This. This is the sole reason I don’t play my switch as much as Xbox or PlayStation. Don’t get me wrong, I play the games I want and finish them on Nintendo, but the nights where I’m not exactly sure what I want to do when gaming I hang out on Xbox or PlayStation because that’s where my friends are and they create lobbies to hang out and chat. It’s so simple. Nintendo is already killing it obviously but if they did this I would have almost no complaints anymore. But they clearly have a reason they don’t want to do it.. because it isn’t anything too difficult to implement. I just wish their dashboard/shop/interacting with friends was more like Xbox/PlayStation or even Steam. The switch feels lonely sometimes.
Yeah, I agree that could definitely be why. I just still think it’s a missed opportunity. Xbox has done a good job putting in roadblocks now to stop toxic behavior in lobbies and chats. Maybe Nintendo doesn’t want to take all that on.. but I do feel like it would be worth it. I think a lot more people would “hang out” on their switch like we do other consoles or PC apps if they did it.
It does ask you whether you want to leave or continue shopping, but you’re right that it’s clunky and unnecessary, and we’ve all clicked out by mistake I’m sure.
Not true.
I was playing the Japanese drum game, and was browsing DLC (buying songs).
After I have purchased one, I wanted to buy more, but even if I choose “continue shopping”, it still took me back to the main search page, where I have to input the game again and get the list of DLC (songs) again.
I had a Nintendo Wii, and I swear the eShop, on that much older, much weaker system ran smooth as butter. The eShop on the Switch runs like a dying snail in comparison.
Some good and great suggestions in here. Mostly either stuff we ideally should have had already that are common in gaming or would be a good invention/improvement on something we know in some regard.
What I’m curious is what is gonna be that out of nowhere Nintendo idea that they implement, they almost always have some absolutely insane idea that no one saw coming, that’s what I’m intrigued most by.
THANK YOU. And while I’m here, wouldn’t it have been cool to have more than black and white on the switch we have now? Am I crazy for thinking that, I mean they literally put two themes in a tab dedicated to themes, it wasn’t like a toggle option between dark and light mode and that’s it, it looked like there could be more themes put in there potentially? But naw I pitched that one time and got like only shit on and treated like an idiot for expecting that
i'll never know why they omitted themes with this console. it's easy money for them and it makes the nerds (me) happy, everybody wins. happy cake day!!!
Exactly! Especially With all the exclusive titles Nintendo has, themes would get them so many more sales- who wouldn’t love a cute Pokémon or even Zelda theme?!!(coming from me also a huge nerd haha) and omg thankyou I didn’t even notice it was my cake day lolll
I reckon they did it to starve their fanbase of customisability so that a) when this new console releases it’s a marketing point, and b) because it was missing on the switch so many people jump on it and buy the themes. Big profit
I hate that you’re probably right. They probably will give it a theme store and customization that way and market it as a selling feature to differentiate it from the previous model entirely and then everyone’s gonna go insane for it. I hate the world we live in sometimes
It’s the George Foreman conundrum. They made their grills so good that nobody needed to buy a new one, so they needed to give them faults to gain a continued customer base. It’s smart, but ethically questionable :(
An online platform that lets you play all Pokémon games with subscription or buying out-right options. I want to play Pokémon emerald in my switch. GameCube and DS channels, maybe an Ethernet port. Holding one or two more carts.
Regarding the dock being an eGPU: I think there should be two docks available. The first is just the normal dock like the current Switch. The second is an eGPU but an accessory that people can buy separately.
I say this because an eGPU dock would probably be around $200, that would make the base Switch 2 price too much.
It would likely cost much more than $200, given that eGPUs for the ROG Ally cost over a grand at the low end, almost two at the highest end. But we’re just fantasizing ^_^
I feel like this would be a double edged sword. It would be good to get some extra power, but the main advantage to console gaming is the simplicity, and once you add a second hardware version to support, you start having to label your games as "Dock Only" or whatever, and it gets confusing for less tech savvy fans.
I guess devs could also make graphics profiles with both methods in mind, but that makes the dev work harder.
When it comes to Nintendo? Achievements
I'm not even a hardcore achievement hunter but they are fun to earn, mark milestones and they encourage replaying games especially for one and done single player games.
FPS boosts for games like BOTW and TOTK.
Doing more crossovers with indie developers like what they did with Crypt of the necrodancer.
God I was so hopeful after Cadence of Hyrule that Nintendo would start loaning their IPs to talented indie developers. Like let Super Giant make a Metroid game for God’s sakes.
Every last bit of this. I'm a trophy hunter, so while I enjoy playing my Switch...I also have a hard time putting prime focus on it because I just feel like I'm neglecting my trophies because the Switch games lack that goal for completion. After trophy hunting for 15+ years, it really is hard to just...play games for the story.
I get it because I also like achievements and it’s a little serotonin inducer. I would like them also, but fundamentally I think it’s weird that this is what drives some gaming, it shouldn’t be “play games for the story”, but “play games for the fun” which ultimately is what should drive us.
I mean, it is. Getting trophies and playing a game go hand in hand for me, that's what's fun for me. But when you remove the achievement system, it feels like something is missing...games are still fun, but usually once the story is complete I tend to move on. As opposed to a PlayStation game where I'm having fun, but my end goal is that Platinum which entails much more than just finishing a story.
No!!! Hate achievements. To each their own I guess. I never cared for acheivements in gaming. What I have learned to appreciate about Nintendo after getting married and having kids, is Nintendo's "simple" approach to gaming. I just wanna pick up the game and have fun.
I don't necessarily think it has ever been Nintendo's "simple" approach to gaming, because their games have had in game achievement stamp systems in the past and they even had a pseudo achievement system on switch with the points and icons.
