A couple more selling points ... The switch lite doesnt have the asemetric color design of the switch. You can get it in really pleasing colors without a high price point. And although it doesnt plug into the tv, this actually makes charging a bit easier.... Since i dont haveto dock it to charge, i cant literally go anywhere with it and use my phone cable to charge.
Honestly, for an extra $100 you get a dockable Switch with far better battery life than the Lite. If the Lite had better battery life and you could use it as a controller on a regular Switch for social occasions, I’d buy one. As it stands, I don’t want it.
I had the lite. Unless u remember to hook it up to its charger daily its not worth it. As appose to always putting ur switch in ur doc for it to charge i would forget to hook up my lite to charge after use all the time. I ended up getting the normal switch months later and its a lot better and def worth paying a little more. Do not buy a lite.
Go lite if you need it cheap, go OLED if you have the budget, Good game selection, only thing I hate a out is, 5 to 6 battery and dl speed is limited, 20 gb takes an 1 hour
Isn't it awesome, that Nintendo gives us all these different options to enjoy their games, why fight which shall be perfect for everybody and doom everything else. There is no such one solution for all, praise diversity for everbody's different purposes! Thx for the vid, man!
I had a Switch Lite before trading it for a regular Switch. Honestly if the Switch Lite could be docked it would simply be perfect, it's simply the BEST handheld experience I've ever had. The buttons feel amazing and premium, the screen looks sharp and the console is super light. I love being able to detach Joy-Cons, dock it to the TV and being able to customize my Switch with any accessory I want, but my God I don't think the regular Switch can ever mimic how good the Lite feels in handheld mode
Switch Lite is really the 2DS of the Switch family, and Nintendo exactly knew who its made for with its unibody durable form factor and cute color options. Plus its an option if you have multiple kids in a family and 200$ is an easier price to swallow for Christmas gift purposes for the average parents. Recent sale statistics did showed that its mostly women and kids that owned a Switch Lite, so its great to have more people that can enjoy their games on the Switch that they wouldn't otherwise with the regular Switch! I may not daily drive a Lite, but my siblings does and its always good to have options like this for kids, casual gamers or just anyone who prefers something more portable.
When I originally got the original switch back in 2018 It was precisely "for the family" and not my own. I wanted my very own personal switch that can take with me anywhere and anytime. When the switch lite got announced back in 2019 figured definitely wanted that for Christmas, and of course I've got it for Christmas! had no issues with it as well and had an absolute blast with it!
personally i love using my switch lite more than my home switch. Just about every point you made are reasons why. I cant be bothered using my home switch portably unlike the lite
I just wanted switch lite with oled screen. I love the ergonomy on light, but I also love the colors on oled so combination would be a perfect fit for me.
I really like my switch lite, the only problem is that when you play some games that are a little more graphically intense or more detailed, the screen feels a bit too small. Throughout my playthrough of Luigi’s mansion 3, I spent half the time squinting at the screen with my face several inches away. 2d games like stardew and Celeste are fantastic on it though. Makes me wish there was a just a unibody form factor with the specs of the oled.
I preferred NS lite bcoz it's lowkey in public, as an adult who still played games, NS lite is a treasure for me😂 i do mind what others think coz we lived in a world were ppl judges what you doin at that age😂
Crazy to think it's socially acceptable to stare at your phone all day but if you swap it with anything else like a handheld console, people look at you funny.
@@MetallicFear Indeed 😂 the only problem to NS Lite are the buttons is too fragile 😂 Games that required a lot of pressing will wear out the buttons 😂 Well I'm into turn based rpg that's why my NS Lite is happy with me 😂
@@gomisekaiplease don’t use NS as a Short form for Nintendo Switch 😭😭 it’s literally the official short term for Natinalsozialisten and for gods sake I hope you know what that is
@@EXPeepikIn germany at least NS is a short term for Nationalsozialisten or Nazis, the german people that caused WW2. We talk about the NS Regime for example.
I disagree. For the price? Yeah, I guess. However, not having TV support, rumble being gone, to me I just believe that the basic switch is just more worth it. I own both.
imo i don't really care about the lack of features on the lite cause tv support useless to me cause i don't have a tv so yeah I really don't care. my opinion*
As someone who has a ps5 I actually prefer a Lite, the Switches aging hardware blown up on a big TV will look muddy over time. Although Nintendo 1st party usually gets around this with excellent aesthetics and art direction the switches limited power just looks more appropriate on a smaller screen.
