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@@steathlysnipes3758 But that's just turning the entire screen either from white or black. I'm talking about being able to customize your home menu with stickers if anything of our favorite characters.
The problem is that they saw how much money the other consoles were making from it and decided to do it themselves but then they include games in the virtual console that not many people even want to play. My son is the only one who actually plays online with others and the subscription I buy is usually only so I can trade pokemon or every so often try my team out on another player.
@white_dragoon_x pokemon is even worse with Pokemon Home 😭 They force us to pay for the GTS. It used to be in game. I was hoping Pokémon SP and BD still had thar but replaced it with Wonder Trade 😮💨
I feel like Nintendo purposefully didn't include download play on the switch just so people had to buy the game to play with friends, but then again you can connect 8 controllers to the console, but having extra controllers costs money, so overall, Nintendo is greedy for money
@@DataHayseed in that aspect I don't think their greedy for making ppl buy their own copies of a game and having a controller to play. Literally like almost every other console game needs more controllers for more to play. It's not like the switch doesn't come with two controllers already. Don't get me wrong Nintendo is def greedy, but not for this reason.
@@DataHayseed itss because its not feasible Download play works by storing all relevant data onto the systems ram (hence some games have limitations because of this limit) gba, ds, and 3ds have very small rams so it was feasible, switch games however does not only have a bigger ram size but most games typically constantly loads in assets
I feel like the 3ds was the last console where Nintendo really cared about the consumers instead of trying to compete with console and pc gaming. Things like download play, street pass, themes, reverse compatibility, virtual consoles, and fun apps, just make it in my opinion the best hand held of all time.
I think I get what you mean. It feels like after the 3ds and the wii u (possibly because of the latter's financial failure) nintendo lost some of that creativity
@OkPe-ww5rs if the switch had any of the features I listed above it very well could be the greatest handheld to exist for a while. I know the switch has virtual consoles but the monthly membership is ridiculous when I could just homebrew a bunch of emulators. I also wish a stylus would be included with a slot for it, but that's really more of a personal preference
The 3DS displays your real time spent in a game, as well as when you first played it and most recent have. The Switch gives you an estimate, and stops telling you when you first played a week or two after you first played
@@Climhazzard_ Well the only moment tgey patched the switch firmware was for a smash dlc release so that means a lot... Nintendo only ccare about smash. The switch confirms it 😅
@@amsyarzero Streetpass is a built in social-feature on all 3DS systems that allows two or more 3DS players to exchange game data and some personal info (dogs or cats, your birthday, your hobby, your dream, etc.). What happens when you get a streetpass tag? The mii of the other person shares some info with you and can help you play various games. I.e. in tomodachi life, you can connect with other islands and have other miis camp on your island. In animal crossing, you can visit other peoples’ houses. How to streetpass? Put your 3DS in sleep mode and leave it in your backpack/pocket/purse wherever you go. If you see a flashing green light, you got tagged! Why is StreetPass the most amazing thing ever? People from all over the world can visit your plaza. The “goal” is arguably trying to get tagged by as many people as you can from different parts of the world. Why does the switch need it? I have met and still am really good friends with multiple people from my school a few years ago who used the streetpass feature. Streetpass would have been the perfect way to find out who has a switch nearby, go talk to them, play some games together, and BAM you’re not a loser anymore cause you’ve just made a friend.
@@Tofu3435 I bet they will call it 3Dswitch or some shit like that again with better hardware and you will need to buy those damn games again that you already have on switch lmao
The 3ds has themes with music, and even has some breath of the wild themes despite the game obviously not being on 3ds and yet switch only has white or black theme. Thats it
I kinda blame it on the community. Remember when everyone said the 3DS should hurry up and die because the switch exists? I guess they didn't realize what they were missing until it was gone..