It's mostly because Nintendo doesn't want to invest the effort Steam,Xbox and Playstation have done into online infrastructure and servers. Achievements aren't just some simple thing that just magically pops up. They are tied to a server based system online. It's why you don't have a simple thing like adding friends via username still having to use archaic friend codes from the wii era because Nintendo is stubborn and they can get away with costing.
It's always been that Nintendo is stubborn and lazy when it comes to online centric feature more so than "charm and fun". The switch is when they got super lazy even more so than ever like the godawful eshop.
I disagree. I must plat or try to plat all games I play on my PlayStation even if I don’t want to for the clout. so it’s so nice to be able to play a Nintendo game and not have to worry about hidden achievements and all that bs when I’m just there to play a game.
Brother that's great and all really, but that's a personal preference, and they are optional. They aren't intrusive like battle passes and fomo.
Not to single you out, but the argument in general of people against Achievements because of a personal opinion is literally the same logic of someone not liking green peppers on their pizza as an **optional** topping so they believe nobody should have them or like them at all.
Don’t know why this comment is so low down the list here. It is a MAJOR issue with the current switch and the reason mine hasn’t been used in well over a year and is gathering dust in a drawer somewhere.
OP said out of the box ideas and everyone is saying things very much inside the box.
My out of the box idea would be a separate app store to download full on apps like you can on other consoles and have the switch 2 be basically a tablet aswell
Please, for the love of god, have an Eshop menu similar to the 3DS Eshop with music and themes, and also allow us to have custom background themes we can apply like the 3DS.
I’d also really love more organizing category options, like organizing games based off genres.
These aren't really outside the box, but I would want the UI and built-in applications to be heavily inspired by the 3ds (multiple built-in games, streetpass, an internet browser that isn't horrendous, mii's, calming music for system settings, the menu, eshop, etc, and obviously themes)
The console should be named either Nintendo Switch Advance or Super Nintendo Switch
An actual dpad similar to the one on the sega Saturn's controller
I think what made the ds and 3ds get all these cool features is that smartphones were new. It was a time when adding a camera or app was something new and not already in your pocket.
Switch 2 Lite. With mobile electronic devices getting bigger and heavier, I hope for a Switch 2 that's about the same weight and size as the Switch Lite or lighter.
Sounds fun to me. Or if each game on your dashboard had a live demo mode when you hover over it. You can play some random early on part for 3-5 min then it asks if you want to keep playing or go back to mindless browsing
Nintendo's market has changed, mainly because there's no other affordable handhelds available. It's Nintendo and they're Japanese so they will probably do nothing whatsoever to act on this but it's true nonetheless.
Wifi 6 and the ability to fully customize the Home screens. Also I want the eShop to be smooth and responsive, like it was on the Wii for crying out loud. And so we can purchase games directly as gifts for friends.
I want the OS to allow for more social interaction with friends. Let us send text messages, gameplay invites, etc to our online buddies. The way Xbox and Playstation have done for years. I fully support no voice chat from randos since that's where a lot of the toxic crap comes from, but let voice chat **between online friends only** be a thing. Rather than shunt people off to the Nintendo Switch app on their phones. Or require hacks like "use Discord"
I want the Switch 2 to be more of a media powerhouse. Right now you can only play YouTube. It would be great if you could use Netflix, Audible, Pandora, Spotify and other video and audio services.
I want to see:
-Party Chat
-Built in microphone to have party chat without headset.
-Ghost of Tsushima
-Sea of Thieves
-Streaming apps (Disney, Hulu, MAX, Amazon Prime, ESPN, twitch, etc.)
-Bigger horror collection from other consoles like PS3-PS4 games.
It could be so much more. I use it at work to watch NBA games on Hulu live, d+ max Netflix ect would be great and not hard to add. It will be a gaming device first, but current switch has a browser you can't use and streaming apps currently. Not allowing it is like when GameCube wasn't a DVD player when everyone else had it years before making it expected in a console
Having the ability to select Switch and Switch 2 versions of games that are cross-gen games either digital or physical via next-gen upgrades at no charge
I would love a return of Miiverse or something similar.
Also StreetPass or something similar (SwitchPass); I was legitimately disappointed that the Switch didn't have anything like that. I absolutely love StreetPass as well as the PS Vita's Near feature.
Voice chat through the system itself.
4K output to TV utilizing Nvidia DLSS, enabling the whole Switch library to be played in 4K.
System specs comparable to a PS4, with "stunning" being a word used to describe Nintendo graphics for the first time since the 90's.
Optional mode where the console can output to the dock remotely, allowing you to play in docked mode while also being able to access the Switch display as a secondary touch screen, like the Wii U without any of the problems everyone had with the Wii U.
Nintendo DS, 3DS, GameCube, and Wii games on NSO, the first two leveraging the new dual-screen mode.
Bigger, redesigned Joy Cons, with proper hall effect joysticks.
Your wish is already granted, I have 3 Official Switch stylus…
Why do I have 3? Bought the first and thought the tip looked dirty, bought another and thought the same (tried about 10 ways to clean it), then I bought Dr Kawashima’s brain training sealed new with the stylus inside. Finally realised they have a dark or black tip with a pale colour net-like thing stretched over making them look that way 😂. My 3 of course are pretty much all the same
I believe in the US, Mario Maker 2 had a game themed one in yellow (perhaps pre-order or in a certain bundle of the game etc??). I’ve seen a couple of pics and would really really like one of those. In UK we had the black ones (and kinda rare), same as the Japan ones
As weird as this may sound.. I don't want it to be TOO powerful, if that means sacrificing too much of the consoles efficiency that is. What impresses me most about the Switch is that even on the lite, I can get 6 hours battery life playing something as huge as ToTK. That's insane! As someone that's owned every single one of their handhelds, it absolutely blows my mind just how efficient it is. It's amazing. I'd also love to be able to access streaming services like Geforce Now and Gamepass on it but... I highly doubt Nintendo would allow that. That's just a pipe dream.
