Nintendo Switch won't have media functionality at launch.

No Netflix, Amazon, YouTube or other media options at launch.

[Blu3_Berry]

Sigh, they can't even have the basics ready. I really think this should have been delayed as it is clearly not ready yet and needs tons of fixes.

[Summons75]

Basics for video games systems: A line up of good games for the first year...looks like they got that. Oh I forgot you are going to buy the Scorpio solely for Netflix and not any video games when TVs already have it available.

[Blu3_Berry]

It's an entertainment system now with videogames being the top priority. Not just a videogame console. Get with the times. These should be standard common things regardless because it is an entertainment system.

[Utalkin2me]

@Summons75

I honestly think you work for Nintendo. And i'm being dead serious and not joking here.

[ShwaaMan]

Good lineup? Listen I'm not bashing Zelda or Mario because they look incredible(as usual)... but Mario isn't out until next holiday. I would hardly call Zelda a "line-up"...

[kneon]

chat and online gaming without the need for a second device is also a pretty basic feature that is lacking from switch

[yeahokwhatever]

It's failure in concept. The delivery of the Switch isn't going to matter. If it was possible to have the latest tech in a tiny device, the PS4 Pro wouldn't be bigger than the OG PS4. Imagining the Switch as anything other than a Nintendo branded tablet is a pipe dream. What's weird, is that this tablet is inferior in so many ways to non-gaming specific tablets. Nintendo HQ scored themselves some cheap cocaine a while ago, came up with the Switch because it could be used as a surface to do lines off of, and sent the thing into production.

[opinionated]

Lmao!

[yeahokwhatever]

Edit: The 3DS will have to fund their new habit until they get through rehab.

Hey look, found the prototype: https://s3.amazonaws.com/me...

[ion666]

LMAO!!

[Livecustoms]

b-r-u-h

[Wallstreet37]

Knights of realm Hyrule defend your King! Come defend and fight for the honor of Nintendon't

I already see typical responses from the typical delusional fanatics omg its sad! But entertaining to see their twisted reasoning. Oh a paid app to use voice chat? "That's innovative and sounds awesome" smh lol I can't.

[ion666]

Right I would love an all in one Nintendo console and conserve my phones battery life. F*$k off Nin-turd-do!!
I need to use my phone to call 911 because i'm getting jacked in central park for my Nintendo Switch. LMAO!!

[OtakuDJK1NG-Rory]

I guess.....not like I was buying a Nintendo Switch for it.
Never used Netflix once since it appeared on Wii, X360, PS3, PS4 or Wii U.

Beside I am sure people have their tablets, other consoles, tv or laptop for netflix. But anyone who not buying the Switch anymore because no Netflix at launch. Let me laugh at you.

[Allsystemgamer]

So now it's ok to defend a company for backwards thinking? The damn thing has so many stripped features it's laughable.

[OtakuDJK1NG-Rory]

What a game system for? To play games.

If I want to watch something I use my laptop or my phone

[G20WLY]

^Not someone else is using your phone to talk to others for 'party chat' lol

[deafdani]

You're being immature and short-sighted, then.

I'm sure Netflix will become available for Switch eventually, because even the 3DS has it... Wii and Wii U got it.

However, it should've been ready for launch.

I own 2 Smart TVs, and Netflix runs like shit on the living room TV, so I always use my PS4, sometimes the Wii U, if I want to watch Netflix there.

It would be nice to have the option to also use Switch to watch some Netflix there, if I stop playing a game and just want to watch a show. But no. When that happens, I'll have to turn off the Switch, then turn on my PS4 (or Wii U) to watch Netflix?

It's stupid.

[Apex13]

It's on my pc, TV, tablet, PS4, Xbox one, mobile phone etc so why the hell does this matter?

[Allsystemgamer]

Because it's become a basic service offered on everything. Why Nintendo decided this and requiring a phone app for parties and chat is just stupid.

The problem is if you're playing a game and decide to watch Netflix. Well. You can't. Gotta go get another device where as with everything else you don't.