I’ve just ordered the most recent version of the 3DS, a screen protector, a body shell, a travel bag, and 2 128gb microSD cards😏 October 5th is modding day boys!🤝🏼👊🏼
I just wanna say u gotta play the Yo-Kai watch games it's literally the best RPG I've ever played it's the reason I wanna get a 3DS again after my old one broke a long time ago
Well, I miss the Nintendo when Mr. Iwata was still around, His era was magnificent... after his death, I feel that Nintendo changed as well.. I can see that on the Switch
It’s very apparent, don’t get me wrong the switch isn’t bad but It isn’t as feature rich and doesn’t have the Nintendo charm that consoles had before. Hell with how terrible the support for the Wii U was it’s still had a shit ton of charm. When I boot my switch up, it’s quite as all hell. No music in the Eshop (miyamoto said it was because it lagged) but in my experience the eshop lags even without it. No themes, no messaging. It’s sad…
@@RxCGaming why the heck did they even add a themes option in the settings if they were only gonna let you pick dark or light. It’s been like 5 years and no custom themes yet
Are you a woman? It fits in my pockets. Like, completely inside, not hanging out, even with both joycons attached. Only the corner of the joycon is visible. Men's pockets are awesome.
@@pinochet3698the Lite Version for sure… the other two idk bout that cuz I ain’t seen any pockets big enough to fit them in completely while they in their handheld mode
Honestly I don’t like the switch’s “vibe” you know? I just think the Wii U and 3DS are some of the best Nintendo devices ever. And, I know maybe not everyone liked the Wii U but I thought it was really fun
eh I'm a fan of the focus on an 'older' audience with a more streamlined "vibe", though I can see where you're coming from. I'm just glad we didn't get another "hOt BUtTerEd pOP cOrn THaT's A DeAL" moment
It's just too sterile and minimalistic. Also, it is unsatisfying you first get into the home menu, because there is literally nothing. Until then, Nintendo consoles had always something when there wasn't a game (or wouldn't power up without one) but on the switch, it was just blank and empty.
It's more understandable to most public but at a long shot it feels bland. Contrary to the Wii U, 3DS or even Wii. When you know what to do and how it works it's a unique experience. Compare it to learn a new language.
Ain’t no way…💀 I’m not saying the switch is the perfect console but bro sold a console with some of the best games that the 3ds doesn’t have, missing out on some them even.. like what’s the point lmao
@@Idontknowtbh167 it's subjective. I've had the 3DS for a while even before my Switch, and it came to a point where I use my 3DS way more proportionally than my Switch. I got bored way more quicker with my Switch than the 3DS, which can play VC titles all the way back, something the Switch can't do or they charge you a monthly subscription to access, which is bs especially if you already have the games. Also, the Switch isn't as portable as the 3DS. As someone who travels frequently, I'd rather have a smaller device that has all the games I would want to entertain me on the flight/train rides abroad.
@@jasonplays3334It doesn't. That's third-party stuff. Nintendo didn't make it. You're tricking the Nintendo Switch into accessing its builtin browser using a third-party DNS.
That's facts, I'm shocked it still works, although you can't watch videos and 90% of the websites are either too large for the ds to load, or formatted weird. Nevertheless, still very cool
The obsession with a browser is purely because “they had it before!” like maybe you guys used it back on the Wii and DS days when it was a fairly new thing and smartphones weren’t around but the amount of people who used it on the slow ass 3DS and Wii U compared to their phone had to have been microscopic. Wii U and 3DS were hacked through a web exploit back in the day; hell PS3 and PSP were as well I believe. Web browsers introduce too many vulnerabilities and not enough benefit to be worth including. Even the PS5 doesn’t have one. I agree with the complaints about themes and Virtual Console and stuff but you guys are really reaching with this complaint
I also really liked that you didn’t have to own a game to play with your friends. For example Mario kart 7 allowed you to play a limited version of the game as long as someone around you owned the game. I really loved this feature because instead of buying multiple games we could just buy 1 and play together.
