What “Switch 2” should learn from EVERY Nintendo Console

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[@shadowsquid1351]

Street Pass is almost too good of an idea to leave out of the Switch 2.

[@WatchReDirect]

absolutely. it would be a very unfortunate miss

[@koopaslayer7598]

I've never been more excited for Nintendo's future. Hoping Switch 2 has backwards compatibility and all digital purchases transfer it will make me a lot more confident in future digital purchases on Nintendo.

[@WatchReDirect]

fwiw they already straight up confirmed backward compatibility x.com/nintendocoltd/status/1853972163033968794?s=46&t=iQtJ53_PvS-8e-Zamizelw 🫡

[@koopaslayer7598]

@WatchReDirect awesome 😊 I didn't know that thanks for the link.

[@WatchReDirect]

sure thing!

[@Se7en2107]

I want Streetpass or an equivalent and just for Miis to be more relevant again. And old 2000s quirky Nintendo vibes in general. I recently got a Wii and it has so much character. The Switch is a better system technologically but it's presented in such a sterile, corporate way. They've done the hard work and brought the company back from financial disaster. Next system, they're allowed to be wacky again.

[@WatchReDirect]

completely agree. i think they just needed to center themselves & nail down what people actually love about them broadly with switch & they did a good job. now the challenge is to build on that without wii u’ing themselves by trying to make the whacky stuff the primary color when it needs to be an accent

[@lett6471]

I love the idea you presented of a more targeted download play, centered around an event to get people excited for a game. I had a number of friends pass on Splatoon 3 that I think would've picked it up if they'd been reminded what drew them into Splatoon in the first place while showering what made 3 special.

[@WatchReDirect]

exactly! that’s something i run into a LOT. i’m constantly needing to convince friends that they’ll enjoy a game and that feature would make that process a lot easier than them just talking my word for it lol

[@undercoverduck]

The GameCube controller was lacking in its trigger buttons, and I personally didn't care for the angular shape around the C-stick buuuut I don't think they are what people love about the GameCube controller. It's the layout of the ABXY face buttons. It just makes so much sense to make the most frequently used button the natural resting place of the thumb, and have the ancillary buttons surrounding it so you literally don't need to lift a finger.

[@WatchReDirect]

the point isn’t really to say “this is the most beloved feature” but more so what was impactful but could be improved. a button layout doesn’t fit that criteria & would kinda do the opposite since the button layout is only really a plus if the game is designed around it whereas the trigger buttons are already being designed for by devs in & out of nintendo on top of the back compat aspects which are a bonus rather than the point. in other words, here’s what resonated but could be better. not here’s what is the best thing about given features

[@fortatnight2578]

always love ur videos bro

[@goldmemberpb]

What would a scrolling bumper even accomplish? The only thing I can think of is to quickly go through horizontal menu like the ones in TOTK and Echoes of Wisdom.

[@WatchReDirect]

i could think of a lot of potential applications but at the end of the day, that’s for the game developers to figure out. their whole job is to find cool new ideas that we as players wouldn’t have necessarily thought about

[@justincoleyYT]

Damn, good points! Great AJ!! 💪

[@WatchReDirect]

thank you!

[@samgrainger1554]

It bamboozles me that they priced the spare dock soo high. It must cost about a usbc to hdmi dongle to make. They'd have sold 50x more of them if the cost was 1/4th.

[@dash_frame]

Great video dude, so hyped for this system to finally be revealed.

[@WatchReDirect]

thanks! same here. banking on next month personally lol

[@Dionaea_floridensis]

Damn this is quality content 👌

[@WatchReDirect]

thank you!!

[@pookiewood]

Bring back the C Buttons!! (I just want them for OOT 😭😭 )

[@WatchReDirect]

😭

[@vkermodekumav8949]

Awww yeah, looking forward to see what you cooked for this video lol

[@WatchReDirect]

i think you'll appreciate this one for a few reasons for sure lmaooo

[@lordofthegemapple1632]

I still remembered Cook Kirby

[@WatchReDirect]

@ been holding onto cook kirby for a thumbnail for a minute 😤

[@connor_rhoads]

Chef AJ in the house

[@WatchReDirect]

🍯🥘🔥

[@mekyel777]

Does the wavebird count lol

[@WatchReDirect]

absolutely 🗣️

[@jermainewright2556]

Switch already addressed that no need to be critical , having a powerful hardware doesn't solve a problem. Forget about the past and focus on the present and future.

[@WatchReDirect]

no 🗣️

[@jermainewright2556]

@WatchReDirect don't say I didn't warn you.

[@WatchReDirect]

@ i’ve been around the block, i don’t need warning lol

[@JuhoSprite]

You lost me when you said the GameCube controller isnt the best ever made.

[@WatchReDirect]

k? wasn’t aware i was attempting to sell you on anything? lol

[@JuhoSprite]

@@WatchReDirect no need to get defensive.

[@WatchReDirect]

@@JuhoSprite this line of thinking interests me a lot. weird how so many commenters online automatically assume responding to a notification i get on my phone in my downtime is any different from them writing the comment in the first place

[@JuhoSprite]

@@WatchReDirect what do you even mean by that 😭

[@c.o.g.777]

Pre-commenting for the algorithm 👍👍👍

[@WatchReDirect]

thaaaanks 🫡