Nintendo Switch 5th anniversary

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Today marks the 5th anniversary of the Nintendo Switch video game console. It was Friday, 3 March 2017, when the console was first launched, replacing the Nintendo Wii U.

https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/five-years-later-its-time-for-a-nintendo-switch-2/

[Coola Yagami]

My god it's been that long already?

I still remember when people were bitching about the initial concept. Like is it a console, is it a portable, what the **** is it? It's amazing how back then no one could wrap their mind around the concept that 'actually.... it's both'.

[Icebot]

I play games on my Switch so much it’s hard to believe it’s only been 5 years since it came out!

And I noticed March 3 will also be on a Friday next year in 2023!

[Prowler]

5 years already? That's crazy.

Love the Switch. Such a great system with such a vast library. The fact you can play a ton of great games on it in handheld mode is just amazing. Go back to 2005 and tell people at the time that around 10+ years later they'd be able to play games like KOTOR, FFX, Resident Evil, etc. on the go. Or hell, just go back to 2015 or so and tell people they're going to be able to play games like Skyrim and The Witcher on the go. They'd not have believed you.

[MrPliggins]

Wow, I guess I've been pondering buying a Switch for 5 years. We still have the Wii U.

[Andrew NDB]

On the other hand... it's also bizarre that 5 years later and they still have tons of games missing from the NES/SNES/Gameboy, etc. stores. Even right now there is stuff you can get in the Wii U store that you can't get in the Switch store.

The Switch OLED needed to have 4K. There's no reason they should be putting out titles in 1080p in this day and age.

[Prowler]

On the other hand... it's also bizarre that 5 years later and they still have tons of games missing from the NES/SNES/Gameboy, etc. stores. Even right now there is stuff you can get in the Wii U store that you can't get in the Switch store.

The Switch OLED needed to have 4K. There's no reason they should be putting out titles in 1080p in this day and age.
As flawed as the Virtual Console was, at least its game selection was way better than NSO's.

The SNES NSO selection, in particular, is a joke. Half of the titles in there are obscure games no one asked for.

[Powder]

I looooooove the Switch. One of the best things ever. I have put so much time into it, made a lot of fun memories playing with friends, & found myself extremely immersed in titles like BOTW, Odyssey, etc. It rules, if you're a big fan of Nintendo's first party properties, like myself. If it's missing anything, like y'all said, it's a solid Virtual Console or modern equivalent. I'd also love some aesthetic customization options, like the 3DS had. You know, themes, badges, whatever. Otherwise, premo.

Mine was a gift, split between two of my best friends (one of whom shortly after became my SO), so it's not only a great console, but something I hold dear to my heart.

[LeotheLateBloomer]

The Switch has been my most played console since it launched. There are just so many titles for it that it's definitely one of Nintendo's strongest. I bought a lot of third-party games on the system and the appeal to take the game on the goal is all you need to sell me on a version of that game (if I'm interested in the game of course). In terms of first party and the system's simple appeal, I've expanded my horizons (especially with a certain title:lol:) and am giving other franchise of their's that I've never played before and wished I played these IPs when then first came out. I think I've reached 1,040 hours on Animal Crossing and have currently over 750,000 miles. It has a ton of ambitious games by Nintendo (though Pokemon varies).

There's still some games I wish would come to it like the Batman Arkham games cause that will be a Day One purchase.

If a game doesn't make it to the Switch, there's a big chance that I might drop it quickly. Which worries me when Multiversus comes out but maybe it will eventually show up. I bought Nickelodeon All Star Brawl on it and for a brief while the version was hard to find.

[Storm Eagle]

It's the second system I got on launch, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was my first game. I could have gotten it for the Wii U, but with the Switch, I can take it on the go. I still need to finish that, and I've been slacking.

Even though I preordered a Switch, I was hoping that it wouldn't be like the NES Classic fiasco. So it was good to see that there were no known problems. On the eve of the release, I called the Best Buy store where I preordered, and I was told that if I preordered, then I'm 100% getting one.

I currently have eight games for it, and I plan on getting at least one more this year.

[Leo656]

Still gotta get one. Way behind on consoles. Looks okay.

[Prowler]

I fell out of the loop a bit after the Wii when it comes to consoles. Didn't get a Sony console after the PS2 and never bought a Microsoft system. As for Nintendo, I even skipped the original DS and the Wii U. Doesn't help that I went through a phase for about three years around 2009-2012 where I pretty much wasn't gaming at all.

With Steam I slowly went back in the loop in terms of games. And with the 3DS and later the Switch that has continued. The Switch has more 3rd party support than any Nintendo console since the SNES. It offers me the chance to play games I didn't have before by mostly sticking to Nintendo systems. It's definitely a great system for both modern games and for catching up on classics and games that came out 10-15 years ago that you've missed out on.