The Switch Is Great... But What's Next for Nintendo?

[@littlebit670]

Features I would like to see: - Bluetooth headset support (boy, have we been dealing with this being absent for a while) - Speakers in the joycons? (Like the Wii Remote) - Back up saves to an SD card (for stuff that can’t be sent to the cloud) - A web browser - Long video and streaming support (for people who don’t want to invest in a capture card)

[@JL-zw7hi]

@IceyyOCE a d-pad isn't good for sharing the joycons

[@Tman-gt7fk]

I don’t know why everyone goes nuts about the switch not having a dpad I prefer not having a dpad

[@nixa7038]

Web browser would be so good. You could watch Netflix and KZbin with it and use it as a tablet

[@wadezabel5306]

Every single thing you named is something that could pretty easily be put on the switch already (except for the speakers)

[@alfredocontreras7722]

We do need Google

[@lebronfitzgerald8129]

Their next console will be a folding screen handheld called the Bendo Nintendo

[@kaylaa2204]

This is the best comment

[@SEiMEi_EXiSTS]

*NinBendo

[@MicrowaveThe3rd]

folding console

[@doowster6298]

You mean the ds?

[@starsofskies2328]

Cough DS

[@Robert-rw5lm]

All i know is that the next console needs backwards compatibility

[@asrieldreemurr8059]

Robert All the way back to the nes

[@campkira]

well they care more about selling new shit not old shit....

[@scramblesthedeathdealer]

@@campkira If the games are all disc-based, I don't see why it would be that difficult/expensive to include backwards compatability. It would probably help them sell more consoles, like if someone has a Switch and wants to upgrade, they could keep their current games and sell the Switch to help pay for the new console.

[@packlesswolf1]

@@asrieldreemurr8059 that's ambitious

[@TheZiiFamily]

Robert 100% backwards compatibility to like the gamecube

[@attilatiti9542]

Handheld Switch: Lite Hybrid: Switch Home: Switch HEAVY

[@alvinalvarado1579]

Attila TITI it should be HEVY not heavy😂😂😂

[@obamaclassicsonicfan1324]

Does this switch have a minigun?

[@Mark-gd5vr]

*THICC* SWITCH

[@illuc_]

@@Mark-gd5vr *Yeah that's a big one*

[@ChiliDUDE27]

Me coming home to find someone has been playing my Switch: "Oh my god. Who touched Sasha?"

[@RealHankShill]

The reason why I like the Switch, and I think the reason mostt people do, has nothing to do with motion control or any of that. Its cause you can now play big name games on the go. They need to stick with that.

[@starsofskies2328]

Cough cough The DS

[@colinoday9525]

@@starsofskies2328 Ds was nowhere near as close to playing triple a titles. But they fucked themselves for releasing in 2017. They should of waited till next gen. Imagine they invested another 3 years of development on the console then it could of been a real competitor.

[@ruler_of_everything]

cough wheeze wheeze cough the game boy advance

[@alvallac2171]

*most *It's because

[@dddmemaybe]

@@colinoday9525 Yea but then they'd have wii-u income for 3 more years. They had to make something that rekindled hope in Nintendo's home consoles as fast as possible. A lot of people really disliked the wii-u and a lot more thought it was just an add-on for the really old wii console.

[@ninjajack6457]

Nintendo: our new switch model! Me: meh Nintendo: with more than 2 themes! Me: I’LL TAKE YOUR ENTIRE STOCK.

[@LittleLexi24]

Ninjajack 64 Lol

[@Zaque-TV]

@@LittleLexi24 Olo

[@tigersfan00]

Nintendo Direct: We are releasing a new Switch 2 with not 1, not 2, but 3 themes! We have the original black and white themes but today we announce the third theme! Welcome to the grey theme. Yep, that’s right, we combined everyone’s favourite two themes from the first Switch and combined them! Welcome to the Switch family grey theme!!!

[@doggokiller4584]

TIGERSFAN00 Oh my god, oh my god, I’ve been waiting for this day, oh I think I’m going to fain-

[@rudywoomy441]

So true tho.. I want theeemeeeesssss

[@epicsause21]

"Who needs new consoles when you have the wii?" -Ubisoft

[@pessimisticpianist582]

👌amazing comment.

[@WhoElseButZane]

Are they still releasing games for wii?

[@jeffhallinan5055]

GameCube games are what I use a my Wii for

[@fussbucket3080]

@@WhoElseButZane yep Just Dance

[@AlterEgoX7]

God bless em.

[@menryyami3162]

Just plaster the word "Super" on the back and call it Super Switch

[@renookami4651]

*Super switch* (more powerful hybrid) OR *Virtual console* (kinda the same, but comes with a headset dock and joycon accessory) Place your bets, the game is on!

[@gdashfan13gd30]

Super Nintendo Entertainment Switch

[@jacurutu6888]

Super Nintendo Switch sounds more natural, I think.

[@dlanx787]

you forgot "new" the "new nintendo switch u 3ds xl" seems legit

[@st.fentanylfloyd8008]

I think this would make a legit name for the "switch pro" or whatever

[@myttydohun4851]

Nintendo: damn, this console wasn't easy to make. good thing it'll keep us afloat for around a decade at least. good work, guys. Arlo not even 4 years later: *ight so what's next?*

[@theravinator1458]

@SquidBag why would they? Enlighten me:D

[@SaberToothPortilla]

@@theravinator1458 I will say, it's probably going to be a *little* scary for them in 2020 when other 8th gen stuff comes around. If it weren't for the fact that they have the portable space cornered, they would be in a pickle. They just picked an awkward time, not too dissimilar from the Wii U. Realistically though, they could probably get away with waiting for a long while if they felt like it.

[@bt3743]

@@theravinator1458 Well lets see here the switch is incredibly underpowered compared to the competition so when gen 9 consoles come out it will be near impossible to port games and it's even already getting to that point with mk 11 running poorly and even breath of the wild a launch title draining the battery way too fast. No amount of optimisation can get every game eve ron switch so that's less third party support just like another wii u situation, The controllers are 70 dollars but still drift and break easily so that's another major issue, internal storage space is a major issue with 32 gb as the only option, the kickstand is flimsy and poorly placed, and the lack of bluetooth headphone support is not a good thing.

[@XXLRebel]

@@bt3743 You need 8K Mario then? Why would they need to port gen 9 games when their main selling point is: Mario, Zelda, Pokemon etc.(in other words; console exclusives). The other points you made were a controller which has nothing to do with the system. Internal storage space is not an issue when you can easily buy a micro-SD card(in other words; NOT their problem). Also, a flimsy kickstand? Yep, thats a reason to design a whole new Switch for😂. Then the bluetooth thing is really only a problem for a select group of people. Main point i'm trying to make: 1. It still sells. 2. It's unique (portable console) 3. They've got great exclusives 4. The Switch is targeted towards kids(not professional gamers), even i have a Switch Xbox and a PS4 5. They JUST made a Switch Lite Why would you throw all of that out the window, just for some minor improvements. It's gonna sell regardless.

[@bt3743]

@@XXLRebel choosing to keep 32 gbs and force the customer to pay more for semi decent storage is anti consumer. The wii u also had mario zelda and pokemon games and we all know how that went. The switch is not targeted towards kids,every switch commercial from launch had young adults and do you really think it took them much effort to make the switch lite? Yesit sells but so did the ds and wii but they still made consoles after those. Nintendo has an entire team dedicated towards console design. Do you really think they've been sitting on their asses for 4 years? No! they are as we speak working on whatever the next system is. Thats how product development works. The switch is a great system but it aint perfect. Console developers lose money on every single console when you factor in development costs, production, tax, shipping, Consoles are not profitable? You know how they actually make money? The games, and first party games can only get you so far, Nintendo games appeal to a relatively small audience compared to 3rd parties who can make far more games than 1 company ever could. But unlike Nintendo, 3rd parties prioritise tec specs more than anything so will thereofre make more physically demanding games and since the switch is significantly weaker compared to upcoming consoles then when 3rd parties move onto those systems then the switch will have basically no new 3rd party triple a games within a year or two. It's called buisness kid

[@lemmyvonh868]

I only want one thing from a switch 2 4K rumble

[@ArloStuff]

Why did I not think of 4k rumble

[@ShiitakeWarrior]

_Ugh..._

[@carterjohnson3420]

Smash with motion controls.

