Nintendo have a problem, and it's becoming absurd

Dan Rizzo says "Title’s are showing the hardware’s age, as newer games fail to run on the hybrid unit. Third parties have done their best in queuing up hamstrung versions of their games to appease a niche audience, and quietly release these watered down versions as if they sit equal with their PlayStation, XBOX and PC counterparts."

[Magog]

They supported the original Gameboy for like 20 years and the Switch is still selling huge numbers. Nintendo arent going to shape their hardware to fit games they expect games to be made to fit their hardware.

[DashGamer]

And that's a problem if they continue to license third parties.

[Magog]

From the outside, sure. But as far as Nintendo is concerned the problem is that of third party devs to design their games for their hardware not for them to design hardware to please third party devs.

[v_eno_m]

@DashGamer - "And that's a problem if they continue to license third parties."

Unfortunately, not Nintendo's problem.

Nintendo will always beat to their own drum and if third parties want Nintendo's player base, then they'll have to comply to the limitations nintendo has created. =\

[_SilverHawk_]

Nintendo has had problems for decades and if you're just realizing it then you probably haven't been paying attention or don't know their history. Nintendo is a rubbish gaming company full stop

[thorstein]

It's hysterical that anyone tries to claim that Nintendo doesn't know what they're doing because of "problems" invented by "journos" and comments sections.

Nintendo has been around for over 100 years. They will be around for well over 100 more.

[Seraphim]

@thorstein - that doesn't mean there's not real hardware limitations that are impacting games on the Switch. Whether you want to admit that or not is up to you but it's a simple fact the Switch does suffer from hardware limitations.

Monster Hunter Stories 2, Marvel Ultimate Alliance, Xeno, there are so many good-great games that suffer on the Switch hardware. Are they still playable, sure, but they leave A LOT to be desired.

[DashGamer]

@Seraphim - plus SMTV, a third party ATLUS exclusive that runs terribly.

[ABizzel1]

I don't blame the Switch at all. For a 2017 gaming handheld the hardware was acceptable. In 2021 the asking price of $299 / $349 is ridiculous and pure greed, but this is just post Wii Nintendo doing what they do best, produce it as cheap as possible and sell it for as much as possible, busting fans heads because they'll buy it because it plays Nintendo.

However, I don't think hardware is the direct issue for these fans. The issue at its core is, there are adult fans (myself included) that want/wanted Nintendo franchises to grow with them, because they've had experiences from other games and other platforms that show the potential of what some of their favorite classic Nintendo franchises could be.

The issue is this isn't solely a hardware problem. With better hardware sure they could make bigger, better looking, and potentially better games. However, this is more of an ideology of adult fans vs Nintendo's business. These gamers want Nintendo's IPs to mature (as in their stories / world building / etc...), but Nintendo wants their IP's to be simply be fun, familiar, friendly, and accessible for everyone from a 5 year old to an 80 year old and that's the issue. These fans (again myself included) want Zelda to keep its core and what makes it amazing, but to learn from The Witcher / God of War 2018 / even Skyrim and build an actual engaging story, an epic adventure, and a world filled with towns / quest / etc... But that's not what Nintendo does, that's PlayStation and 3rd parties.

The best thing these adults fans can do is to give up that thought process of wanting Nintendo to evolve (it's not going to happen at the speed you want) stick to their primary gaming platforms, and buy the Nintendo console(s) at the end of their lifecycle or emulate them while preferably still supporting the developer by buying a copy of the game.

[Magog]

I don't often quote the Bible but

"When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things."

[Zhipp]

As an adult Nintendo fan myself I have to pretty vehemently disagree with wanting GOW type narratives in my Nintendo games. As amazing as those types of stories can be, they often come at the expense of fun, which is exactly something I never want to see from Nintendo. I would like to see more new and bigger concepts, but leave the Sony style games to the ones who do it best, I say. That audience doesn't come close to representing all adult gamers, and not every company needs to appeal to them.

