept with a new Nintendo console if they decided to do that.
It might just be too successful to completely change up the design. Idk maybe people would be bored of that next generation like they were with the wii u
Well tbf we know that a Switch 2 is in existence after the ransomware attack on Nvidia a few days ago which leaked the chipset of it
i feel like nintendo will keep their next console as a hybrid system even if they don’t go with the switch branding
@@mentalchild360 Anyone that follows gaming knows that Nintendos next gen was in development the day after the Switch released. The Nvidia leak solidifies the fact that the SWOLED was supposed to have that chipset in it, if it weren't for the silicon shortage. Well probably see an updated Switch around 2024-2025, maybe end of 2023.
@@jameslewis3133 The WiiU wasn't really a next generation Wii since it didn't keep focus on motion controls, it was too focused on the gamepad
I only decided to get a Switch when the pandemic started. Figured Animal Crossing would be a good distraction. Well, so did 30 million other people. Took me a year to find one at MSRP and not in a bundle.
Love it. 1000+ hours of ACNH and about 400 in Zelda. Worth the price of admission.
In my case it's for exclusives only. In fact Mario Kart just arrived today. Multi-platform games go to my PS4. I'm a docked/TV guy. Eyes suck too much for handheld.
My eyes suck too much for TV (too far away), I use reading glasses for handheld. 😅
@@keyholes Got bifocals. To see a screen that close I have to look at my feet all the time.
Oh my god, I almost forgot how much of a nightmare it was for people wanting to buy a switch for a long stretch of the pandemic. Lol
@@keyholes Some games strongly benefit from being played on a big screen. When I first got my switch I mostly played handheld too but after a while started to prefer docked. I also have terrible nearsighted vision but I wear glasses lol.
The only thing that has prevented me from going all digital on Switch is the fear of losing all my games eventually. I'm aware this can happen with every console/company, but at least Microsoft has been doing a good job of allowing you to purchase a game once an playing it in every platform the launch throughout the years. I really don't buy first party Nintendo games digitally anymore because of this. It's a shame and hopefully they decide to change this practice in the future.
I prefer to get physical games if I can also. Because with physical games i can share them with friends and/or family. Digital games can only be played on the account of the person who bought them, or on that persons primary console.
For me, the big reason that I get physical copies is for nostalgia. Every time I get my physical games, it kind of takes me back to my PS1/GBA days where I can’t stop looking at the discs and cartridges I have gotten and it made me the cool kid in school since all my games are authentic. (Pirated copies were a big thing in the Philippines back in the day)
Yeaahh they do not have a good history with maintaining digital content whatsoever. The 3DS was extremely popular and it’s shop is closed like 1 year after they discontinued it. That’s insanely quick
@@extra4542 The 3ds shop is still open
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16 minutes and 38 seconds without mentioning joycon drift, color me impressed.
Most of my favorite gaming experiences over the last 5 years has been on my Switch. It really is an amazing console, and Nintendo’s first party support for it is unmatched. I think this is their best lineup of games ever, and we still have probably 2-3 more years of games to come out
İts like the golden Age of Gamers!
I hope the switch stays strong for another 5 years. It’s probably my favorite console of all time
My lil cousin got his launch Switch in 8th grade back in 2017. Took it with him to college when he started in 2021. It's crazy to think about how long the switch has been around
Being an owner of an OLED, I love using the Switch. I've been a Nintendo fan since a young age, and I am glad that my favorite series are getting new games this year.
Got mine in 2018. At first, I didn’t play it all too much. I’m not a huge Nintendo fanboy. But I did play BotW and a few other games occasionally. What really made me start playing more was the release of Pokémon games! I grew up with Gens 1-3 and started getting back into Pokémon with the release of Let’s Go and everything up to Legends Arceus.
Love my Switch, but Nintendo needs to work on their online systems, like cloud saves, as you said.
Edit: I also think they should’ve released an *Official* D-Pad Joy-Con, not just the licensed one from Hori. One that can work wirelessly. It would’ve been a decent option for those were fine using the Joy-Cons with the Grip and didn’t find themselves wanting a Pro Controller.