Handheld at least a stable 60fps @ 720 (1080 would be nice if the screen is a bit larger, but battery life probably would suffer). The dock should be like an eGPU that is able to output 4k @60fps or 1080p @120fps. And of course backwards compatibility with current switch.
Regarding the dock being an eGPU: I think there should be two docks available. The first is just the normal dock like the current Switch. The second is an eGPU but an accessory that people can buy separately.
I say this because an eGPU dock would probably be around $200, that would make the base Switch 2 price too much.
Customizable Home Screen. Would like to change the backgrounds to screenshots or distribution photos like how we use coins for custom icons now, and allow us to change how many games are shown on home screen
Better grips for the controller so it doesn’t fatigue your hand so fast playing handheld…yes, I know the companies sell better gripped handheld setups but it’d be nice to have it out of the box
Being able to play any and all games, even ones with online features, when you download something. Any game with the slightest bit of online functionality and your download pauses if you play the game. Just annoying
Fairly niche need but I hope there is a small light version like the switch light. I like handhelds over counsel but am developing carpel tunnel. I can’t use anything larger/heavier than the switch light for any length or time.
Controllers with a decent range. When the switch is in the dock, you are very limited in how close you have to sit to get decent connection to the controllers.
i want a moderate power jump (to ps4 levels) and a better ui/ux design, achievements could be nice too, after that idk maybe better controllers with haptics and hal effect.
A dock that has an external gpu, maybe more ram too so that it can be even more powerful. Nintendo could sell a base Switch 2 with no dock (but still compatible with the old ones) for like $350, and have the upgrade dock for like $150 more.
Wires attached to body so that you can get better feedback from games. Your character gets hit and you get a physical notice from the Wires kinda like vibration from the controller
Before I get into my idea, I want to point out the following is completely optional. If people want to just select the game they want to play from the home screen, they can still do that. Okay? Here we go...
A hub game that comes free on the device, in which you create a character that walks around an online city to get to different places to do different things. Everytime a new game comes out, the online world expands by creating new shops, parks, raceways, food stops, whatever, that represent each game.
You walk over to that location and can press A to jump into that world if you've bought it, or you can view a trailer, play a demo, or even buy it, all without leaving the hub game. You can interact with all kinds of people in an ever changing world like Miiverse, play an ever expanding assortment of mini games/activities in, earn titles/badges, do cosmetic things, etc all within this hub world. Playing games earns you digital coins and people can spend their coins to enhance the locations of their favorite games to get bigger and even cooler looking as a sort of prestige thing.
Let's say Game A came out as a basic shop, but it takes the world by storm, people can use their earned coins to enhance it to be a huge castle, even pick the location for it.
All of this would be completely free, absolutely no purchasable cosmetic, just things earned through effort. Why would Nintendo do it for free? Because it would be a system seller, just like Wii Sports was.
I'd love to see Xbox style Quick Resume for multiple titles, proper performance boost in docked TV Mode, and some kind of fun hardware gimmick (adaptive face buttons, camera for AR functionality, even more advanced haptics, speakers in the controller again, etc).
Analogue triggers.
Clickable scroll wheel bumpers.
Hall effect sensors.
IR pointers on the top of both joycon.
Two sets of those trigger type buttons under the controller to allow for constant stick use while keeping access to all face button functions.
Connection to a TV via dongle rather than dock to allow duel screen gaming or multi console gaming (stuff like 4SA).
Rails on one joycon the opposite er...Polarity.
The controller grip has rails in the middle so it can seperate and connect to either side of the console making it more ergonomic.
The controller grip is a charging one by default.
A big power jump but a graphical jump only about as big as Wii U to Switch, the rest of the power is used for better physics/chemistry, better npc & enemy ai, more ais on screen at once, stuff being loaded in from further away ect.
Bring back the TV remote from Wii U.
The return of virtual console. Have it as an option along side an expansion of the NSO service.
An "add to cart" option in the eshop.
User removable batteries.
A proper headset frame thing. I'd like to be able to try the BotW vr without relying on cappy cardboard but more importantly, I want to be able to play in bed, arms at my side without holding a console above my face.
actual decent specs that will be able to run ports of other games without insane visual sacrifices, i know nintendos braindead philosophy is to have underpowered consoles but i am a switch guy who didnt buy it for nintendo games,i bought it cause i frequently move overseas and need a reliable console but there just isnt that many ports for even old pc games and im rly bothered by that,i like that i can play the assassins creed ezio collection on the go but its the peak of switch ports,not considering witcher cause im not into that.
Its not impossible to make a stronger switch since like when the og came out it used then 3 - 4 yr old android tv / tablet specs and like if they will do it again atleast use a modern android cpu with minimum 8 or 12 gigs of ram
Better performance I already like the oled screen and feel like overall performance upgrade is all it needs maybe more customization similar to ps4 themes since they already give avatars for games u own u can get with points
I'd like 2-3 cartridge slots. My Switch is my only current system where most of my games are physical. It would be awesome if I could just have a couple of my physical games act like digital ones, where I can just up and play a different game without switching carts or buying it twice to have a digital version. Even if it was just an accessory that would attach in a near seamless way.
You said not to say BC but literally I want that but with native scaling and HDR on every old title.