[Automatic79]

Nintendo can acquire 4- 5 indie developers that create mature games and start to offer at least 2 mature games annually along with there Nintendo IP's. Heck they can continue to get 3rd party deals with Team Ninja, Bandai Namco, Platinum Games and Capcom to remedy and deliver more mature games.

The GameCube era was proof of it.

[DashGamer]

It's fine to cater toward a younger demographic, but they have to realise they carry come clout and would benefit from becoming a primary player within the market instead of essentially leaving it to Sony.

[Dirtnapstor]

Bottom line, Nintendo does not need to accelerate their hardware liken to Sony & MS because the games they push don't require it. It's a deliberate "step down" because of their primary target audience. For the genres offered, you've got to admit, the games look great.
I do not want a Zelda game ever looking like The Witcher... yes, it would look amazing, but it completely negates the elementary charm Nintendo designs to offer. Not everything has to be serious in tone.

[THEDON82z1]

That is so true, my last nintendo console was N64. I would easily buy another nintendo if they did a full modern next gen 3d version of metroid,zelda and fzero. Those games alone had so many memories. When ps2 came out i just felt like nintendo was not growing with me anymore. I dropped them and moved on and the sad truth is i never had a urge to go back.

[ABizzel1]

@Zhipp

I don't think they need a GOW type narrative, however, BoTW was one of the weakest narratives in Zelda by far. IMO the narrative of Nintendo first party games has not grown since the N64/GC era, and in many cases some of them have gotten worse. My point is there is a lot of room for growth in the area of storytelling. They don't need to make Epics, like God of War, but they could definitely make huge leaps in their current stories.

@Dirtnapstor

I don't think anyone wants Zelda to look graphically like the Witcher (as in a sense of realism). I think for Nintendo games artstyle should always be prioritized over realism. However, games like Zelda could graphically look like the lie they sold us for the Wii U.

This is the level of graphics quality Nintendo should reach for if they decide to do a home console.
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Mario UE4
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

The Pixar / CGI artstyle works for them, and they should stick to it.

[MasterChief3624]

The Game Boy was a different era. They were the dominant force in the handheld space, a space that didn't have much competition anyways. They didn't have to worry about making games that were more technically-demanding because the vast majority of handheld players were oblivious to the other products. Yes you had the Game Gear, which was technically very much superior in every way, but the amount of batteries it took, its game library, and its bulk were harbingers of its failure to break through the market in a way that would give Nintendo that competition.

Nowadays, handhelds don't dominate like they used to. Yes we have the Switch Lite (and the Switch's portable mode), but it's first and foremost meant to be a home console. In the face of the Xbox Series X and PS5, the Switch is showing its age a lot. Nintendo beats to their drum, and they have always been more about gameplay and console efficiency than being the best graphics in town. But that approach is not working as well right now when 3rd party publishers are releasing so much stuff on the Switch that is so clearly watered-down from their other counterparts. People have comparisons now for what these games can look like on a console that's even slightly more powerful.

When Nintendo is releasing mostly their own stuff on the console and 3rd party publishers aren't as keen on releasing stuff on it, it's a better situation, because again there're not as many comparisons to make. The Switch has been such a massive success that they have more 3rd party support than probably ever before.

Times have changed, and Nintendo needs to change along with them if they want to remain competitive. They have so many great IPs to fall back on, but they can't do that forever.

Also the fact that publishers are now lazily throwing together cloud-based ports is so frustrating. Random thought I had.

[Magog]

Switch is first and foremost a successor to the DS. It's a handheld that has the ability to connect to a TV. Nintendo has always preferred their handhelds because the development is cheaper and easier. They aren't interested in bleeding edge graphics at all. One look at any of their first party games or character designs and that is absurdly obvious.

[Godmars290]

They didn't have much competition because no contender, largely Sony, was consistent with output. Thought of handhelds as supplementary to consoles rather than their own thing.

The PSV was literally suppose to be a companion system to the PS3. Be a rear view mirror in GT - of course with that kind of mindset it was going to fail!