[@schmitt5476]

Carter Johnson no... just no....

[@ShiitakeWarrior]

@@ArloStuff Probably because the term, "rumble", has nothing to do with screen resolution. Just sayin'.

[@dezooielylat9134]

I somehow have the feeling, we will "wear" the next Nintendo Console.

[@LimeGamer99]

Yes, it's a t-shirt with Nintendo's logo on it. You can wear it when you play video games.

[@hjv6133]

Yeah, I was thinking maybe dig up some ancient history and make gloves/gauntlets/something along those lines. I mean they tried it before with the Power Glove or whatever it was called

[@nothing1222]

Fox Lylat yeah it's gonna be a virtual reality headset Nintendo

[@lovellstanton8215]

Fox Lylat ur a fucking idiot

[@lovellstanton8215]

Fox Lylat How fucking stupid are u

[@zacherywhitcomb8961]

Okay, switch 2 better have netflix, and the underrated wii music

[@d.3578]

and Chrome,Google or something so you can access twitter,instagram or just anything

[@itsmesteve1081]

Wait, switch doesn't have Netflix? Wtf. I just canceled my Netflix account like last month and bought the switch lite a couple of days ago.. I did not know that.. Even the 3ds had Netflix..

[@lukebytes5366]

It's me, Steve the 3ds had what?

[@lizbethskiles8151]

@@lukebytes5366 the 3ds has Netflix

[@lizbethskiles8151]

@@lukebytes5366 it's not like you didn't hear them just read the comment again lol

[@sqfzerzefsdf]

Up next they fix issues like joycon drift. I think that the switch is too perfect of a concept to just move on.

[@ThatGuyLegend]

I just want driftless joy cons better hardware and sounds coming out of the joy cons like the wii did

[@CarloNassar]

They already started fixing it for free almost a year ago. At that time, they already got sued for joy-con drift (I'm sorry but I can't agree with filing lawsuits for reasons like that).

[@sqfzerzefsdf]

@@CarloNassar it's a flaw in their product that costs 80$ to replace and some people got it within a month so I can see why you would file a lawsuit for it. Also repairs are a temporary fix they should make something more permanent.

[@CarloNassar]

@@sqfzerzefsdf At least I explained that they do fix them but I see what you mean.

[@Aiden_Jomanski]

I think that the switch is a perfect concept, but what if the dock was a high end console on the level of the ps5 and also made the handheld more powerful? Also, virtual console, Netflix, and better joy-cons with a dpad and curved grips, along with fixing all the joy-con current issues, could make Nintendo the richest tech company of all time. Just saying.

[@larhyperhair]

The Switch Heavy™️: it only connects to the tv

[@PentaRapids]

Or how about the switch home?

[@GBloxers]

now 4500% larger

[@sirdarkon4517]

How bout making the switch is the tv

[@_-Lx-_]

It costs $400,000 to play the console for 12 seconds.

[@larhyperhair]

@@PentaRapids the opposite of lite

[@RockMcLuckle]

I can't wait for people to come back to this video in a pair of years talking about the next console, either saying (depending on how it will be) how much better the switch was or how much things have changed for Nintendo or something like that

[@IsaacSperrow]

Also the "who is watching this in [insert year here]?" comments too.

[@dachking6657]

@the lets player First of all: Why are you here? Second of all: What happened to you during your childhood or is currently happening to you in your childhood that made this way? And third of all: Ok, boomer.

[@miguelgcgamer9878]

The lets player is a troll, he's been going on Nintendo related videos to tell how Nintendo needs to die and promote how PlayStation and xbox are the only true consoles to exist.

[@TheRealTedNeal]

the lets player It must be difficult waiting for those pubes to grow.

[@t.fernbach602]

@@theletsplayer4921 another moron talking smack about other people's gaming preferences. Can't stand that s#!$

[@danielhalter2795]

Knowing Nintendo, theyre probably going to throw this whole thing out and pull a "my goals are beyond your understanding"

[@luthius363]

lmfao

[@borjamax3]

Wii U 2, Electric Boogaloo, now it tazes you whenever you take damage. FEEL THE GAME.

[@dddmemaybe]

@@borjamax3 If I have to play Half Life VR on the Wii U 2, Electric Boogaloo, years after the release of Half Life VR and I get fucking tased when a headhumper humps my eyes I'll be halfway into the fucking grave.

[@raymondjones7423]

@@borjamax3 😂😂😂😂

[@Little3Pigs]

Sadly this seems very likeable.

[@bluebomb2047]

Oh, you're enjoying your PS6 and Xbox Indigo? Well why don't you switch "2" the Switch 2? *Marketing Genius*

[@GaamingPros]

Microsoft has the Xbox One X. Nintendo will have the Nintendo Switch Z.

[@SuperByrio]

S T O N K S!

[@coen.rivera]

Dude it can’t be Xbox project indigo. It has to start with sc

[@hypnobagels8634]

hIrE tHiS MAn NINtEnDo!

[@netweed09]

Well,, was this not said for this 1st one already?

[@rhyelince8277]

Next controller: a syringe with a game that you inject yourself with then fall asleep and dream the game

[@loganberryyaps]

Rhye Lince that would be AMAZING!

[@sambalekouy7298]

*MARIO & LUIGI: DREAM TEAM 2 CONFIRME...!!!* Oh, wait...

[@ilianceroni]

Rhye Lince “Nintendo LSD”, a whole mind of games

[@NorthshireGaming]

The Nintendo Dreamcast

[@MGCMason]

Nintendo DR (Dream Reality)

[@ZanzatheDivine]

Simple. They make the 4DS after all. You play games to travel through time

[@oliviapolychronopolis4150]

Oot4d is the most immersive version of the game yet

[@rad2games889]

It will always travel forward

[@fenhen]

I already do that. I played Pokemon Y, and when I’d caught every Pokemon, it was 2 years in the future!

[@chefdunsparce4254]

The nontendo 4ds

[@LAN2D]

Mario and Luigi partners in time 2: VR

[@bokbokdroid]

Why don’t they make a special dock that enhances the power of the system to take advantage of higher resolution displays?

[@SuperGamersplus]

bokbokdroid that’s what I’m saying then the switch can last 10 years or more.

[@SuperGamersplus]

I don’t want a new one anytime soon.

[@yamira.737]

@@__lim494 what?

[@yamira.737]

@@__lim494 its hardware not software.

[@yamira.737]

@@__lim494 stop trying to sound smart

[@kirbythingys]

With a new smell-o-vision we finally get to get to smell the smell of a sweaty Italian while playing Mario

[@rewrose2838]

Seriously though imagine smell-o-vision + VR while playing Breath of the wild... I'd lose my life to that

[@nixa7038]

They should make a smell-o-vision and import the south park games to switch

[@Bennieboy918]

Rew Rose and then a hinox comes over........

[@rewrose2838]

@@Bennieboy918 Ay I've only been teleporting away from Hinoxes and Lynels until I'm tens of hours in, so it'd be hardly a problem

[@Bennieboy918]

@@rewrose2838 oh God motion sickness would be actual hell

[@loudnoisy1656]

Personally I would call the next Nintendo Switch the "Super Nintendo Switch" as a call back to the SNES. It almost has the same initials, just minus the E.

[@Rechain]

Loud & Noisy APPROVED 👏

[@bshays21]

Super Nintendo Extra Switch

[@GiftOfKnowledge-np9vg]

Sounds like a cool idea; although I think Nintendo Super Switch may roll of the tongue a bit better, and also keep people who already call the SNES the Super Nintendo from mixing them up at all. (We all know someone would.)

