Nintendo Switch - First Look and Review! | Game Dave 

I feel honoured to witness the moment Try and Dave became actual friends.

Man even your older videos are just solid gold for the soul! 😊

the most enjoyable unboxing and review of the switch so far i've viewed, great vid.

I clicked for green joy cons, oh that would be kick ass to have lol.

Your thumbnail gave me hope there were lime green Joy-Cons... and therefore pink ones. You lied to me.

Best switch introduction so far 👍🏼👍🏼

I wish they had some controller colors besides grey that werent so bright. Like a darker shade green or something

@8:45 You can adjust your Share button on the PS4 to take screenshots with one press of the button, and hold the button down to get the menu. It's just setup by default to be the menu first. So you can use it the same as the Switch version if you prefer that.

What's up been a while since I've watched you game DAVE

Yes! The only Switch review I have been looking forward to!

I love your Mega Man art in the background. Where did you get that MM6 banner from? As far as your review goes, I thought you did a great job. I've been hearing about the left JoyyCon desync issues. Hope yours is working. I got Zelda on the Wii U, and probably won't pick up a Switch until Mario comes out. I dunno, for some reason, I'm just not excited for this system yet. Maybe cause Zelda is also out on Wii U? Oh, and I'm still bummed about the lack of Dpad in portable mode. It just feels like sacrilege to have a Nintendo system that lacks a proper Dpad. Hopefully Nintendo comes out with a left JoyCon that has one, and ditches the C-buttons. I couldn't imagine playing Shovel Knight in portable mode with the C-buttons or the sticks. I need a proper Dad for platforms like that.

Refreshingly critical and skeptical. Good on you Game Dave.

Just a FYI: You can adjust the PS4 Share Buttons functionality. You can make it so that a tap = a Screenshot, or start recording and HOLDING it brings up the menu.

You didn't follow Johnny's advice he gives when opening boxes Dave. You get your eye next to the box right in line with the blade to make a clean cut.

I just came for the green joy cons....

Love the Chrono Cross sound track! Your killing it Dave

I like the Switch, personally. I think it’s a great and versatile console with a lot of potential, even if it doesn’t have too many features at the moment. When I got my Switch, it felt really good to have something that just felt so new, especially since I actually missed out on getting the Wii U (I don’t know if it’ll be worth getting one at this point). I know a lot of people had complaints about the Joycons being too small, but since my hands are fairly small, this wasn’t too much of an issue for me but I will say that they do feel a bit cheap. I feel like the Switch is gonna be a console that’ll focus more on strictly emphasizing games for the system rather than the features on the console, at least for now.

I realized why they had to change to the GameCube placement of the sticks. If it was like Playstation, the right Joycon's control stick would be on the right-hand side of the controller, with the buttons on the left.

Now I've been enticed to pull out and listen to my Chrono Cross OST. But never mind that - excellent vid.

this gave me sadness. I'm getting a switch tomorrow and now idk. XD

Clicked to see the green joycons......... DISAPOINTMENNNNNNNNNNTT Nice video btw!

14:02 The fact that this is still up-to-date kills me ;_;

Does anyone noticed a fart when he reached for games? Is this a review?

i just sended you a friend request from my switch, please acept it, i'm a fan of your channel

Your very easy to watch mate, earned yourself a sub.

Honestly avoided other Switch unboxing videos but when i saw you post this I was all over it! You rock!

Why does Nintendo so often sell out of their stuff? I thought about getting a Wii back in the day, sold out. Recently an NES classic...sold out. Now the Switch...sold out. I never go back to buy the stuff. They lose my compulsive purchases. Which works out for me I guess. I may still snag a switch though...maybe.

Game Dave with the drama LLS superb sir

Kinda the same situation for me with the Switch. Not as exciting as other Nintendo consoles at launch, but the hardware build quality is top notch and Zelda really is magic to play in bed or on the go. Definitely lots of design flaws when it comes to how to play it. Those joycons with the straps are not all that great to play on. I think the grip is perfectly suitable for Zelda however, but fast paced games like Splatoon pretty much require a Pro controller. Hopefully the games make this system shine!