Times may have changed, but Nintendo doesn't have to in order to compete with the PS5 or Series X since neither have yet to utilize their full potential. And by the time things get to a point they are while thing par to Breath of the Wild and Metroid Dread are offered, the PS6 - whatever MS's next box is - will be the only thing talked about by the "power" crowd.

[DashGamer]

Precisely. Nintendo refuse to adapt, and while they sit on billions it won't progress them for another ten decades. They just fired 100+ employees and shut down two studios citing "budgetary limits". 11bn? Budget cuts? C'mon now.

[Pyrofire95]

Nintendo has been coming off as incredibly self centered and self serving for the past decade.
Forcing people to just meet them on their level is just arrogant.

[lucian229]

Even their own games are suffering from it. Botw is severely old looking and has lag.

[n1kki6]

Congratulations, you successfully summarized the problem.

[Sciurus_vulgaris]

We have had dozens of articles like this one stating the same thing over-and-over again. The Switch was never intended to have powerful hardware. The system is designed to run titles made by Nintendo first and foremost. Look at the system’s sales, they are incredibly high despite the Switch not being able to run modern demanding games well [or at all].

[ArmorOfGod]

I'm with you. This article immediately discredits itself by saying the Switch audience is "incredibly niche". LOL.

[FinalFantasyFanatic]

The Switch sells on it's exclusives, you can say the same for the other consoles, hence why the PS4/5 also does well. And you have to admit that Nintendo does have a pretty strong library of titles to ensure that it's consoles do sell well (or at least, most of them have sold well).

People also forget that the Switch does double duty as a handheld device as well which constrains what hardware they can pack in. Sure, make it a powerhouse, but then you have a Gamegear situation where you need a much bigger battery and a bigger handheld, otherwise it'll just devour the battery life.

Personally, I think they should have done a Switch Pro without the ability to go handheld and increased it's performance 1.5 times so that they can do 1440p/4k graphics at 60fps (they wouldn't need very beastly hardware to get Nintendo games to that point). Although I don't mind if the Switch lasts another 2 or 3 years before releasing a successor as there are still games I want to buy for it (and those games don't get good discounts very often).

There's some practices of Nintendo's that I do not like, but they have a dedicated fanbase that will buy almost anything they can put out and defend them regardless.

[giveyerheadawobble]

The Switch has been out 4 years, and it'll be 5 annual years when it turns 2022 in a little over a month. That's a full generation cycle. What do people expect? This thing has exceeded expectations given what it is and that it was up against the likes of the PS4 and X1, and knowing Nintendo, they'll find a way to stretch its life span until they announce its successor. Got a problem? Most big tech companies wish they'd the same problem.

[Magog]

Their next console you can bet will also be an underpowered mobile hybrid. Nintendo doesn't expect you to play all of the bleeding edge third party games on Switch so I don't know why it's fans expect that. It's meant to be a supplement to a true console or PC not a replacement.

[giveyerheadawobble]

Exactly it, but the clueless plebs on this website (as you can already see) disagree. Nintendo has always been awkward when it come to 3rd parties, and this stretches all the way back to the SNES era, and especially the N64 era, but for different reasons. It wasn't until Nintendo changed their entire strategy with the Wii that they became more about catering to their own vision of what hardware meant that these so called "issues" came about for them. It's absolutely nothing new, but for some reason, the Switch is somehow in trouble because...why? It's underpowered? Shock horror. It's like these people have learned nothing about how Nintendo have been doing things for almost two decades. Clown shoes journalism as usual, and muppets agreeing with it on here.

Oh, and it's also worth carving out this little gem of a nugget in the opening paragraph in the statement above:

"hamstrung versions of their games to appease a niche audience"

89 million Switches sold to date. Niche audience. As I said: clown shoes.

[Yui_Suzumiya]

But I own a Switch just to play graphically intensive third party games and visual novels in handheld mode. It's heaven on earth. I even spent $400 just for the OLED tablet and joycons (no dock or AC adapter).

