I've been a fan of Nintendo since the Gameboy Advance days. I've had nearly everyone of their consoles from the Gameboy era, apart from the Wii U.
To begin with, I didn't know much about the Switch, apart from it was Nintendo's new toy being released in March 2017. I hadn't been excited for it, didn't pre order it or even consider wanting one. Not being a big fan of the Wii U; I didn't think I'd like the Switch.
So the Switch came out in March, and I cannot believe the demand for the product! So much so, shops were sold out within days. At one point, there was not one store on the Isle of Wight who had a Switch in stock!
At this time; my boyfriend just got paid and decided to get one. After watching him play a couple of times, I had a go. At first I wasn't really comfortable with the game. Because of my Dyspraxia and social anxiety, I find it hard to play video games in front of people, especially games I haven't played before. So I wasn't getting into the Switch or Zelda, and didn't really see what the hype was about.
Well then I got to borrow my boyfriend's Switch and got to play it in my own time. And well the rest was history. I LOVED it. Not only did I enjoy Zelda, but I enjoyed the console itself! The idea of being able to play on the TV an instantly swap to hand held; it is the perfect device for me! I wont lie, to begin with the size of the console when handheld did throw me a little. I'm used to the size of a 3DS XL, I struggled to find a comfortable position to begin with on how to hold the device and how t sit with it etc. But after a while, that wore off and I can now play it lying down in bed (until the day I drop it on my head; that is going to hurt!)
I can honestly say, I have never played on a console as much as i have with a switch in the space of a month! I got my switch on May 13th. It is now June 12th, I have played over 30 hours on Zelda, over 10 hours on Tetris/PuyoPuyo and over 5 hours on Mario Kart.
Now; I'm going to make a confession,
I've never really played a Zelda game before Breath of the Wind. I knew about the games, I knew the difference between Link and Zelda, but I never really played, or attempting to play the games. Once my boyfriend got breath of the wild, I thought I'd give a 3DS Zelda game ago. I can see why the game franchise is so well loved. Although I enjoyed the 3DS games I tried; it wasn't holding me like Breath of the Wild.
That's when I thought "stuff it" I want one. And oh am I glad I did!
Before I purchased mine, I heard a lot of problems with the joycons becoming wobbly and the back of the Switch expanding because of the heat form the fans. I've been checking mine pretty much every day and I haven't had any problem yet.
I personally cannot tell a difference in graphics or display time when it comes to being on or off the dock, Mine can sometimes take away for it to pick up its in the dock, but that's my TV not the switch. I have had no problems with lag from being in dock and out of dock. I also haven't hand much problem with the battery life of the Switch and Joycons. in this last month, I've only had one message come up telling me the joy cons are low on battery and that is because I was playing too much with the Switch in dock, so there was no charge going to the joy cons.
I don't have a pro controller, because personally I don't feel I need one. But my boyfriend has, and oh it is sexy to hold. I think that switch pro controller can win the battle of "Which controller is better to hold" plus the battery life is epic! so much so, I don't think my boyfriend has had to charge his since the day he got it, which is well over a month ago!
The one advice I would give, which will probably be the same with anybody else who has a switch and that is PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE put a screen protector on your Switch. The docking station is just plastic, you do not want to spend £280 on this beautiful device and accidentally scratch the screen by inserting and removing the Switch from the dock! A lot of accessory packs come with a screen protector, but I know you can get some from £7.99 at Game, or probably even Ebay! Just please, put one on. I've seen so many clips on YouTube and Instagram of there screens scratched because they didn't think they needed a protector!
So if you're considering getting a Nintendo Switch, here are my pro's and cons.
Pro's
- Easily portable. Can take it on holiday, shopping trips or just around a friends house.
- Online membership is currently FREE until 2018; and a years membership will be around £20
- Has parent control.
- Reasonable price for a console
- Easy for two players to play + lots of two player games available.
- Simple to set up.
- Not very heavy
Con's
- Currently no cloud back up. All save data saves onto the device, so if the device breaks you lose your data.
- WiFi strength isn't fantastic.
- Not many games out - at the moment.
- Although not very heavy, can be hard to carry around, unless you have a bag big enough.
- The dock can scratch the screen unless protected with a screen protector.
If you have any questions about the Switch, or would like to know a little more about it! Please feel free to contact me in the comments below, or via Twitter and Instagram @touee! (link to your left)
Take care!
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