@@DogginsFroggins I see where you are coming from. The Lite.. and even handheld mode show the screen way better because of the size they can hide the differences.
I use the dockable Switch mainly for local multiplayer and motion games. Most single player are in the Lite (roguelike, jrpg, puzzle, unlocking level and stuff for couch gaming, etc.). Lite is much more comfortable in the jean pocket with the official flip cover.
I had switch lite and i did like it but was the screen was tad small and sometimes couldnt make out some text in some games, had to get mangifying glass. What i think they should done was stretched out the screen like they did and had brighter screen like th oled. Also shape it a better where felt better in grips. I didint mind you couldnt dock it an dplay on screen, as it was supposed to be handheld. Shame nintendo didint try making Nintendo switch lite pro or switch lite oled.
OLED is suppose to feel "premium" by customer. If Lite would be oled then why regular one is lcd? If there is no lcd switch model left in offer then nintendo can`t charge ton of money for "premium" oled version because it would be standard nowadays. Oled is almost everywhere, only low-end phones are getting lcd now.
My only complain about the switch is literally the drifting problem, and since the lite can not disconnect the controlle r (i mean its too obvious) if the drifting happened, it really bummed me to send my entire console just to fix the damn thing. Outside of that, yeah this version is perfect
I'm currently looking for a Switch after 6 years of wanting one. Honestly, the only thing that truly stops me from buying a lite is joycon drift-- if not for that issue I would've bought it in a heartbeat as I (honestly) do not mind the inability to dock to a bigger screen. I'm saying this as a student because repairs can be expensive in my country (Nintendo does not have a presence where I live, so sending it to them would be such a huge hassle). I would rather shell out the additional cash for peace of mind, even if I would never use docked mode. That being said, I really appreciate Nintendo for making a lighter and cheaper alternative, making switch gaming accessible to a wider range of people! I just wish the build quality of the joycons were better or improved upon in later models especially after all the backlash these past few years. I hope Nintendo's next gen console takes note! Great video btw! Subscribed!
I've owned a Switch Lite for 2 years and it's still working fine. About the drift, there are plenty of tutorials on how to replace sticks on both, regular Switch & Lite. It might be a cultural thing or fear of tinkering with our own consoles is somewhat spread around. It's really hard to mess up while following guides, just be careful with ribbon cables. Personally I've even replaced my 3DS shell, buttons, bottom screen and digitizer too.
for people on the go, switch lite makes sense. Its so lightweight and feels much much better on the hands as a portable system and its very compact. I also don't need to buy any big bulky switch case etc. Switch lite + OLED screen would be really nice !
The build quality of the regular switch is so bad imo, exactly as you say, it's such a bad feeling knowing you can rip the joycons off while holding it. They also disconnect a lot for no apparent reason in handheld mode. I want a Switch Lite; the feel, build, look and d-pad are so much better than the regular switch. I just can't justify spending so much money unless my joycons are completely unusable.
No, I shouldn’t buy one. My Switch always stays docked. If I’m not in front of the TV or PC, it means I’m doing something else. You don’t need to be gaming 24/7.
3 Tips: For your Switch to not to have drift or It to be ruined. 1: Wash your hands and dry them. 2: Clean your Switch Once every week at least. ( Like Clean the screen- And the joysticks. And use the Right stuff. ) 3: Don't press the buttons to hard. Or Use The Joy sticks aggressively. Reasoning: If you play the Switch like an Xbox/ps Player than your Switch is not going to last long, ( JoySticks )| Cause like if you play it like an xbox/ps player it obviously is not going to last long then just get a laptop or xbox/ps. cause why the hell do you play on it so aggressively?.