[FinalFantasyFanatic]

I'm honestly happy with it, I wouldn't mind it lasting another 2 or 3 years as long as they supply exclusive games for it (I'm buying third-party games on PC where I can because of Nintendo's pricing).

[Hofstaderman]

My bro just got his Oled and gave me his OG. I'm playing Mario Odyssey and let me tell you as a primary Playstation gamer, I don't care if the Switch is underpowered I'm having a blast. I also live in country where we have electricity loadshedding and the Switch has been a life saver for me. Once I'm done with Mario I have Breath of the Wild lined up.

[AuraAbjure]

Nice! A couple tips about Breath of the Wild. You can FREEZE ENEMIES using the time freeze ability. You can photograph bugs and record them in a diary so that your radar starts to blip whenever you get close to one you program it to detect for hunting purposes. Shoot arrows at as many dragons as you can to collect their scales for armor upgrades later. Same as shooting stars. You can also deflect Guardian laser beams with your shield and set grass on fire by merely drawing a fire arrow back. The updraft from the grass's fire allows you to para glide straight up for a convenient boost.

I would search for upgrades that boost your grip stamina while climbing, towards the beginning of the game ideally. There's a respawning bow that zooms in like a sniper in an underground Geurdo ice cave.

Also, somebody found out how to obtain the master sword very close to the beginning of the game using a camp fire glitch.

[Hofstaderman]

Thanks for the tips

[BrainSyphoned]

Great you like Mario and Zelda. Of course this article is is about third party problems but keep on enjoying the library you can count on one hand.

[Double_O_Revan]

This guy gets it. The people that mainly complain about the Switch and how underpowered it is are the people that want it to be their primary console, and it will never be that. I too am a Playstation player primarily. And when I got my Switch near launch, I played the hell out of it with games like BotW and Odyssey. But it does sit for lengthy periods of times untouched.

But mostly it's a system I use when taking breaks from my PS4/5. I play both 1st and 3rd party games on it. I don't care if it's less powerful than the others, because it's a system built for convenience to take on the go or sitting in the back yard on a nice day. It is the evolution of the Gameboy and DS lines combined with its home console line.

[Hofstaderman]

Exactly. The Switch cannot compete with my Playstation but it fits in nicely between my more extensive plays of games like Mass Effect trilogy and Last of Us 2.

[Sirk7x]

Word. I love my Series X, but I'm sitting here right now playing SMTV. A good game is a good game, regardless of hardware. Sure, someone could say the performance and graphics could be better on more powerful hardware, but you could say that about any game that isn't industry leading.

[Automatic79]

Well said. Nintendo is fun in its own right. It doesn't need to be like the other consoles.

[FinalFantasyFanatic]

I just like how the Nintendo consoles still support couch multi-player, it's rare to see that with the other 2 nowadays and it makes having friends over for a gaming session difficult. So the Switch is now my go to console for that, even my friends enjoy playing those games despite being reluctant to play the Switch.

[IanTH]

The bigger issue is you're playing - IMO - the best that platform has to offer between Odyssey & BotW. You'll get done with those & look to Nintendo for more of the same, and they have not put out a single game as interesting or ambitious as those two games since. Those early games really had me excited for what Nintendo would be putting out down the line, and somehow those were one-offs.

Hopefully BotW2 is an excellent follow up to the first, but most everything else feels kind of like a regression in comparison. There are still some decent additional titles (especially if you never owned a Wii U), but the fact you kind of got one for free & just get to dip in without feeling like you have to have justified making the hardware investment is about as good as it gets in my mind.

Also, if you play in handheld mode a lot, get a Hori Split Pad Pro. Your hands will thank you, and the analog sticks are much better than the ones on the JoyCons.

