{"id":3019,"date":"2025-06-08T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xindisiau.com\/?p=3019"},"modified":"2025-06-09T11:00:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T11:00:54","slug":"ive-had-the-nintendo-switch-2-for-one-day-and-im-not-impressed-readers-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.xindisiau.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/08\/ive-had-the-nintendo-switch-2-for-one-day-and-im-not-impressed-readers-feature\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019ve had the Nintendo Switch 2 for one day and I\u2019m not impressed \u2013 Reader\u2019s Feature"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Is the Switch 2 living up to the hype? (Nintendo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A reader gives their first impressions of the Switch 2<\/a> and is disappointed by what they see as a lack of new features and a weak line-up of games.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s nothing in gaming more exciting than a new console<\/a>. Especially if you get it day one and know you\u2019re getting it as early as anyone else in the world (even most journalists<\/a>, as it turned out). Figuring out what all the sockets do, attaching the Joy-Cons for the first time, plugging in the dock\u2026 I loved all that stuff and it\u2019s very obvious that this is a well designed and thought out bit of kit.<\/p>\n

I got my Switch 2 on Thursday and so I\u2019ve played it for around 12 hours, as I write this, and after the initial excitement ran out I have to say that I do have a lot of concerns. Most of it is with Nintendo and the games but the console has some issues too.<\/p>\n

The LCD screen is a nasty backwards step from the OLED Model, and it really makes me not want to use it. I know it would\u2019ve been too expensive with an OLED screen, but I do wish they\u2019d given us the option at launch, rather than just try and make us double dip in a couple of years.<\/p>\n

I also worry about the connection between the Joy-Cons and the console. I know Nintendo<\/a> think it\u2019s fine with the magnets and everything, and it is clever, but it worries me because it feels like it could snap, even if they say it won\u2019t. But perhaps I\u2019ll just get used to that.<\/p>\n

The other more vague thing is the fact that the dashboard and interface is identical to the original Switch (at least after its most recent update) and that makes it feel like less of a brand new console. I prefer the way Sony does things, with each new PlayStation having a new interface that builds on the previous one, and sometimes isn\u2019t quite as good, but at least it feels new.<\/p>\n

This lack of new feeling stretches to the games too. Mario Kart World<\/a> is fun but it\u2019s basically just Mario Kart 8 for 24 players but with no anti-gravity sections. There\u2019s also the open world but as people are starting to realise this adds absolutely nothing to the game.<\/p>\n

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