This Sad Video Will Make You Glad You Didn't Buy A Nintendo Switch

Of course, when any product sells in large volumes, you're going to have people with issues - but some of the problems seem to be more to do with Nintendo's design choices than plain old bad luck.

[Neonridr]

yeah, putting on the wrist grips upside down when they are clearly labelled is all Nintendo's fault..

[ninsigma]

But it's Nintendos fault for making it that they are stuck if put on the wrong way....

[Neonridr]

so is it your fault if you spill hot coffee on your lap even though the cup is clearly labelled as the contents being hot? How idiot proof do you have to make stuff. Do Blurays say "this side up"?

[MVGeneral]

If you put the blu ray backwards the blu ray spits it back out. That's what you call good design and well thought out. In this case it slides in easily but is hard to come out. It's a design flaw that someone overlooked. Signs of a rushed and not well thought out console.

And that coffee reference isn't a good example. People design things so it's impossible to go in the other way. Like USB cables and phone cases. I can't think of a good example because no other company has made such a bad design flaw. Lol.

[bouzebbal]

this console is a stupid school project.. you would probably get a good grade as a student but for an experienced company like Nintendo this is just the low end of console design.
People can only blame themselves for supporting this from day one.. it has so many flaws i cannot even quote them all.
First nintendo console i will probably never buy. Will it last 5 years until next Zelda lands? not so sure tbh...
sales must have been drastically down, and there is absolutely no game worth it for the next 6 months at least.
Mario and Xeno? no way they will out this year.

[Kosic]

But their not stuck? at 5.47min in the video a kid explains how to dislodge them safely.

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

So if someone uses a hammer to pound in a screw because they're too lazy to figure simple shit out, does that make it the fault of the screw makers for not making it work with hammers without getting stuck?
NO!
Good lord, if someone does something the wrong way, then of course bad shit's gonna result.
This isn't a perfect little fantasy world where being unobservant will not lead to bad things happening.
Blaming a company for not taking our own mistakes into account is the HEIGHT of stretch logic.
Nintendo shouldn't need to baby us just to get us to put a wrist strap on right-side-up.XD

[bouzebbal]

wonderfulmonkeyman:

i cannot believe i just read what you wrote!!!!
So every defect system is owner's own fault? Because he broke it? Or because he bought it?
WOW

[G20WLY]

It's just poor design.

"hurrr, so if someone mashes a knife into their eyeballs because it didn't say not too on the knife packaging, durrr"!!!

It's not the same guys. Nintendo provide products aimed at children and casual gamers. They need to be sturdier than this. There's no point in defending it, we'll only end up with more shoddy crap in the future.

[naruga]

@wonderfulmonkeyman....are you fing serious? its user s fault that the Dock scratches the Screen ??? ..... i said it again people must punish Nintnedo HARD for this mockery of a console they brought out, by boycotting the cosole ..

[DarXyde]

....are you being serious right now?

Since when do we neglect personal accountability? Using your logic, if I buy a console and play it while it's in a cubby in my entertainment system, it might overheat. Is it the company's fault for making it that, if placed in an enclosed space, it will overheat, or mine for not using a little common sense?

There are pretty noticeable slider bars on the side of the joy-cons to guide you. You might know that if you owned one.

In both of those cases, we're looking at consumer error. How you blame Nintendo for that is beyond me. Give me a break.

[conanlifts]

I agree it's nintendo fault and is a flaw. But they are not stuck. I was able to just rip them off, but i had to use a bit of force.

[Utalkin2me]

@Stillmatic0121

"If you damage your switch your an idiot,"

You don't say....

[-Foxtrot]

ninsigma

You are wasting your time with these people. You criticise the tiniest thing then you are suddenly a Nintendo hater and automatically want them to fail.

It's called tough love people, you don't falsely praise someone as it gives off the wrong impression and they'll never learn. Be tough, be a little mean and hopefully that will make them strive to become better where everyone wins in the end.

[MoonConquistador]

@MVGeneral - If your looking for good examples of poor design, the power cable input on the PS Vita would be one. It can get pushed in in two different ways, with one of those ways having the potential of bricking the console.

The only safeguard in that instance is that the power lead has a PlayStation logo on one side and not the other. Very bad design flaw

[Highlife]

Like it or not neon rdr this system is for kids. Watch the commercial who's playing kids. Now if your an adult and play great but it's for kids. They make mistakes and too expect this not to happen is poor design when it could have been easily avoided by making the rails slightly different in width.

[nX]

I'm starting to think about a name change... back when it was called NX, I really thought this is going to be it - finally a proper Nintendo console. Now they've yet again taken the gimmick route with hopes to land another Wii-like smash hit. However if I would've been working there I wouldn't have believed in this project from the start. The Switch is not what gamers want, not even what parents would want. It's some kind of strangely mutated handheld with no real chance of success. Why can't Nintendo just make a normal gaming console...? I will never understand this.

[arkard]

This reminds me of the Samsung Note 5 S pen issue. Common sense says the pen only goes in one way. But the pen would fit in backwards and was stuck if you put it in that way. At what point can companies hold customers responsible for following instructions (or lack of following them)? The strap literally says this way up, does it fit the other way, yeah to an extent. But this isn't on Nintendo. It's not like the stars only work one way and they didn't label it.

[Bronxs15]

Nintendo shouldn't have to treat us like children? No but system should be better designed for these kind of situations since they design the system which children in mind more so than Sony Microsoft.

Nintendo definitely skew much younger. And anyone who has kids or spends time with them know they don't always put things in the right way so to speak. This is just bad design no excuse.

[jasonpugh]

Nintendo can't fix stupid, so no, it's not thier fault.

[XisThatKid]

So focused on the poor design of the s straps. What about the fact this video s made after a weekend of release 12 plus minutes of hardware, design and software fails. That alot the wrist straps is one of MANY design flaws lets talk about THAT. It appears most Ninty fans will exalt anything the big N spits out. And it's ok and worth defending on t that aspect. No Nintendo system launched this FD up.

[Soldierone]

@neonridr
Wrong example. The example would be a cup of coffee handed to you and the lid pops off because you grabbed it wrong. It's a design flaw, not a user flaw. These things should be tested before being produced.

[Apex13]

Why put on the straps for something that light? Don't people have common sense 😂😂

[darthv72]

Damn... my neo geo X works better than these.

[rainslacker]

When you have a product that is going to have kids using it, you have to account for people doing things they shouldn't do, plus it's a consumer level product, and you can never assume the user is not going to do something stupid.

While it is the users fault IMO, a simple jut of plastic could have kept it from going on upside down. That's a design flaw. One of many which seem to be pervasive with the Switch, with the dock being the most glaring.

Do you Nintendo fans not realize it's OK to admit that there are design flaws, and they should be called out. It's not like new consoles don't usually have at least one or two somewhere. PS4 had that eject button issue. PSVR had the lack of HDR passthrough. Xbox One had Kinect. It's just par for the course.

It's likely something is going to get a class action if Nintendo doesn't address it, so might as well be on the side of the consumer instead of on the backside of Nintendo.

[ninsigma]

We're talking about a simple strap ad on. People get things wrong and there are also children to think about as well. Having it so the strap gets stuck when put on the wrong way is a bit silly.

Also if you but a blu ray in the wrong way, the machine will disk read error and give you back the disk, it doesn't get stuck.

[Neonridr]

yep, but there are a plus and minus indicator on the wrist straps. I mean Nintendo can't put them on for you. I guess they could have engineered them so they only went on one way, but since it's just a sliding rail, I am not sure how that would be accomplished..

[G20WLY]

^ Neonridr, that could very easily be accomplished - are you serious?! A simple adjustment in the plastic's moulding process would ensure it only attaches as intended.

[DarXyde]

So...idiot proof it? Okay, gotcha.

If kids can't get the SAFETY DEVICE off the joy-cons, what exactly is the problem?