[Hofstaderman]

I agree the Switch is quite wide for me when holding and I'm getting used to playing with the Joy Cons detached. I am planning on getting a pro controller for tabletop and docked play

[Hofstaderman]

Yup pretty much my sentiment. I got it at no cost and no I've never owned a Wii-U so I think I'll be good for a while. Graphics don't really mean much to me, I still play Final Fantasy 6, the PlayStation 1 Final Fantasies and Xenogears. I also have never owned any other Nintendo console so I'm hoping they improve on their legacy releases.

[FinalFantasyFanatic]

@Hofstaderman,

Like Instantstupor said, I also like the Hori Split-Pad, it add some bulk, but it makes handheld so much more comfortable, otherwise I get hand cramps. I also recommend the 8bitdo Pro 2 controller and the 8bitdo bluetooth adapter (so you can use other console controllers on the Switch like the PS4 controller, or use other controllers on the PC if you don't have bluetooth on it).

[DashGamer]

That's awesome! I love Odyssey, and I consider BOTW to be the best Zelda of all time, despite what enthusiasts say. I'm glad they still produce quality in first party titles, it's what keeps me attracted to their platform.

[RetroCaptainSteve]

Just reading "Nintendo have a problem" gave me a headache.

[DashGamer]

Take an aspirin.

[ElvisHuxley]

Wow, who could have seen this coming??

[YourMommySpoils]

What I've been saying for over a year now.

[thesoftware730]

Nintendo current problem is finding somewhere to store all that money the Switch is printing!

[Godmars290]

As Nintendo has repeatedly - REPEATEDLY - demonstrated: its not power but quality. As much as MS and Sony have talked up hardware - more MS than Sony though (Not they actually do much with it) - by market perspective Nintendo has always either been at their heels or effectively leading.

[DashGamer]

They're a generation ahead because they were way behind in the last and again, they're behind technology-wise. You can demand quality, but it should be delivering quality from everything being published on the platform, not just first parties.

[Godmars290]

More like a demand for competence, passion for the work and to tell a story, than quality. If second parties can't do that, are more focused on profit and assembly line production across multiple platforms, then that's on them.

You and others demand keeping up with the latest tech while expecting peak performance across multiple platforms, and that's just ridiculous. That gets you the likes of Cybrpunk 2077 Halo Infinite or, want to say Fallout 76, but than that's the opposite Nintendo argument. Low quality incompetence.

[FinalFantasyFanatic]

@Godmars290,

Oh god, we all remember the Cyberpunk 2077 fiasco, that should never have been announced for last gen consoles, should have been PC/Series X/PS5 only, and it would have saved everyone alot of headaches.

[agnosticgamer]

Nintendo doesn't really have a problem. Their strategy is to make underpowered hardware in comparison to that of Sony and Microsoft and then they rely on their strong 1p games to sell the hardware. They aren't overly concerned with 3rd party games if they were they would make hardware more in-line with what MS and Sony put out. You won't get Zelda and Mario on any other system. Nintendo doesn't care what 3rd party games you can get on other systems, just what 1p Nintendo games you can buy on their system. It is a strategy that has worked for them so I don't know why they would change it.

[BrettAwesome]

And then fail to deliver on those 1st party titles 😂

[agnosticgamer]

I still see the switch outsell the PS5 and Xbox Series S|X... So I would say Nintendo is doing just fine with the market they carved out.

[BrettAwesome]

@agnostic
What does that have to do with Nintendo failing to deliver on 1st party titles?

[Harryvok]

If it still sells, Nintendo won't see it as a problem. It's their business after all.

Unfortunately they really lost me as a fan after the gamecube. It's been gimmicky stuff I just haven't cared about ever since the Wii came out. The gamecube saw Nintendo branching into more mature games and genres I enjoyed, but the focus has most definitely gone back to more family friendly stuff since. I'm just not interested in that. I really only bought a Switch for BotW and Metroid 4, so since BotW, I've barely touched the Switch.

I'm really disappointed we haven't seen high fidelity, cutting edge graphic graphics in a Zelda or Metroid game. Even a modern remake of Ocarina of Time with all the graphical bells and whistles would be fantastic.

