I Played EVERY Nintendo Switch IR Camera Game...

The Nintendo Switch Joy-Con IR Reader is the most underused feature of the console. From RingFit to NIGHT VISION, I PLAYED them ALL! | SPONSORED by FACOTR - Use code BEATEMUPS50 to get 50% off your first Factor box at bit.ly/3kPn2wu!
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[@BeatEmUps]

Okay but Trombone Champ kinda slaps... 🎺 Use code BEATEMUPS50 to get 50% off your first Factor box at bit.ly/3kPn2wu!

[@Mizzle252]

Word up?

[@MikeHawk-pf3mg]

You should play real

[@MedalionDS9]

It not only slaps, it honks!

[@sirrbacon981]

Not gonna lie, the Factor AD was great, but I was legit bummed that "Identify My Dinner" wasn't real 😂

[@DarkJedi222]

Can you make a video of a tour of your Nintendo collection

[@starrywisp]

The IR stuff in Labo was I think the best use of it by far. The way it made it play a whole piano with reflective stickers? So cool.

[@anwloc]

and the pedal and the backpack was SOOOOO fun

[@scamich]

you could make custom maps to drive on using it. we IRd a egg carton and it made a crazy map

[@DE23]

All of the labo sets using IR felt insanely responsive, it's surprising how well it works

[@HutchIsOnYT]

The lack of attention Nintendo has given Ring Fit Adventure and the ring itself is nuts. Imagine Mario Kart + Ringcon support

[@curtislevey7639]

Mario kart but you have to run to go faster 😂

[@lvl90dru1d]

@@curtislevey7639 congrats, you basically invented modern version of Sonic R

[@Physitendo]

Two difdwrent Guy actually infented this in different ways...there are some Videos on youtube to explain how

[@YesitisDex]

This.

[@NormansWorldMovies]

5

[@Iso_SSB]

Wood single handily keeping IR games in business

[@phatpat0]

Word

[@musicimpact7120]

Love your pfp

[@Iso_SSB]

@@musicimpact7120 Naruto is peak

[@MercifulMoose]

FAX BRO!

[@TJBOO3]

​@@Iso_SSB something we can all agree on is that demon slayer is @ss

[@Physitendo]

The IR Camera is one of the best things they ever made for the Switch. I'm using GBG to create Motion based Minigames for Physiotherapy to Motivate my Clients. The Ir Camera was the only Way to implement the Ringfit Controller to GBG (with an reflektive Tape on the side of the Camera). and i'm planing to implement even more with it. Raise up the Nodon Limit!! ✊️

[@sweetkopkillah9792]

I just love Kim's energy whenever she shows up in Woods videos

[@charliefen]

@@FinleyHarrison-hy2smI don’t think so, as I think this was filmed pre-Japan too, as he mentioned it when he was watching the Direct that he had just finished filming it.

[@therunawaykid6523]

@@FinleyHarrison-hy2smshe seems unenthusiastic most of the time to me

[@wettuga2762]

That trombone game is definitely a must have in any game party, that was delightfully hilarious!

[@yusufied.]

LA Noire also uses the IR camera similar to the way it is used in Resident Evil Revelations

[@yotameshel7876]

After seeing the Ninjala cards it made me think that using Pokemon cards with the IR reader could be dope. Like the eReader era

[@charliefen]

True, although I think they would use the amiibo reader more likely, like Animal Crossing does with there cards. Presume the only reason Ninjala didn’t was because they are third-party?

[@yotameshel7876]

@@charliefen I didnt play Animal Crossing so I was not aware they also have cards. But the actual method is irrelivant in my opinion. I just want to have more ways to interact with the switch and the Pokemon franchise.

[@JacobNintendoNerd99]

​​​@@yotameshel7876yeah it's a big oversight in the video tbh. Animal Crossing has had official amiibo cards since like 2015. They released series for Happy Home Designer, New Leaf Welcome amiibo, New Horizons, and Happy Home Paradise, and they were pretty consistent with releasing them for a long time. I think there also might have been an amiibo festival series but don't quote me, it might've just been figures. The cards were however compatible with amiibo festival and all of the above games.

[@Tsunarmyy]

Here's hoping no more releases this year have a hidden IR function 😂

[@chipper5387]

As for SmileBASIC4, there are some projects you can check out that uses the IR camera. Key: 4NZADA3WD. 8x6 pixel resolution camera output where you can change the Heat sensing. Not sure what it does tbh. Key: 45K4N339J. Spy camera. Key: 4E2K4KE3E. Makes sound based on what the IR sees. Key: 4R44VK334. Uses iR for the Piano laboset. Key: 4A3NXXM. Water sounds by putting hand over camera.