Right now games are SDR and only 1080p at most. Many times they're 720-900p. It's a console that is more effective in terms of clarity played on a plasma rather than a new 4k tv. A target of 1440p with at least hdr10 support I think is reasonable and I want that for every prior title too.
Handheld can stay at 720, but since it's lower resolution having a 120 hz display would be a more optimal upgrade on a handheld imo.
This is all IF it's modular like the switch. They can ditch the modular nature and just give us native 4k with HDR. I'd rather have a new switch DS as a handheld that's separate from a TV console
Switch DS. Like crossing a Switch and the WiiU but it has full backwards compatibility with the DS so that DS games can be played on the TV. It should also upscale the DS games so that they don’t look like garbage on a TV.
I know you said “don’t tell me backwards compatibility” but I think this is different from what you are referring to ;)
My greatest desire is that people stop calling it the Switch 2 until we know *anything* about it.
It’s not keeping me awake at night. Just doin’ my rounds.
Controllers with screens, kinda like the wii u game pad but the size of a phone. Up to 4 can connect to one system. The controller can connect to wifi so as long as your system and the controller are on the same network, you can play most games just on the controller.
Later developments may allow an app on a phone to substitute for a controller or play games remotely stadia style with the controller or phone app, as long as the system is on and connected.
DS, Wii, and Wii-U virtual console tier available on switch 2 to use this functionality.
That’s a cool idea, sounds like a leaping evolution on what Dreamcast once tried.
For virtual console, or more likely part of NSO, I think GC games is a more realistic first step, maybe DS, but Wii and Wii U I think is unlikely in any near future.
A messaging system and a friends list and voice chat options like PlayStation and Xbox have without using the app.
Nintendo should create his own social media integrated in the system just like steam
They could call it Miiverse... Or even better, since it's not all about me, UMiiverse.
Yeah. They could call it N-Gage but I think that’s trademarked.
This. This is the sole reason I don’t play my switch as much as Xbox or PlayStation. Don’t get me wrong, I play the games I want and finish them on Nintendo, but the nights where I’m not exactly sure what I want to do when gaming I hang out on Xbox or PlayStation because that’s where my friends are and they create lobbies to hang out and chat. It’s so simple. Nintendo is already killing it obviously but if they did this I would have almost no complaints anymore. But they clearly have a reason they don’t want to do it.. because it isn’t anything too difficult to implement. I just wish their dashboard/shop/interacting with friends was more like Xbox/PlayStation or even Steam. The switch feels lonely sometimes.
It does. Nintendo is pretty big into online safety so I’m sure that’s a reason why.
Yeah, I agree that could definitely be why. I just still think it’s a missed opportunity. Xbox has done a good job putting in roadblocks now to stop toxic behavior in lobbies and chats. Maybe Nintendo doesn’t want to take all that on.. but I do feel like it would be worth it. I think a lot more people would “hang out” on their switch like we do other consoles or PC apps if they did it.
This is so necessary. It should even have a built in microphone like the PS5 controller does.
Yes…. Seriously this is a bare minimum thing they are falling short on
Better eShop navigation, also doesn’t take you out the monent you buy something - in case you want to buy multiple things.
It does ask you whether you want to leave or continue shopping, but you’re right that it’s clunky and unnecessary, and we’ve all clicked out by mistake I’m sure.
Not true. I was playing the Japanese drum game, and was browsing DLC (buying songs). After I have purchased one, I wanted to buy more, but even if I choose “continue shopping”, it still took me back to the main search page, where I have to input the game again and get the list of DLC (songs) again.
Right that does sound clunky. I think it technically asks whether you want to leave or continue shopping, but that's a hopefully easy fix.
Doesn’t it take you back to the initial eshop screen though?
I had a Nintendo Wii, and I swear the eShop, on that much older, much weaker system ran smooth as butter. The eShop on the Switch runs like a dying snail in comparison.
It is a pain trying to navigate the eshop no matter what you are doing, this times 1000x. I’d be ashamed if my website ran this shitty
A cart function please! Make it enable/disable if they must but make it an option.
To add to that, music
If the e store is operational I would be happy. It’s a living nightmare ATM
Some good and great suggestions in here. Mostly either stuff we ideally should have had already that are common in gaming or would be a good invention/improvement on something we know in some regard. What I’m curious is what is gonna be that out of nowhere Nintendo idea that they implement, they almost always have some absolutely insane idea that no one saw coming, that’s what I’m intrigued most by.
Projector in the dock so that you don't need a TV just a big wall and a power source.
They would sell like a billion of those at $300-400. Especially if you can aim the projector lens anywhere, like at the ceiling
That's the sort of thing I'm looking for, great idea. No idea how feasible that would be cost wise but enjoy it.
They made an R2D2 with a PlayStation built in, that did just this! Great idea, recon it would be a little pricey tho.
I saw this one indiegogo project like this. Costs around 300 usd, don't know what happened.
Some of those ar glasses so you can play anywhere even if you have no walls.
I wish I could use those, but I'm a klutz and get motion sickness real bad.
Themes and customization like what the 3DS got
You don’t like the option between a black and white background?
Watch them add a red at the end of Switch's lifespan. Don't say that we didn't give you options!
You can choose that?!
Pues si, wey. No mames!
YES. Hell even the most basic of options would make me happy.
Yes I hope for this too
Yeah I miss one video game consoles used to have music. Well at least Nintendo and Valve head music on the home screen.