Dude I remember at high school (the British version) we had a club called Nintendo club and this one goat brought mario kart wit him and it was lit we had a full lobby and it was sooooooo fun
@@tomp3069 we had the same in primary school, but they had 30 ds they gave us and we brought our own games in during rainy days (obvs you’re a Brit so you know that is a lot) and I’d host tournaments in year 3 🤣 so broken
@@jasminappleby779 in year 8 a kid brought in mk ds and we did a fighting tournament i was obliterated with my lack of fighting game skills but unfortunately before i got to do my redemption ark the teachers banned mk cus it wasn’t age appropriate (mortal kombat not mario kart btw)
@@DE23 I guess it might not be great for all games, but it would work for games such as Boxboy & Boxgirl, Super Bomberman R, Flip Wars and Snipperclips
Switch sorta has that but I don’t think it keeps track of all the games lol, cuz I played animal crossing new horizons but I deleted it a while ago to free up space and when I go to my profile and go the games I played and how much hours I have on it but I can’t find it there, so the activity log was lowkey better
@@picklelord2048 I think it only shows the 10 or so most recent titles, if you re-installed animal crossing it will show the hours again. But yea activity log is way better
Yep, huge shame the switch doesn’t have it. There’s a homebrew app that does let you look at everything like the activity log did though. Doesn’t tell you how many steps you took each day but switch doesn’t have the pedometer/play coin thing so not surprising
The only useful thing the 3ds had over switch is ds games and virtual console which will still be discontinued, and what would you need a web browser for, its a gaming machine. Phones exist
@@ERDude really the only thing the 3ds has going for it is it’s portable. If you have half a brain you can emulate all virtual console/ds games. The switch is better because you actually need it to play Nintendo’s new games.
Forgot to mention one of the biggest things is the fact that you can customize your home screen a lot on the 3ds. Meanwhile we're stuck with just a white or black background with the switch.
I'm thinking of buying a new 2ds because the 3d has lost its appeal to me and the regular 2ds sucks honestly. I am already clumsy and I've dropped my 3ds many times and I think the clamshell design has saved it these past 10 years. The old version of the 2ds is supposed to be a cheaper version I get it but removing the ability to close the system to preserve the screen was a really bad decision from Nintendo. Problem is now my 3ds won't charge anymore and since last year they stopped repairs for the old model which I have. I will look and try to find repair shops but since the original system is real old it might be harder now.
The New 3DS XL has become my main retro gaming machine, after you put some homebrew on it, it becomes such a complete machine because it runs everything up the Playstation/N64 Era
The fact that they had the biggest opportunity to make more money by simply adding more features that make the switch feel more interactive.. like cameras or giving our mii’s more functionality like the Wii.
I miss the connectivity on the 3DS. Getting a streetpass in an unexpected place, being able to share games playing locally, sending your friends stupid drawings on swapnote, i miss it all even though i experienced it late.
Another thing, you can leave your 3ds on a full charge and find it after a few months under a couch and it still has enough battery to turn on. The switch dies before you even lose it lol.
Imagine the next switch has comparability with 3DS and DS games, it will be the most popular console in existence. It would mean that no one would buy those newer DS’s though but honestly they should merge the two.
I'm not saying that what he said was incorrect, or that the switch is better than the 3DS. But he used a switch lite, not a switch. It basically removes the entire 'switch' hybrid appeal of the original switch that allows home/portable use. I'd argue that the switch lite was a console released for Nintendo new-timers, a way to 'ease' consumers to the atmosphere, especially with it being a $100 cheaper than the original.
@@Kaas465 The 3d effect on the new 3ds was better and worked properly. The camera tracked your face so you could play from almost any angle in 3d and still see properly.
I am an owner of both and I gotta say I like my regular 3DS over my regular Switch. Today, I actually had a conversation about this with someone close and I pointed out all these things that the Switch is missing. The Switch lacks that Nintendo personality. No themes, no BGM, lack of digital socialising, paid online????, no fun when it comes to custom stuff (aka Homebrew and the Homebrew community), too expensive, games too expensive + not as fun (they also lack personality) + random re releases of old games sold for more money??? (explain Skyward Sword to me?, hello i can play it for free on Dolphin?? and my Wii…) … there’s more points I’d love to discuss but RU-vid comments just isn’t the place for that.
