There are, of course, great games to play on the PlayStation 4, the Xbox One, and the PC. My Switch has been around the world with me! It turns the Switch from a game console into something more personal. The game instantly appears on the Switch screen, ready to go. It's exactly as simple and easy as Nintendo said it would be: Pause the game you're playing on your TV, walk over to the console, and pick it up out of the dock. More than just a gimmick, the ability to pick up and take the Switch on the go is a massive convenience.
It can be played on a TV or in your hands! For me, it's the crucial selling point for the Switch over its more powerful competition. Throughout this piece, I've mentioned how amazing it is that the Switch can be taken with you wherever you want. The type of gaming that players dive into for hundreds of hours as they scour the remains of Hyrule or track down every last moon - that's what Nintendo's Switch is all about. Streaming services - the console is laser-focused on gaming.Īnd the Switch isn't just for any gaming, but the type of gaming Nintendo is known for: big, precedent-setting, joyous gaming.
There's no internet browser, nor social media, and almost no That the console's main feature outside playing games is taking photos within games makes a lot of sense: If you're using the Switch, it's to play games. At every step, it puts your time at a premium - it's seemingly optimized for going from zero to gaming as quickly as possible. The Switch interface is stark, simple, and fast.
It doesn't feel like a computer, really, and that's notable, as the Xbox One and the PS4 feel distinctly like computers. What it feels like, though, is a little portal into Nintendoland - like an interface for accessing a Nintendo universe. The Switch is just a little game console! Even if you've never played a "Smash Bros." game - even if you don't like previous games in the series! - there's a good reason to get this one. It's this loving level of detail matched with a massive amount of excellent, fun content that makes "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate" has this absurd level of detail. But Nintendo of course did do this, because everything about "Super Smash Bros. It would be fine if Nintendo didn't add this. Ultimate." You can play them the same way you would play as every other character, or you can control them exactly as you would in "Street Fighter." A quarter-circle forward and punch pushes out their iconic fireball. There's a level of detail and precision in "Smash Ultimate" that's distinctly Nintendo.Īllow me one example: Both Ken and Ryu from "Street Fighter" are in "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate" feels pixel-perfect in exactly the way a fighting game should feel.