[@sanostargalaxy]

When the Switch lite came out, I knew that was the death of Nintendos interest of doing anything creative with the joy con sensor or HD rumble. Some games require a separate pair of joycons and something tells me that's why there's not better motion aiming for some games that don't really make sense without it (getting rid of resident evils 4 motion aiming makes it harder to play for me). But like, why make games that have unique features if a bunch of kids with budget consoles can't play em? I bet it affects any indie or 3rd party developers decisions to try anything creative. I bet we could get games blind people could play with sign language and HD rumble sensing.

[@Blue_Glacie]

You know it’s gonna be a good day when BeatEmUps uploads a long one! Love your vids!❤

[@Kogami]

The fact you recorded this video way before the latest direct with two IR-compatible games makes it even funnier lol

[@CadenzaVvi]

The IR camera is pretty accurate to evaluate your heartrate in RFA. I have a heartrate monitor on my chest and both give a similar reading. I was surprised this was the first thing you reviewed. XD

[@cmac8722]

11:30 kims face looks like she's thinking "is that what he does to my ham sandwich" I love this channel

[@Gooch359]

Regarding the ring fit heart rate monitor. You have a faint pulse in your thumb but do not in your other fingers so the joycon may have been the accurate reading. To make a fair comparison youd need to use both thumbs.

[@cosygracegames]

This video is genuinely so well made- I love woods commitment into trying all these games out for us 😂 why are the ad reels so dang good as well! So much good humor in this video- they gotta use the IR more!!

[@creblu102]

If you counted all four Labo kits, there would be 16 in total. Full list: Brain training, vitamin connection, smile boom, ring fit adventure, night vision, labo, labo 2, labo 3, labo 4, game builder garage, ninjala, resident evil: revelations, spy alarm, 1 2 switch, warioware move it, and trombone champ

[@GMAceM]

I think Kim was having a ton of fun whacking the bajeebers out of Wood 😂

[@Punkypurplechaos]

I see the purpose of the intruder alarm for kids 😂 it’s like turning the switch into a physical toy and giving a new option of play. Kinda cool

[@netrathelibra]

The ad read was epic. You got me. 😂

[@majinnbuu9363]

the QR reader they could of had it in the switch Pokemon like they did for sun/moon games (scan a QR code either get the pokemon as a gift or have it spawn in the wild, but the added gmax/tera dens, but it could of been in BDSP or PLA)

[@grey3414]

Wood: 'Professional grade heart rate monitor" Me, a RN: "oh a Pulse Oximeter!"

[@EmirJYanshu]

Kind of weird Nintendo did try hyping this up but we ended up with a handful of IR games. Fascinating information. Anyways. Good job wood 👏🏻👏🏻

[@SnakeEaterGaming]

I wonder How much does the IR reader add to the joycon cost? 80$ and one of the controller mechanics is barely used

[@upakon7001]

nah, IR reader modules are super cheap in general. Is not like it is a new technology or anything. I used to buy them by bulk when I was in college

[@SamPeiffer]

Hey Wood! Great video and learned a lot about the IR that unfortunately is not being used a lot since launch. Same with HD Rumble. Maybe a do a video on that next??? That would be so cool!

[@lukec8371]

Wood learning Japanese is epic. I was learning it several months ago to scrape a pass in a basic language exam (purely to get into college.......... and watch anime and know what the heck nintendo is saying...) Wood sounding out the hiragana and Katakana is ... just... so relatable.

[@stefanspelt3578]

8:22 Oh so they were able to make it work as a QR code scanner, but when i ask the people behind Nintendo Labo to make an HD version of Face raiders i get the SILENT TREATMENT!?

[@xhildixpoox]

Hey Wood, I just wanted to thank you for all the videos you make and all the games you've recommened over the years. Thanks to you I found out about Celeste, The Messenger, Katana Zero, Breath of the Wild, Hyperlight Drifter, and more. I fell in love with video games all over again and playing them have gotten me through tough times. So really, thank you for existing and being a youtuber. The videos you make matter and have made a difference. Sending good vibes your way dude. Keep up the good work. 👍🏻

[@BambiBryant]

“…is what I WOULD say” 😂😂😂 Thank you for all the effort and money spent on videos like this! We love it.

[@mrlionman5466]

Wood: Such amazing happy memories *two minutes later* Remember that guy?! Kim: …oh God no…

[@aidanzeglis]

kim seemed kinda sad in this one 😭

[@KLGB76]

I’ve known about the IR feature of the Joy-cons ever since it was first announced. I’ve never used it.

[@Discerningotaku]

Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher kind of uses it. In the same way you scan Amibo it allows you to scan NFC devices(IC cards, etc)to create monsters. I use my Suica cards.