[@Mr_Mimestamp]

Maybe the SNX instead since NX was its code name. I think it sounds good, besides the name’s similarity to SNK.

[@lh9591]

Super Nintendo SwixtyFour

[@StaneDaynus]

E3 in 2022 “It’s called the *switch sound effect*”

[@Xx_STRHMN_xX]

Nintendo button

[@jo_nm9484]

The click

[@kazuichiswife]

*TLCIK*

[@bah-fv2ec]

U flip the switch up u get hd 8d sounds, U flip it down we blow ur eardrums out

[@isaacddestroy3674]

I feel like the Switch concept has an evergreen interest factor so long as they push the envelope in the power department, if they can keep surprising us with how much power they can fit into a handheld, whilst maintaining the battery the Switch revision has brought to the table they can most definitely go another gen with the same concept

[@callumloader8713]

Yeah if they tell me a 4K handheld with 8hr battery life is doable for 400 (and it’s backwards compatible) there’s no way I won’t split one with my girlfriend just like we did with the oled. 220 bucks each after tax

[@TheMainGuyYT]

Best Guess: The Super Switch with a 1080p screen that’s does 4K when it docks, power is comparable to the PS4 and XBOX one Also there’s a deluxe model with a VR headset :)

[@RoboBreaker]

It's not enough. The current gen competition already smokes Nintendo on the graphical front, and VR. They've got to leverage gameplay, unique new hardware, and that monster IP library

[@aidancole9112]

Hunter Brittell We need to wait at least another 3 years for something to be equivalent to the one X and be at $400 or less.

[@claire4760]

Hunter Brittell Yeah probably if they wanna bank on getting ports from next gen consoles.. the difference between current switch and Xbox one is gonna be massively smaller than Xbox one and next gen consoles so there’s not a good chance of ports gonna be possible if they just make a Xbox one comparable switch which wouldn’t be that much more powerful than the current switch but I have no idea where that hardware is gonna come from. Current phones don’t match current base consoles in graphical power and the new tegra chips aren’t gonna cut it. We have to keep in mind that a hybrid console has to have a chipset that can be utilized as a handheld device because it’s essentially a handheld that powers to a tv. So that means we probably have to hope form some massively huge gains in mobile technology to reach ps4 pro level graphical power

[@Jazking95Plays]

One can dream

[@SkepticalCaveman]

Nvidias next Tegra chip will probably be at least 5 times faster than the one in the switch. Performance is not really important anymore, though. The hybrid model is the winning concept. Next step is making it smaller and thinner, like a phone, in fact I really hope Nintendo makes a phone, and competes with Android and Apple, but I really don't think they will.

[@diannabarfield8487]

I just bought a switch I don’t wanna think about buying a new console

[@Rosie_Cozy]

PS5 XBOX SCARLET

[@brainmtz1351]

Nintendo switch lite max

[@richardvillagomez2513]

idk if it'll even come out anytime soon so you should be fine

[@elisafromwiisports8616]

@@Rosie_Cozy I am already on the verge of waiting to buy a PS5 even though I just got a Switch Lite, and my wallet isn't liking it.

[@Rosie_Cozy]

Elisa from Wii Sports I got Xbox 360 3ds wiiu Xbox 1 s switch switch lite

[@Reubenaut]

“Arlos” There’re more of them.

[@LeleJackMusic]

Kenton Minton *There're

[@phz7107]

That's what I was thinking! Maybe they're like grouches?

[@phz7107]

Cuz if I remember right there were alot of grouches that were all similar but different cuz like underneath Oscar's garbage can was like a whole underground city of grouches

[@oxenford539]

@@LeleJackMusic what did they write originally? because "there're" is colloquial and you shouldn't be correcting somebody to use it. while 'there are' is correct and 'there is' isn't in this case, you'd still use 'there's' instead of 'there're' as it's the contraction of both, despite only seeming like the contraction of 'there is'. 'there are' still becomes 'there's' in written english if you insist on contracting it.

[@_-Lx-_]

He's one of countless clones. The rest of him are kept in containment with a switch to entertain them, and will replace our one if something happens to him.

[@sampo5201]

Arlo: what's next for Nintendo? Me an intellectual: W I I P H O N E

[@madlad255]

No, *W I I I P H O N E* (the space is so everyone gets why I put three I's in there, since Wiiiphone would be cooler XD)

[@fehintoluo2824]

Imagine there being Smash on Mobile XD

[@IanWithAPC]

Honestly, Nintendo has created such a strong and reliable first-party library that they can realistically do *almost* anything they want, and people will buy the next console just to play the games.

[@renookami4651]

it just need a "headset dock" device and the gate to real Nintendo VR will be open.

[@thewonderlandfox1575]

I‘m going to buy the switch just to play the new animal crossing 😂

[@itsmesteve1081]

Not me. The games have stayed the same since gamecube. I haven't played pokemon since black and white. Havent played Mario kart since the 3ds way back in the decade. Mario party you need friends and family. Havent played a 3d mario game since super Mario for ds. Not a huge fan of fire emblem. Never played I before tbh. Not going to. Donkey Kong and yoshi games are just the same games with better sprites. Its getting old now.

[@itsmesteve1081]

Smash bros too. Times are changing. Gaming is not the future. For the past couple of, decades it was, but now we are, starting to move out of it. There's nothing more to explore from games.

[@alialpaca]

@@itsmesteve1081 but that's just you, Steve.

[@diegog1853]

I actually would really like a sort of Nintendo 3DS HD, one that renders 3DS games at higher resolutions. Not necessarily saying that is the smartest option for nintendo, its more of a gaming necessity. Not only i really enjoy the "gimmick" of the two screens, but the DS and 3DS have a huuge library of games that are not so easily emulated in every place, unlike say... wii games. You pretty much need a hardware solution for lots of these, or at the very least to get an experience closer to the original. And as the years go by, it will be harder and harder to both buy the console and the physical games.

[@joj5150]

You can’t just make hardware that renders 3DS games at higher resolution. You’d need to remake and rerelease games for said hardware, and no way will they remake every 3DS game. Making a console dedicated to being able to play a select few 3DS games at a higher resolution wouldn’t sell well nor would it make sense on paper.

[@orangemonks894]

DSA that can play gamboy advance games and 3DS games at a higher res and faster ram

[@Marcuscaravan]

3ds virtual console on switch, problem solved.

[@alinepiroutek8932]

@@joj5150 Actually it doesn't need all that stuff. Just need a hardware that reads the cartridges and make a machine that renders the stuff on it on higher resolution. Of course the textures will look low resolution but it is what hardware running higher resolution without downloading new assets can do.

[@joj5150]

Aline Piroutek It would look awful, and definitely would not be optimised to run at that resolution. It would need a whole makeover, so yes while technically you could just upscale it, it would not look appropriate for release and definitely could not be considered a HD version of 3DS games.

[@UndernetChara]

I just want to see the reveal of the NX already.

[@JaackMilk]

Still waiting for the Xbox 720 😔

[@blusteryblather]

I’m still waiting for the Nintendo Revolution to be revealed!

[@RaiosSephi]

It's been so long...

[@shumanbeans]

I heard they will reveal it tomorrow

[@yourkalamity]

Switch VR? Slide in the switch console into a headset remove joycons and boom, switch 2.0, VR Edition

[@thejaxter6993]

That seems a lot like the labbo VR, if you haven’t heard about it look it up

[@LeBrulox]

@@thejaxter6993 labbo vr may be a Nintendo's experiment. It's not the first time they release a product just to test it and see if has potential or not.

[@starrywynter]

The screen looks a little big to just slide into a headset, maybe just an extra headset piece sold separately?

[@cdwiedeman2725]

I have been saying this for years.

[@lutherdreemur3934]

Bruh,not everybody can afford a VR headset,if we will need a headset and a switch that would be like,1000$ because most headsets are like 700$ and the switch is 300$

[@zzuxon]

Fully fledged VR capabilities seem like a good way to expand the Switch concept. Basically, you'd be adding a 3rd mode to the system.