Honestly, I'm a bit floored at how exactly you think these user-caused problems are not the user's, but Nintendo's fault. What's more, how people agree with you who don't even own or have any experience with the damn thing. Just pure secondhand anecdotal nonsense.

Don't just disagree. Explain your positions. I might learn something from you all today.

[kayoss]

@Neonridr,
Yes there are plus and minus indicator. Batteries also have plus and minus indicators, but yet people will sometime put them on wrong. We all make mistakes, but we shouldnt be punished for them if the mistake is a minor mistake. Putting a strap backward is not an indication of how stupid you are, it just show that the smartest person can make mistakes.

[Highlife]

@kayoss well said. Wether you like it or not the switch is aimed at kids. If your an adult and still play great but it is aimed at kids. Watch their commercial who is playing kids. You don't think that while they are quickly changing that they may not make a mistake? Horribly designed

[Clunkyd]

@Neonridr
You really suck at defending Nintendo. I don't blame you, it's hard to defend BS.

[Orionsangel]

Wrong! It's like a USB connector. It only goes in one way. Why? So there's no confusion. This slider thing is poorly designed by Nintendo. We're talking about a system that put a stand on their Tablet and put the charger cable below the Tablet. I mean, you can't make this stuff up. lol! WTF was Nintendo thinking? The Switch feels like it was rushed to market and corners were cut to make it cheaper to produce. All you have to do is tear down the Switch and you'll see inside how low grade and simplistic it really is...

[ninsigma]

I'm not saying it's not incredibly stupid for a grown person to put it on the wrong way but obviously that is gonna happen. I am surprised that a company as big as Nintendo would not pick this issue up during testing. If they'd made it so that it locks in place via a small release switch that would work. Just push or move the release switch so that the hooks (or whatever they are) on the strap can move freely.

[ravinash]

When you consider the fact that the console is designed to be "switched" between the mode many times, it should be design to slid in only one way. Markers won't help because after your done it a few times, are you going to look at the markers every time?

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

I'd say the fact that this is an issue at all, just shows how un-observant people have become; the moment a company stops holding our hand, mistakes are made with things that are simple for anyone with patience and the wisdom to exercise it.

The irony is that people have been asking Nintendo to stop babying them for ages. Now that they aren't, on one thing as simple to see as how to connect a wrist strap, things go straight to hell.

I fear for these types if they get ahold of Breath of the Wild.
They'll be the types most likely to call the game "too complicated", or "too hard", because it didn't use a tutorial to tell you falling off a cliff can now outright kill you instead of just taking a single heart away, or that facing down a blue Bokoblin with a sword, while you're basically nude, using only a stick and no blocking or dodging and just running in like every other Zelda, will only lead to having a bad day.

The truth is that most of the complaints are petty. Ridiculously so.

[ninsigma]

The hell are you even talking about?? Stopped babying people?? It's a simple strap with a design flaw for crying out loud, it's as simple as this. It gets stuck but it shouldn't.

What's petty about broken screens, scratching screen from its own dock, controllers not syncing properly and more?? Those are REAL issues. Nothing petty about them.

[Pintheshadows]

wonderfulmonkeyman You're embarrassing yourself. It is a design fault that was staring Nintendo in the face. Most companies who make hardware test for things like this and then fix the issue BEFORE the hardware is released. This just goes to show that the Switch was thrown out of the door and could probably have done with another 6 months.

You're talking about people not being observant. How about Nintendo. They weren't observant enough to notice these problems, and people are dropping £300 on these things. Not good enough.

[JackBNimble]

Wonderfulmonkeyman
You're an idiot
The fact that this happens at all to countless adults and god knows how many children, should just prove to you and anyone with half a brain that this is a serious design flaw.
And then there is all the other technical errors and failures of the switch on top of everything else.

You are the ultimate fanboy defending such garbage... get a life

[_-EDMIX-_]

@wonder- your post is one of the saddest things I've read in a long time.

the extreme denial that you're under in regards to what this company does is baffling, no one's asking you to hate the company or hate Zelda or anything like that but you just need to seriously acknowledge when there is a fault.

I mean the video was right there are you seriously denying that all these people do not deserve their money back regarding these issues? I believe if you pay a company money for product that product should work the way they've stated it should.

[Harmy666]

It's clearly labelled, and the correct way put the strap on the bottom of the controller, where your wrist would be. Why on Earth would anyone think the strap goes at the top?

Some people just need a bit of common sense in their life.

This is the only justifiable "issue" with the Switch though.

[ILostMyMind]

Dude, this is for kids. Do you know kids?

[rainslacker]

Kids can and will find a way to break any and every thing that they put their hands on.

I'm shocked that parents even give their kids their tablet or phone and let them play unsupervised.

[Aenea]

The whole design of the console screams "it's simple! just click, switch, bam! it works!" but nope, you need to handle carefully and read labels otherwise it gets stuck!

yes, I know, people should be more careful in general, but it would've been easy for Nintendo to make it in such a way that it could only have slid in one way without it getting stuck...

Besides, Nintendo is rather child friendly, this is something that kids will do wrong, they try things out, this will happen often! And it could've been prevented easily...

[spwittbold]

For a system geared towards a wide audence including children, it's a pretty poor design choice.

[conanlifts]

It's easy to do, I did it myself. When you user 1-2 swich it has you taking them on and off and it was an easy thing to do. I just ripped them off though and they still work. But if my kids were using it they would do it frequently. It's a definite design flaw. They should be designed so they can only slide on one way.

[trooper_]

How can you seriously defend Nintendo? This is why I'm holding off until they either come up with a redesign or start from scratch.

[drunkenspy007]

Just be honest, it's a bad design.

[Aceman18]

I personally was going to wait till the end of the year to buy one as i can play zelda on my wiiu. Im waiting for as much of the kinks to be worked out of it lol. And for those defending soooo damn hard relax y'all acting like its some damn personal attack on you lol.

ALL equipment doesn't work 100% when they launch this is nothing new damn lol.

[BLKxSEPTEMBER]

lol I put them on wrong the first time I used them. It was a bitch to get them off. Even putting them on correctly is still a pain in the ass to take off.

[-Foxtrot]

You, Wonderfulmonkey, EddieNX etc are the kind of fans which blindly defend Nintendo giving them the impression they can do whatever the f*** they want. Then this shit happens and you still defend them making matters worse.

If Nintendo ever goes under then their "blood" will be on your hands, not ours.

[BIGBOSS08]

Get off Nintendo's dick!

[Sm3000]

It's a design flaw. Just like the note5 spen

[XanderZane]

Houston we have a problem. LMAO!!
YES THIS IS NINTENDO'S FAULT. The damn grips should NEVER be able to go on upside down. Period. Then you don't need labels. They should only be able to go on ONE WAY. That's called SMART ENGINEERING. Maybe you should tell Nintendo that.

Ohhh.. on a side note. $90 for the cheap piece of $hit Dock Station? Seriously!?!? No wonder Nintendo said they would make a profit from the Switch immediately. That thing probably cost no more then $25 to make.

I think I'll be waiting for the SWITCH XL version in about 2-3 years, cause this hardware seems to be garbage. Zelda is obviously great, but the Switch hardware is half-ass and rushed.

[IIFloodyII]

You'd thnk they'd make it fool proof considering the age range of a lot of their audience though, it locking in place and getting stuck if you accidentally slide it in the wrong way is just stupid and bad design, it's only made more so by it being so easy to do.

[gangsta_red]

Going to have to agree with neonrider and other similar comments.

The Switch has some obvious issues but the one demonstrated here os obviously am error on the user's part. Why should Nintendo be blamed for this?

It's just more blood in the water and sharks coming to gather around now.

[gangsta_red]

Ok, watching the whole video I may have to change my mind on a few. Some I saw as human error (the grips) but then the others seem to actually be huge flaws of the console.

[rainslacker]

I think the grips thing is just another one compounded on top of other design flaws.

If this was a professional tool with people who take care to use things properly that'd be one thing to say it's the users fault, but when you have a consumer level product, a company should, and usually does consider these kinds of things to prevent user error.