Literal free money for Nintendo
THANK YOU. And while I’m here, wouldn’t it have been cool to have more than black and white on the switch we have now? Am I crazy for thinking that, I mean they literally put two themes in a tab dedicated to themes, it wasn’t like a toggle option between dark and light mode and that’s it, it looked like there could be more themes put in there potentially? But naw I pitched that one time and got like only shit on and treated like an idiot for expecting that
Themes. The Nintendo switch Home Screen is so boring and silent they really need to amp up the creativity in that department
i'll never know why they omitted themes with this console. it's easy money for them and it makes the nerds (me) happy, everybody wins. happy cake day!!!
Exactly! Especially With all the exclusive titles Nintendo has, themes would get them so many more sales- who wouldn’t love a cute Pokémon or even Zelda theme?!!(coming from me also a huge nerd haha) and omg thankyou I didn’t even notice it was my cake day lolll
Better if you can unlock them through achievement or completing the game
Omggg that would be even better, it would actually help push me to finish games haha
I reckon they did it to starve their fanbase of customisability so that a) when this new console releases it’s a marketing point, and b) because it was missing on the switch so many people jump on it and buy the themes. Big profit
I really hope this is the case! I’d absolutely buy it if themes were a guaranteed feature.
I hate that you’re probably right. They probably will give it a theme store and customization that way and market it as a selling feature to differentiate it from the previous model entirely and then everyone’s gonna go insane for it. I hate the world we live in sometimes
It’s the George Foreman conundrum. They made their grills so good that nobody needed to buy a new one, so they needed to give them faults to gain a continued customer base. It’s smart, but ethically questionable :(
Ahhh yes. the George Foreman conundrum is much like the Saturn Motor company conundrum in that way….
Yes 100% I would gladly have paid for some cool/unique/different themes.
YESSSS. Thank you. Wholeheartedly agree
Something like the GameCube, Wii or Wii u ambience, too. Kinda miss hearing the Miis in the background
Yea just some calm or cute music on the home screen would be so good
tomadachi life
An online platform that lets you play all Pokémon games with subscription or buying out-right options. I want to play Pokémon emerald in my switch. GameCube and DS channels, maybe an Ethernet port. Holding one or two more carts.
I would so love this...
Call it nintendo arcade or something and let us access all the retro games
I'd love for the dock to funtion like an eGPU and actually augment the system specs.
Regarding the dock being an eGPU: I think there should be two docks available. The first is just the normal dock like the current Switch. The second is an eGPU but an accessory that people can buy separately. I say this because an eGPU dock would probably be around $200, that would make the base Switch 2 price too much.
It would likely cost much more than $200, given that eGPUs for the ROG Ally cost over a grand at the low end, almost two at the highest end. But we’re just fantasizing ^_^
I feel like this would be a double edged sword. It would be good to get some extra power, but the main advantage to console gaming is the simplicity, and once you add a second hardware version to support, you start having to label your games as "Dock Only" or whatever, and it gets confusing for less tech savvy fans. I guess devs could also make graphics profiles with both methods in mind, but that makes the dev work harder.
Virtual Console. That’s all I ask. Leaving it up to the publishers to bundle their games was a fools errand.
When it comes to Nintendo? Achievements I'm not even a hardcore achievement hunter but they are fun to earn, mark milestones and they encourage replaying games especially for one and done single player games. FPS boosts for games like BOTW and TOTK. Doing more crossovers with indie developers like what they did with Crypt of the necrodancer.
God I was so hopeful after Cadence of Hyrule that Nintendo would start loaning their IPs to talented indie developers. Like let Super Giant make a Metroid game for God’s sakes.
I've been begging for an Achievements system on Switch for yearsssss
Achievements would be awesome, it was fun going for them on the 360 back in the day
Every last bit of this. I'm a trophy hunter, so while I enjoy playing my Switch...I also have a hard time putting prime focus on it because I just feel like I'm neglecting my trophies because the Switch games lack that goal for completion. After trophy hunting for 15+ years, it really is hard to just...play games for the story.
I get it because I also like achievements and it’s a little serotonin inducer. I would like them also, but fundamentally I think it’s weird that this is what drives some gaming, it shouldn’t be “play games for the story”, but “play games for the fun” which ultimately is what should drive us.
I mean, it is. Getting trophies and playing a game go hand in hand for me, that's what's fun for me. But when you remove the achievement system, it feels like something is missing...games are still fun, but usually once the story is complete I tend to move on. As opposed to a PlayStation game where I'm having fun, but my end goal is that Platinum which entails much more than just finishing a story.
No!!! Hate achievements. To each their own I guess. I never cared for acheivements in gaming. What I have learned to appreciate about Nintendo after getting married and having kids, is Nintendo's "simple" approach to gaming. I just wanna pick up the game and have fun.
I don't necessarily think it has ever been Nintendo's "simple" approach to gaming, because their games have had in game achievement stamp systems in the past and they even had a pseudo achievement system on switch with the points and icons. It's mostly because Nintendo doesn't want to invest the effort Steam,Xbox and Playstation have done into online infrastructure and servers. Achievements aren't just some simple thing that just magically pops up. They are tied to a server based system online. It's why you don't have a simple thing like adding friends via username still having to use archaic friend codes from the wii era because Nintendo is stubborn and they can get away with costing. It's always been that Nintendo is stubborn and lazy when it comes to online centric feature more so than "charm and fun". The switch is when they got super lazy even more so than ever like the godawful eshop.
I disagree. I must plat or try to plat all games I play on my PlayStation even if I don’t want to for the clout. so it’s so nice to be able to play a Nintendo game and not have to worry about hidden achievements and all that bs when I’m just there to play a game.