I recently just purchased 2 Switches. I have the Animal Crossing and the OLED. My daughter and I couldn’t be happier. Your videos helped me out a lot. Thank You all the information that you have provided
i play my switch more than my $1,000 PC. Its honestly impressive how Nintendo continues to prove that fun over performance or speculations is better. Not to mention anywhere you want... and this thing gets better everyday and I've had it for over a year.
Opposite for me lol
Yh I play switch more than my xbox series x and I think I'm gonna get the switch oled so I can finally play Zelda Skyward Sword and Splatoon 2/3 on an oled screen
1000 really isn't much for a pc nowadays honestly, not saying the Switch is more powerfull, but you prob get more of a consistent gaming expierence with the Switch + it being a handheld, and the ease of use
@@watari6346 i mean i can run 4k 60 on it
@@watari6346 im pretty sure saying 1000€ would be much for a gaming PC, wasn't his core statement here, lol.
Man, 5 years seemed like it went so fast. And before we know it, the Switch will be seen as a retro console! Then the online service for this system will become obsolete and shut down. All this hardware is becoming more and more advanced, and so is my age. I only hope that Nintendo reaches the level of hardware and software with it's competitors before I have to sleep 6FT under. Playing an official Super Mario game in 8K would be phenomenal!
I was on hiatus from gaming(my own console/games), from 2012-2019. I got the Switch a bit later than most, but man was 2019 a crazy year. Fell in love with Octopath, BotW, Mario Odyssey, and then Smash, Astral Chain, I can't name all this stuff. Y'all know what's up. Currently playing the new Kirby demo(it looks/plays great), and SUPER HYPED for Triangularpath Strategies tomorrow.
I almost have the same story with the switch. I bought a switch with BOTW and smash ultimate when it just released. Since then I've played super mario Odyssey, Luigi's mansion 3, Astral Chain, splatoon 2 ( a bit), xenoblade chronicles definitive edition, Age of calimity, metroid dread, fire emblem three houses etc...
Triangularpath Stratetraveler**, thank you very much
Pretty much same for me. I was done with gaming in 2017. On occasion I'd buy a 3DS game for the heck of it. Switch and BOTW was a game changer. Brought AAA gaming to the handheld market.
I am getting a Switch OLED for my birthday as I’ve recently gotten nostalgic over Mario games and other Nintendo titles that I used to play on the Wii and WiiU. Only been playing PlayStation since late 2013. I can’t wait to get back into Nintendo and Switch seems like such a great and fun console.
The save file thing drives me insane. I have a Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive all synced to my emulator's respective save folders. I have saves dating back to 1999 and they're just as viable now as they were then. Feels good. =|
Without the Switch, I probably never would've found this channel and made so many friends from the community. I still remember your mockup for the NX and loving your and Will's energy so much that I subbed immediately and never left.
The Switch was truly game-changing (pun-intended), I just wish the OLED model came with the tiniest of spec bumps to at least make it so BoTW-basically _the_ flagship title-could run without dropping frames anywhere…
Kudos to not being afraid of pun usage. 👑
I try to tell people this all the time. I dont understand how a console cannot run a launch title efficiently..... Like how?
@@Chaoskae I guess it’s just that Nintendo is really that cheap… The hardware was more than available to make the Switch 2x what it was at release. I think they changed something super tiny between the two “regular” models, but I can’t even be arsed to remember what it was.
I’m fine with the whole “we go at our own pace” vibe Nintendo is on… It’s just that sometimes it really harms the experience when it comes to hardware.