[@FoxBlocksHere]

A third mode, that's a good way for Nintendo to look at VR!

[@Kable10]

Would be nice but that would require a pretty high res screen for VR to look anything decent

[@thesalteen2962]

Kable10 maybe they could sell headsets with the display built into it. Just have the switch process the program.

[@TheVintendo]

No thanks. VR seems such a gimmick.

[@LouDyr1202]

zzuxon the Problem is to find potent Hardware that will fit in a Handheld.

[@Mr_Mimestamp]

Arlo likes the Switch? I thought he abandoned it after he didn’t make the Yoshi’s Island Flower Garden video.

[@Nylspider]

Wait a minute...

[@Oliver300Dude]

Nathan L what if it’s just taking a while to make?

[@Nylspider]

@@Oliver300Dude r/woooosh

[@JAI-z5g]

@@Nylspider r/woosh x2

[@Nylspider]

@@JAI-z5g no

[@tacotoad3959]

A PC Gamer's perspective on what features a "Switch 2" should include: 1. Enough performance to run Wii, Gamecube, NDS, and 3DS emulators at full speed in HD resolutions in the form of the return of virtual console, and full Switch 1 backwards compatibility (yes, I know it's a lot to ask for, but I can do most of that on PC and the current Switch is almost there if you soft mod it.). 2. Proper online functionality (I don't really feel the need to elaborate on this). 3. (This one's a long shot, I know, but I'm going to say it anyway) High refresh rate support. A lot of smart phones are starting to get 90hz and 120hz displays and I don't see it as unreasonable for a dedicated gaming device to have this capability. Variable refresh rate would also be nice to make sure games always appear to be running smoothly, even if it's not locked at a stable frame rate (no stuttering ever). Pair this with the previously mentioned increased performance and backwards compatibility and it would enable games locked at 30 for the Switch 1 to run at 60 on the "2", and games that run at 60 on the Switch 1 to run at 90+ on the "2" for buttery smooth motion. More powerful hardware along side higher refresh rate capability would make the "Switch 2" the definitive way to play Switch 1 games, and when you add virtual console back into the library, it also makes it the definitive way to play basically every Nintendo title of all time. You would, also, of course, have access to any new titles they release specifically for the "Switch 2". Making an upgraded Switch with more performance and a better screen to boost the handheld experience as much as possible while keeping the controller as compatible as possible with older games could cover literally all bases. People that like retro games would get virtual console, people that like new games can play them at peak performance in handheld mode, people that like competitive games would get a wide variety of control schemes and decent online, and people that like all their games on one platform (like me) would get it in a portable form factor. The current Switch is so close to the perfect gaming device and in my opinion there are only a few minor changes necessary to get it there. The biggest challenge in my opinion is getting a powerful enough processing chip that's still backwards compatible inside a handheld device with reasonable battery life and without melting.

[@רועיבירן-נ3י]

Taco Toad if I could like something twice I would

[@starfox7758]

Nailed it. Graphics now are coming closer and closer to a point of diminishing returns, where certainly cartoony/painterly nintendo games would not see that big of a benefit from increased realism. What needs to be fixed now is the subpar 30 FPS experience that comes along with many switch games. And I even have hope for nintendo to do this since they seem to understand this problem more than other console manufacturers, as seen with their insistence that Mario Kart 8 run at a steady 60 FPS. With the next PS we'll see PC-like graphics locked at

[@not2tired]

What I am hearing is the successor should be named "Switch Melt"

[@evolucioszsakutca]

We only need stable 60fps on every frickin game

[@watercat1248]

Sorry but wish is omost impasable from meny reason because no matter how much power the system will have meny times the game developer dasen't know how to optimize the game and meny time trying to overcome the system limits what im trading to say no matter haw good component are from one game system ther all ways games the don't have good performance that is true for eny system not only for Nintendo systems

[@thisisaloadofbarnacles921]

@@watercat1248 How is it that you've spelled every word mostly right, but you only mess up the vowel?

[@watercat1248]

@@thisisaloadofbarnacles921 you right sorry for the

[@xdfeverdream8122]

Switch: Controllers that can be made into anything if inserted into cardboard. Switch 2: Can make a controller out of anything. I look forward to being able to play Donkey Kong with a banana and Cooking Mama with a bottle of mustard.

[@zbroadcast3414]

Mustard...

[@cwsdoa8727]

Nintendo: claims to know controllers also nintendo: Have fun with drifting :)

[@dissonanceparadiddle]

This tech already exists www.wired.com/2016/03/finally-kit-turns-banana-game-controller/

[@xdfeverdream8122]

​@@dissonanceparadiddle That is absolutely ridiculous and amazing. I'm talking about plug and play though. Not a controller that's actually made from a handfull of bananas powering individual buttons.

[@21StaticXXSaint13]

I can tell you exactly what the "Switch 2" could use: A stylus I was genuinely disappointed when I found out I wouldn't be able to use programs like Photoshop or Autodesk on my Switch, not to mention, it would allow Nintendo to port a ton of DS / 3DS games

[@21StaticXXSaint13]

@Adrián B.V. "Pentendo"

[@sfirro]

@@21StaticXXSaint13 pentendo why?

[@majkati69]

why in the fuck would you want to use photoshop on a 720p 7'' screen

[@literallyastorageaccount9815]

@@21StaticXXSaint13 penistendo

[@21StaticXXSaint13]

@@majkati69 Because the appeal of the Switch is having a system that's both a home and portable console. I would like to be able to draw things when I'm not sitting in front of my computer, and also have the convenience of multiple things on one device as opposed to owning a Switch for Nintendo games, and a separate device for drawing. I'm sure Adobe could streamline a version of Photoshop that would work on the Switch, even if they remove a few features. If not, Autodesk could likely port Sketchbook

[@tetsusiega2]

My wallet says it’s too early to be asking this question

[@michaelmodernsonicfan5341]

I agree

[@impulse5674]

Agreed, my wallet traded 318 dollars for a switch 2 weeks ago it needs to heal

[@user-fy1nq3nf1q]

Chump change

[@djgates06]

Mr big shot here

[@spigui500]

My wallet hasn't even gotten the Switch yet! Slow down, Arlo!

[@OrbitalLizardStudios]

I feel like nintendo’s next console will be like a VR focused switch. Like it functions as a more powerful switch and the dock makes it even more powerful, but it also can be used as a competent VR headset because of its shape and better screen resolution. And the new joycons will be able to function like normal joycons but also be more VR focused. Also it would be cool if it came with a headset shaped thing that you slide the switch into

[@bagofgroceries]

Honestly, I see the big hook for the Switch’s successor being full-fledged VR. Not Labo VR, built in, main feature, VR.

[@Seab3551]

WillWrambles the virtual man

[@andyc6542]

Don’t think the enthusiasm is there for VR. Not to mention the struggles in getting a decent library of games (ports especially) that support VR.

[@coastersplus]

Yeah, that's probably the big selling point of more power and a better screen. Keep crazier motion control controllers for VR, where they'd actually be useful - with modern technology and games, they could easily have some Power Glove sort of thing except actually good.

[@cloud2537]

Nintendo has a big emphasis on party games and the VR model would just do what the U platform did and segregate players into two camps which was never fun. That's why I always look at VR as a separate style of gaming, rather then the absolute future of the medium.

[@ilikeceral3]

God I would be miserable. I have eye glasses and I would need custom lenses for that.

[@manguy01]

New Nintendo controller: breathable power glove with haptic feedback

[@fornkly]

MicManGuy haptic feedback is just glorified rumble posing as a sad excuse for the lack of a 3.5 mm jack

[@netweed09]

@@fornkly Just refine the existing controller set up to make a super-resolution HD gyro, so you get PC point n click levels of speed, control and precision. Or just bring back the Nunchuck + remote and implement the same as above

[@over8087]

@@netweed09 ok

[@netweed09]

@@over8087 It give Us more control in FPS like Wolfenstein

[@StriFe860]

Nintendo has no business playing around with new controller ideas when they can't even make sure freshly made joycons in 2019 aren't drifting and malfunctioning.

