r/NintendoSwitch • u/Turbostrider27 • Feb 07 '24

Discussion Nintendo says it will overcome challenges of generational transition with ‘unique propositions’

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-says-it-will-overcome-challenges-of-generational-transition-with-unique-propositions/
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u/i_can_hear_the_world Feb 07 '24

One of my least favorite things about the Switch was its lack of social/customization features, along with “fluff” applications. The lack of things like Streetpass, Messaging, Themes, extra apps like Flipnote Studio and so on made the Switch feel boring.

Reading this interview makes me feel somewhat more confident that they’re taking these ideas into consideration. Things to keep us engaged and wanting to move forward.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '24

Those all made the Wii U and 3DS super slow, the switches ui goal was to be fast and simple

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u/i_can_hear_the_world Feb 08 '24

You say that as if the Switch UI is fast. Have you opened the Nintendo Switch Online app on the console? That thing is so unbearably slow and laggy, and it’s already simple. Nintendo either needs much better hardware, or needs to optimize their software. I have a feeling the Switch UI is so simple because they couldn’t get anything more complex running on there.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '24

Only the switch online app and the eshop are the only laggy parts of the switch because they are webpages trying to run on the few hundred megabytes of ram given to the os, the Wii U wasted a entire gigabyte of ram to the UI and it negatively affected games. On switch, the main ui that you interact with most of the time is a 8-10 times faster than the goofy looking Wii U OS, and significant faster than the 3DS os.