@@magnetwhisperer it was battery life. I have an original switch and the battery freaking sucks. I might upgrade to oled just for the battery
I bought an OLED model and BotW recently. Having never played on a Switch before I was frankly shocked at how completely ass BotW ran on the Switch. Like Nintendo thought this was acceptable and completely fine for their flagship launch title to chug along at 15 fps anytime a particle effect is on screen? Sure it's playable... most of the time but wow is it noticeable and extremely distracting.
had the lite for 1 year but rarely played, recently traded it in for a oled and its a much better experience. i play a lot in handheld mode. battery life is much better and the 7 inch screen is a perfect size for a 720p screen imo
(For entry games, botw, Metroid dread, arceus, Mario kart, and smash) got hours of gameplay, over 100+ missions and quest and secrets to unlock
I like the energy. It's just very real to admit that you still really like something but you've just been more in to other things. No need to get super hype and pretend that the switch is your #1 thing. I'll be following your content as long as it stays interesting and funny wether it's about the switch or whatever other gaming/tech garbage you're in to
Having a PC and Switch is probably the epitome of backlog. It's ridiculous and I wish I could just retire and play games at all times to get through everything.
I like how the Switch OLED is still shown in videos even though it's constantly trying to get burn-in on a Botw screenshot.
Been following the channel since the launch of the switch. Love all your content, especially the twitch streams. Keep up the great work and I look forward to all you have going on in the future!
We got my 7yo an OLED for Christmas in 2021; I started looking before they were released but missed the preorder, and didn't get my hands on one until early December due to stock issues. I don't want to think about how many hours I have into BOTW. I picked up Arceus when it came out, I put a bunch of hours into that as well... We play smash bros together frequently, I have Mario Odyssey, I picked up when it was on sale, and haven't even cracked the plastic wrapping yet. We have eight games right now, another eight we want to get (most coming out this year) but not enough time to play the ones we do have. I hate the subscription service model, we haven't bought into the switch online yet, I'm also not a fan of the paid DLC content model either.
Edit: We still have our OG Wii hooked up for Wii Sports, when Switch Sports comes out, we may finally retire it.
Just wait until you have 100+ games like I do (most of them under $10). I really just get obsessed with a few at a time but I definitely don't have enough time to even start a lot of them, I just keep finding games on sale that I want to play eventually.
Damn hearing that Wii U firmware theme hits! …I wish the Switch had music themes like Wii U, 3DS. It added personality
Been loving my Switch since 2019. Most played console and maybe fav portable since the DS; and I've barely touched 1st party stuff yet.
12:12 Nothing solid yet, but Nintendo put emphasis on NSO accounts on an investor presentation and Switch 2 most likely being a beefed up Switch; so there's hope games/data transfer.
The fact the Atari 2600 and I both debuted the same year makes me feel old, not the age of the Switch.
Got mine for Christmas in 2018, when the catalogue started to look really impressive. And then got me a Switch Lite in early 2020, because my OG Switch became unusable in portable mode (thanks to a cat). I basically never use my OG Switch nowadays, unless it's a game which requires actual joycons, feels better on the big screen, or is better played in huge chunks. I kinda wish they'd release a Lite OLED version.
I'm not really a Nintendo fanboy, but I ended up probably playing more solo games on my Switch than on my PC over that period of time. Especially in 2019, where I always brought it with me while commuting. I finished a few games this way, like Tokyo Mirage Sessions, Luigi's Mansion 3, Pokemon Sword and Shield and probably others.
In the end, a lot of the games I've been playing are first party titles from Nintendo. Because their catalogue is just that strong. Just now, I'm playing Arceus, I bought Xenoblade 2 before the physical copies become a scarcity because of Xenoblade 3, and I'm already eyeing the new Kirby game. 2022 looks set to become the year where I use my Switch the most (I think I've actually been playing it almost every day since the beginning of the year, which is kinda wild).
Like you, I prefer getting the Switch version of a game if it runs appropriately. It's just an amazing system thanks to its portability. And even though the Steam Deck tries to compete, and despite the many flaws of Nintendo and its account system, the convenience of the Switch (and well, the exclusives, but exclusives suck) will always be what makes me love this system. I'll never be fully switching to the Deck.
I've had my switch for a few months now, and I absolutely love it. Everything is so new to me, I wasn't that big into handheld consoles. I had a 3DS XL but no money for games, so I was stuck playing Pokemon Y forever.