[@Playerofakind]

Chill

[@KIJUNEZ]

It's from D U S T A N D D E B R I S

[@taechune]

Mokiyodo Get a can of compressed air and it should work.

[@KIJUNEZ]

@@taechune Yeah, Ill go buy some at Home Depot. Also what exactly do you mean? I'm like half confused. I said dust and debris, but im confused..

[@taechune]

Mokiyodo I was just adding to what you said.

[@globnob]

They should do an April Fools video and say something like: This is the Wii UU. The sequel to the WiiU. It's main gimmick is that the controller IS the TV. S just a Massive Gamepad

[@victorroberts983]

Yes

[@fehintoluo2824]

Wii UwU

[@dodosaurus1040]

@@fehintoluo2824 I felt that

[@YaBoiWilhelm]

@@fehintoluo2824 no

[@jordyaguilar946]

@@fehintoluo2824 you are too dangerous to kept alive don't give nintendo ideas

[@mechhead1359]

I reckon they’re going to get into VR. They’re dipping their feet in already with Labo

[@raphaelhemery152]

While it is a good possibility that they will work on their version of VR, I don't think they would switch (haha) to it fully. It is not accessible to a lot of people because of motion sickness and a few other hurtles. I would love to see their Virtual Man though.

[@ImplyDoods]

same but if they do it will probs be them spliting the team for vr and switch or them makeing a hole new team for it

[@jasonliu3203]

You: * turns head and sees virtual boy* oh yeah Me: yeah you see the problem?

[@davepearson1538]

I feel like the switch is already a ready made VR machine. With one of the headsets uses a mobile/tablet made for the switch, and then the joycons as motion control/controllers. It’s ready to go, and they could certainly do more with it than they are currently doing with labo.

[@xersys]

Labo VR is worse than cellphone VR.

[@Jamie-MrJam]

I just want the Switch to be relevant for as long as it can. Fantasizing about the next console is blasphemy.

[@tenacious645]

No. At least when the next switch comes we won't be out more than $300 for these. For what it is, the switch is incredible value compared to the rest of the gaming market.

[@jjrambles683]

Right? I'm hoping it has a life span longer than the Wii. If they want to make upgraded versions of the switch with more memory and processing power down the line that would be ideal imo

[@ninpgmer8959]

@@diomedes7971 Twice the power.... a console that small would literally burn. The current switch is actually very hot with a 4gb ram so yeah....

[@TheMagnetShow]

@@ninpgmer8959 Going forward, I'm sure better thermal solutions will be implemented. And don't forget modern smartphone SoCs are significantly more powerful than Switch's.

[@poudink5791]

@@ninpgmer8959 not really. the GPD Win 2 can run Wii U emulators full speed and it's smaller than the Switch.

[@freyakeating6050]

Calling it now, they'd name it "Switch Up" if they do a sequel to it.

[@devcrom3]

Switcheroo.

[@gothtearz]

Here from the year 2025 and they do not call it "Switch Up" They actually call it "Switcharooni McBroony"

[@okaymistersunshine4684]

Call it Switch Around and make the console a circle

[@Optamizm]

Switch It.

[@andrewhanson1180]

I think it will be the same concept with better specs. I use to dream up consoles and write them down when I was younger and the Wii U and Switch were both concepts that I imagined that became reality... A lot of people did actually. There's not much room left for innovation. Maybe VR? But I doubt it.

[@leeartlee915]

Haha, I did that too with my friends. Here’s the thing I worry about. If the Switch is the end game for Nintendo, that sounds kinda boring. Imagine if video games never advanced past 2D. I think a desire to innovate is very important.

[@ChristopherMoom]

I think Nintendo should make the NX now, personally

[@henryluczak6218]

NX is the switch (can't tell if you're joking lol)

[@ValiantSpear]

Christopher Moon with all this new technology who knows where they could go. We might be lookin at a Nintendo smart fridge some time soon

[@EliteOcto]

Nah they should make the wii phone

[@ShadeShake]

*WAHHHOOOOOO*

[@henryluczak6218]

@Pyro Flare You're cool 👍🏻 you and your no life on reddit

[@zacziggarot]

"what will make the switch 2 different from the switch 1" backward compatibility 😉

[@EasyCure0]

@@neohitotile1752 how so? As long as they keep the hybrid style system and don't go back to CD based media, there's no reason a switch 2 couldn't play switch 1 games.

[@itskdog]

Neo Hitotile Nintendo’s history of backwards compatibility: GBC: GB GBA: GB & GBC NDS: GBA Wii: GCN 3DS: NDS Wii U: Wii If it keeps the “Switch” branding, it would definitely be backwards compatible. I surely hope they keep with the Tegra X1’s architecture, devs are already used to it now for when they port games over from x86 (PC, Xbox One and PS4) and keeping it will also mean they don’t have to start making the emulators for the online subscription again from scratch again.

[@theotherjared9824]

@@itskdog maybe have handheld cartridge slots on the switch itself and have console cartridge and disc slots on the dock. Not really ideal but the best I can think of.

[@zacziggarot]

@@itskdog I'm just hoping Nintendo didn't go back to cartridges for nothing because now the switch sits alone on an island. The constant remakes have me thinking that making ports and emulators is easier than back compatibility and I just want to be sure the switch library doesn't go to dust.

[@Wolf-xu7fw]

Neo Hitotile I can see this happening especially if they are going to stick with Nivida’s hardware components.

[@bostonrush2277]

2019 me: “the switch in 100 years will also be a hover car” 2119 grandchildren: “oh yea the switch has smellovision now

[@shesgotstyle2633]

2119: and also has a high quality meme generator using the most advanced AI in existence

[@benchallis8070]

😂😂😂

[@supersquare]

2119: The in game face swap actually looks pretty cool now

[@thecwd8919]

@SquareB0t 3182: Face swap now swaps your faces in real life

[@renookami4651]

I can see a "Switch 2" with backward compability as it's starting hook. Give/sell the old one, get the more powerful one without worry as to finishing building your switch collection of games. Or...The crazy crazyness...The one and only "Virtual console". Like litterally, a VR hybrid system. Think about it, the wiimote was a good start but the precision that the joycons can achieve in Ring-Fit makes me think that having them in your hands and two "leg accessories" having only the tracking function in them (making them cheaper than buying a second pair of joycons just for that) would be close to rudimentary fullbody control. So, why not make an hybrid that's even more hybrid? You can play standard games, and use the console like a Switch (portable and TV modes) or you can dock it in a VR headset. The Quest gained traction so there's already something on the market to observe how the technology goes. A Console that does VR, but not only VR would be enough for most people to give it a chance. Just imagine it, VR with joycons instead of big controllers. Joycons that can be separated in their classic fashion or host a new accessory with 4 buttons for your fingers instead of just L/R, making them quite the controller in VR games that don't utilize classic mapping. And if you don't care about VR? Just don't buy the headset-dock and it's already a more powerful Switch. Don't buy the TV-dock and you just got a handled (base price model) at this point. Nintendo loves accessories, making the "Virtual console" you buy only the componnents you want so YOU tailor your gaming experience to your very needs would be quite the craze yet be straight-forward enough. *"It's virtually any kind of console you'd want, just pick an accessory and play!"*

[@marbsphere]

genius

[@TheUnholyToucan]

According to Nintendo news they say they'll keep the Nintendo switch family alive as long as possible

[@amadeux5471]

That's good to hear. Can you provide a link on where you got this ffom?

[@TheUnholyToucan]

Sammysaur www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/11/nintendo_wants_to_sell_switch_for_as_long_as_possible_has_no_plans_to_cut_pricing

[@Humbsnubs]

SourChoco lol

[@anonymoushuman8443]

That's what they said about 3DS and now they're actually killing it

[@icecoldchilipreppers]

@@anonymoushuman8443 No they aren't. They just aren't making any new games they're still going to support old games and are even manufacturing new 3ds still. 3ds will carry on living in the hearts and hands of nostalgia nerds everywhere.