[MetroidFREAK21]

Good thing my Xbox One is plugged in right next to where the Switch will be...

[G20WLY]

^And portability? That no longer a major 'selling point'?? lol

[ion666]

here we go again. SMH

[Gamist2dot0]

That's normal. Current gen consoles and the VIta didn't have them either on launch day until weeks after. Some experienced app issues when it released.

[BLKxSEPTEMBER]

Who's willing to bet when these features are released it will be behind a paywall?

[derkasan]

Didn't the Xbox 360 require you to have Live in order to use Netflix for the first couple of years? Let's hope that's not the case with the Switch.

[BLKxSEPTEMBER]

It sure did which of is a shame. No apps should be behind a paywall.

[CapitalGamerNZ]

Why can't Sony and Nintendo get portable devices right! They both release some good handheld devices, the Vita being incredible at the time, but then they gimp them with lack of features!

[yeahokwhatever]

3DS is good. Vita is good. Software is the argument made most often against the Vita these days, though I'd argue there's plenty of great games, just not the kind you'd see on a big console. People want the impossible, rich, state-of-the-art graphics in a tiny form factor. The Vita with remote play is as close as you'll see to that for a while.

[dubal-e]

At launch, thats ok as long as it comes soon.

[Scatpants]

So what you're saying is it's like a tablet, only worse.

[yeahokwhatever]

Its a shield K1, without having the ability to stream PC games. Also, lacks any of the other abilities the Shield has. But hey, its got new tiny wiimotes that vibrate for your pleasure, so thats nice.

[NohansenBoy]

Good to see Nintendo learning from past mistakes... oh wait...

[Muadiib]

It's better that they focus on gaming honestly, we don't need yet another multimedia machine.

[G20WLY]

Be great if they actually were focussing on games, but I'm not seeing that right now either.

[Muzikguy]

Of course it won't.

[KillZallthebeast]

crappy 60$ tablets can play games and media

[DualWielding]

#nintendoomed

[Bluemaster77]

I don't understand what Ninty is doing with this thing.

[yeahokwhatever]

https://s3.amazonaws.com/me...

[fatneal]

not a deal breaker but nintendo is not doing themselves any favors. i can deal with this as long as the wwe networks app finally comes to nintendo

[Goldby]

There's a cold breeze in the air,

Death took 1 step closer

[deafdani]

Even the 3DS has Netflix. I'm fairly certain that the Switch will eventually get it, along with Amazon Video, CrunchyRoll, and whatever else (those are all readily available on Wii U).

Whatever.

[Tussin187]

Judging by some of the comments on here, the reason Nintendo will never change is because you defend everything they do. They can do no wrong. Yes, this is a hybrid but that means it's also a home console. Not having (at least) Netflix is like buying a TV and it doesn't have a remote control. It's 2017 and you just expect it.

Maybe it will come out when they launch their paid online system 6 months or more after it releases.

Why not release the system when everything is available? Like your online service. It's going to be free at 1st then your going to charge for it later. And I really hope that you don't have to use your phone for voice chat and lobbies. Wtf....I guess since Netflix is on everything, everyone has smart phones as well. I used to use my PS3 for Netflix all the time. I use my OG PS4 for streaming in the bedroom. It's nice not to have 100 pieces of electronics setting under my TV.

But I forgot Nintendo can do no wrong. And people thought Sony fanboys take it to the next level. Nintendo fans are on another planet. Since it's also a portable, it gets a pass on EVERYTHING!!! That's the narrative. We (mainly the diehards) should be screaming through the rooftops and expect more from a product that's launching in 2017. Compared to the competition it's like night and day. But you have Zelda at launch that skipped an entire generation so it's all good!!!

O_o

[lodossrage]

I don't get some of you here.

Now some of you are literally sitting here defending when Nintendo DOESN"T have something that's become standard in the modern era? Not having it at launch isn't a killer (although they SHOULD in this day and age). The problem is the defenders here.