What happens when you plug the Switch to a PC? Or try to mount the SD card?

The fart part was epic!

Great video! I love the humor you added to the review

My favorite part was when Game Dave farted when he reached for the games lol. I also thought he was going to mention about his fart when he said,"WOO!!!" but instead he acted like it never happened lol. Anyways, I agree with most of his complaints but I still like my Nintendo Switch.

I came here for neon green JoyCons! Wtf Dave?! JK.

Jumping from the bottom to the top the playstation's analog stick is lower than the buttons

After about 24 hours with the Switch, I'm mostly pretty impressed. I do worry about battery life, since it seems pretty short, but of course Zelda is pretty much a worst case scenario in that regard. I do think that the ergonomics of the system are a little off as well, and its screen is small enough that I am questioning the idea of people gathering around the system for multiplayer games. Ultimately though, it's by far the best portable console that has ever been released, and that's the main draw for me.

I think we'll see many hardware re-reviews come december. There's a lot missing on the Switch, I think Nintendo just wanted to get something out there to ease their investors. We'll see minor updates in hardware and major software updates in the future. Can't wait until the switch is at full power!

loved the video!

... you can go back to the white. (click) The wonders of technology. smh

Great review man, dang those joy cons are tiny!

I love how as I'm watching this, my left joycon disconnects for the first time

As a person with adult sized hands, who only plays games while at home: I am very unimpressed by Nintendo this time around. But at least they didn't screw over Wii-U too harshly with Zelda. I'll just wait until they make another home console.

Nothing about the Switch, but when I saw this video the first time, I was wearing that same shirt.

Where can I get that sick ass NES controller shirt????

"Got some boxes, no music..." -- I say, GOOD! Menus should be menus. I find this trend of "menu music" to be kind of obnoxious, and literally the FIRST thing I did on every modern system I own is go into the settings and disable the system music. When all I'm doing is selecting what I'm going to play or watch, I do NOT need musical accompaniment! And the easier and more straightforward the menus are, the better. In my opinion, the pinnacle of video game system menus is the XMB from the PS3 and PSP. Intuitive, quick, easy, and simple; everything a menu should be. Every other system menu I've worked with has been OK (except for the Vita's, which is IMHO pretty terrible), but the XMB has stood head and shoulders above them all, and I wish Sony had just stuck with it rather than trying to reinvent the wheel on the PS4 and Vita.

Dave: get fast rmx and meet up with people in a public place. We had a makeshift tournament at my local coffee shop yesterday... and it was POPPING. People couldn't stop playing. Once more local coop games come out (hell, you can get metal slug, waka waka 7, and kof 97 if you jump through hoops), this thing will explode.

In PS4 you can configure the Share Button to take just screenshots and not take you to another screen.

I had a similar experience with the 2DS. It was like windows- 5 gigs of programming; 4.4 gigs for collecting meta data, advertising, profiling, spyware, security, systems analysis, user feedback, in-game purchases, multi player online options, personalisation, and artificial intelligence... 500 megs for memory, and 100 dedicated to play control, graphics and game content. That's progress!

You can actually transfer a mii from an amiibo.

You deserve a bazillion more subscribers

I should have got the black switch and additional colored joycons like you did. I dig the neon but that red and blue is the most tacky looking thing on the planet.

Chrono Cross Music Backround ^_^

I'm watching this video one year after it got released. Since I'm a fan of Game Dave I watched it even if this review is one year old. It's embarrassing to admit but as Dave held the HDMI cable in his hands I found out that Nintendo had put an HDMI cable into the package and it took me one year and a few months, and this video, to realize that there was still an HDMI cable in this box. Thanks Dave for making this video. I was so hyped and happy to play the Switch that I didn't looked into the box after getting the Switch, dock, charger and Joy Cons out. I will look into EVERY corner in the future before I start using the main device that was in the box.

