Nintendo Switch Console Reviews - Metacritic. Updated March 1. 0What it is. The Switch is Nintendo's first new console since the launch of the Wii U in 2. Like the latter, the Switch features 1. But the similarities pretty much end there.

Unlike the Wii U's Game. Pad, the Switch's touchscreen cannot be used as a "second screen" to complement gameplay on your television.

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Entertainment Tonight (ET) is the authoritative source on entertainment and celebrity news with unprecedented access to Hollywood's biggest stars, upcoming movies. Kyle Hanson Attack of the Fanboy. The Nintendo Switch has the potential to be one of Nintendo's best consoles to date. The handheld/home console hybrid may be. Stardew Valley is an already-great game made indispensable by the Switch. The 2016 farming/dating/life sim lets you forget your worries and embrace a soothingly banal.

Instead, it becomes a separate handheld device that you can use to play games on the go away from the TV, with a variety of add- on controllers (including a pair of joysticks, or "Joy- Con" that come with the system) that slide onto the left and right sides to offer far more robust gameplay than, say, an i. Pad (or even Nintendo's still- available handheld device, the 3. DS). While playing games on your television, the touchscreen effectively becomes the console itself by sliding into a charging dock, and the modular controllers can be used in a variety of ways on their own. A recommended Switch Pro Controller that will run you an extra $7. Switch comes with a measly 3. GB), and a carrying case.

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Note that unlike past Nintendo consoles (as well as competitors from Sony and Microsoft), the Switch will not support web browsing or any media streaming apps at launch, though it may in the future. Nor will it provide backwards compatibility with Wii U or Wii games (partially because games for the Switch will be cartridge- based rather than disc- based, and also because Virtual Console functionality will be unavailable at launch). Speaking of games: there are none in the box. So that's one more hidden launch cost if you are grabbing the new console. Watch The Queen Of Versailles Online Facebook more. What criticsaresaying Below are reviews of the Nintendo Switch console from a variety of professional sources. Click on any publication name to read the full review.) Scores (converted to our 0- 1. Note that critics did not have access to the day- one software update, online services, or any game other than The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and 1- 2 Switch when writing their reviews.

Some critics will revise their reviews once they spend a few more days with the console, and we will update this page throughout the week. Extremely positive reviews. Glen Fox. Pocket Gamer.

As it stands, the Switch is a more than capable both as a console and a handheld. Neither modes quite steal the centre stage - that spot's taken by the fact it proves more than capable of both. The Switch has more than achieved what it set out to do - and that's provide a stellar gaming experience no matter where you are. It does that with aplomb, and with a far nicer design than Nintendo has proved capable of in recent years - bar the New Nintendo 3. DS. Positive reviews.

Lou Kesten. APThe Switch hardware is very impressive, and the ability to easily take a game from the living room to the laundromat scratches an itch I didn't know I had. But in bridging two worlds, it sacrifices important pieces of both. It doesn't have all the functions you want from a tablet; there's no web browser or video apps like Netflix, for instance. And it doesn't (yet) deliver the range of games you want from a home console.

Rebekah Valentine. App. Trigger. When and if you purchase the Nintendo Switch, nearly everything you receive out of the box exhibits the level of polish and style that Nintendo is known for. Yet just as we’ve feared in the marketing and previews, the negatives of the Nintendo Switch aren’t attached to what’s there, but rather to what’s not. Miniscule storage, concerns about online play, no media streaming or other known apps at launch, and the price of accessories for future titles spell trouble if Nintendo doesn’t reveal a better hand soon. Kyle Hanson. Attack of the Fanboy. The Nintendo Switch has the potential to be one of Nintendo's best consoles to date. Watch The Dramatics: A Comedy Online Forbes.

The handheld/home console hybrid may be graphically dated, but being able to take it on the go is well worth the sacrifice. The design and hardware are great, but the launch is a little lackluster in all but Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Those seeking more than a Zelda machine can wait a bit, but the rest should grab a preorder while they last.

Jacob Siegal. BGRWhile the kickstand is a bit flimsy and the dock is surprisingly bare- bones, on the whole, Nintendo scored a direct hit with the hardware. Unfortunately, the software is a whole different story. But despite all of these concerns — all of which you should absolutely take into consideration before you buy Nintendo’s new console — the Switch has seemingly endless potential. Jonathan Ore. CBC News. The end result is a machine quite unlike anything else in the gaming and tech gadget market, full of fresh ideas that are better executed than most products in their first iteration. That said, with only a few games available at launch and no streaming video apps planned, it will probably be several months before any but the most diehard Nintendo fans feel the need to pick one up.

Cody Orme. CGMagazine. Despite its relative lack of power, its functionality and multiple ways to play make the Nintendo Switch the real deal. Watch The Vessel Dailymotion.

I just wish the initial fee to get started wasn’t so expensive. Still, as a piece of hardware, Nintendo fans should rejoice that the house of Mario is finally taking their home console seriously again.

Jenni Lada. Cheat Code Central. Generally, I’m happy with the Switch. I’ve enjoyed it most when using it as a handheld and taking advantage of its portability, but it definitely works well as a home console too. The only area in which it’s shaky is in its tabletop mode, as that presentation only works well with very specific games. Rory Wood. COGconnected. The hardware is undoubtedly very appealing, constantly impressing myself and those I show it to.

The short comings in regards to features and apps out of the box as well as the current Joy- Con disconnection issue keeps me from unanimously praising it. Ryan Lambie. Den of Geek [U. S.]The system feels like a proper step forward from the Wii U - more solid, more versatile and, while we do miss Nintendo's quaint menu music, more sophisticated in terms of design.

Best of all, the Switch doesn’t feel like a compromise in any of its configurations. It feels natural and intuitive to use as a handheld or a home console, while the ability to use the Joy- Con as separate controllers for the screen, rested on a table via its kickstand, suggests all kinds of multiplayer possibilities in such games as Mario Kart and Splatoon.

Chris Carter. Destructoid. Although it isn't as explosive and as game- changing as a lot of you think it is, I've been enjoying the simple freedom it provides - - I just hope developers continue to tap into that with a steady stream of games. For me, specifically referring to the launch, the Switch lacks a certain type of "wow factor" that I've had previously with Nintendo systems out of the box. While I would pick one up at launch, don't feel bad if you're waiting for the right time to do so. Mike Epstein. Digital Trends.

The Switch manages to blend Nintendo’s penchant for weird, gimmicky hardware with the high quality design we’ve come to expect of consoles in the modern era. From a hardware perspective, it is the best console from the company in generations — possibly ever. Still, the Switch is a Nintendo machine made for playing Nintendo games. Despite all the measures taken to make it feel more “mainstream,” its flaws reveal that the console was designed so that Nintendo’s designers could make interesting games.