[@zainmushtaq4347]

I'm not your target audience, but I have to admit, this was pretty enjoyable. Loved your energy, loved all the dedication you put into finding all the games and going through all the hurdles, and loved the gotcha moments with actually buying those stuff for large amount of money. God bless you for your effort and presentation :)

[@iHayoona17]

Kim’s burglar walks 🤣🤣

[@SuperSeancon]

Always love seeing u fully exploring the switchs features heres hoping the switch 2 will domore with this camera

[@jacejunk]

I'm guessing the IR camera may have been included as a potential way for emulating Wii games.

[@lordeilluminati]

It could work if the console had a sensor bar, but the issue is that this sensor is ponted downwards from the joycon, making it cumbersome to use with conventional Wii games. What COULD work however is making a sensor bar to make light gun games work like House of the Dead and Ghost Squad work on the Wii. It was unfortunate that Sega didnt do this because I saw many complaints with the new House of the Dead for the Switch

[@JUMPYCOOL]

The IR Camera is so underrated. But it’s nice to finally see footage of Trombone Champ on the Switch!

[@Cynim]

4:45 - you sneaky devil!!!! I fell for it!

[@gamechamp19]

Kim is such a good sport. Probably sacrificed her makeup putting on that mask. I suppose Wood made it worth her while by asking her to wack him on the head with a frying pan. What woman wouldn't take her husband up on that offer?

[@jayperez10]

3:36 LOL EVEN THE JOYCONS LOVE BEATEMUPS

[@profpoyo]

I have 2 pair. I play ringfit so that IR camera is semi useful for heart rate counter

[@NormansWorldMovies]

If every Nintendo Switch owner subscribed to you, you would have a red diamond award for 100 million subscribers

[@ReyDawid]

I hit the like button only because of this 8:45 lol

[@Furrydestroyer2.0]

You never fail to disappoint me.

[@jonavano5561]

For Nintendo labo the keyboard also uses the ir camera for detecting keypresses

[@tiago.k1_knoxt]

15:47 I still didn't watch the whole video, but isn't he going to mention that ALL NINTENDO LABO was about the IR sensor

[@marcosgallegos6242]

Send the cards to PSA, CGC, or SGC for grading and then they will be saved in a safe slab forever. You might be the only person to have them like that as well. Kinda cool

[@nicodotzeta]

I didnt know I needed this video this bad, great job! 14:43 That transition tho! 🔥

[@Teunail]

Me at 0:19 having played EVERY SINGLE Nintendo Labo Game out there (3 is definitely my favorite and i still play it nowadays)

[@erilysmarie92]

Lmaoooo Kim 🤣🫶🏻

[@gps_massage5151]

I had such a smile for the munch 1-2 switch & also the dog in the dark haha totally wholesome & good smile to start my day before work

[@EXOTIC_POTATO78]

Why is wood the best youtuber to exist? Love you and Kim keep it up you make me smile ❤❤❤

[@hichaelhighers]

When he said "it's heartratin' time" and proceeded to get his heartrate up, that was a truly inspirational skibidi moment

[@RoxieBravery]

okay but this video was like the best ever. 😂❤ what fun that is. also i feel like i learned something new.

[@hexinmajor3934]

Here’s another game you could try out. “Black Hole”. Overall, it’s pretty fun but there’s a reason why they marked the IR controls as “experimental” 😅

[@david_frijoles2462]

"Is what I would say" made me laugh every single time 🤣🤣🤣

[@BigHeisenberg]

That was a genius ad read

[@MarkReedUK]

Been looking forward to this one, absolutely awesome 😃👍

[@Hunterb0t12]

Hearing Barney sing again was something I didn’t know I needed to hear again in my life 😭

[@tjdownes4375]

Actually such a good idea for I video don’t know why anyone haven’t thought of this before

[@GemmaKingsley]

It would be funny if Kim does crafts with the mask

[@Terryhunt385]

Hey, Wood, what about Nintendo Switch Sports? It uses the camera to detect when you are moving in the games, like in Bowling or Golf, for example. Also, what about Just Dance? I never played it on the Switch, but I have seen others play it. Unfortunately, I have a feeling the IR camera will go the way of the Xbox Kinect. Little support killed that wonderful device as well.

[@lordeilluminati]

Just Dance doesnt use it at all, since this IR camera is extremely near sighted. This game use only the accelerometer.

[@Terryhunt385]

@@lordeilluminati I have never played it myself.

[@MedalionDS9]

LMAO Darla following you in the dark

[@BradleyShorts]

You know its a good day when wood uploads

[@ChristopherToro]

I really wonder what Nintendo will do next. It will either make break the gaming industry at this point.