I do think it's user error, but at the same time, things like that shouldn't be possible, and for a console...or other things outside the console space...I also consider it a design flaw.

Hopefully there will be some hardware revisions in the future that will take care of these kinds of things.

[Clunkyd]

It's called bad design, that pretty much sums up Nintendo. They suck when it comes to making hardware.
Stop defending BS.

[Orionsangel]

Human error, yes but at the same time poorly designed. It shouldn't be able to go in that way at all. One way entering is the only proper way to design it.

[ziggurcat]

@neonridr:

while you are right in that it's not Nintendo's fault if people put the grips on the wrong way, but they are responsible for the poor design - they could have designed something that prevented people from actually putting the grips on the wrong way to begin with.

[butchertroll]

Isn't Nintendo said that this is not a defect?

[ALMGNOON]

dude you are a retard, go see a doctor.

[masterfox]

yeah because thats the actual reason of all the Switch issues right ?, hmmmm -_-

[joethetimelord]

People make mistakes. It's up to the developers to give easy mistakes easy solutions. If they fail to provide a quick solution to a common mistake, then it's on them.

[Nyxus]

I hope mine will be alright (haven't really used it yet). But it looks like you simply need a screen protector, if you don't want to risk scratches... :/

[ninsigma]

I hate screen protectors. When I get the switch I'll likely put something in the dock to stop it from scratch the screen.

[Nyxus]

I have a screen protector on 3DS, Vita and Wii U and if they're done well you don't even see them anymore. I just like the idea that if something scratches the screen, it doesn't have to be permanent.

[ps360s]

I have screen protectors/tempered glass on all my devices! including my surfacebook and pro 4

even tho I keep all my devices nice and as new but just incase

and if there were a screen protector for my TV...I would get that too!

and all perfectly fitted and you never notice a thing.

[Seraphim]

Zagg/InvisibleShield make incredible protectors. Every cell phone I've owned has had one, PS Vita has one, my tablet has one... Unfortunately I haven't seen them offer a shield for the Switch yet. Their clarity on specific versions and quality are by far the best and easily worth it.

[wheresmymonkey]

If you put it in the dock carefully and don't jam it in like these idiots have, you'll be fine.

[Pintheshadows]

wheresmymonkey

You'd think that the company developing the hardware and coming up with this 'original' idea would make sure that the screen WOULDN'T scratch AT ALL when put into its OWN DOCKING STATION. You know, the station the entire console is developed around. No matter how hard you put it in (hehe).

I have seen people defend a lot of things in gaming, but this is one of the most flabberghasting. It's almost as bad as when people tried to defend Xbox 360 disc drives scratching disks.

[InTheZoneAC]

I've had a single screen protector on my launch vita, wind waker wii u and 3ds xl, neither has any bubbles or particles trapped and both look new with no scratches.

Of course I have one on my phone, again only one protector ever, and it does have a few blemishes but that's because it's always in my pocket.

Not sure why you hate screen protectors. Forgot to mention none of my screen protectors are made of glass, and they still look perfect.

[nitus10]

Since the Switch doubles as a handheld, you should treat it in the same way you treat a mobile phone or even a tablet.In other words, spend the small amount of money to make sure you keep the Switch's screen looking good.

@ps360s

Getting a screen protector for a TV is overkill since it is very unlikely you would throw something at your screen unless it was a Wii Mote because you forgot to put the wrist strap on. 😉

Jokes aside you should always clean a TV screen since over time they do get dust and dirt on them with a good cleaner solution (ie. lens cleaner) and a microfibre cloth.

[ninsigma]

Never ever put one any screened device I've ever owned lol
I guess at this point I'm used to gorilla glass being my phones. Not that that has stopped some screens from being scratched but that's just normal wear and tear, I can live with that. What I wouldn't be able to live with is having to put a screen protector on a device to protect it from itself! Lol

[Mexxan]

The mellow drama is too much in this thread. Some of the pads are missing in some docks - assembly issue. They'll fix it. You all need to stop screeching the hate - you all would sell ya mother's to play Zelda on your Ps4's / Xbox's - we get it. If I lived locally, I'd open up a clinic where you could come and play on my Switch for an hour rehab session to ease the butt-hurt pain.

And yeah, I have a '4 Pro, X1s and a rig with an i7 6700k and an Asus Strix GTX1070 so, no, I wouldn't say I'm a diehard Nintendo fan.

Just way too many sour and bitter so called gamers around. Ya don't deserve the title - you should stop all walking around as if Trump's grabbed ya by your pussies and enjoy life.

[Pintheshadows]

Not really Mexxan. I can just play Zelda on my Wii U. Not to mention that your point is pretty redundant as Zelda has nothing to do with hardware issues and you've addressed exactly zero criticisms. The more painful thing is watching people like yourself defend this. You've just given them 300 of what ever your currency is (plus the rest) and think this kind of thing is acceptable. It's insane.

I am going to put this out there. No piece of hardware should damage itself. If it does, it shows that the hardware designers are massively inept. Even if just some do it, the nature of the fault means every unit has the potential to do it. And the fact that Nintendo were too cheap to protect the screen properly only compounds this massive oversight. Honestly, taking a step back, the design for the Switch is just plain odd. Why even risk building the console in such a way that the screen might scratch?

Honestly, at this point, watching Nintendo is akin to watching Squares fall from grace after Squaresoft died. Its all been downhill since the Gamecube. You know it. I know it. Everybody knows it. Sorry, thought I would continue the Trump theme.

[Knushwood Butt]

Mellow drama..

Lol

[Onenyte]

dude, the fact that you are HOPING that your Switch is alright is a problem in it's self

[FallenAngel1984]

Why pay that much just to be an early adopting beta tester

[MVGeneral]

Because nintendo fans have Stockholm syndrome and will accept anything nintendo does.

[EddieNX]

Owning the best handheld ever isn't as bad as you think. The joycon each multiplayer is the tits.

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

Just like you've got the reverse of it and will overblow anything Nintendo does into a massive failure even when it's not.

[CrimsonPheonix]

Because it's awesome and I wanted one. Mines has been flawless as has that I know who has one. You see a video on the internet and convince yourself that all of of them are broken just because your desperate from something to hate them for.

[Pintheshadows]

I agree MVGeneral.

I remember when I escaped the dangerous captivity of unwavering Nintendo loyalty. It was around the time I walked into a shop and saw shelves and shelves of shovelware for the Wii. It was buying a Wii U and realising I had been suckered in to buying a glorified experiment with seemingly no long term plan behind it. It was playing that atrocious excuse for a Starfox game (this one hurt the most).

And now they have released a console that only has one game on it (unless you want to play Just Dance). I know Zelda is very good (the leaf swords in particular), but what if it wasn't? Or did Nintendo release the Switch now because they saw that Zelda was very good and it would help them shift units. I wonder if the Switch would be out yet if circumstances were different and Zelda wasn't there to carry it along on its shoulders. I wonder how many will dodge the bullet of new hardware and simply stick to playing it on the Wii U (which I have done).

I have many questions as something feels very 'undercooked' when it comes to the Switch, and I refuse to be suckered in by one of Nintendo's flights of fancy again.

[Monster_Tard]

I know right, who goes out and buys a product from a company that makes stuff that they enjoy, especially a product with so many exaggerated problems.

[Clunkyd]

@EddieNX
You lost all credibility. Nobody takes you serious.

[yeahokwhatever]

Serious question, if its a complete piece of garbage is it still the best handheld ever?

[Sirk7x]

Someone has to buy the first wave of hardware for any product, right? Otherwise there would be no further iterations. We go through this with almost every console launch. The Xbox One failure rates were pretty high. Most notebooks have a failure rate of over 15 percent within the first year. These are acceptable industry standards. Whether we, the consumer should deem them acceptable is another matter altogether. The proper thing to do when selling a product to a consumer which had problems is to correct the issue, give the customer what they want, a replacement, etc, and then throw something extra in for free to establish goodwill. Simple customer service.