My two "awakenings" were putting CFW on my 3DS and buying a Switch. I regret not buying one sooner, but life is life, can't afford every whim I have
It’s got me through 4 years of living on the road as a trucker, I’m thankful for that, but I wasn’t really impressed with the first party stuff. Looking forward to steam deck.
I'm OTR and got one for this purpose as well. Makes the time go by when you are at garbage shippers/recievers that take too long.
@@WFMguy Same here. It's saved my mental well being at the constantly jammed up Ambassador Bridge.
it feels weird hearing the switch came out 5 years ago. it seems way too new to even be that old.
i remember the release like it was yesterday
IT'S BEEN 5 YEARS!?!?!? Time really does "drift" when you are having fun.
Let's hope the Steam Deck scares Nintendo into being better (Cloud saves for all games, increased backwards compatibility, better netcode etc.)
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I started with an xbox360, loved the controller and I really had fun with it, but I didn’t get to play it much. I still own a lot of sealed games even.
For the next gen I bought a ps4, just because so many friends had the ps3 and loved it and I wanted to experience all that passion they had. I ffff hated the ps4, the thing would take ages to load up a game. Every time I wanted to play a quick game, it would just take ages updating. I live in a rural area and the internet was and still is very slow. I ended up practically not playing the thing. It’s stored as good as new. I still regret expending all that money for a thing I didn’t get to enjoy ever I think. I ended up thinking gaming wasn’t for me.
When the switch was released I didn’t think anything about it, I thought it was just another gimmick. I gifted a wii u to my sister years before but she didn’t really play it so much, and his scumbag bf ended up being the one playing it, so it didn’t appeal to me to even consider a nintendo console. But that changed when I met a girl who loved the old snes donkey Kong country and I figured there was a dk game for the switch, tropical freeze, which I now know is a port from the wii u. So I bought the switch oled at launch (i didn’t even realised it was the new model), and OMG this thing is the greatest console ever made. The fact that you can take it anywhere and resume your gameplay on your tv is not a gimmick, it’s the way to go. It’s grab and play. I’m becoming a gamer because of it I think, the only problem is I still suck at games 🤣
please keep those sealed 360 games for a long time, they’ll be worth a whole lot in many years!
I still have Battlfield 3 for Xbox 360 sealed in case. Never intend to open it 🤣.
tris ⁹₉⁹ ! Really? Xbox 360 games are ageing well?
I worked at EB Games during the Nintendo Switch launch. The fact it was 5 years ago blows me away. I still have my red Nintendo Polo shirt hanging in my closet from that launch.
I'm really glad I got my Switch. I got the ACNH edition, with the improved power efficiency, and I play it nearly everyday. I spend a lot of time in bed (chronic illness) and handheld mode is my jam. It got me through the lockdowns. No regrets. ♥️
The one thing you can count on with Nintendo is to have a life time of games and experiences to enjoy, I mean the hours are countless. Especially when diving into the Emulation. There are so many games. I say for the games I play it's only maybe 5 of Nintendo's entire available library so there are more than enough games for me.
Damn bruh, Bob really did make me kinda emotional towards the end... Yes bahb, it has been wonderful being along with you for this ride and I will never forget the past 3 years(I only discovered you then) where I would always follow you.
The first couple months I didn't even have a switch but I would be so obsessed with it I would eat up ALL the vids oit there and your channel was the funniest, most good looking and well, fun, of all of them.
God knows what the future has in store, whether it's Nintendo switch or... Idk freaking Atari or something😂😂, you can count on atleast me to be among both your views and comments
The biggest problem with Nintendo stuff is that they can just turn around next year and close the game store, and all your games are gone...
You have 5 years of back catalogue IF they don't close it.
There are consumer laws that prevent them from doing that. That's why the eshops for the Wii U & DS are only just starting to shut down now. They have to support a product for 8 to 10 years before they're allowed to abandon it.
Exactly what you said, tell that to 3DS and Wii U owners.
Even if there are laws, if I decide to get a Switch now, according to your comment, I have around 5 years to play any game I buy. After that not even in emulators can I run the games!?
If so, there is no point getting it anymore.