[Yui_Suzumiya]

Doom Eternal and Doki Doki Literature Club is the best family entertainment, am I right?!

[Harryvok]

I'm talking about how they'd partner with developers for exclusives that were more mature etc, they actively looked for that back on the Gamecube. Some third party developer porting their game for extra sales isn't the same.

[Einhander1971]

Nintendo have never followed, they lead. They design amazing fun and engaging games. You can hate them all you want but with the sales figures your obviously in the minority to think they are going any where. Also if you don't like Nintendo or there business practice, then go else where and stop trolling. And before anybody calls me a fanboy I own PS5, Xbox and Switch. All have faults but just enjoy the games across the platforms.

[z2g]

Exactly what I’ve been saying for a while. I have a switch and it hasn’t been touched for at least a year.

[Outlawzz]

When the switch stops selling then they'll have a problem.

I wish they would provide stronger hardware but I'm happy with the amount of fun I've had on my switch and their still releasing quality first party for me. Don't care much about 3rd party on it.

[Yui_Suzumiya]

Switch is the best console for FPS's and visual novels so I have zero complaints.

[Magog]

Switch. The best for FPS games? C'mon now. It can't even run turn based fps games at 30fps let alone a high quality fps at 60fps.

[Yui_Suzumiya]

Dying Light stays above 30fps and it's very graphically intensive so your logic is flawed. There are dips but that's the same on regular consoles as well.

[Magog]

@Yui_Suzumiya Dying light is a last gen game but is getting a locked 60fps edition for PS5. Dying Light 2 will also be 60fps on PS5. There isn't a native game I can think of that doesn't have a 60fps option on PS5 all while having more detail than Switch.

[iplay1up2]

Seriously? "Nintendo have a problem " WTAF? Basic English "Nintendo HAS A PROBLEM"

[Automatic79]

Every article against Nintendo Switch is always trying to compare Nintendo to other platforms. Enough with the silly comparison. Nintendo is about Gameplay they don't care about graphics, they care about giving you great games to enjoy at home or on the go. Not every developer is focusing on high end graphics there are over a thousand developers creating games - big and small. Nintendo is going to get games that look and play great on the system.

[DashGamer]

Read the article. It's not about graphics, it's about optimal performance of exclusives. Shin Megami Tensei V just released and runs like a turd on the unit.

[NitendoPowa]

Nintendo is King they can do what the hell they want, Their first party games is legend, if you don't like Nintendo get the heck out the way

[FallenAngel1984]

Nintendo consoles have always been secondary to me after PlayStation ever since GameCube

Idk how anyone can have it as their primary, let alone their sole console

[Yui_Suzumiya]

Sony is best for The Last of Us, Xbox is best for Halo and the upcoming Starfield, Switch is best for third party.

[myfathersbastard]

Nintendo’s got a bunch of problems they don’t seem to care enough to work on. I like my switch, and I love some Nintendo IP’s, but I’m still gonna call them out when they should be called out. They shouldn’t get a pass because we all grew up playing their stuff.

[DashGamer]

I agree. Nintendo have incredible first party properties that propel them. And yes, they have a problem that's become a little too egotistical and insulting. Doesn't mean that PlayStation or XBOX are any better, with the former having a boss in Jim Ryan, that poses a Public Relations' nightmare and XBOX without any strong first party juggernauts to lead the charge.

[Sirk7x]

Nintendo should allow full overclock in docked mode near the end of its lifecycle, with a parental mode lock/disclaimer that it could shorten the console's life. In actuality, the Tegra chip is severely underclocked in the system and the full CPU and GPU overclock bring it up to NVIDIA Shield specs, with temperatures still well within its threshold. It makes a huge difference in game performance. Much more solid frame rates and higher average dynamic resolution. I haven't had any problems at all using it with every game on my launch day Switch.

[DashGamer]

That's a pretty cool concept. I've been tinkering with homebrew on my switch to enable OC modes on certain games and it's made a huge improvement.