[@CharacterDesignForge]

Pulling a George 😂I just hope that we get an incredibly straightforward naming convention: Switch 2 or Super Switch.

[@Giovith13]

Switchtendo Blevendy Four!

[@thisisaloadofbarnacles921]

New Switch

[@TheVirtualWarlock]

I'd say that Nintendo needs to make a Switch 2. It already has handheld, home console, and VR capabilities in one decent package. The joy con can be attached to literally any accessory that Nintendo throws our way, and it's on track to being the best selling game console of all time (just give it a few more years and games)

[@Ruinwyn]

My guess would be Switch VR (or AR) . Handheld with detachable joy cons, docker with motionsensor camera and improved graphics capabilities. It's mostly already there, but the small improvements and offering smooth change between all three modes would still be interesting, both to players and game developers. Making it AR (camera at the back) would actually be very Nintendo.

[@dddmemaybe]

Stop. You absolute legend. It's not Switch 2. It's the Switcheroo.

[@jomol4598]

love being able to rewatch arlo videos a year later because i forgot what he said in them, so it’s basically a new video

[@AnonYMouse-ky4sg]

Arlo: I can’t think of anything new they can add to Switch things up. Nintendo: Hold our tea.

[@MarcosBurg]

Hold out sake*

[@ubesaaa]

You have the most 2012 profile picture ever haha

[@jpsnyds753]

Hopefully nothing for at least five years, I want the switch too have a long life cycle.

[@ACasualCustomer]

Same, but I just want to spend on yet another console lol

[@starfox7758]

I don't. 30 FPS for an action game just doesn't cut it, much less for an FPS game. Motion controls would be a plus, but they've taken a step back from the Wii in this regard.

[@David-wy7cj]

I just bought a switch 3months ago, nothing better be “next” for Nintendo for at least 2 more years smfh

[@ericebjonesii1378]

David I feel the EXACT same way!😔😔😔

[@ThereisNOpandemicWAKEUP]

2 years? the 3ds lasted 10 years. They said they would support switch just as long.

[@lyianx]

I dont see them releasing a new platform anytime soon. They should milk this one for as long as they can get away with it. But that will depend on what games come out that people *want* on switch, that it wont be able to run.

[@ThereisNOpandemicWAKEUP]

@@lyianx A switch Pro would be nice though

[@mrhobs]

2023, no sooner

[@stinkymoth]

I feel like we need a decent message board/miiverse like application for the switch. It just feels kinda empty without it. Also more themes and menu customization, Netflix, and decent vr would be nice.

[@juice3287]

why netflix This reminds me of my one friend who has 530 hours on youtube .-.

[@SpagEddie8113]

The next Nintendo console should be the “Wii A,E,I,O, and sometimes Y”

[@rafa.t]

I see watcha did there

[@grantp287]

It took mii way too long to figure that one out.

[@rafa.t]

@@grantp287 i think wii all did

[@moldyshoess]

ahhh, took me a minute...

[@ac-js5fz]

I want wii 3

[@DeviousPie2]

I think Nintendo got what they were looking for with improving controls when started doing gyro-aiming. It's intuitive, functional, and accurate.

[@KIJUNEZ]

Gyro aiming is best. Plus with the joycons separate with the two grips, you only have to turn the right one. So it's really useful.

[@Protendo]

Hopefully the NX. I’ve been waiting on that thing for years.

[@PixelaGames2000]

Dude the switch is the NX and the revolution is the wii I know this is probably a joke but still

[@julianx2rl]

I have the feeling this'll be one of the top comments.

[@monke1599]

@@PixelaGames2000 r/Wo000sssh

[@guangdong6805]

@@monke1599 wow look at me mom I have reddit look I used the woosh hahaha I'm so funny. The person realized it was a joke, so don't woosh please. This isn't reddit.

[@monke1599]

@@guangdong6805 Oh wow look at me mom i spent three minutes trying to come up with an argument for somebody who used zero's instead of o's to mock people hahahahaha im so funny

[@taeng0077]

switch 2 ...... "the battery lasts 7 hours this time"

[@renookami4651]

And 10h on the Switch_2 Lite!"

[@mattjackson2799]

I highly doubt that will be the case if switch 2 will be more powerful.If its more powerful it will consume more energy.So even if it will have better battery it probably still wont last longer.Remember that the old ass gameboy had the best battery life of all nintendo handhelds.

[@LeBrulox]

@@mattjackson2799 that's not necessarily true. Yes, being more powerful means draining more energy but when you are talking about electronics what really matters is energy dissipation. Chips can have many different architectures and physical properties. One of them is resistance. If your component has a high resistance that means you need more power to accomplish a certain task but if you can reduce that resistance then you need less energy and that's exactly what Nintendo did in the Switch's revision. The newer models are much more power efficient. That's why they have longer battery time.

[@mrn234]

@@LeBrulox yup. look at AMD right now there new stuff needs alot less energy compared to the previuos CPU´s and have alot more power.

[@thatwaver8309]

@@LeBrulox we got a cool guy over here

[@NintenDopeman]

Maaaan I've been saying the same thing since the Switch launched! The Nintendo Super Switch! It's not unlikely, considering the SNES is just that: a Super NES.

[@KaitlynFedrick]

NGL calling your console the SS is probably not the best marketing move...

[@evilbird4012]

Kate Fedrick why

[@KaitlynFedrick]

@@evilbird4012 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schutzstaffel

[@KaitlynFedrick]

​@Jack Wouldn't stop people dropping it in abbreviations though. People just so Switch, not Nintendo Switch. Second, given they were run by the Nazis I don't think adding N to the SS solves the issue

[@Kevblaze11]

That's what I've been saying too. Right now it's the NS, next will be the SNS to pay homage toe SNES and NES

[@alephansenlightenment8307]

This is my theory: "Mustard" is a condiment. Condiments are "accessories" to whatever consumable food item you are currently, well, consuming. Ergo, I hypothesise the future of video games will be "accessories" i.e. Hardware sold separately, DLC (an accessory to the "main" game), Season passes (an accessory to your purchase, find out what it is later), Online subscription services (a premium accessory to your gaming platform of choice); all the while the focus on the "main course" dwindles. Got to be honest, when I started writing this theory I didn't expect it to end up being so depressingly accurate @_@

[@wetnapkin9955]

Nintendo hotdog confirm

[@28Pluto]

That's the dumbest idea/theory I've heard yet.

[@echowhosthis]

Pluto28 y-you know it’s a joke right?

[@crimsonwizahd2358]

Mustard=Colonel Mustard=COLONEL MUSTARD IS THE KILLER!

[@amongallothers]

@@crimsonwizahd2358 With the joycon in the lounge!!!!

[@Nintentoad125]

For some reason I want something like a 3DS deluxe kind of thing. If they do do this though, I wouldn’t want it to be just a better version of the 3DS rather a newer console

[@Seab3551]

they did that

[@shroomie108]

@@Seab3551 yea i was gonna say, its called "new nintendo 3ds" if you didnt know nintentoad. I got it mostly to play portable xenoblade chronicles but it also has a few cool features but mainly the lower load times is the best part.

[@rattiom]

They literally did that though

[@Nintentoad125]

Shroomie I was trying about the new console was they I wanted a completely different console with new games, UI, etc.

[@axserwz5022]

I trust nintendo, they've never dissapointed in being able to make a new idea. Even if the idea didn't sell/perform well, it was always an interesting, innovative idea, at least most of the times

[@mitrimon]

Have you ever heard of the virtual boy

[@axserwz5022]

@@mitrimon I've heard of it by now😂

[@lobaloxrajobs9354]

@@mitrimon the original eboy

[@marbsphere]

@@mitrimon virtual boy was actually pretty innovative for the time, it’s the precursor to modern vr headsets today

[@mitrimon]

@@marbsphere I understand that but looking at from how it was seen in the eyes of the average consumer at the time it was just a weird idea that was uncomfortable to play with (plus my original comment was just a dumb joke)

[@thekokirikid3914]

Alright but hear me out: a dual screen switch it’s like a ds but you can remove the top screen and put it in a cradle and the bottom screen is the game pad

[@georgethejudge3256]

The Kokiri Kid Awesome idea, is definitely possible, yet I don’t feel as though they’d go for something like that. I guess it would be something like a miniature Wii U? Cool idea though!