"EVERYBODY RELAX" Is it possible there's an over-arching plot of Dave being a schizophrenic maniac who thinks there are people around him even when he's alone, and in the end we find out he's been talking to himself this whole time and the camera was never really there?

I'm loving what I see with the Switch. Idk how the joycons will be for me but I'm used to cramped and unconventional controls being a huge handheld player for years. Still the joycons are gonna be reserved for handheld play and player 2 while I use the pro controller for at home play. playing VC I need a traditional dpad- Castlevania 3 and Ninja Gaiden need a good dpad lol.

Are the triggers soft, or clicky?

lol me and Dave are wearing the same shirt

Hey, Dave, I have the same shirt as you.

Make a new yotube viedo please

5:18 Wtf did just happen?

I like your mega man poster

I thought I was color blind for a second, cause I saw green joycons in the thumbnail, but he only uses gray and blue joycons...

Thank you for being honest. There's way too many people acting like its the greatest thing ever. It might be great in the future when more games and os tweaks come out, but right now it's nothing special at all

a nice review! my joycons are mismatched

I think that the Switch has an unbelievable amount of promise, but as all consoles for the past few generations have shown, there is a severe lack of Quality of Life features and content. I picked mine up day one and I am absolutely loving the games for it and I really hope this does well. It very well may be my most played console besides my PS4 while my One just gathers dust in the corner.

Are you kidding me? I'm loving the Switch, I love Nintendo... but mate... Chrono Cross soundtrack? Can't hear your voice anymore.

Just bought my first switch two weeks ago (September 2022) and most things never improved even after all these years...

ever play GameCube? the C stick was at the bottom, plus when playing smash bros on Wii u is too weird when you have to go up from the buttons to hit the stick, I prefer Xbox and GameCube analog layout

omg the intro with mr miyamoto

Thanks you for being honest.

I feel like the fixed the lack of portability that the WII U gamepad had but i almost feel like they downgraded controls and again almost a full generation behind in graphics. I hope the Switch surprises me when i get one.

Switch UI still just as bland and quiet in 2022. I still play Eshop music on my phone if I go to the store...

was anyone else clickbaited by the green joycons?

Nintendo Switch is just amazing and using joy cons as individual snes controllers hell yeah I'm all in for it now I don't need to go and buy controllers all the time

He's my computer lab teacher in my school I jest found out😱😱😱

Dammit. I vowed never to watch an unboxing video, and then you had to make one.

So Dave when are you going to dye your hair some cotton candy color? Seems to be a requirement for anyone involved with games on youtube at this point.

Only clicked because of the green Joycons in the thumbnail. 😐

"I also picked up Bomberman R. Can't wait to talk about that game." *rubs ear awkwardly*

MAKE A VIDEO OF YOU PLAYING THE GAMES! Well, you probably will anyways xDD

Game Dave.....what screen protector did you use for your switch? Are you happy with it?

You're like jontron

you a fisherman GameDave? and, the shortest HDMI cable in existence....

Dang dude, I think Amazon owes you another Switch. What's up with the dust?!

Nintendo Switch... Now you're playing DIRTY! ba dum tss!!

I think I'm the only person who's legitimately looking forward to the new bomberman lol

Nice review dave.

u funny guy u...😂

2:09 That's what she said!

Thanks Dave.

Um. Dave? You do know that you can transfer your mii with Amiibo.

I wanna be your friend too Dave! We can Swith it up as often as you like.

Wii Switch U!

"Mmm juicy, looks like cotton candy" Game Dave 2017

yo gamedave there is a secret message on ur pro controller!!!! u need a flashlight

#snifftheswitch

Game Dave I just sent a friend request please accept.

Very underrated channel! Where did you get that Mega Man 6 poster?

I finally have my own switch and with pokken tournament

Super Mario Oddesy is the best nintendo switch game