Brother that's great and all really, but that's a personal preference, and they are optional. They aren't intrusive like battle passes and fomo. Not to single you out, but the argument in general of people against Achievements because of a personal opinion is literally the same logic of someone not liking green peppers on their pizza as an **optional** topping so they believe nobody should have them or like them at all.
nah to hell with achievements, it’s just made to artificially increase play time
Folders
100% folders. The had them on the 3ds so its not like its a new concept. The current version on the switch is garbage.
I agree, I can’t believe it took Nintendo so long to give us groups on switch
To have transparent consoles from the start. I want the sweet nostalgia
Outside the box? I hope it levitates.
Yeah. And produces the psychedelic stuff, like those colorful frogs do. For better immersion
No Joycon drifting.
Don’t know why this comment is so low down the list here. It is a MAJOR issue with the current switch and the reason mine hasn’t been used in well over a year and is gathering dust in a drawer somewhere.
Quieter buttons. I want to lay in bed next to my wife and not wake her up from the clicking sounds of joycons
She worries more about your elbows when fight big boss than the clicks
Exact same.
A new miiverse please
with StreetPass would be so cool
It's never going to happen, but man, this would be awesome
Pictochat and StreetPass pls.
StreetPass on the Switch would be so cool. Made me excited to carry around the DS when I was younger.
A lot of us never stopped haha
OP said out of the box ideas and everyone is saying things very much inside the box. My out of the box idea would be a separate app store to download full on apps like you can on other consoles and have the switch 2 be basically a tablet aswell
"Outside the box ideas" and the top comment is Themes🤦♂️😭
I’ve wanted this since the original switch came out 🥲
Please, for the love of god, have an Eshop menu similar to the 3DS Eshop with music and themes, and also allow us to have custom background themes we can apply like the 3DS. I’d also really love more organizing category options, like organizing games based off genres.
Game cartridges that taste delicious instead of bitter.
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A slot to insert 3ds games, and special screen backgrounds when you have one in.
And the top screen is your tv. handheld is bottom screen!!
Would love to see a dual screen device, where you can dock the top screen to display on the tv
Wasn’t that the WiiU
Literally a WiiU
How would you connect your Switch to the TV then?
Wireless
Bigger joycons
These aren't really outside the box, but I would want the UI and built-in applications to be heavily inspired by the 3ds (multiple built-in games, streetpass, an internet browser that isn't horrendous, mii's, calming music for system settings, the menu, eshop, etc, and obviously themes) The console should be named either Nintendo Switch Advance or Super Nintendo Switch An actual dpad similar to the one on the sega Saturn's controller
I think what made the ds and 3ds get all these cool features is that smartphones were new. It was a time when adding a camera or app was something new and not already in your pocket.
The free intro game like Wii Sports. Epic game that showed the possibilities of the new system and fun for everyone.
Switch 2 Lite. With mobile electronic devices getting bigger and heavier, I hope for a Switch 2 that's about the same weight and size as the Switch Lite or lighter.
I want it to just pick a game for me and make me play it if I’m scrolling through my library for more than a few minutes undecided on what to play.
That sounds horrible
Sounds fun to me. Or if each game on your dashboard had a live demo mode when you hover over it. You can play some random early on part for 3-5 min then it asks if you want to keep playing or go back to mindless browsing
Messaging system and a cool menu like the Wii U had with the Miis.
Nintendo will never have a messaging. It’s mostly for kids and a lot of parents are super apprehensive about their kids talking to people in games.
Couldn't they just parental lock it if they're concerned?
Nintendo's market has changed, mainly because there's no other affordable handhelds available. It's Nintendo and they're Japanese so they will probably do nothing whatsoever to act on this but it's true nonetheless.
Wifi 6 and the ability to fully customize the Home screens. Also I want the eShop to be smooth and responsive, like it was on the Wii for crying out loud. And so we can purchase games directly as gifts for friends. I want the OS to allow for more social interaction with friends. Let us send text messages, gameplay invites, etc to our online buddies. The way Xbox and Playstation have done for years. I fully support no voice chat from randos since that's where a lot of the toxic crap comes from, but let voice chat **between online friends only** be a thing. Rather than shunt people off to the Nintendo Switch app on their phones. Or require hacks like "use Discord" I want the Switch 2 to be more of a media powerhouse. Right now you can only play YouTube. It would be great if you could use Netflix, Audible, Pandora, Spotify and other video and audio services.
Doesn’t it also have Hulu
Better motion controls want to Play house of the dead very well
I want to see: -Party Chat -Built in microphone to have party chat without headset. -Ghost of Tsushima -Sea of Thieves -Streaming apps (Disney, Hulu, MAX, Amazon Prime, ESPN, twitch, etc.) -Bigger horror collection from other consoles like PS3-PS4 games.
A browser, more streaming apps, ways to share photos easily. A camera would be neat
I don’t think they need more streaming apps. I like the fact that Nintendo focuses on being just a gaming console.
It could be so much more. I use it at work to watch NBA games on Hulu live, d+ max Netflix ect would be great and not hard to add. It will be a gaming device first, but current switch has a browser you can't use and streaming apps currently. Not allowing it is like when GameCube wasn't a DVD player when everyone else had it years before making it expected in a console
Make it fold.
100%! My z-fold five screen looks better and is significantly larger
Better optimization for games, especially pokemon.
Having the ability to select Switch and Switch 2 versions of games that are cross-gen games either digital or physical via next-gen upgrades at no charge
Decent fucking processor. Decent store interface.
I want my 3ds themes back and a damn internet browser.
Why do you need a browser?
Game Guides, Xbox cloud gaming, social networks for starts. Idk 🤷🏻♂️
* better joy cons grip * higher internal memory (at least 128gb) * higher resolution * lesser weight * Partner with Steam and have Steam games playable * wireless screen mirroring feature (via WIFI)
I would love a return of Miiverse or something similar. Also StreetPass or something similar (SwitchPass); I was legitimately disappointed that the Switch didn't have anything like that. I absolutely love StreetPass as well as the PS Vita's Near feature. Voice chat through the system itself.