[@PolloLocoTheFun]

@@georgethejudge3256 but it's like... TWO WiiU GAMEPADS?

[@seacliff217]

Slowly transforming the Switch with more DS elements would probably be the best idea they could do if they want to be unique. It would make it really easy to port DS and 3DS games too, which would appeal to both the core and casual crowd.

[@Doomshroom8]

I had that EXACT IDEA, holy shit!

[@DSan-kl2yc]

wow. Props for imagination

[@iamkyon8852]

Next controller innovation: A controller that doesn't malfunction after a few months of use Wow, Nintendo! That's such a great idea!

[@puppyton2793]

I’d guess they’d venture further into the vr platform

[@Slarstorm]

Ah, yes. Virtual Boy 2.0. Switch Edition.

[@Healthjar88]

Dont forget AR

[@Hybattt]

If we some how get prime vr but or punch out vr that would be fine with me

[@Andyatl2002]

They have experimented more with Augmented Reality.... I don’t think they are leaning into VR that much.

[@ryguy1483]

Already crowded with ps and all other pc vrs. Would be.... risky

[@p_for_pingu9555]

I personally would love to see a switch system that has a high enough pixel density so you can play VR games. You could slide the system into the back of a headset similar to the Samsung Gear and use the two joy-cons like any other VR remote. The system could also play games in portable mode or be docked like the original switch.

[@notbones1664]

I think a good idea would be a merging of the 3DS and the Switch into something like the Switch DS. Unlike motion controls or a game pad the DS's two screens didn't intrude on gameplay much and it was easy for developers to just slap a menu on the bottom screen, call it innovative and we on the other end wouldn't mind one bit. Plenty would even say that it enhanced the experience. If Nintendo's looking to innovate next console this is the best thing I could come up with, a switch with 2 screens that acts as a DS Switch fusion. You know those keyboard slider phones? Well instead of a keyboard when you slide the screen up why not another screen, that will the base for the Switch DS. You could keep the screen slid down and it would behave like a normal switch (this is how backwards compatibility with the switch would work) but for the new Switch DS games you could slide the screen up and have 2 screens the top for gameplay the bottom for a map, menu or whatever. You could also include backwards compatibility with the 3ds and ds for the cheery on top. All of this plus a stronger battery, better graphics and souped-up joy-cons now with zero drift and a IR camera on both.

[@razorblade9907]

Omg, I want this now xD

[@Ekkaya]

You're onto something big here!

[@raandomplayer8589]

then how do you connect to tv? it'll be another wii u..

[@notbones1664]

@@@raandomplayer8589 Good point actually, I imagine that it would have a dock you just set the Switch DS in like a normal switch and both screens would appear on TV. Of course you could alter the configuration of the screens in the main menu. Then you'd have a cursor for the bottom screen controlled by the gyro. Yeah its a bit unintuitive but I say it could work, and if not maybe a joy-con grip attachment that allows for bottom screen functionality. And if anyone has any other features or ideas they'd like to add on or take off I'd love to hear them.

[@cubedude8690]

This comment should be at the top of the comment section, and nintendo should see it.

[@JonSmith-hk1bq]

5:29 "We'd love to do a Wii U port but if we don't do something with the gamepad we're gonna look lazy we don't have time for all that." Too lazy to look lazy. I appreciate that.

[@KatanaRikku]

Imagine Nintendo going forward just being known for hybrid consoles. I'd be down for that.

[@BeliasLP]

^ this.

[@dante19890]

Its time to do a home console next. No gimmicks. Release it with a zelda game and it will do well !

[@BeliasLP]

@@dante19890 no need for home consoles only. hybrid is the future. everyone is on the go constantly, so gaming will adapt (which it already does, smartphones, tablets, nintendo switch)

[@dante19890]

@@BeliasLP thats the stupidest thing I ever heard. There is a time and place for everything. If I decide to do some real gaming..I do it at my computer or infront of my tv. When im out and about im doing other things. I dont need to game everywhere.

[@BeliasLP]

@@dante19890 well, i'm someone who is rarely at home for long periods of time. and i love gaming. i prefer a machine that simply has both, its not my fault you got nothing to do - i visit people all the time, friends, family, business, all the time on the go.

[@pttnortheast4733]

I would love for the Switch 2 to have a mic,cameras,and easily accessible VR.

[@bluefalcon3629]

NES - 2D SNES - Perfecting 2D N64 - 3D Gamecube - Perfecting 3D Wii - Gimmick Wii U - Wanted to perfect the gimmick Switch - Hybrid ???

[@joemedlen2924]

Switch: Hybrid Switch 2: Enlightenment

[@blodiaaa6990]

Switch: hybrid Switch 2: Working joycons

[@samuraivader3814]

Switch lite: Fuck it

[@nintendoboy3605]

@@blodiaaa6990 *Laughs*

[@Plibige]

Same with the handhelds Gameboy - 2D GBA - perfected 2D DS - 2 screen gaming 3DS - perfected 2 screen gaming

[@deltalord6969]

We need the nintendo. Switch U. Best product idea ever!!

[@charliefunk3309]

That's the worst name ever

[@autismpumpgun7358]

@@plantgang3631 Learn how to use r/woooosh then we can talk!

[@marnixcoppens6658]

@@brandongodard6336 the wii u isnt a bad console

[@harrylane4]

oof

[@kankeydang2488]

@@plantgang3631 r/Iam14andthisiswoosh

[@TheAmazonElf]

"Change for the sake of change wears on the customer" never was there a truer statement. Smartphones take heed!! *Cough* apple *Cough*

[@megareavermickeybot7985]

same for polotics.

[@megareavermickeybot7985]

I agree.

[@CorporalCool647]

but uuuuuuuuuuh apples just sold the same phone for a decade

[@TheAmazonElf]

@@CorporalCool647 Yeah, and now everyone can easily see, even for us non-tech savvy goofs. *sigh* once upon a time, apple meant reliability. now it's more like "The Emperor's New Clothes".

[@litjellyfish]

Apple has really played it well. Small design changes. No gimmicks (apart from the face tracking emojis) just more powerful hardware (processing. Power, better camera etc) Instead they have focused on improving the UX and ecosystem. I have always felt Apple and Nintendo shared this similar approach so I hope Nintendo do the same with switch. Just make it more powerful. Tighten controls. More compact. Better battery life. Easier game management. And also better companion apps (for iOS and Android) All this will keeping the 200-300 price point. And keep doing fun special controllers to keep in contact with physical stores (as games on switch will be more and more just digital download) and to keep reminding people.

[@Majed2000AFR]

I think they should focus on making the dock more innovative they should try some way in which games will run and look wayyyyy better than in handheld but for the handheld mode they should partner with Samsung to make an incredible oled display for the switch 2 along with a huge improvement in power

[@supersmashbroskidilikesmas574]

Majed ALRasheed why samsung

[@Majed2000AFR]

@@supersmashbroskidilikesmas574 they make most of the really good or the best displays in the market

[@charlestrudel8308]

Arlo, I just like the way you talk, quite funny and nice, even on the negative stuff you said, really, you are great at it.

[@eman6254]

Just the Switch as it is with a foldable screen would be enough for me to upgrade. My biggest incovenience is just how cumbersome it is to take places sometimes.

[@danielolaru1419]

I think this will happen in 2-3 years when a new switch comes out and the switch 1 will be like the 3ds where it's really cheap and Nintendo pumps the smaller first party experiences

[@danielolaru1419]

And then I believe this will be the cycle they work on

[@volsavious2319]

Or by a 10$ case

[@MalarkeyMan]

I feel like when the Switch’s successor comes out, they will still develop games for the Switch and treat it like a 3DS.

