How Nintendo Can Improve The Switch

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How Nintendo Can Improve The Switch

You may love the Switch, but once you see all of the Switch's problems listed one after the other, you might see things a little different. via CNet 30 years ago, Nintendo was engaged in a long-standing console war with Sega. However, for the majority of the 21st century, Nintendo has had to get a little more inventive than it needed to be back then. It can't just release a similar console to its rivals anymore. No, it needs to live outside the box. Nintendo pulled it off with the Wii, and is currently continuing that trend with the Switch. Now, we love the Switch. A console we can play at home and on the move - what's not to love? Well, quite a few things actually. However, we are often so taken with big titles such as and the upcoming that we often let those issues slide. No longer, as once you see all of the Switch's problems listed one after the other, you may well change your mind. THEGAMER VIDEO OF THE DAY via IGN

Uncomfortable To Hold

First off, something we've already touched upon. The whole point of the Switch is that it's both a home console and a portable one, hence its name. However, it's not exactly the most comfortable thing in the world to hold while on the go. There are no grips, and if you are using it during a particularly long car ride, chances are your hands are going to cramp up a fair bit.

Battery Drain

Another issue we've found with the Switch is something else that might make those long trips less bearable: battery life. While it might not be in the same ballpark as the PS4 and Xbox One when it comes to power, and isn't supposed to be, the Switch still needs a lot of juice to keep chugging along. The last thing we want is for it to cut out just as we are about to land that final hit on Thanos in .

Joy-Con Drift

Perhaps the biggest issue of all with the Switch has been Joy-Con drift. The console's analog sticks reacting even though they aren't being touched. It might sound like a minor issue, but trust us when we tell you in certain games, it can be a real pain. This problem has been a thorn in Nintendo's paw - so much so, in fact, that lawsuits have come off the back of it.

Looking Up

All of the above, combined with a subpar online service and having to use an incredibly unreliable app to voice chat means Nintendo has a number of ways it can improve the Switch. It is doing so as well. Newer models of the console have improved battery power when in handheld mode, and a couple of games now have in-game voice chat. Please, we beg of you Nintendo, don't make us keep using that app longer than we have to. A better battery and the ability for 10-year-olds to yell at us more efficiently on isn't going to cut it, though. As you can see, there are more issues at play than that. Well, if you're planning on buying one, the Switch Lite will likely have none of the issues above. We'd certainly hope that its battery life will be better than its older sister's. Plus, considering it will be exclusively handheld, if it isn't comfortable to hold then its players are not going to be happy. via Nintendo As for that dreaded Joy-Con drift, the issue has allegedly already been fixed. An internal memo from Nintendo that circulated earlier this year claimed it would fix the issue for free. However, if they don't know what's causing it exactly, how can it be fixed? Plus, how can Nintendo stop it from occurring on newer models of the console? We understand that this article makes it probably seem as if we hate the Switch, but it's quite the opposite. We love our Switches and we wouldn't trade them for the world. That being said, there's no ignoring the fact that they are far from perfect. Sadly, that's the way of the world nowadays, especially in the gaming industry. Since things can be patched and updated from afar, hardware is released before it's perfect. Developers can then tweak problems remotely as time passes, as Nintendo continues to do with the Switch. Here's hoping that, with enough tweaks, the Switch can live up to its full potential with none of these significant shortcomings.