[@ThatEntityGirl]

Scanning qr codes seems like the smartest and most useful way to utilize the ir sensor and I'm shocked only one game has thought of it

[@TheWindmillShow]

The reloading blew my mind 🤯

[@tankeyuan7582]

WOOD PLEASE DO A VIDEO ON THE UPCOMING ANIMAL CROSSING LEGO SETS

[@GoTyAPriVudMc7]

An 80 year old Grandpa that doesn't know how to blow a trumpet and reloads with the thumb. This is a GOTY video for me (greatest of the year)

[@7Write4This9Heart7]

lol! You're insane, Wood! We would have understood you not buying LABO again! I would have just said 'deal with it, I'm not spending almost $100 for another one"! LMAO! You're too good to us! This was super funny and cool! Seeing you play Trombone Champ was hilarious!

[@kengelina]

“Sometimes it feels like we all have things in our life that we don’t use often - but when we do, it’s not good.” That’s deep, Wood 😂

[@jennagaynor7079]

The comedic timing and the video edits in every video makes me laugh so hard every time 😂

[@marshmellomax98]

Hows your time in japan? Also is there a nontendo podcast this week?

[@adrienneelfrink2744]

I feel like Kim liked the green mask it kinda goes with her love of making alien creatures.

[@kyandenton]

Wood saying Lay-Bo really annoys me I wish he’d say just say Lab-o 😭

[@oliver-04]

0:06 250 Million Joy-Cons because they are sold as two

[@TheBulbasaurTcg]

Man wario ware and trombone champ were the best things in the direct right wood… right?

[@NateRivers]

I look at all the channels I'm subscribed to and the content they produce in a week, and I wonder: why do I spend ANY time on KZbin?!

[@jasonsalo4845]

Night vision game works Pretty good for me. But I was using infrared lights to increase the visibility.

[@LodanSD]

An Oximeter uses Infrared Light and Normal Light to measure both the Oxygen in the blood, as well as the Heartrate, so it's not surprising that the IR Camera could also do the same thing!

[@TJBOO3]

Gey next 10 games worth buying can you add rain world it's a really good game and i want more people to experience perfection of this game

[@Taffoman]

I just got the Warioware game and I love it. I had no idea the IR camera even was there and then the game tells me to play rock paper scissors with the joycon. Truly a wtf moment.

[@No_Life_Alex]

can you do an episode that's every game that uses the wii u camera?

[@Muradwalis92]

Imagine doing that with Pokémon cards so each time you buy a pack you can scan it and have that Pokémon in game. That would 1 create a huge new craze for Pokémon cards. 2 be a really innovative way of collecting Pokémon for the Pokédex

[@upakon7001]

it would be really cool that, if you scan a card and you already have the Pokemon in the dex, you could get an special attack for that Pokemon... like scanning the cards would be the only way to get that attack

[@Muradwalis92]

@@upakon7001 That would be really good, and shiny cards give you shiny pokemon. Man I want this game now :D

[@NormansWorldMovies]

6:39 so much for ultra sensitivity

[@firoen]

What a waste of money... is what I would say, if this wasn't such a banger of a video. 🤪 Love the bit, especially after I just finished rewatched the "I buy all the Nintendo Switches" video and I was like "you spent thousands on Switches, you can't spend $50 on cards? Pfft."

[@holobucket7626]

I can't believe you made up a whole game just for the sponsor and I especially can't believe that I fell for it

[@jacytodd]

I’ve been looking forward to this video ever since Wood said he had been filming it. Great video!

[@maxisenberg9093]

Ring fit is severely underrated.. its a great fitness tool

[@SamFlarens]

Raally? im still thinking if it is worth the 50 euros...

[@soulessdarkangel]

I love your dog she is so cute.

[@jenniferlandry5767]

Darla just not getting why she can’t follow you is the cutest thing ever!

[@andymuzzo8568]

Wouldn’t that mean that at least double the number of joycons have been sold

[@Husain5XG]

125,000,000 switches has been sold, but the switch comes with 2 joycons, so it makes it 250,000,000 joycons has been came with the switch

[@juntobeats22]

Love the type of humor in these Wood 🙏 Keep it up

[@Maria-kb2tb]

I hate that I always miss the streams bc its like 1 am for me everytime he starts a stream

[@MozzymanXX]

Me Thinks Woods is subscribed to GVG for this Idea for a video ??? 😂 Jon knows what you've done

[@gollaxed]

Switch released in 2017, what is the chance of 2 videos based in infrared camera in the same week.

[@Dominus_Potatus]

to be fair, since it is not medical rated device, having the controller take higher rate is better since it is safer for you. Imagine if your heart rate is more than 140 bpm but it shows 130...