Meanwhile, my Steam account has games since 2004 and I can download any of them any time I want.
@@PublyoRaymundo I know the hardware has to be supported for so many years. For example, they wouldn't be allowed to release a new console then stop all support for it after a year.
I've got over a hundred games on my Switch. Most of them are digital. I'm going to buy the OLED Switch sometime this year. I hope to get 5 years out of it. When that dies, if I lose all of my digital games, the eshop is gone & Nintendo have moved on, then I'm fine with that. Because by then, I'll be able to emulate all of the Switch games, flawlessly.
Nobody knows yet though weather the current catalogue of games will be backwards compatible with the next thing Nintendo release. Though their history suggests they won't be, I think there's a good chance people will be able to carry over their accounts to the new consoles going forward.
Love the Switch, I have 3 of them. But I do find the little nagging things like managing digital content and cloud save limitations that you brought up to be a real rain on its parade. Recently I tried to load up Age of Calamity on one of my secondary systems, and apparently it will not let me use the DLC at all. Haven't tried too much to fix it, but I hope this gets fixed soon. No other game keeps me from playing DLC across all my systems.
UPDATE: Looks like I just had to redownload the DLC for AOC, despite having the latest update for the game. Still, it's very bizarre how different and worse Nintendo handles online stuff.
It's Nintendo so sadly it will never be fixed. Nintendo is a company that puts out great games but does everything else incredibly poorly. Nothing would make me happier than if they pulled a SEGA and went to game development only.
The question is, why do you have three switches???? Surely one is enough
@@therunawaykid6523 You're not a sewious gamor wiffout thwee Switchy-witchies... 😠
@@Level1Sword no I’m a sensible gamer 😉 I have a switch, vita, 3ds xl, PSP and an aya neo handheld pc
You still have that switch on to test for burn in. 🙂 I have had my switch for a year now. I love it. Botw is why I ended up finally getting one. It's been a great year. 👍 Love your work Wulff. I still haven't bought Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Lol.
Nintendo Switch is great, in my top 5 favorite systems.
Didn't grow up owning and tv consoles, and even as an adult, I don't have the time or health to just sit down in front of a tv and play something. So after years of gba and the ds line, I really do love the switch, whenever I get the opportunity to play. And since I'm also a tool when it comes to customization, they really got me with the every kinds of joycons you can get
I just bought a oled switch back in January and I love it been playing breath of the wild and hollow knight which is so difficult but I got good after trying and trying again and again but its what you have to do and it's the first Nintendo system I have owned since the game cube and I love it.
I love my switch lite, I got it on a sale that included a free game and I chose Mario Maker 2, which is awesome. I watched a lot of your channel to help me decide whether or not I should get a switch and I'm very happy that I did! Lite works great for me because I wouldn't have the chance to really use the "main one" on a tv anyway, it would just be portable for me, so, it made sense that I got that one (the price + free game +the pokemon special edition lite also helped the decision).
I didn't get the switch online until after a few months and still had a great a time, as the "base" game already includes a ton of fun (and challenging) levels to play. Later on I did get the switch online and it expanded the game massively, it's just never-ending really. It also allowed me to play tetris (which I do frequently), the more classic marios on the snes, as well as The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (which I loved). I'm currently going through Link's Awakening and plan to, some day, get Super Mario Odyssey.
It's just as you've said, it's been only 5 years, there's a ton of games in the catalogue and some great ones coming out, personally I really don't see the need for a new nintendo console anytime soon (and I don't mean just 2 years, more like 3 or 4...). I'd always rather have great games coming out and nintendo fixing some of the issues, maybe adding a trophy system as well (not the rewards/mission thing we got recently...).
But again, I've never been a person to go from console to console as soon as they come out and tend to stick to one as long as they work! (or for a really long time, anyway, and if it's not a huge jump in quality). I know I'll be sticking to the lite for years to come, regardless of any new system...
The last big console I had was ps2 and played some games on my father's ps3. I was thinking about getting the ps5 one day (only if there's a great sale on +game), but, seeing uncharted and god of war hitting Steam really makes me think if I should get one at all! Right now I'm perfectly entertained between pc and the switch!