[Knushwood Butt]

My launch day PS4 recently turned 3.

Happy Birthday.

[XanderZane]

The PS4 and XB1 were both rushed and the PS4 actually had more issues with it then the XB1. Do some research. XB1 main problem with the Blu Ray Drives. All you had to do was send your system to Microsoft and they would replace it. The PS4 had everything from failed first day patches to game discs getting stuck in the drive. Then there were the YLOD/BLOD problems, games getting uninstalled by themselves. etc.. http://www.ign.com/wikis/pl...

Both consoles had some issues. Most were resolved within the first 6 months. None of the issues were widespread for either system. The same is probably true with the Nintendo Switch as well. Lots of issues, but how widespread are these problems? I know 2 people who have Switch systems and haven't had any of these problems so far. My concern is that some of these issues could have 5-12 months down the road.

On a side note. I bought both the PS4 and XB1 on day one and have ZERO issues with both consoles. I've put a bigger HDD in my PS4 and a 4TB external HDD on my XB1. Still no problems.

[rainslacker]

@Xander

The PS4 and X1 issues weren't design flaws that could cause issues or damage due to user error though. Those were manufacturing problems, or in some cases, not factoring in everything that could go wrong when produced and used on a grand scale.

Some of the issues with the Switch can be caused by user error either due to complacency or through people being unaware of the proper way to use it. Others WILL happen unless someone is overly cautious with how they handle the system. Those are design flaws which should have been ironed out during the design and testing phase...particularly for a console, which is supposed to be as simple as possible. The dock issue in particular will affect everyone. Even if it doesn't do major scratches, there will be plenty of micro scratches which over time will mar the screen over time. A screen protector will help, but having to use avoid a design issue, is a flaw.

[XanderZane]

I agree. There is a LOT of issues with this system. The video doesn't lie. Let's just list a few of them.
1. Dock Scratches Switch screen.
2. Orange/Blue screen when booting up.
3. System doesn't boot up at all.
4. System doesn't recognize a game, even when the game is in the system.
5. System freezes out of the blue on menu screen, in games, during boot up, etc., etc..
6. Flickering screens while play Zelda. Color and texture changes.
7. Grip get stuck when put on wrong (or put on right).
8. Wireless signal is lost between JoyCon's and Switch in Dock (not in the Dock).
9. Burned out pixels on the screen shows a black dot.
10.
11.

We could go one for awhile. Gotta be about 20 issues. It's obvious a rushed system that Nintendo didn't fully test or the systems were just designed and assembled poorly. Maybe a lot of cheap parts were used. I won't buy one until all the issues are addressed. Of course Nintendo will blame the user for most of these issues as they usually do.

[Onenyte]

Don't worry , all of that will be fixed with a patch......................... .lol

[artanisrlz]

Luckily I have not experienced any of these issues.

[XanderZane]

@Onenyte
I want to see them patch the "Grip getting stuck" issue or the wireless JoyCon's losing signal from 6 feet away. Did't Nintendo say other wireless devices can screw up the JoyCon's signals going to the Switch?

@artanisrlz
That's a good thing. Like I said, I don't believe this is a widespread issue. Maybe a few thousands across various regions. I don't know anyone who have had any of these issues yet. I'm still not rushing out to get one just to play Zelda. There's really nothing else worth playing on it yet. See Boogie (Francis)'s review of the Switch. https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[ikomrad]

That is a great list. The question is, what are you going to do with it? Have you sent it to Nintendo as feedback to help them improve their product? Or something else?

[XanderZane]

@ikomrad
I believe Nintendo is already aware of all of these issues by now. Reggie is addressing the problems. So I don't need to send anything their way.

http://nintendoeverything.c...

[Zarock]

Serves you right for supporting this backwards company.

[Mungamingzone]

Its such a good console , having so much fun with it on the go ✌🏼

[CrimsonPheonix]

God forbid a company tries to do something different then the norm.

[superchiller]

The problem isn't that Nintendo is trying to "do something different", the problem is that their gaming hardware is poorly-designed junk. There are many problems with the design, manufacture, and specs of the Switch, Nintendo clearly rushed it out without proper testing and quality control.

[Aenea]

But, but, that is the whole issue! The users put the straps on backwards! 😂

[XanderZane]

I still can't forgive them for that docking station that is $90.

[AKR]

Just gonna leave this here...
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[superchiller]

Why try to change the subject? Feeling nervous about the bungled Switch design and launch?

[AKR]

@Superchiller:

Nobody's changing the subject. The video shows that even the mighty PS4 had similar problems at launch.
Newsflash: ALL systems have launch issues. It's impossible to create perfectly functioning hardware 100% of the time.

[rainslacker]

And? Does that remove accountability from Nintendo for their design flaws? PS4 and X1's design flaws weren't something that would definitely happen, nor could they be induced by user error unless that error was pretty extreme.

Nintendo's design flaws fall into the category of stuff that will be a problem, to stuff that has a high probability of happening, to just some oversight in how people may wish to use the system.

In any case, this video is just about a broken system. That's a lot different than what's being talked about here.

[PlayStation_5]

All we wanted was a normal Nintendo console with at least the bare minimum of functional, technological, and network performance that we expect in 2017, but instead we get this...

[Lamboomington]

Crowbcat xD

[Next_gen_2015]

PSN4G is really going all out to hate on the switch. Its sad...

[DragonDDark]

Your comment doesn't make sense as a reply...

[EddieNX]

The Xbox one and ps4 were both plague with issues at launch as well. I could write a list that is worse than the switch's, especially for the XB1 with its mandatory connect and giant power brick etc etc etc.

I'm honestly no noticing any issues with mine, I have a screen protector. Every person I've shown it has said "I'm getting one"

[ninsigma]

How is a mandatory kinect and having a power brick anywhere near the same as the issues shown in this video??

[davand114]

The ps4/pro and the x1 had many issues like, not taking discs, not ejecting disks, not powering on, overheating and turning off, blue light of death, freezing, having bad video output/hdmi port not working, being loud as hell, console dying, connection issues with the ds4, the analog grips on the ds4 falling apart very quickly. These things are the risk of buying a console at launch.

[ninsigma]

I am well aware there were a few issues at launch. I'm guessing you wanted to reply to liqu1d.

[EddieNX]

All launch hardware has problems is my point. If you don't think Mandatory connect and a giant unnecessary power brick are problems , then good on you.

[Kokyu]

@davand114

You have to point to those because I have 2 launch Ps4's and I had zero problems and I never heard about any of those issue in large numbers like the Switch plus a company that says dead pixles arent a replaceable issue is a trash company.

[XanderZane]

He's trolling. The XB1 and PS4 both had issues during launch. All the issues for both consoles were not widespread. There were several thousands who had these problems. Everyone else were fine.

[FanMan]

It's not. Eddie is a blind Nintendo Fanboy.

[Liqu1d]

Write a list for both the XB1 and PS4 then.

[EddieNX]

Okay

Xbox

Over heating

Disc munching

The controller comes with aa batteries

Mandatory ,useless connect

Massive ugly power brick

Massive ugly console

Mandatory internet connection

Ps4

The glossy part scratched way to easily

The dual shock batterty is so poor that you need it plugged in all the time

The touchpad is a useless gimmick

The light bar is a useless gimmick

And you can't turn it off

The launch system was prone to overheating

I can go on for both systems
The point is, launch hardware always have issues that are ironed out over time.
I'm not noticing any of the problems on my switch, especially because I bought a screen protector.

[Liqu1d]

"The controller comes with AA batteries

Massive ugly power brick

Massive ugly console

The glossy part scratched way to easily

The touchpad is a useless gimmick

The lightbar is a useless gimmick

And you can't turn it off"

None of these are issues that plagued the consoles, they're personal dislikes and are not comparable to defects like dead pixels or the dock scratching the screen. The lightbar is used for VR btw.

As for your claims of both consoles overheating, do you have any evidence to suggest it was as widespread as any issues on the Switch? And did Sony or Microsoft tell their customers it's not a problem like Nintendo did with dead pixels?