@@paulo4034Yeah sure, like what? The 3DS has both its own and the DS’ library plus it can be modded to play other console games too. The Switch lacks so many things and games it has do not have a Nintendo charm
Legitimately though, I have NO IDEA as to why the Activity log wasn't brought back for the Switch. Being able to track your game time is so neat. Not only can does it hold memories of your gaming life on the Switch but you can easily adapt everything you would need to And yet we can only see if we've played games in 5 hour slices It's just plain dumb to me, the Nintendo Switch severly lacks the ability to be customizable
Maybe they don’t want people to see how much time they spent playing their games. Seeing that you spent 5 hours in one day playing Animal Crossing might turn you off from gaming. I agree that not having the activity log sucks tho. I don’t care about wasting my time gaming. It Isn’t wasting time if you enjoy it
Do people really not know how to see how much time they've been playing each video game on the switch? I'm going to pretend the answer is yes and tell you click on your profile somewhere in the profile menu it'll tell you. It's not nearly as detailed but it's still there.
@@bland9876 I literally wrote about this in my comment. You can only see in 5 hours of play time but you can't see on what day, on how long a gaming session was, etc. I'm trying to keep track of how long I've played a game, but without the activity log, it's kinda difficult
Perhaps it is tracked through a publically available domain since Nintendo sends every person who has an account with them their history at the end year with 100% accurate stats for the Nintendo ID.
@@joshernsteen2066 Yeah, that's basically what I'm saying. They know EXACTLY how much time you've played the games (except sometimes they give you a bigger number than it actually is but shhhh) and yet they only give the info at the end of the year. I'm still baffled by that
You mean the console that can play stuff like breath of the wild, mario kart 8 deluxe, mario odessey, super mario party, metroid dread, super mario maker 2, hyrule warriors age of calamity, link's awakening remake, mario party superstars, splatoon 2, smash bros ultimate, resident evil 4, hello neighbor, bendy and the ink machine, overcooked, hello neighbor hide and seek, new super mario bros u deluxe, mario tennis aces, mario golf super rush, captain toad treasure tracker, donkey kong country tropical freeze, luigi's mansion 3, super mario 3d all stars and super mario 3d world + bowser's fury?
@@airtiger4577 I'm not talking about it's library, I'm talking about ui, and apps. It doesn't even have an internet browser. No themes, barely any special edition consoles.
Honestly, there are so many features from the 3DS that I WISH the switch had. Here’s the biggest ones for me 1) Download Play 2) Themes 3) Streetpass 4) Activity Log 5) Nintendo Badge Arcade/Home Screen Folders/Being able to customize or organize home screens in general. (Yes, I’m counting this as different than themes. Sue me)
To be fair, the badge thing was added near the end of the 3DS' lifespan. That said, the Switch has already five years under its belt, and what do we finally get? Folders. Pfft! I wish I was making that up.
Don't forget about the camera and sound apps, the badges, streetpass, miis actually being used and the little holes made specifically for lanyards and charms (also the new 3ds' interchangeable backplates)
uh netflix 3ds stopped working years ago i cant even connect a netflix account and also who the hell be watching movies on a dinky 3ds when netflix mobile app exists
The 3DS has seen a huge rise in popularity lately. I've modded mine since the eshop closed and honestly these are still amazing little handhelds even in 2024. So many phenomenal titles which have aged like fine wine that still can't be played on the switch.
Switch is my first ever Nintendo console since SNES and its just terrible the fact that i have to pay a signature to play (g)old games. Backwards compatibility should be a prerequisite in any new console.
You should get a 3DS (Preferably one of the "New" models) and not just because of this video. It's a great console, and it supplements the Switch pretty well too.
@@alexmulder1145 yeah man, i was referring to just port the games and sell em on the store, or just allowing those who have bought games on the Wii Shop years ago to redownload now in their Switches.
Backwards compatible wouldn't work since the Wii U uses discs. Maybe 3DS? Is it possible with its wider screen, while keeping resolution to 480p on a 720p display? Plus the dual-screen functionality... I don't see how it can work.
@@Hugeman88 Depends on who you ask. On the Switch (or any other entertainment device/system)? No, not for the mainstream market at least for right now. Like VR, it's a nice gimmick and all, but currently best left to 3D movies. Come back when tech is more evolved and more accepted. For the industry, scientific community and medicine? Yes, because they're already used there. Great for looking "into" a person without needing to cut anything. Nice way to design vehicles/buildings/etc.