IMO it's a bad idea to buy a product which is guaranteed to get drift eventually and you can't just swap the joycons out. What are you going to do when it's out of warranty and it starts drifiting?
take it apart and replace it with a new joystick for like $5. you don't even need to solder. just unplug the old joystick and remove 2 screws and put in the new one
I just bought my third Switch Lite today. Sold the first one in turquoise for $110 after getting it for $90. Then sold a coral one earlier today for $120 after getting it only for $70 like 2 days ago. That's a $70 net profit. Used it to get a second turquoise Lite an hour after selling that coral and it's in flawless condition like the previous two. I really only spent $30 on it if I deduct the $70 net profit from selling the other two. I was going to buy a regular Switch on 4th of July but hated the weight of it. I'll only stick to Lites for now on. Only reason why I sold my first one after 7 months owning it was the analog stick would no longer turn right. If the analog stick gets bad again playing hours of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, I'll get the hall effect sensor parts from Amazon and get them replaced from a repair shop. I'll also buy a compatible wireless Bluetooth controller for it.. For my needs, Switch Lite is the perfect form factor. I don't want anything larger than this. Switch Lite is as large and heavy as I want to go. It's perfect next to my black, modded Vita 2000. This also means no Steam Deck for me. I can't tolerate carrying large handhelds.
Can you make an update video when you catch the joysticks on your pants pocket and break it? Never had that issue on the psp go and I could still connect it on the TV and use a ps3 controller. The fucking PSP Go did a better job at being a switch than the switch lite and it was even smaller than the DS much less the PSP.
if you've never bought any switch here is wtf you SHOULD DO......buy a lite sit back do your gaming on the couch while you wait for the next gen switch to come out then buy the next gen one
A good friend of mines i work with gave me his Nintendo switch lite for my 30th birthday last year, i only played it a few times and i let it sit after that for a year but i just charged it up and created a Nintendo account and brought need for speed hot pursuit remastered off Nintendo eshop store, wanted the Nintendo switch oled but i guess I'll stick around with this one
I see a lot of kids under 7 or 8 years old get actual switches, and I’m just like “why not get them a lite? It’s cheaper, they won’t risk losing the controllers if they detach them, and you don’t have to worry about your kid dealing with any cords or a dock. It’s just one charging port and they’re all set”
i want too remind you that a lot of 7-8 year olds also have friends too play with and also play with their parents. + most children also want too play on a bigger screen.
@@Escherichia. I’m not gonna die on this hill or anything because what you’re saying makes a lot of sense. But just because you have a lite doesn’t mean you can’t buy or connect other joycon to it and play with it propped up against something. It doesn’t have a kickstand but I’m usually propping my normal switch up against something else anyways
@@corbinmoore96 i totally agree! its just i definitely see children preferring too play on a tv , whilst also playing with their parents (or friends), doesnt say that your point isnt correct though.
Easiest way to decide. Can you afford a Switch OLED? If yes, buy one. If no, can you afford a normal switch? If yes, buy one, if no, can you afford a switch lite? If yes, buy one, if no, go check eg-warehouse stock etc. In the UK I bought my brand new Switch Lite for £95 from a clearance sale shop. Argos has many of them.
As much as i love the Switch. It’s too old to buy at this point. It would be better to wait for the Switch 2 which could very much be around the corner.
@@ahmedhasan4966 Yes of course i also love my DS and Gameboy but the Switch’s life span just like those consoles is almost over. And it’s better to wait and see when the successor arrives.
I got a Switch Lite for Christmas this year. I love it! I didn’t have a Switch and wanted to play Tears of the Kingdom, and it’s been the best handheld gaming experience I’ve ever had!!
Im just gonna say this to people who want portable only. If someone is telling you "dont get the switch lite it isnt worth it you cant remove the joy cons and cant play it on the tv" if this isnt something you want and you feel discuraged dont. If you want the switch lite go for it. If not well thats your decision and im not gonna antagonize yall or normal switch users. Just pick whatever the hell you want. Dont let other people dictate what you need to buy
I've had the Switch Lite for over a year, and even now, I don't have to deal with joystick drift. Then again, it's not really drift, but rather the console detecting inputs incorrectly when I tilt the joystick forward too hard and the console reading joystick inputs for a little too long. That's mainly noticeable and slightly annoying on the main menu and settings. The only problem I have is that there's no way to play on a monitor or a TV. I just never had the need for that feature, but now I actually have people to play games with.
