The Switch can help you find wayward JoyCons if you listen closely. The tablet can remotely activate any paired JoyCon within range with a tap of the touch screen, so you can listen for them. They have no speaker or buzzer, but their rumble motors are powerful enough that they can make an audible buzz on their own, which is very useful if you dropped one behind the couch or left it in a drawer. Grips and Straps Joy-Con disconnect: If one or both of your Joy-Con constantly disconnects and reconnects to the system, you might be experiencing this problem. Generally, newer systems don’t experience this, as Nintendo implemented a fix after it became aware of the issue. System owners of an early batch, though, might need to get their Joy-Con repaired. The Switch is equipped with a 6-inch, 720p capacitive touch screen, the most advanced ever put on a Nintendo device. The 3DS' screen only shows a 400-by-240 picture (per eye, for the handheld's 3D effect), which means the Switch's 1,280-by-720 screen has nine times as many pixels. It's a bright, sharp screen, with excellent colors even when viewing it off-angle. It isn't as crisp or as high-res as the 1080p and Quad HD screens of many modern smartphones and tablets, but for a Nintendo gaming device, it's very impressive. The Joy-Con grip is a plastic shell you can insert the two Joy-Cons into to use them as a conventional gamepad. With the Joy-Cons attached, it feels like a slightly lighter, smaller version of the standard Xbox controller. The grip has four light tunnels for each attached Joy-Con to indicate their connection status (the status lights on the rails of each Joy-Con shines through the tunnels to the front of the grip). While Nintendo still hasn't announced any Virtual Console for the Switch, Nintendo Switch Online lets you play several dozen of NES and Super NES games in their own system library apps on the Switch. The selection isn't close to the Virtual Console on the 3DS and Wii U, but Nintendo adds a few new games every few months, and some excellent classics are on there. The Nintendo Switch Games

CNET’s Jeff Bakalar in a post-launch review: “The Switch’s first five months have been impressive, and now that we’re closing in on a year, it’s easy to give it a slam dunk recommendation. Its runaway away [sic] success guarantees that it will see support from first- and third-party developers for many years to come.”Nintendo Labo — A kit that allows you to create physical gadgets out of cardboard, encouraging children to gain interest in STEM fields. Nintendo Switch is a breakthrough home video game console. It not only connects to a TV at home, but it also instantly transforms into an on-the-go handheld using its 6.2-inch screen. For the first time, players can enjoy a full home-console experience anytime, anywhere.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom— The hottest video game of 2023 is only playable on the Switch. The Switch Lite is overall physically smaller than the Switch. This results in a smaller display (5.5 inches compared to 6.2 inches).Breath of the Wild is an open-world adventure, incorporating elements of both the Legend of Zelda series and Western open-world games like Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Your character, Link, can run around a massive Hyrule and explore dozens of different mini dungeons, gaining new abilities and equipment as he explores. Not only is it fun to play, it's easily the best-looking Zelda game yet. Currently, you can't copy or transfer your save files unless you have Nintendo Switch Online, and even then the cloud save function doesn't work on some games. This is frustrating, since you still can't simply put your saves on a USB drive in case something happens to your Switch (which is possible if you use it primarily as handheld system). Should You Make the Switch? However, there are still quite a few problems related to the Switch console. Below are a few of the biggest ones for which you should be on the lookout: Battery life of approx. 4.5-9 hours. The duration will depend on the games you play. For instance, the battery will last approximately 5.5 hours for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

Power: When you’re on the go, you don’t want your Switch to die on you in the middle of playing. You should own a good power bank to keep your console topped up. We have a great list of the best power banks.The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild — Winner of dozens of Game of the Year awards and already on a few “Best Games of All Time” lists. Some of the most significant overall game releases of the past few years are Nintendo-owned franchises that it develops and publishes. They are only playable on a Nintendo Switch (and, in some cases, the Wii U). Nintendo Switch Online also enables voice chat on paper, but it's so unwieldy you might as well use Discord, Skype, or some other app. Instead of enabling voice chat through the Switch itself using a wired headset, it's done through the Nintendo Switch Online mobile app. It coordinates voice chat through your phone, requiring you to juggle two devices at once if you want to talk to other people in your game. It's effectively useless next to other VoIP apps. The digital eShop currently offers a good handful of compelling independent titles and a surprising number of Neo Geo classics released by the Hamster Corporation as the ACA Neo Geo series. Lots of good older games have also been released separately by Nintendo and other publishers as full Switch ports, including Bayonetta 2, Lumines Remastered, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Okami HD, and The World Ends With You: Final Remix. Indie games are well-represented, with ports of Inside, Night In The Woods, Stardew Valley, Undertail, and dozens of other acclaimed titles. Gameplay Controllers: While the Joy-Con that come with your Switch are terrific for what they are, they are no substitute for a fully-featured “normal” controller. There are lots of options out there, but none work better than the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller. It’s not only the best controller for the Switch, but it’s one of the best console controllers in general.