Just bought a Switch two weeks ago, One of the best Electronic purchases I've made. I love it and I can't wait to get Smash soon. Already beaten Ganon in Zelda and I'm attempting to 100% it.
I had my original switch completely die recently, irrepairably so. I was cloning Pokemon before sending them to Generation 8, but a bunch of shinies from Go I sent in, including a Meltan and Melmetal, and all Pokemon I ever got in gen 8, Brilliant Diamond, and Legends Arceus was completely lost. I'm still upset by this 2 months later.
with the third one coming out, I urge everyone to play Xenoblade. I caught up on the whole series this year. three huge, triple-digit-hour JRPGs may not be everyones taste but if you can get into them the experience is well worth it, and now Xenoblade 3 is my most anticipated game of the year... aside from BOTW2 and Legends Arceus.
Also, I have a strong feeling at least the next generation will have backwards compatibility. I think the big reason the Switch didnt have any is that like... theres nowhere to slap a disk drive for Wii U games or another cartridge slot for 3DS games, and only supporting digital purchases would have been a half-measure. After Nintendo's nonchalance about the closure of their eShops, I am more than happy to take my homebrewed consoles elsewhere.
This guy knows what he’s talking about. I love xenoblade. Great combat, great story, not to mention the awesome music. I’m so hyped for the third game man, it’s the first time I’m going into a xenoblade game completely blind without knowing a single thing about it. I’m hyped to hear the ost!
"triple-digit-hour JRPGs may not be everyones taste"
Yeah, you completely lost me at "triple digit hour". 😂 That's not a selling point, that's a massive downside. I have a life to live, other games to play, I have no time for bloated triple-digit-hour games.
@@mjc0961 well not really, i beat xenoblade 1 in just under 70 hours
Of all games in my library Pokemon is the only franchise that does not support cloud backup saves. It's very weird Nintendo does not let people backup their saves for those games.
Time really does fly.
Overall, I'm happy with the Switch, especially after upgrading to an OLED from a Lite as a treat.
Though I really do want Nintendo to fix their dang Joy Cons and make NSO something worth buying. At the moment, neither form is worth the money, not with internet performance being so poor and the upgrade having so little to offer.
I got my switch in 2019. I love it more everyday. Never the world's biggest gamer but loved it growing up. Hadn't in years. Switch changed all that. It is my favorite material possession besides my house and car obv but I go nowhere without my switch.
I'd love to use my switch more if it weren't for the fact that 5 year old games are still $60 on it. And whatever isn't a nintendo exclusive is usually on Steam for a fraction of the price. I still only own like 5 games.
I never even really got enough enjoyment out of my switch to warrant buying new games, but I'm glad most people seem to have gotten more enjoyment out of it than me.
You could buy 2 Steam Decks and play the Steam versions for cheaper than just buying the games on Switch if you play a lot. Nintendo's practices are so shitty. My Switch is strictly for games held hostage by Nintendo.
Steam deck let’s goooo
Yeah that is one of reasons I prefer my aya neo to my switch, there are always sales on steam I picked up: gta 5, Skyrim, trials fusion, mirrors edge collection and the crew all on steam in sales. While Skyrim is still £60 on the eshop on the switch!
And not just the games. The hardware seems to be fairly expensively prices still considering it's almost effectively dated legacy hardware now. Should be £110-150 for a console unit, but it's still like £250 for base model and £310 for OLED in 2023. For a console that has outdated specs from 2017, the pricing is absolutely ridiculous, and new comers might as well wait for a inevitable upcoming stock clearance or wait and just get the next Nintendo successor (especially if it's bc).
It seems like the switch is timeless. With the feature of having it as a portable handheld console and being able to use it as a normal console with its two stock controllers is most definitely revolutionary.
5 Years?
This can only mean one thing.........