I don't think that we would see any Nintendo games then anymore. The situation with the 3DS was a very different one.

[@EasyCure0]

That would defeat the purpose of combining their studios though. If a switch 2 remains a hybrid (and I think it should) then perhaps studios might still release switch versions for the first year or two, the way ps3 versions of games still came out during the PS4, because those games will still be developed with scalability in mind, since devs will have to take both portable and docked modes into account. eShop exclusives though... I can see them releasing some eShop only titles that run on both.

@@EasyCure0 The thing is that Switch games are already very hard on their limits because the switch has too little hardware power. If a new switch is released and if Nintendo is going to use modern hardware, it will be significantly more powerful. Not powerful in comparison to other consoles, but way better than the current switch. I doupt that developers will take the hurdle to port a game to the old switch. Because it would take significantly more work. If Nintendo wishes so, they could. But they could also spent the money on far better decisions.

[@MalarkeyMan]

Luca Dario Bützberger No I’m saying like Indies and third partyy

[@gamernation1829]

MalarkeyMan and then the original switch will slowly curl up in a corner and shrivel up over a period of 3 years.

[@williamperez4393]

Switch 2: We have THEMES now *drops mic, profit*

[@Kaijudomage]

Predicting the kings of left field again Arlo? :P

[@silvergalaxia8538]

The HDS: dual screen gaming, BUT IN HD!

[@teehundeart]

Why 2 screens? I never got the point of that

[@felipe_drawmania1604]

@@teehundeart Probably so It's easier to fit stuff like menus and other things.

[@silvergalaxia8538]

teehundeart so that it would be backwards compatible with 3ds and ds games.

[@brucelouie2186]

The next switch will be called the switch i, and will have cameras, then the next switch after that will be called the 3d switch. Change my mind

[@superstarweegee]

Why did I feel nostalgic with this comment

[@gdashfan13gd30]

3d gimmick

[@OGDyonisos]

And as the Switch 3D will fail, they make a switch 2D

[@anonymoushuman8443]

And the Switch after that will have a voice assistant called Niri or Nalexa.

[@heavymetalnhardrock]

The i in DSi stood for internet

[@ConservativeCalifornian1032]

I got joycon drift on all my five pairs of joycon and even on my pokemon sword and shield switch lite. So i think they need to fix this before we start thinking that far ahead arlo. Its honestly bullshit. I got my switch lite back in october and its been barely six months and im already experiencing this. Fml

[@TruMiner]

On a switch lite? How in the world could you fix it?

[@ConservativeCalifornian1032]

TruMiner i did actually. Theres a video by Nintendrew on how to fix it. You should watch it. Its still stupid that i had to do it after only six months.

[@user-jj7uc9gg7b]

Wait wait- we can fix joycon drift? Hoooly shit, I need to fix my joycons, then.

[@toogaytolift9176]

@@user-jj7uc9gg7b most of them are either complicated or short term results though

[@faeriecat444]

that’s so odd! i’ve never experienced joycon drift in all the years i’ve own my switch

[@WunderwaffePrime]

“As the company that knows the most about controllers” *Stares at the Joycon drift controversy*

[@SuiteLifeofDioBrando]

Good point

[@TheSkyRender]

Nintendo 64 analog stick wear is staring back at you. Seriously, Nintendo is no stranger to issues with controllers. They usually have at least a few that take a generation or so to fix.

[@EasyCure0]

I'm pretty sure you're being facetious but in case you aren't, that wasn't the point of that quote. The drift issue is a manufacturing one, not a design one. When it comes to controller design, Nintendo takes the cake, and not just because they've been doing it longer, but because they're not afraid to try new things.

[@weaverquest]

@@EasyCure0 I agree for the most part but Sony also deserves a lot of credit for coming up with the Dualshock 1 controller in 1997 by taking the face buttons from the SNES controller, then adding dual grips, 4 shoulder buttons, two analog sticks and creating a timeless design which became the template for most controllers since then including the Xbox, Wii Classic, Switch Pro and even the Google Stadia controller. Plus they always add meaningful features each gen like the sixasis (gyro) on Dualshock 3 and the touchpad + the light bar on Dualshock which turned out to be essential for VR even if a bit gimmicky for regular games. Nintendo is certainly more experimental but what I like about PlayStation controlles is that they never remove features and innovations from previous gens and only add on top whereas Nintendo often abandons them and move on to a different thing.

[@carterjohnson3420]

Look at the prototype for the n64 controller. It had a rubber capped joystick. Who decided to make it plastic?!

[@ChachaNuVaughn]

And the answer is: This condiment is made from mustard seeds.

[@feeetutorial2313]

Chacha Nu Vaughn cool profile picture.

[@eliyafethsoto1309]

You mean... ketchup?

[@sergevictoryyt]

@@feeetutorial2313 Lol I was about to reply that

[@Rokabur]

"The answer of course is onions".

[@1fanoforange]

My dream scenario is that the Switch 2 has comfortable, consumer-friendly VR

[@katalbinson6562]

Pedrogonzalez Just get a third party head strap.

[@katalbinson6562]

Fluffynator I got an Oivo head strap off of Amazon for around $25.

[@YourSincerestStranger]

Next thing would be a remake of the switch, they did it with the DS and WII I, twice with the game boy so I wouldn't be surprised if they did it again

[@caspianpadock8433]

And nes and snes

[@PhantomShadow224]

Now presenting: the official Nintendo Mo-cap suit..... What if the power glove came back and this time, it actually works?

[@derek-64]

me thinks not. i'm not wearing some ridiculous suit just to play a video game.

[@armchairrocketscientist4934]

2150 - all small, personal electronics, watches, phones, tablets, game systems and their controllers are assimilated into a programmable morphing matter, taking the shape of whatever device you currently need. Companies give programmable matter product company right for the matter to morph into their product. Nintendo: Nah, you have to have a separate object for our games a hundred a fifty year old me: Wouldn't have it any other way

[@ColesWorks]

So I thought about what Nintendo could possibly do next, and then realized something interesting. Nintendo's hardware focus is on making a device that can "switch," right? Then what if they added a third pillar to go along with TV and handheld? I believe the Switch 2 will be like the normal switch, but with full blown VR support out of the box. And not like the labo thing, because the system would be completely optimized for it. The VR would be pushed in all the marketing, and with the VR market on the rise, I believe it could be totally pheasable and doable, without sacrificing the simplicity of the switch!

[@jamesbagley9863]

I genuinely think this is where Nintendo should head next. I guess the question would be if it's gimmicky enough to satisfy Nintendo.

[@Titleknown]

Huh, so like a Virtual Reality Game Boy, huh? A "Virtual Boy" if you will... :3c

[@dustinproffitt9824]

20:50 Woah. Arlo just predicted the character mustard and confirmed he would be the key to understanding the future of the switch and all of gaming.

[@cubedude8690]

Nintendo: Look at this! The new console! We call it "mustard"

[@cloudfangLP]

Next Nintendo system: We upload our minds into the game and we’re actually in the World.

[@simplyminimalist6302]

Maybe in 100 years

[@chaoman5867]

@@simplyminimalist6302 nah in 100 yrs we will be in the same state we currently live in

[@MrNiceguy3210]

You're 4.

[@ewanstewart2001]

The only clear "controller" I can see them moving to, is a glove/gloves. Something able to map your full hand gestures to movements, and is also able to detect how each finger individually is moving. It would be perfect, but I just don't think technology is quite there yet.

[@DryPaperHammerBro]

Ewan Stewart power glove?

[@ewanstewart2001]

Carl Williams Yep, but better.

[@poudink5791]

it really wouldn't be that difficult in this day and age. I mean, stuff like that was possible before the power glove.

[@chrismdb5686]

It'd be great if their 'retro' or 'classic' controller for the console mimicked the look of the OG Power Glove.

[@pooppooper9033]

They wouldn’t be able to get other developers to properly use the gloves

[@batmanhen1879]

This is the best in-depth person I’ve ever heard talk about this.