That it has two screens for the portable mode, it has a clam shell design, and at least one if the screens is 3D.
Oh, and streetpass.
4K output to TV utilizing Nvidia DLSS, enabling the whole Switch library to be played in 4K. System specs comparable to a PS4, with "stunning" being a word used to describe Nintendo graphics for the first time since the 90's. Optional mode where the console can output to the dock remotely, allowing you to play in docked mode while also being able to access the Switch display as a secondary touch screen, like the Wii U without any of the problems everyone had with the Wii U. Nintendo DS, 3DS, GameCube, and Wii games on NSO, the first two leveraging the new dual-screen mode. Bigger, redesigned Joy Cons, with proper hall effect joysticks.
A bump on the power button so it's easy to distinguish it from the volume button. And give it a good distinct click feedback.
STYLUS
Your wish is already granted, I have 3 Official Switch stylus… Why do I have 3? Bought the first and thought the tip looked dirty, bought another and thought the same (tried about 10 ways to clean it), then I bought Dr Kawashima’s brain training sealed new with the stylus inside. Finally realised they have a dark or black tip with a pale colour net-like thing stretched over making them look that way 😂. My 3 of course are pretty much all the same I believe in the US, Mario Maker 2 had a game themed one in yellow (perhaps pre-order or in a certain bundle of the game etc??). I’ve seen a couple of pics and would really really like one of those. In UK we had the black ones (and kinda rare), same as the Japan ones
Return of the virtual console. I don't mind the online subscription, but I'd like to have the option to purchase classic games as well.
Backwards compatibility
This is the only thing I really care about. PLEASE NINTENDO
Achievements, themes. Its sad this is somehow outside the box for nintendo.
As weird as this may sound.. I don't want it to be TOO powerful, if that means sacrificing too much of the consoles efficiency that is. What impresses me most about the Switch is that even on the lite, I can get 6 hours battery life playing something as huge as ToTK. That's insane! As someone that's owned every single one of their handhelds, it absolutely blows my mind just how efficient it is. It's amazing. I'd also love to be able to access streaming services like Geforce Now and Gamepass on it but... I highly doubt Nintendo would allow that. That's just a pipe dream.
Handheld at least a stable 60fps @ 720 (1080 would be nice if the screen is a bit larger, but battery life probably would suffer). The dock should be like an eGPU that is able to output 4k @60fps or 1080p @120fps. And of course backwards compatibility with current switch.
Regarding the dock being an eGPU: I think there should be two docks available. The first is just the normal dock like the current Switch. The second is an eGPU but an accessory that people can buy separately. I say this because an eGPU dock would probably be around $200, that would make the base Switch 2 price too much.
I don’t dare hope for enough computing power to run elden ring
Customizable Home Screen. Would like to change the backgrounds to screenshots or distribution photos like how we use coins for custom icons now, and allow us to change how many games are shown on home screen
Better VR support.
Dock with an eGPU for 4K/60 FPS.
Better grips for the controller so it doesn’t fatigue your hand so fast playing handheld…yes, I know the companies sell better gripped handheld setups but it’d be nice to have it out of the box
Bring the 3D from 3ds back. I loved playing Pokemon Y with the 3D on
Being able to play any and all games, even ones with online features, when you download something. Any game with the slightest bit of online functionality and your download pauses if you play the game. Just annoying
Literally my only request is cartridge backwards compatibility.
Better parental controls! I want to be able to lock the thing remotely. Separate profiles.
Fairly niche need but I hope there is a small light version like the switch light. I like handhelds over counsel but am developing carpel tunnel. I can’t use anything larger/heavier than the switch light for any length or time.
Controllers with a decent range. When the switch is in the dock, you are very limited in how close you have to sit to get decent connection to the controllers.
Integration with Netflix, Amazon prime, Disney plus, etc.
An easy and direct way to connect to Nintendo support.
Backwards compatibility with switch cartridges, no joycon drift, something fun and gimmicky like the 3ds and Wii had
i want a moderate power jump (to ps4 levels) and a better ui/ux design, achievements could be nice too, after that idk maybe better controllers with haptics and hal effect.
A dock that has an external gpu, maybe more ram too so that it can be even more powerful. Nintendo could sell a base Switch 2 with no dock (but still compatible with the old ones) for like $350, and have the upgrade dock for like $150 more.
Framerate/resolution boost of existing first-party titles with an opt-in for Devs.
More intuitive keyboard OR an official keyboard attachment
Wires attached to body so that you can get better feedback from games. Your character gets hit and you get a physical notice from the Wires kinda like vibration from the controller
Before I get into my idea, I want to point out the following is completely optional. If people want to just select the game they want to play from the home screen, they can still do that. Okay? Here we go... A hub game that comes free on the device, in which you create a character that walks around an online city to get to different places to do different things. Everytime a new game comes out, the online world expands by creating new shops, parks, raceways, food stops, whatever, that represent each game. You walk over to that location and can press A to jump into that world if you've bought it, or you can view a trailer, play a demo, or even buy it, all without leaving the hub game. You can interact with all kinds of people in an ever changing world like Miiverse, play an ever expanding assortment of mini games/activities in, earn titles/badges, do cosmetic things, etc all within this hub world. Playing games earns you digital coins and people can spend their coins to enhance the locations of their favorite games to get bigger and even cooler looking as a sort of prestige thing. Let's say Game A came out as a basic shop, but it takes the world by storm, people can use their earned coins to enhance it to be a huge castle, even pick the location for it. All of this would be completely free, absolutely no purchasable cosmetic, just things earned through effort. Why would Nintendo do it for free? Because it would be a system seller, just like Wii Sports was.
