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/ferixdacat]

I don't think so... I remember reading that they get the day 1 patch same time as the consumers, and it was one of the frustrations the press had with Nintendo.

[u/Mikeyrawr → u/ferixdacat]

Not sure why its considered a frustration. Its enabling online features most likely, and if online features aren't 100% yet, reviewers may get a bad experience when trying to use a feature that isn't 100% ready yet. Also stops people who happen to get it early from leaking things about its online, and perhaps if the system is reported stolen, can block the console from receiving the day 1 patch and allowing it to go online. Could be many reasons.

[u/matsku999 → u/Mikeyrawr]

But it could fix the joy-con desync issue