Return of The Woz
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I've had my switch since launch, this last year I got a ps4 and a pc. I can say this. I have backlog like crazy on all 3 but always come back to switch to play splatoon, smash or mario kart. And then I hope mario strikers when that releases
Found out about this channel 5 years ago, was on the fence about getting a switch and bob was the one that made me end up getting one, watching the videos and seeing what i was missing
Same. I stumbled across the Wulff Bros while trying to get info about NX and never left.
I just got a switch for my kids and ended up getting another one for myself. Just so much fun. Huge Mario fan but haven’t played since sunshine on GameCube! Loving Mario 3d world and can’t wait to dive into all the games I’ve missed
Regarding pokemon not supporting cloud saves, to my knowledge no pokemon game allows this due to the devs not wanting you to find a way to clone your pokemons through file spoofing, it's not a mistake or something that can be "fixed", it's a design decision (never really works cuz people find other ways to file spoof anyway), this issue was also on the 3ds, where it allowed you to backup save your game files for most games, except for some, most notably, pokemon games, for the same reason, plus you say it's a single player game but you can transfer pokemon from game to game, so even if it's single player, spoofing that game would give you unlimited pokemon to transfer over to online games, not defending pokemon here, quite frankly i also hate that you can't cloud save, i'm just stating facts.
What took so long!! Been at work all morning waiting for this video to drop :P hahaha! :-) Happy Thursday all!
Finally, someone else who agrees with me on the steam deck not being a replacement for the switch, and instead an alternative
Me and my family play this thing more than the 500 dollar xbox series x we got as a gift. The games are just so fun. I got the animal crossing edition in October of 2020 and I can't stop playing. I became a nintendo fan in their worse times and seeing them being so successful now is so gratifying.
I personally got the Switch when it released, and it was mind-blowing then, definitely my favorite Nintendo console, but after 5 years, my current switch has reduced battery, joycon drift, and the whole thing just feels outdated. To add to that, I can't justify getting a new one or an OLED because the hardware is so noticeably bad that even 1st party games have a hard time running smoothly on the Switch. I'm currently waiting for Nintendo's next console, but not only does it seem like it'll be a long time until we'll see an actual upgrade to the Switch, but the Steam Deck just officially came out, and I'm getting mine around December. I think Nintendo will have to do something quite spectacular to earn my money any time soon, sadly.
Thank you for mentioning the save data issues, I'm sending my switch off for a repair and have no possible way to back up my Pokemon legends arceus save with a whole box full of shinies.
I was cautious of the Switch after the terrible Wii U, but then SSBU made me go right away into the store on December and get one. Best decision ever, with over 40 titles on it now. The entire concept of the console is pure perfection whether you are a hardcore Nintendo fan or a casual/party player. The first time I had a power outage at home in the middle of BoTW and I just grabbed it from the dock to keep going I realized this was the future. Non-stop gaming, period.
Wii u was good, just badly marketed and released. Games were awesome, multiscreen, good eshop.
@@gold571 Not good. Terrible hardware, terrible gimmick, terrible price point, and small niche library of games. It failed for a good reason, like all failed consoles.
The Switch is amazing in nearly every way except for Nintendo's shitty business practices and the garbage hardware. The Switch was underpowered for what it was at launch. 5 years later it's just sad.
@@TheAlibabatree small niche? Literally has one of the best mario soundtracks ever, but go off
@@gold571 What?
I hadn’t purchased a Nintendo console since the Wii and I got rid of that in 2011. I love being able to play indies and 1st party games in handheld. I recently upgraded from the og switch to the OLED and it’s great. For high end gaming I’ll just play on PC and PS5.
Every awful thing you can say about Apple and their business methods, Nintendo does the same. Yet hardcore Gamers lap it up at the bidet of m’Nippon.
Kirby air ride?!?!? The first 3D Kirby game. You can play city mode and walk around just as Kirby.
Maybe the real Nintendo Switch was the friends we made along the way.
And thus, at 2:36 we discovered that the glasses bob character in the bahb cu sleeps with his glasses on.
Love the video. Bob always does his best
Nintendo has moved on from letting you play the games you previously had on new consoles and now makes you pay for the same game you played before on the new console with no changes.