Pretty sure the XB1 does not require an internet connection past the initial setup.

"I'm not noticing any of the problems on my Switch"

Of course you aren't, even if you were you wouldn't admit it. Using your logic I've noticed no problems on my PS4 so I guess they don't exist then, right?

"I can go on for both systems"

Please do. I'm interested to see what other nonsense you come up with. Most of your list is full of things that aren't considered console issues or defects but instead they're just things you don't like. Try again.

[ninsigma]

For xbox you have 2 that are actually issues that weren't designed to be that way. The disk munching and over heating.

Same with ps4. Over heating and the glossy top getting scratched. I'd also add the thumb sticks of the launch controller getting torn easily.

You don't need to have the battery plugged in all the time that's just bs. I was off sick on Tuesday and playing horizon all day with one controller. Wasn't plugged in and didn't need to charge until the end of the day. The touch pad is basically an extra button. If you're calling that a gimmick you have to call all controller buttons a gimmick. The light is not a gimmick it has use for psvr though I agree we should be able to turn it off when it's not being used.

[G20WLY]

^eddie, that list is straight up hilarious 😂

Most of it is opinion or flat out lies!

Why must you deflect? Why do you want to pull the "b-bu-but Xbox was worsererer" card whenever someone points out a fault with your Nintendo? The Switch's multitude of issues are topical; your deflection attempts reek of desperation lmfao!

[EddieNX]

I have an XB1 s and its beautifully made in every aspect. Its amazingthe original launch xb1 was riddled with annoyances. I forgot to add that it also scratched way too easily. Mine looked like it had been in a war I traded itmfor my S and all it did was sit under my TV.

[Relientk77]

LOL Eddie's list

Also Nintendo is the king of gimmicks so why even bring gimmicks up lol

Virtual Boy, Wii, Wii U, 3DS, Switch, etc

[Pintheshadows]

Hey Eddie, Eddie.

The Wii, Wii U, and Switch are useless gimmicks.

Not even being hyperbolic. That's what they are. I am waiting to see how long Nintendo's current gimmick lasts them for. Honestly, they seem more like a toy manufacturer at this point than a gaming company, especially when it comes to their hardware.

Oh, and their system software as well. And their 'online' service. Well actually, that is less like a toy manufacturer and more like they just got a child to code it. A child with broken fingers.

[ninsigma]

Kinect and power brick were nuisances not problems. They are not the same as faulty devices.

[Seraphim]

while all hardware, especially at launch has it's issues there are some major issues here. Though the joycon not syncing is probably the most significant. That is an extremely important part of the device and gaming. Having a controller that cuts out is unacceptable and a HUGE problem. Unless the batteries die the controllers need to work 100%.

The dock scratching the unit is poor design since as a Handheld/Console hybrid it will be placed in and taken out countless times by gamers. Although yes that can be prevented and personally I will not use a device (cell, tablet, handheld, touchscreen) w/o a screen protector, but better design or materials should have been used on the dock. Or a screen protector included with a big red warning label stating the dock may scratch the Switch if the included screen protector is not used.

The poor design in allowing the strap to slide that far on and get stuck if put on improperly. Yes people should read instructions and be more informed. However, let's not forget that kids are going to be using this. Also poor design is the USB on the bottom so you can't charge while using table top. That should not have been overlooked.

I'd say some other issues such as cartridge read error, the screen deaths, system crashes can be chalked up as typical hardware issues that hopefully are only blown out of proportion due to the internet. Though their stance on panels and dead pixels perhaps this is all just poor quality control at it's finest. Dead pixels are only acceptable on aging panels, not panels just produced and installed in a device.

It definitely looks more and more like the Switch wasn't tested thoroughly enough before production and was slapped together and pushed out the door too early. Hopefully Nintendo can address and fix some of these issues; especially the controller.

[georgenancy]

Do you masturbate to nintendo products before you sleep at night?

[Relientk77]

Is that gonna be in the sequel to 1-2 Switch? Because milking cows is already there lol

[Aenea]

"Xbox

Over heating
Disc munching
The controller comes with aa batteries
Mandatory ,useless connect
Massive ugly power brick
Massive ugly console
Mandatory internet connection"

Seriously? Only the first 2 are actual issues, the others are either false (mandatory internet connection) or just opinions, not actual issues! Besides, never heard of the over heating before...

"Ps4

The glossy part scratched way to easily
The dual shock batterty is so poor that you need it plugged in all the time
The touchpad is a useless gimmick
The light bar is a useless gimmick
And you can't turn it off
The launch system was prone to overheating
"

Wait! Glossy part scratches? Then just pay attention! it's what you say about putting on straps the wrong way, except with the case scratching it's not a huge deal.
The DS4's battery is not so poor as you want to make it out to be!
Touchpad/lightbar are gimmicks? In a Nintendo related articles? Are you serious?
And the lightbar can't be turned off because it's being used for tracking....
And never heard the launch systems overheated...

The only real issue, that you failed to mention, was that some PS4's could have issues with throwing out the disc by itself....

You're exaggerating big time! While Nintendo's issues of scratching screens, Joycons not properly connecting and the design flaw of being able to insert the straps wrong are actual issues neither the X1 nor PS4 had!

[Knushwood Butt]

Precisely.

[ElectricFeel]

It's funny people are forgetting this same YouTuber has made videos showing the various issues that plagued ps4 and Xbox One. Of course it's only Nintendo that has issues with their console at launch *rolls eyes*.

[Aenea]

There are always going to be faulty units on a new release, that's a given, the bad screens, dead pixels, things like that are new release issues which should be resolved by simply exchanging your unit.

However, the dock scratching your screen, the Joycons having issues with connectivity and being able to put the straps on backwards on the Joycons are design flaws which can't be solved by exchanging the unit.

Add in that Nintendo doesn't see dead pixels as a faulty device makes matters worse and lumps that into the 2nd category of "nothing to be done about it anymore"...

[ElectricFeel]

I agree these are issues, I'm just saying people on this site need to look at their bias. I'm betting there wasn't nearly as much outrage at the issues PS4 and Xbox One had. Also, all manufacturers think that a few dead pixels are acceptable. Even on HD TVs a few dead pixels are seen as acceptable by the manufacturer. If you make a fuss about it they would probably need to do something, but it's just a standard thing and not just Nintendo as people here like to make out. People here are using these issues as an excuse to write long posts hating on Nintendo and it's quite sad. There's definitely a bias here.

[conanlifts]

The switch is an awesome console. But if the dock can scratch the screen then it can affect every single console. That would be a huge flaw.

[trooper_]

They weren't plagued with problems like this and even then, the PS4 is well made.

Stop defending Nintendo.

[InTheZoneAC]

ps4 had hardware issues? Pretty sure it's been the most reliable console we've seen in over a decade.

Maybe you were referring to DS4 thumbsticks tearing, but I relate that to VERY abusive gamers. I have near 2000 hours of multiplayer gaming on destiny/bf4 alone and none of my controllers have ever fallen apart like that...

[FanMan]

Wow that was the biggest stretch of a list.

[DivoJones]

I think you're missing the point you just made.. you needed to buy a screen protector to protect a device from it's own dock. That's outrageous. That's like buying a laptop and whenever you close the lid it scratches the screen. Want to know why literally no laptop has that issue? Because those companies give a damn about their product, it's design, and how it all works together.

Switch is a rushed product for literally no reason.. delay it a few months, get things figured out and ready to use such as; online multiplayer, virtual console, streaming, web browser, memory transfer, left Joy-Con connection/design issues, and so on.

[vork77]

the xbox one still have a lot of issues

[InTheZoneAC]

lol your faults against the ps4 weren't even glitches or hardware defects like the switch is plagued with.

top cover that gets scratched easily. LOL don't touch it!

ps4 battery that dies and always leave it plugged in? if I'm gaming 8+ hours in a day then yes I have to charge it at the end of the day but other than that it gets charged overnight and never needs a charge DURING playtime.

then you talk about light bar and touchpad. Again, they didn't cause the system to malfunction, you can dim the light and the touchpad isn't forced in games.

launch system prone to overheating? Maybe a few, mine's still running strong...all your trolling hate towards the ps4 is uncalled for. This was the most reliable console to release over the last 2 generations.