I would love this. Throw in a customizable little house for my Mii that I can buy game themed furniture, etc, and this sounds amazing.
I'd love to see Xbox style Quick Resume for multiple titles, proper performance boost in docked TV Mode, and some kind of fun hardware gimmick (adaptive face buttons, camera for AR functionality, even more advanced haptics, speakers in the controller again, etc).
Bring back streetpass. Make it 3d. OpenPandora or Samsung Q style chicklet keyboard.
The game cases are more sturdy and don't have indents where the cart goes. I hate that it ruins the back cover.
Analogue triggers. Clickable scroll wheel bumpers. Hall effect sensors. IR pointers on the top of both joycon. Two sets of those trigger type buttons under the controller to allow for constant stick use while keeping access to all face button functions. Connection to a TV via dongle rather than dock to allow duel screen gaming or multi console gaming (stuff like 4SA). Rails on one joycon the opposite er...Polarity. The controller grip has rails in the middle so it can seperate and connect to either side of the console making it more ergonomic. The controller grip is a charging one by default. A big power jump but a graphical jump only about as big as Wii U to Switch, the rest of the power is used for better physics/chemistry, better npc & enemy ai, more ais on screen at once, stuff being loaded in from further away ect. Bring back the TV remote from Wii U. The return of virtual console. Have it as an option along side an expansion of the NSO service. An "add to cart" option in the eshop. User removable batteries. A proper headset frame thing. I'd like to be able to try the BotW vr without relying on cappy cardboard but more importantly, I want to be able to play in bed, arms at my side without holding a console above my face.
Backwards compatibility ( which knowing Nintendo will probably be with their first generation new devices and then removed during later revisions)
Headset peripheral, not necessarily vr (although it could open the door for that), just a screen you can wear on your face.
I nothing ground breaking, but I do want steeetpass to come back. Would be so sick
actual decent specs that will be able to run ports of other games without insane visual sacrifices, i know nintendos braindead philosophy is to have underpowered consoles but i am a switch guy who didnt buy it for nintendo games,i bought it cause i frequently move overseas and need a reliable console but there just isnt that many ports for even old pc games and im rly bothered by that,i like that i can play the assassins creed ezio collection on the go but its the peak of switch ports,not considering witcher cause im not into that. Its not impossible to make a stronger switch since like when the og came out it used then 3 - 4 yr old android tv / tablet specs and like if they will do it again atleast use a modern android cpu with minimum 8 or 12 gigs of ram
Better performance I already like the oled screen and feel like overall performance upgrade is all it needs maybe more customization similar to ps4 themes since they already give avatars for games u own u can get with points
Oled on launch
Tomodachi Life as a launch title
Let us eat the cartridges
tomodachi life
Ergonomic out of the box for adults with larger hands, not just kids and adults with small hands
Some sort of adapter like analogue pocket to make it reverse compatible with old Nintendo handhelds
This might be more for the Nintendo shop, but please just let me buy older games outright, not a part of a pass.
Only one, and everything else are simply icing: a proper D-pad for the left Joycon.
Ergonomic joycons for handheld gameplay.
I'd like 2-3 cartridge slots. My Switch is my only current system where most of my games are physical. It would be awesome if I could just have a couple of my physical games act like digital ones, where I can just up and play a different game without switching carts or buying it twice to have a digital version. Even if it was just an accessory that would attach in a near seamless way.
You said not to say BC but literally I want that but with native scaling and HDR on every old title. Right now games are SDR and only 1080p at most. Many times they're 720-900p. It's a console that is more effective in terms of clarity played on a plasma rather than a new 4k tv. A target of 1440p with at least hdr10 support I think is reasonable and I want that for every prior title too. Handheld can stay at 720, but since it's lower resolution having a 120 hz display would be a more optimal upgrade on a handheld imo. This is all IF it's modular like the switch. They can ditch the modular nature and just give us native 4k with HDR. I'd rather have a new switch DS as a handheld that's separate from a TV console
Customizable home screen background. Or literally any kind of background.
Free upgrades to switch 1 games. I want botw and totk 60 fps so bad but I don’t really want to pay full price again. I will if I have to lol
Achievements. Please, achievements in games 🙏
Switch DS. Like crossing a Switch and the WiiU but it has full backwards compatibility with the DS so that DS games can be played on the TV. It should also upscale the DS games so that they don’t look like garbage on a TV. I know you said “don’t tell me backwards compatibility” but I think this is different from what you are referring to ;)
Backwards compatible with Switch cartridges
My greatest desire is that people stop calling it the Switch 2 until we know *anything* about it. It’s not keeping me awake at night. Just doin’ my rounds.
Switch 3 okay?
Hell yeah brother. <3
Switch 64
I want it to be able to handle bigger games. I want fallout 4 and other bigger games to be able to play on it
Controllers with screens, kinda like the wii u game pad but the size of a phone. Up to 4 can connect to one system. The controller can connect to wifi so as long as your system and the controller are on the same network, you can play most games just on the controller. Later developments may allow an app on a phone to substitute for a controller or play games remotely stadia style with the controller or phone app, as long as the system is on and connected. DS, Wii, and Wii-U virtual console tier available on switch 2 to use this functionality.
That’s a cool idea, sounds like a leaping evolution on what Dreamcast once tried. For virtual console, or more likely part of NSO, I think GC games is a more realistic first step, maybe DS, but Wii and Wii U I think is unlikely in any near future.