0:01 That 2nd one is Cool
nestalga (nostalgia)
Everyone- joycon drift
Nintendo- dosen't exist
Everyone - ok buys 1 million joycons
The Switch is my favorite console right now. The new PS5 and X-Box series X/S just haven't been able to draw my interest enough to warrant buying either.
5 years already? That's insane!
Your Vids are some of the best quality on the tubes Bob m'boy
Hello fellow switch fans. five years later, i’m going to take the leap and purchase the Nintendo Switch OLED. i’ll be experiencing Zelda for the first time in my life, and my first Mario Kart since the days of the Gamecube. If you guys have any recommendations for games that play well here that aren’t first party exclusives (which is really what i’m purchasing the system for) id love to take them!
Try metroid dread.
@@victorkyaw532 I actually purchased that as well!
I hope u have fun homie I’ll buy my oled on Christmas and Lego Star Wars along with it
5 years of Nintendo Switch! I was thinking of getting Switch, before Sora is finally in Smash Ultimate, it didn't happen! Until Sora finally came to Smash, it made me feel like getting Switch!
what realy makes me feel old is the fact that my 3DS is now 11 years old
At this point 12:05 is completely unacceptable. As also someone with a large Switch library, games need to start being playable across generations or I'm dropping Nintendo in the future. If I can play a Steam game I bought in 2005 on what is now their direct competitor in the Steam Deck, why would I bother investing my money in another walled garden ever again? They need to start taking these things seriously, because the rest of the industry is catching on, albeit slowly, that this is important to players.
And then the Steam Deck came, and the fact that EMULATED games on that play better then on its original hardware shows 1 unfortunate fact
The hardware is just too damn old at this point.
Yes!! Brooklyn in the house!!! 😂😂😂😂👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 I need to find that Twitch video 😂😂😂😂
I don’t even have a lot of games and I pray I don’t have a issue moving my Animal Crossing to a bigger SD card🙏🏽
ITS BEEN 5 YEARS?!?? No way
The Switch definitely isn't going to be replaced any time soon. There's Mario Kart 8 DLC, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, etc.
Another amazing peak into the Bob-o-verse. "We are Bob".
I had the options of both purchasing either the ole switch or the normal switch and I chose the normal switch.
The Switch content is nice, but I mostly come for Bob's excellent ads.
"there's gotta be a way to fix this. It's 2022"
It's also Nintendo. Stop expecting them to not be backwards, obstinate, stupid, and greedy. That is their essence.
Thank goodness for digital, I can get any game I want when I want, yes i'm a pirate (old gen that you can't get anymore by legit means). And everything is saved to an SD that is backed up onto my computer. So I'll have those games for as long as I want them.
Switch is shaping up to be this era's Gameboy. The form factor just works, and much like the Gameboy which didnt even bother with a color screen until well into the 90's, this handheld's specs are not going to hold it back very much. Gameboy went for like 9+ years right? So we're only halfway through!
After Xbox 360 I thought I was done with gaming, a friend told me about the switch because I was on the road working and living out of a suitcase. Your early vids convinced me. I think it was Christmas 2018 when I got one and yeah I was late to the party but Ive never looked back. There's always a great game to play on switch and I really really hope the next console is backwards compatible because the switch is a delicate machine. I mind mine but if it broke and they didnt make em anymore I think i'd actually have a breakdown. Maybe I should get an OLED and keep it as a backup! lol
At this point watch Bob's videos just to see what cool device he'll come up for an ad is worth it on it's own!
Absolute love my Nintendo Switch (along with all my other consoles, handhelds, etc.)
The thing I am most concerned about is Joy Con Drift. I'm a pretty casual gamer, and don't particularly like the idea of spending $300 on a console where the clock is immediately ticking on the controllers, especially when this was not a problem with my Xbox or Wii. This reservation is also compounded by the fact that Nintendo has done either nothing or the bare minimum to actually address it.
I might be able to get a Switch for the first time this year finally and I'm kinda hyped. Is it still good to play offline though?