I bought original switch at launch and i later traded in for switch lite and super mario odyssey and that is the best decision i ever made, i simply have xbox and pc so i dont need dockability btw i still dont have stick drift its been 2 years
The switch lite might be more powerful than the PS Vita however, the PS Vita was way ahead of its time. On launch the PSVita came with -Oled Screen(in 2012) -960x544 resolution -remote play with ps4/ps3 consoles -music -were able to play most of the previous psp titles along with new ones -touch screen -back touchpad Edit: -they even offered 3G AT&T plans for having data on the go. And more. Honestly if the ps vita didn’t fail the way it did Sony would’ve had another PlayStation portable on their hands.
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I prefer the feel of the Switch Lite by a wide margin, but some of the best games on the Switch platform are Wii U ports that are intended to be played on a TV-sized screen. When shrunk down to the Lite's small screen, certain details can become impossible to see. Wanting to play Breath of the Wild, but struggling to see certain attacks and projectiles led me to get a standard Switch. What I learned from having both was, with a Nintendo Online account, your save data is saved and synchronized online, so no matter which device you grab, you can pick up from your last save. I've now upgraded to a Switch OLED, but the usage is still the same: if I'm gaming on the go, it's with the Switch Lite. If I'm going to hang out with a friend at his home, I will take the OLED, but otherwise it lives in the dock. So which Switch should you buy? I think the best answer is: both.
That's interesting cause I basically played breath of the wild solely in handheld mode and it really felt perfect for it but I didn't enjoy it as much when I switched to dock mode as it look a bit too blurry for my liking. Might also have to do with using headphones while playing in handheld, it also felt more immerse to a degree. I was just addicted to breath of the wild when I played it through summer 2019 and played it in bed till I started getting tired.
@@supersmashmaster43 I never played a 3rd person 3D game on a console until BotW. After SNES, I was PC only until 2020. Might have just been part of the learning curve. I don’t struggle with it now, but that’s with hundreds of hours in BotW, TotK, and Immortals - Fenyx Rising. I’m used to that sort of gameplay now.
I wish the lite had already been released when I bought my switch, I absolutely would have chosen it over the normal switch for the exact reasons you named here! I rarely play in docked mode anyway and regularly turn off the rumble function because I think it is uncomfortable in many games, so missing either of those would not have been a great loss for me, and lower price and higher durability would have been more important to me personally! Glad to see someone seriously talking about the lite as more than just a "switch for kids"!
The amount of times I've had to repair my joycons because they would just fall off!! I don't take them off often now, maybe once a month. the lite is perfect fit for hands, I love my OLED but i love the light weight of the lite.
if you just want a handheld, like a ds, or dsi, or 2ds, or 3ds, etc. i would recommend a switch lite. i started out with one, and all of the major differences between a regular switch was just docking it to the TV.
For me i dont like detachable joycon because i don't like play on tv or playing tabletop i like handheld better. I like the switch lite because the durability, small, and cheap. If your 2 kids want a switch, which switch you want to buy. Of course the switch lite, because it was cheap image buy an oled or regular switch for example how much will you pay for 2 switch/oled it was much expensive. So for me i like the switch lite. Thanks for the video man!
The og switch pre patch is the best console can install Linux a couple compatibility layers and you could technically play PC games like world of Warcraft
I have a Nintendo Switch, but I been thinking on selling it and getting the lite, I don’t use dock mode and usually don’t have friend’s over. Mainly I crave the feeling I had with my 3DS with how small and portable it was. There’s some say to just have both but I don’t see the point in that? I need opinions.
I just got a switch lite and at first i was kinda sad that i didn't get the normal one, but after spending some time i really liked the hand held experience of the lite. I also don't have friends coming over often so having a lite is okay to me. The only thing that I can comment on is the screen size, while playing games like Zelda I sometimes feel the need of a bigger screen but other than that I have no issues, lite model is also super light so i can play without sore wrists. Btw I also have a DS Lite, and I can say that the experience of playing with it feels quite close to me. So, if you don't use the dock and not have friends over I believe the Lite can be good option for you; maybe you can try it out somewhere to see how it feels in your hands. Sorry for the long reply, hope it helps!
