That makes sense, I've developed high expactations from playing every Mario game since 64 DS.I loved odyssey but then again i haven't played a Mario game since super Mario world 3 on the snes
Getting zelda next week though.
Nintendo doesn't market their products as all-in-one media devices and it's never really been a focus for them. I don't know why anybody would expect those kind of features on a Nintendo console. Maybe people should to do their research before they shell out $400 instead of expecting every company to cater to their individual needs.
Having a youtube or netflix app available on the Switch doesn't mean Nintendo are focusing on being an all-in-one media device. It's pretty much what is expected of consoles these days and Nintendo full well know it as the Wii U had these features. To not have them on the Switch still is poor at best.
Calm down bro. Pretty certain the WiiU had all these "features". Its a step backwards.
The Wii U was a massive failure though so Nintendo probably looks at those features as being unnecessary or not overly important, as they should. They would know that barely anybody buying the Switch gives a crap about running Youtube or Netflix on it because everybody has smartphones anyway.
I'm just saying these features are basically irrelvant and have no bearing on the Switch's success. In time, apps like Netflix will probably trickle onto the platform but people expecting Nintendo to make a big effort here are deluding themselves.
Fair enough having it far down the list of priorities but that shouldn't give Nintendo a pass on the issue either. The Switch would be better with youtube and netflix and they are both pretty stock standard, widespread, popular services.
Hulu aside, it's unlikely that every other streaming service has seen the Switch and decided that 'hey that thing is selling like hotcakes, let's not make an app for it like we have for its predecessor and current rivals.' This is a Nintendo decision and I'd wager it's linked to the lack of a robust online service/ infrastructure.
I've had each gen of gameboy my whole life and have never used the web browser or youtube app. Each to their own of course but for me it isn't a problem if it never comes to the switch since my phone doesn't leave my side, iPads not usually far away and every TV now has these apps.
Mind you if I was young and shared a computer with my family I know what I would use to escape getting caught looking at certain things
.Their priority absolutely should be new games, no question. But that's not a reason why, 15 months after launch, the Switch still doesn't have those apps.
Without a doubt. The key difference is that the Wii U online stuff was fully realised by Nintendo. It just happened to be extremely poor. The Switch's online stuff hasn't even begun properly yet. My guess would be what's happening is that Netflix/ youtube/ whoever are keen to have a presence on the Switch but Nintendo are only going to allow them/ be able to allow them to when the full launch of their online service begins.