You are delusional to the highest extent known to mankind. Get over yourself and come back to reality. Stop defending Nintendo!

Everything you said suggests you'd rather mess with a defective non functioning console over one that has features you don't need or don't use, but works and plays the games you want...god dude you can't be serious...

[Lionsguard]

I SO CLOSE to opening my Switch, super glad I resold it now.

[MasterCratosKong66]

lol

[Mungamingzone]

Well mine works just fine !

[Legatus]

Wow, that docking station looks like someones afternoon garage project, it looks super cheap. Seeing all this i'm having serious second thoughts about purchase it considering that Switch in my coutry (Croatia) costs 400$ and i don't want to spend my hard earned money on clearly a rushed product, but on the other hand i reaaaally want to play Zelda. Oh Nintendo what are you doing to me . 😭😭

[Pintheshadows]

Honestly, after playing around with 2 different Switches, they feel like the next step up in quality from an Ouya. I have no qualms in admitting I have dainty lady hands (I also purchased an Ouya), but I feel like I could snap one of the dinky little controllers in half like Bruce Banner's alter ego.

I will say one thing though. Nintendo got the size of the screen right.

[Concertoine]

Get a wii u. Theyre cheaper, built better and already have like 20-30 games to play including zelda.

[CRASHBASHUK]

tbh i think the software side to it is nvidia fault the ps3 had quiet a few problems with the software too also who remember all the YLOD including the fat ps3? i might be right or wrong it just what i think
and the ps4 does not use nvidia and its runing loads better

[wheresmymonkey]

Looks to me like there seems to be a small amount of broken stock and a bunch of idiots that have jammed the straps on their controllers. I own one,you have to force them if you're trying to put them on backwards.

[GrimReaperGamer]

I watched the video and haven't had any of these issues. I love my Nintendo Switch and I'll be gaming on it, along with my PS4 for years to come.

[superchiller]

Based on the many hardware problems associated with the Switch, you probably won't be gaming on it for "years to come". Hope you have a good extended warranty for it, you're going to need it.

[demonicale]

Oh just f*k off, let's show every video of one person having a problem. How many people bought one and it's 100% working. This is really s**t.

[Vkviz]

I was already glad I didn't waste money on this cheap, outdated, gimmicky crap. But this video was worth a chuckle. Now back to my PS4 pro and enormous game library...

[demonicale]

How can you have an opinion on what it's like if you don't own one?. I own one and can speak to certainty that i have WAAAAY more fun on it than any other console I've owned.

Can you take the PS4 anywhere you want?, no you can't.

[Nitrowolf2]

Well u can use remote play from my vita or laptop......

[Pintheshadows]

The only place I want my PS4 is next to my TV, about 10 feet from a comfortable chair, and within walking distance to a kettle.

I can take my laptop, DS, Vita, and phone anywhere (have a preference for my laptop and Killing Floor 2 on the train). The Switch isn't doing anything radical in that regard.

And I don't want to nitpick, but technically I can take my PS4 anywhere I want. I have a body and access to a decent backpack.

[Vkviz]

I have a social life that exists beyond videogames. My PS4 pro is best enjoyed on my couch with my large 4K HDR TV. I have a phone if I'm desperate to play a game on the go, and it lasts much longer than 2 hours on a battery

[jmc8888]

Few care about portability.

So when you say... can you take PS4 anywhere you want.... they don't care.

Meanwhile, can you play with power from this decade on Switch which is 3+ years newer and costs more? Nope.

[MasterCratosKong66]

my game library is bigger...

[demonicale]

I bought one and i'm 100% happy so screw you.

[jmc8888]

If you're 100 percent happy, why does it matter if some people post their experiences where they aren't?

Then why do you act like that to them?

The world isn't a safe space. Reality is reality, and cursing at people won't change it.

[MasterCratosKong66]

lol and guess what? pointing out to him/her that cursing at people won't change anything, also won't change anything making your post just as pointless. Thus begins the infinite loop of mediocrity that we are all a part of

[Psychotica]

Nintendo Switch, you will "switch" to something else in no time..

[Bennibop]

Never occurred to me you can't charge whist in table top me. What a ridiculous design flaw.

[georgenancy]

Sucks for the early adopters,good thing for me, I was never gonna get a switch anyways

[strayanalog]

No matter whether you believe it's his fault or Nintendo's we all know first releases of hardware tend to have issues. It's always a gamble when you're first to buy from any of the big 3 knowing you could have bought the next blue light of death or red ring of death.

[OtakuDJK1NG-Rory]

At Launch.
Getting my in May.

[demonicale]

These "issue's" are all a load of rubbish. The ONLY issue and it's very petty is that the dock doesn't fully secure the switch in place when docked. This "issue" doesn't make the console defective, it's just a personal issue. As for all the other problems they're over blown.

[StraightedgeSES]

Still buying one in the holidays

[_LarZen_]

People are trying sooooo hard to downplay the launch of the Switch. If this was a big problem we would hear about it. There is always a percentage defect units.

[Liqu1d]

We are hearing about it though.

[_LarZen_]

There are fanboys rambling about all kinds of nonsense online. Until there are more information then a compilation of some YouTube videos that don't even represent 1% of sold units this is just one more source trying hard to downplay what is a great launch for Nintendo.

[Liqu1d]

You should probably look at this YouTubers other videos before accusing him of downplaying Nintendo.

[Stapleface]

It's still just one persons videos about this issues being blown up whether he normally supports Nintendo or not. Show us, IDK, since it's supposedly a big issue, 10 more examples. If it's such a huge deal that should be easy.

[jmc8888]

Not everyone makes youtube videos. Shocking.

[AKR]

For all the people who are just LOVING this video, the same creator also did one for the PS4 launch too:

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Pro-tip: Every system has launch issues. EVERY, SINGLE, ONE. Stop pretending like this is the first time something like this has happened.

[Pintheshadows]

I don't think anyone is pretending like this is the first occurrence of hardware issues at launch. The thing is, most of those failures are not inextricably tied to the design of the actual device. Things that could have been easily avoided with just 6 months more of testing and development time and a little more thought. It just seems like Nintendo rushed this out of the door to coincide with Zelda being ready to go.

[SolidSystem]

"watch us highlight things that happen with all hardware, now arn't you glad you didn't get X product?"

Sorry, everyone has hardware issues even well past launch.

[gedden7]

Yeah, name a perfect launch...

[gedden7]

They are really trying hard.... We this will make Nintendo better so go on.

[CrimsonWing69]

Yea I'll pass on this. Awesome scratching of the screen when putting it in the dock...

[Greg2801]

No problems with my switch at all.
I have used it non stop. Never turned it completely off once, its always on sleep mode.
Docked it more then 30 times and no scratches.
The joycon controllers are not wiggly on my switch.
No crashes nothing.
The only issue i had was with the wifi signal, i had a slow connection in my room.

Hope i didnt jinx myself though Xd

Those people in the video are just very unlucky

[Stapleface]

Same, but also same with my Xbox1 and Ps4 from launch. All working great. According to the people here my one example is enough to prove a 100% success rate. Just like they are taking this one example and claiming all Switch consoles are shit. Every piece of hardware has a certain fail rate whether it's design flaw or just plain hard are failure. Sometimes the design flaw is down to people being too stupid, like the joy con strap. But, companies should realize how dumb some of the people like the folks bitching about said issue must be.

[PixelGateUk]

the same way his same videos make you wish you never bought a 360, ps4, ps4, xbox elite controller, fallout 4 etc etc

[drunkenspy007]

So glad I didn't buy this crap.

[Bimkoblerutso]

That glitch at 4:02 in the video is pretty groovy. I wouldn't mind mellowing out to some Pink Floyd while playing with that glitch going.