[EnigmaXtreme]

These articles are a dime a dozen, touting the same garbage that for some reason, despite the Switch selling like crazy for the past 5 years with a regular stream of First, Third and Indie titles to play. Because Metroid Dread runs in 4K on an Emulator, they need to drop everything and work on that 4K super-powered handheld everyone wants. He brings up the insurmountable prices Australians pay for games and as a fellow Aussie I agree, but any system that has the power he wants while as portable as the Switch would cost several hundred dollars, we know this because that is what the Steam Deck will cost, with battery life to match as well.

The Switch isn't the Wii, the Wii was all about the gimmick with barely any wiggle room for developers to do anything different (no pun intended). The Switch, yeah it's underpowered and we've seen developers struggle with it but studios want to see their games on the system because, even just at this time, the system is a hot seller. Which is the exact same description you can give the PS2.

I honestly don't know what this guy actually wants, what his actual point is. Nintendo has never been about graphics/performance even when their system was exactly that, not to mention Sony and Microsoft could release 8K systems and Nintendo will just do their own thing

[lellkay]

Love the console but the hardware is absolutely showing it's age.

[Matpan]

I think Nintendo is doing fine. And I appreciate a company doing things at a different Pace, otherwise we would have another PS / Xbox...

[EternalTitan]

Nvidia bought ARM. So the next APU by Nvidia should be on par with PS5.
Ninty just has to wait and order the switch successor chip from Nvidia.
Imagine Ray tracing on a handheld.

[Magog]

That's not how any of this works. Heat, power consumption and die space will ensure the next switch will still be less powerful than the PS4. The current switch is basically equal to a PS3/Wii U.

[BrettAwesome]

What?? 😂😂😂 ARM doesn't magically make anything more powerful. It's RISC, which means less power draw and heat. The upcoming Steamdeck is on par with PS4. Do you seriously believe any handheld will magically be able to compete with a 10tflops APU?? 😂😂😂

[ThisPlaceIsToxic]

Nintendo is probably a generation and a half behind Sony/Microsoft in terms of hardware.

But it’s geared towards children and they’re historically less picky about things like broken joysticks and pixeled graphics.

I for one would love for Nintendo to build a beast of a machine, harkening back to the N64 days. I haven’t bought a Nintendo system since then, but would love to play some of those franchises on my 48” CX at 4K 60. One can dream.

[Dirtnapstor]

Fix this title... it's not right.... *has, not have.
This is like saying, "Ozzy Osbourne is such a great band."

[iraqmilner]

It's really a matter of perspective. Nintendo's games are going to be polished and near perfection. Third-party titles are going to suffer big time, as they have from day one. So, go into your purchase of a Switch with the understanding that it should primarily be used for first party hits, and everything else should be played on a real console.

[BrettAwesome]

Yeah. That's what I did. Except none of those hits have materialized. It's all WiiU ports.

[iraqmilner]

I hear you, man. I am impressed w/ Luigi's Mansion 3 and have enjoyed playing it on my PC. Uh... I mean, Switch.

[BrettAwesome]

Nintendo's biggest problem is that they rely on third party to deliver the goods. No Metroid Prime 4, no Botw2, No Bayonetta 3. Just animal daycare and WiiU ports.

[ActualWhiteMan]

Has a problem*

[Smellsforfree]

TL;DR - The Nintendo Switch is under powered for modern games, and the author doesn't seems to think running ROMs is illegal because it violates the EULA. The Author needs to go back to school. Violating a EULA isn't the same as breaking the law. Come on.

[PressPlayBros]

WE* have a problem of buying Nintendo's games, services, and hardware that are generations behinds and eating them up like hotcakes and it's becoming absurd. (Myself included) If they're making money hand over fist why would they change anything?

[Jalapeno]

Still plenty of games even on my Steam wishlist that is also coming to the Switch and those are not the games that will require the latest hardware to run. That is why I appreciate the likes of the Switch and Xbox Series S for keeping games more accessible to PC gamers out there that might not be able to get new upgraded parts due to shortages.