Some of you need to draw the line on what you are, fan or fanboy?

Because a Nintendo fan would praise the good things AND call them out on the faults. Fanboys will sit there, praise the good things, and DEFEND their faults.

[LOL_WUT]

This right here! ;)

[desertpunk86]

nintendo is like an old grandpa trying to be a hip teenagers with the vaping and the dubstep.

[Ninte]

No big deal, surely people are using other media to watch Netflix already.

[lodossrage]

I understand what you're saying, but the problem is that very mentality is why Nintendo is always so far behind.

Neflix and Hulu are among the staples of devices in this era. Not having it at launch is a VERY bad look. Just because others have it doesn't excuse Nintendo from NOT having it.

This next part isn't directed at you nzbleach. But if Nintendo is EVER going to evolve, their fans have to stop making excuses for the company being behind the curve

[hirobrotagonist]

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[DillyDilly]

The Switch does not need it every other media device people have should be enough Pocket Sized PCs fucking exist

[SojournUK]

It's fine, I'll use it to play games.

[MetroidFREAK21]

Everything literally in my house electronic wise will able to use all these apps besides the Switch. Trust me... I'll live. I buy and use a game console for just that... Playing video games

[CPTN MITCHELL]

The switch U

[Chaosdreams]

Not only do I not want this "console." I don't want anyone I know, to have one.

That's how pathetic this thing is. Who in their right mind, would support this? Yes, Zelda is awesome, it is, but this "console" is coming from Nintendo. A company who,

- Gives up on a product quick, for the next, under-powered / gimmick
- Is now charging for online? But voice-chat + other features are only accessible through your smartphone?
- Will receive questionable 3rd party support
- Has only a few scheduled releases

And the list goes on (case in point, this topic). It's frustrating, but at the same time, they make it incredibly easy not to support them. I used to say I'd buy a console for Zelda. They managed to prove me wrong.

Good job Nintendo. Best of luck making games for Sony / Microsoft in the coming years.

[Athos]

March 3rd, I am looking forward to the 2 I have on preorder is all I can say. One for me, and one for the wife. And yes, I have 2 PS4's, 2 Xbox ones and 3 gaming rigs (vacation homes). I am a gamer and I want them all. However, I am getting rid of my XB1's as they serve no purpose for me anymore (again, gaming rigs).

[Artemidorus]

Should of waited another year, this dev kit is being sold to the mainstream

[VJGenova]

Probably been said, but, the media player will be sold as paid DLC, as will any and all additional services.

[Lonnie18]

People don't get it, they say oh it's on other devices so big deal but it is a big deal. It's about building partnerships and Nintendo is just so selfish and unable to do these basic things that are the norm today!

[King_Lothric]

Oh no no no no 😰

- underpowered hardware
- no game included
- high premium price (for what it is)
- poor launch line up
- its best game is a Wii U port cartoonish 900p adventure.
- poor third party support
- online service, match making and voice chat is forced to be used through a smartphone app.
- ironically, you have to pay for online service.
- NES games free for 1 month only.
- accessories are very expensive.
- and now, no media functionality at launch.

What kind of joke is this and how there are people defending and justifying this? Truly impressive and a new low in the gaming industry.

[JackieDrunken]

Just doesn't seem like they planned there launch too well. $299 with no game bundled (looking at you 1/2 Switch!) super expensive accessories($70 pro controller!) I'm rooting for them but damn! Come on Nintendo!!!!!

[BenqMagician]

I like the idea of this device so I'll wait and see what happens with it. But it needs the basics like every other console/handheld It's 2017 I live in Canada and the switch is priced 399.99 that's outrageous considering 379.99 for a xbox one/ps4 slim bundles.

[R3DRAIN89]

Nothing will be available on launch for nintendo. There heading same route sega did.

[holdmyown83]

Nintendo will always hold a special place but why in the actual fuck are they releasing this shit so early,. It's like they are rushing it out for no reason.