During the holiday season, we will republish selected features from the last 12 months.A mix of topics, interviews, opinions and more from NL staff and contributorsyou’ll find our usual blend of thoughtfulness, expertise, flirtatiousness, retro nostalgia, and of course enthusiasm for all things Nintendo. Happy Holidays!
Switch is officially 5 years old. I can look back five years since my first interaction with this tiny console.Whether you were lucky enough to get your hands on an early review unit, marched to your local video game emporium to pick up a pre-order, or stumbled across it on a department store shelf, the thrills nothing beats new hardwarebe?
However, five years is a long time for a console, and the OG Switch has seen two (well, two and a half years) new hardware versions hit the shelves since launch. became. Switch Lite brings games more portable than ever for those who hate playing on TV.
In honor of this milestone in Switch’s journey, Team NL has come together to relive exactly how they got their hands on the original Switch models and how the console handled the tough environment. so many games For the past 5 years…
Gavin Lane, Editor
For some reason, I knew I could walk into my local department store the morning of launch and pick up a Switch off the shelf…and that’s exactly what I did! I was particularly excited to be âpart of the conversationâ when it launched. I was lucky. This definitely contributed to my purchase of the Day One Switch. His 8 hour round trip in a comfortable coach was pretty special.
After upgrading to , that OG switch falls into the hands of another family. a bit A version with better battery life (and then I justified a further upgrade to the sweet OLED model because I needed it at work? Anyway, that’s what I told myself). The original is said to be in decent shape and still holds a good battery charge.
However, my Joy-Cons are not working properly. They’ve changed and changed the sticks several times, but I’ve now gotten to the point where I wouldn’t use them if I could avoid it. There is a Hori Split pad for portable play and a Pro Controller for docking. Joy-Cons are a last resort.
Damien McFerran, Editorial Director
My “launch console” was actually a review unit Nintendo sent me back in 2017, and it’s still going strong. very Same as 5 years ago.
As I reported a while ago, I was one of the unlucky ones. My switch began to show signs of fatigue, even though I handled it with the kind of softness you would normally expect from a small kitten. very early in life.
I’ve upgraded the Switch twice since then, and now I’m on the OLED model. However, since I gave the original Switch to my son, I am still using it.this is literally Falling apart â The back panel is cracked, the plastic over the vents is long gone, and screws are missing from the top of the case (I don’t know). Also, he noticed that one of the Joy-Con rails didn’t hold the Joy-Con in place. A slight tap slides the controller up.
Yep, my original switch still exists. just.
Kate Gray, Staff Writer
We all know what happened to my first Switch. I took it with me everywhere I went for two years when I traveled, with battle scars like Joy-Con drifting, screen scratches, cat bites, and a bunch of plastic shells missing where they chipped off. It remained. It was a sad sight, but it was due to love, not neglect.
I upgraded to the new Switch last year and haven’t used the Joy-Cons in a while. I have a Hori Split Pad with a turbo button to speed up the textboxes, so far so good. Also, I don’t travel much anymore, so I don’t linger around in my bag.
My original switch is currently lying in a drawer, unfortunately. But as an OG switch, I think it’s worth it, so I’d like to sell it to someone who appreciates it more than I do!
Ollie Reynolds, Staff Writer
I was one of those who pre-ordered the Switch as soon as it launched. I had a feeling about Nintendo’s hybrid console, and thankfully, it turned out to be an absolute diamond. But I remember that excitement quickly turned to frustration because I couldn’t get a ruddy one to connect to my Wi-Fi. I finally fixed it, but it took me a lot of work to get it working.
Since then I have purchased a Switch Lite and most recently a Switch OLED. The Lite and OG models have been largely left to collect dust since OLED came into my life. While Lite remains fairly pristine, OG absolutely It’s seen some better days. Joy-Cons no longer properly click into the machine. Both are prone to some pretty horrible drifts. The screen is still in pretty good shape, but after going through the OLED it’s now almost unwatchable â a first world problem!
I still use it and plan to give my nephew OG and Lite one day. If they are good, that is.
Alana Hagues, Staff Writer
In fact, I had no intention of getting a Switch from day one.I did it on the Wii U and well I know what happened That Console (RIP really, Wii U). So for a while, I was a little wary about picking things up at launch. Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild. For a long time, I couldn’t connect his Switch to his Wi-Fi at home, so if I didn’t want to play online, I could only play handheld. And God forbid if you want to buy anything on the eShop. I finally wired it up, but the problem was with the old router.It was a weird problem to explain to people.
I still have the same switch. But clumsy hands and drifting on his Joy-Cons are comrades, and despite playing mostly on TV and using the Splatoon 2 Pro-Controller, I’m still on his 3rd his Joy-Con I am using -Con.and me Have got Anyway, we have colorful Joy-Cons, so yellow Joy-Cons rule the roost at the moment. I don’t feel compelled by the Lite, and I have an OLED, but it’s as faithful as it was with the Gamecube, and it’s the first unit I bought. I want to keep
Thomas Whitehead, Associate Editor
My original Switch was a review unit and I also received a review of Breath of the Wild at the kickstarted event. Not only was it super exciting (the deadline was tight, but it was only a week away!) interesting When returning to Scotland from London. When I had to put it in a tray through airport security, a member of Heathrow Airport staff came over and asked me how I had it already. For me, it was an early sign of how popular small devices could become.
It held up for almost 4 years, with a tablet instead of the Joy-Con controllers, but then the fans started making worrying noises. I had bought the forest special edition) and now have the OLED.
As for my original Joy-Con, they are unfortunately at the bottom of the tie. yet Awful; I’ve been through several sets.
That’s us, but how is your Switch holding up after five years of long, fun, and intense use? Let us know in your poll below. Also, leave your memories of your first Switch purchase in the comments.