[Der_Kommandant]

Have they tried blowing in it?

[NohansenBoy]

Watch a video testing the consoles durability. Plastic screen on a $300 device? Really?

[Zikax]

im glad to have one

[ccgr]

Ouch, thankful ours is fine

[rataranian]

Lets say the joycons getting stuck problem didnt exist. What do all you fanboys say about all the other peoblems this thing has?

[Stapleface]

Well the Switch is my first Nintendo system since the n64 minus a 3ds. So far from a Nintendo fanboy, but mine doesn't have any issues. WiFi connection is fine, joy cons don't disconnect in my setup, screen isn't scratched because I don't just slam my Switch into and rip it out of the dock. I take care of my stuff.. Everything it is supposed to do it does.

[rataranian]

What about glitchy frame dips? Doesnt seem like thats operator error.

[MagicBeanz]

Never intended on buying one anyway but after watching this video I feel sorry for the ones who did and ended up dealing with these issues.

[MetroidFREAK21]

Hey, issues happen with technology all the time. I feel bad for the people affected with any issues not just pertaining to the Switch. I guess I have been lucky enough to never have hardware issues. Moving to the strap issues, well that's just stupidity and poor design. One, people should able able to clearly identify the correct side to use. Two, the design should've been better with the strap able to slide on and off easier if somehow people manage to put them on wrong...

[Knushwood Butt]

At first I laughed, but as it went on (and on) I started to feel genuinely bad for anyone that had spent their money on this.

[InTheZoneAC]

my Wii U sits in a cradle, you know the one that came with it, and I've owned it for over 3 years, looks brand new. Why couldn't the Switch do something similar instead of forcing you to scrape the console inside plastic walls?

just enjoying these moments and waiting patiently for the inevitable day that Nintendo announces their core games for PS5. That's assuming Nintendo can't progress for the next 3 years...

What's really disturbing about all this are the variety of issues this thing has. It's like a never ending list...

[Pintheshadows]

'my Wii U sits in a cradle, you know the one that came with it, and I've owned it for over 3 years, looks brand new. Why couldn't the Switch do something similar instead of forcing you to scrape the console inside plastic walls?'

That is the million dollar question. I would also like to know why the Switch feels cheaply made compared to the Wii U.

[BIGBOSS08]

Just Nintendo being Nintendo, making shitty cheap hardware. They'll never change. They're so delusional they're still trying to chase the wii crowd with their shite "innovations" nobody wants or cares about. The adverts for the switch make me want to puke they're so cringy.

[kayoss]

This is why i wait to buy new consoles.

[InTheZoneAC]

makes sense when looking at consoles with tons of gimmicks, attachments, or components.

But for something like a traditional console there is always less risk

[wh0am1]

blow on the cartridge guys!

[Sm3000]

Guy, guys, those noises are the r2d2 easter egg, relax

[Destiny1080]

if you can put a video like this together after 5 days there's definitely something wrong

[Homushi]

LOL why can't people just use their console as intended and not screw around with it until it breaks? and then they complain. Of course there is always the extremely low possibility that this guy bought a completely screwed up unit XD

[InMyOpinion]

This is partly why I'm never an early adopter.

[InTheZoneAC]

it's ok to trust sony, we all know MS's history, but an early adopter on a system that isn't conventional is not smart. It's ok to want and like it, but you are taking big risks with a Switch. Wait for revisions.

[Cartman55125]

Narrative of the Switch: "It's an amazing console, if and when they fix ______"

[DivoJones]

Having the extra $400 in my bank account is enough reason to be happy I didn't buy one.

[Einhander1971]

Oh look another bullshit article from the Nintendo hate camp. Look at it this way did Microsoft get this much shit for RROD one of the biggest fuck ups in console hardware. Probably most of you slagging Nintendo off bought that piece of shit Xbox 360 and made it one of the biggest selling machines. Get a life fanboys.

[Athos]

I have never seen a group of people try so hard to influence others from buying a product. Its almost as if some on here are paid to bitch about ANYTHING non Sony. I love my PS4's, but the Switch is just bad ass. Instead of criticizing, try buying one and enjoy the games.

[pyroxxx]

Well Sony definitely did not design this,.. Still really disappointing for nitty to ship deign flawed product.
Hope they resolve these issues.

[KickSpinFilter]

Wow! that's a vast amount of different issues. Definitely a hold off for a year and see how this plays out.
Never have seen this many different issues with a launch console of any brand.

[leeeroythe3rd]

Very happy i resisted temptation on this one... perhaps they fix some issues in next round.

[leeeroythe3rd]

Poor design choice to have closed face docking station that only increases risk of damaging screen. There is no point. Surely they tested the design and identified this as potential issue. The desire to have the dock be something more than connection to tv and charging station is a stupid illusion.

[feraldrgn]

I agree that the dock is poorly designed, there's no reason to have an extra piece of plastic to cover where the screen goes.
There is no extra cooling in the dock, they could have just had a direct TV-in cable & the AC adapter to do the same thing.
Charging $90 for a fancy tv-in stand is absolutely ridiculous.

https://cdn2.vox-cdn.com/up...

[silvacrest]

quality control seems pretty low with the switch, yes we had RRoD and YLoD but those were the only major problems, the switch seems to have various problems, and the dock looks so damn cheap no wonder nintendo pulled it

[dragongod64]

Maby the worst console of all time. Sad too because i wanted one too. Do u want to go under? This system makes me sad to have ever like't nentendo. Nentendo on a scale of 1 - 10 U get a 0.

[Dragonscale]

A lot of these problems aren't just because new hardware, they're design flaws. Seems they cheaped out on the components as well as badly thought out features inherent to all switches. Having the charge point on the bottom is stupid and that kickstand is a joke. That cradle is really cheap and nasty lol. The switch is a great idea let down by bad design decisions and poor quality parts..

[Fearmonkey]

Nintendo fans are as bad as Apple fans, no matter what crap these companies release its the best thing ever. The switch has some glaring issues, like it or not. Im glad to nopt have got one, ill wait for that inevitable redesign or new model.

[iliimaster]

i have the $$$ i just need the system to be in stock ANYWHERE 299 blue n red joycons

[Testfire]

A lot of these issues seem to be bad GPUs.

[DJ]

Yup, which is weird considering these are nVidia chips. I'm wondering who manufactured the tegra boards and components for the switch.

[Defiantmac]

I'm glad I bought the Switch but to each his own.

[OCEANGROWNKUSH]

Nah, pretty sure me and 2 million other people are perfectly happy they bought the switch... a handful of people with issues dont speak for the rest of us, and this is totally normal for any electronic device.

[WhoCaresWhatMyNameIs]

This is why I never buy a launch console.

[rlow1]

I've been using mine in both modes with no problems. Pulls out easy and docks easy. I'm in the middle of a pwr outage in my neck of the woods and played for over 4hrs before the battery was low. So no complaints everything works as advertised.

[yeahokwhatever]

It seems pretty clear at this point that the Switch was rushed to market to replace the WiiU's failings.

[DJ]

Agreed. It explains why no developers had games ready for launch. There probably wasn't a final dev kit until December, hence the January reveal of the final hardware. Had they taken an extra year, things like the GPUs crapping out, game cards not being recognized, speakers emitting high frequency noise, LCD screen glitching out, wrist strap adapters getting stuck, and the dock scratching the cheap plastic screen could have been ironed out.

[loadstone007]

Nintendo became the amateurs of video gaming ages ago. Only buy their consoles dirt cheap or not at all...

[Dan_scruggs]

No product is idiot proof.

[Gaming4Life1981]

The dock has scratched my screen and i have only put it in the dock 3 times and im so pissed off that this happened. Nintendo failed with this console and I am begining to regret that I bought it even though zelda is great.

[DJ]

Are you getting a refund from the store?

[Gaming4Life1981]

I bought the switch from gamestop and they dont take returns once it has been opened but I have tried calling nintendo but was on hold so long i just hung up. I will try again today to contact Nintendo to see if they will repair it. They should because it is a known defect with this docking device.