I think the odds are still pretty low without actual hardware modifications like modchips, ordering a V1 unpatched switch without joycons usually isn't that expensive. But hey who knows what modding future holds
It's less expensive to buy a Switch Lite and some Joy-Con's than it is to buy a normal Switch by about 40 USD. You can buy a decent game or MicroSD card for that price. Aside from that, I've had my Switch Lite since Christmas 2019. I haven't had to repair it once and it has never drifted. The only issue with it is that it doesn't have a very good battery life, however, that may be due to me often playing with it plugged in, which can happen to any device that utilizes charging. The Switch Lite is great.
I bought a used switch lite on offerup for $100 and then bought Assassins Creed 3, Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the white witch, Immortals Fenyx Rising, Wreckfest, South Park: Stick of Truth, South Park: The fractured but whole, Amnesia: Collection, untitled goose game, Nier Automata: End of YorHa edition, Outer Worlds, and Death Mark for < $100.00!
For me portability is important. Nintendo handheld consoles for me are like gameboy and nintendo DS, you could chuck it into the backpack, pocket and go. It's light, it's small but it has great games and really does its job well. Now Switch... Switch is like a black sheep in this category of handhelds. First time I got a Switch V2 I realized that man... this is... big, this is quite heavy, it's fragile AF ( joycon drift ), it's just not as portable as it seems. Time of getting a nintendo console and taking it everywhere to the point of sometimes forgetting it's even there ended with the Switch, and suddenly ! SWITCH LITE ! I took a good look at it in the shop, held it in my hands and thought this is it, this is what Switch should be ! If Lite could connect to TV it would be a perfect console !
Nah, the Drift killed lite for me... Being in third country, there's absolutely no way to send it to Nintendo. So the solution is just to fix it yourself, which rarely works, or to repair it in 3rd party shop... I have lots of handheld for so long, never had controller problem. I had switch for like couple of years, but the joycon already needed to be repaired *TWICE* and i finally just used other controller on my switch, cause FUCK the joyocons!!! Yep, cause lite can only use joycon... NOPE
For my switch lite that I love love love love totally get it I got mine for 189-179 dollars off Amazon but the reason is because they are coming out with a newer switch aka oled switch 2 they are obviously Turing to get rid of there stock of the lite version so they have more space to sell the newer version so yeah just letting you know
I wanted to like the Switch Lite but have been through 2 models. 1st one had the L button get stuck and the next one had an analogue stick not respond (which resetting the device didn't fix). I reverted back to standard model. Sure it's not as portable and the joycon place is somewhat wobbly but with my Switch Lites having issues, I'll just use the standard switch.
As a Switch V2 and Lite owner, I am always in a dilemma. There is so much irony in Switch being a handheld portable gaming machine. We all know that Switch itself is a gaming console that, when it's docked, becomes similar to PS4 and XBOX1 but with the addition of undocking and being able to continue in handheld mode and play where ever you want. However, when Nintendo released the Switch Lite, it blew the Switch off when it comes to handheld mode. It is such a weird feeling that playing in handheld mode felt so much better on Lite when you know the Switch is also capable of doing that. I wish there is a sweet spot between Switch Lite and Switch. It would be awesome if they used the form factor of the Lite, but with removable joycon, and also made the bezel small and put it inside OLED screen.
No. Nu-uh. All my games are RPGs, and I can't read fuck-all in that thing. The Oled is better, but even then it's ridiculous why they make the goddamn texts that small, AT ALL!!!
Switch lite is cheap, small and super portable. It's a good console to start with to give to your kids or yourself especially if you don't have enough to spend for a PS5 or even a PS4. If you're lucky, you could find it for as low as 140$.
I liked my lite but i had to get rid of it at some point cause it was straining my eyes even when i had my glasses on and went with the oled version and made improvements on it. I would loved a switch lite oled model if they ever made it, larger stretched out oled screen, better joycons, better buns, and even better improved battery. Maybe we see that with the switch 2 model version when it comes out. I still recommend to others, especially if have kids and dont want spend so much on console. My brother has a switch lite and he loves it despite it being smaller than the regular switch
Switch lite imo is the best option. There are ways to hook it up to the TV, i just prefer the portable capability to play console strength games for most modern games. It works for me. I tend to go through them often. The gaming scene is slowly changing. I'm not interested in most newer games and even then, i prefer indipendent development companies. I don't play online games at all.
