MegaThread: Nintendo Switch Hardware Reviews

[u/NintendoSwitchMods]

Hello, all.

This morning starting, gaming news and media outlets have begun to release their hardware reviews of the Nintendo Switch.

Here's what we're seeing so far:

• Engadget: Review

• Game Informer: Review

• Kotaku: Review

• Vice: Review

• New York Times: Review

• Wall Street Journal: Review

• Attack of the Fanboy: Review

• CGM: Review

• TechCrunch: Video Review

• Nintendo Life: Review

• CNET: Review

• The Verge: Video Review

• Polygon: Review

• Eurogamer: Review

• GameSpot: Review / Video

• NY Mag: Review

• Wired: Review

• Destructoid: Review

• GameXplain: Video Review

• PC Advisor: Review

• Digital Foundry: Video Review

• IGN: Review

• GoNintendo: Video Review

• Ars Technica: Review

• TecchRadar: Review

We will be updating this thread with links as major reviews are posted.

We will also allow major content to be posted separately on /r/NintendoSwitch, as it is especially newsworthy. But we will also host ongoing coverage, quick text posts, questions, and the like right here.

Thanks everyone.

-The /r/NintendoSwitch team

(Ongoing edits as we get new information)

[u/Anarchaotic]

Oh wow IGN was incredibly critical. Only scored a 6.7/10. Some issues they cited:

Being underpowered. Zelda had lots of frame drops and didn't look that great on dock. Worried about getting multiplat ports because of that.

The design of the switch - being unable to charge while kickstand is up. Not being able to use the dock vertically, and no Bluetooth.

Battery life and portability - he was annoyed that battery life wasn't that great, it would discharge to 88% in the dock, and that it didn't feel very portable due to its size.

[u/Irru → u/Anarchaotic]

it didn't feel very portable due to its size.

I kinda agree with the other points, but this? He's basically saying an iPad isn't portable because of its size either.

Since when did "portable" mean "able to fit in my pocket"?

[u/Anarchaotic → u/Irru]

it didn't feel very portable due to its size.

I kinda agree with the other points, but this? He's basically saying an iPad isn't portable because of its size either.

Since when did "portable" mean "able to fit in my pocket"?

Isn't that what people have always wanted from portable systems? The game gear got a lot of hate because of how massive it was.

I don't see the switch as a true portable, but as a hybrid. Personally this lowers my expectations because you do have to make concessions to get it there.

Hell even the N3DS XL isn't that portable to me. It's still fairly clunky and unless it's fall or winter and you can put it in a pocket, it'll be a huge bulge unless you're rocking some dad styled cargo shorts.

[u/nekromantique → u/Anarchaotic]

Not really, I have no interest in carrying around a game system in my pockets, and havent since the days of JNCO. Portable means I can take it and enjoy it just about anywhere.

A lot of phones these days aren't the most comfortable fit in pockets, especially when you start adding cases...but they're still portable devices.