[3-4-5]

* Glad I didn't buy a Switch ?

Please.......I'm 35 hours into the best game I've ever played......F off

[About30Ninjas]

This is not a good look for Nintendo, Nintendo was always known for putting out good quality products but when it comes to the switch they having all types of issue blue screen of death joy cons not working properly, Nintendo gotta fix these issues or else I won't buy one

[Bronxs15]

Omg. Looks like such crap. Wii u version for me. Confirmed.

[MultiConsoleGamer]

Agenda press is spamming the hell out of this video, and it only shows a few people with defect problems. All consoles have problems at launch. The agenda would have you believe that this problem is the norm, when clearly it's not. And of course, once again, this title and the article are typical N4G front page garbage.

[Xenocide7]

Well having owned a Wii before, I know that the strap should be at the bottom of the controller, not the top. Second indication is the plus and minus should line up with the corresponding one on the joy-con. It's an issue you should easily avoid, but the fact it gets stuck so easily is very concerning. It shouldn't slide in so easily the wrong way. If it felt like you had to force it when it was the wrong way round that would be a HUGE indication you were doing it wrong. The fact it easily slides in the wrong way, and gets almost completely stuck, is a very bad design flaw.

[InTheZoneAC]

But people probably didn't pay attention to which joycon they were attaching to

[ion666]

P.R.!!!!! we need the P.R. team stat!

[V0LT]

Ok.

[finite]

Its a small % of users experiencing these issues and the media are lapping it up to line their pockets, issues arise with all products just like Xbox and PlayStation had issues, or Samsung and iPhone.

[KakashiHotake]

Wow, I haven't really been keeping up with the Switch news but this looks like a piece of junk. Kind of reminds me of those old Tiger electronic handhelds except the Switch costs 10 times as much as those did back in the day.

[Elda]

LMAO! Imo I would think this a minute problem with the Switch but there's no denying it's a cheap designed console.Kids will probably be breaking this machine in no time seeing that you'll really have to handle the Switch with the ultimate delicate care.

[KakashiHotake]

It doesn't even seem safe for kids. I could see alot of kids cutting there fingers just like the guy did in the video.

[dmonee]

Oh boy

[xetiro]

This kind of compilation video is misleading because it represents a small fraction of hardware issues from a 2 million units launching stock. Although it is not pleasant for those who experienced, as long as Nintendo replaces for a new unit, they should be fine.

Nevertheless, regarding to the wrist grips mechanism I agree that Nintendo must improve the mechanism to avoid locking when inserted in wrong direction.

[carmelo43]

thats what you nintendo fans get for hyping a crap console

[Orionsangel]

It should be like a USB connector. It only goes in one way. Why? So there's no confusion. This slider thing is poorly designed by Nintendo. We're talking about a system that put a stand on their Tablet and put the charger cable below the Tablet. I mean, you can't make this stuff up. lol! WTF was Nintendo thinking? The Switch feels like it was rushed to market and corners were cut to make it cheaper to produce. All you have to do is tear down the Switch and you'll see inside how low grade and simplistic it really is...

[Babadook7]

Yup. I'm kinda glad I didn't. Hope these issues get fixed real quick.

[Max-Zorin]

They should have made it as durable as the N64. That console was like Adamantium.

[DJ]

I still have mine, and it still purrs like a kitten.

[mzupeman]

Yes, this video totally makes me wish I didn't have a Switch, all because some idiot didn't use his hardware correctly. Oh, and by people who take the hardware apart. And by people who don't bother to buy screen protectors.

Good grief. There's a fail rate with stuff. It happens. I doubt the fail rate on the Switch is a dumpster fire type situation. It's just 2017... more people have access to reporting this kind of stuff.

[InTheZoneAC]

Stop lying, you didn't even watch it. There were several non repeated issues shown regarding actual hardware defects

[JunMei]

Yeah... I regret nothing. Playing "Zelda" and "I am Setsuna" at home and on the go is awesome~ Also, kudos to the design engineers~

[cash_longfellow]

According to my local Gamestop...they sold 42 units and 3 turned out to be defective. This is a serious percentage and frankly unacceptable.
Edit - And by the way, Nintendo is willing to fix the units (not send new one's), but the consumer is forced to pay for the shipping...wow!

[mzupeman]

That's not a serious defect rate. That's less than 10%.

[CDbiggen]

Playing my Nintendo Switch makes me glad I bought a Nintendo Switch.

[fluxmulder]

This is what happens when you early adopt. Consider this a beta, with a re-release around Christmas time.

[Altovoltage]

What an overpriced, underpowered and unreliable piece of crap. I can't believe people are buying this thing. This is going fail harder than the Wii U in the long run.

[TheXgamerLive]

And again ill say its a higher quality piece of equipment in my book, its the child like tempers of people that break/damage things. Of course theirs always redesigns but damn people stop trying to break it.

[Pl4sm4]

this zelda console seems to have tons of issues

[SR388]

These people are not gamers and should never be allowed to go near a video game console.... What about all the serious fuck ups ps4 had? Nobody chats about those lol

[Liveevirdtset]

There are no paid reviews only option pieces offering a truth unsupported by cherry picked fact designed to steer public option. If you want a console without backwards compatibility, exclusives that are blatant plagiarism of more refreshing work and promises that have been broken for two generations than please keep reading. I for one would like the focus back on breaking news that moved this industry forward rather than keeping one console on top.

[latinlegend81]

This is why you always wait a while before buying a new system. So they can get all the bugs out and improve on build quality.

[InTheZoneAC]

This holds true for the most part but is a must for a device like this that has many extra components or gimmicks compared to a traditional box console

[DJ]

Ironically, the more successful the Switch is the more of a financial liability it will become. And it all comes down to that dock. Yes, people have dodgy GPUs and motherboards that are frying and game cards that aren't being recognized. But that horrifically designed dock is consistently scratching Switch screens. People are going to dock their consoles a lot over the next few years. And once a plastic screen is scratched, it's toast.

The end result is an expensive hardware replacement out of Nintendo's pocket (which is why they require owners to pay for shipping on repairs). And worse, the repaired unit has to be sold as refurbished. It's a financial loss no matter what.

Nintendo definitely knows something is wrong with the dock. That's why it was pulled. It needs a serious redesign that somehow interfaces well with the current console. And every new Switch console sold is a potential RMA incident due to scratched screens.

They should have just copied the Sony PS Vita dock/cradle:

https://www.amazon.com/Play...

[redaxis]

Some of these are users being careless but some are switch's design flaw obviously. A dock that scratches the screen? Tsk tsk...

[343_Guilty_Spark]

Nintendo Beta Switch aka Bait and Switch.

[Platformgamer]

Sad video? not a chance: this video gives me hope... the hope that nintendo stops to make hardware and join SEGA in the retirement home, going multiplatform. fingers crossed :3
R.I.P. Switch (03/2017 - 04/2017)

[1Victor]

All I can say is WELCOME BACK 1992 we missed you 😗💨💾

[acemonkey]

Damn that sucks. Should have just bought Zelda on WII U. This launch looks worst then a taco bell launch

[Good-Smurf]

Here's another creepy and hilarious Nintendo Swtich issue.
https://www.youtube.com/wat...
The sounds are bad enough to drive some people crazy.

[InTheZoneAC]

Hey guys my Wii u has never crashed or had any technical/hardware issues. You should go buy one until the switch gets fixed. Oh and it has pretty much every Zelda available to play.

Go buy a Wii u since most of you bought a switch for just that one game anyway. Oh and the comfortable pro controller is only $15-$20 on ebay

And you're worried about the same internal 32gb memory. No fear you can simply use a USB thumb drive or external hard drive that gets plugged neatly in the back.

Worried about the dock scratching your gamepad? No fear it's just a tiny cradle that sits on the bottom, it never harms your gamepad in any way. I'm sure replacement cradles are only $5 if you ever needed one.