Nintendo Switch OLED Was SUPPOSED TO FAIL...
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- čas přidán 30. 10. 2021
- Nintendo Switch OLED had a lot of controversy prelaunch and many felt it was a unnecessary upgrade set to fail. Let's discuss why that didn't happen and the Nintendo Switch OLED has been virtual sellouts in multiple regions.
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I haven't regretted buying this at all despite already having the old version... It just feels way more.... complete?
Same here. I’m having fun with it and the screen is and colors are amazing.
it just feels so good the overall design is just upgraded completely to where it looks and feels so much better I love it
I play my Switch handheld 80% of the time. And by reading how people love the Oled, I'm now interested in getting it over my original Switch. Now if I can just find one. I was told too that the Oled makes a big difference.
@@Jtzist it does its even got better download speeds which will improve your overall online experience ^_^
It makes sense to get the OLED. A better kickstand, memory, screen, and either net support.
Waay off topic but my real last name is Hackett 😱
Ya
@@Mario123007 RTUSA flip flops too much. 🤣🤣
@@Mario123007 Good lord. I know.
I'll get the Steam Deck instead NGL I was disappointed with the Oled
Why is it supposed to fail? It's just a revision similar to GBA SP. Nintendo does this revisions all the time with almost all their handheld systems.
People tend to ignore past instances, if that means the outlooks fits their opinion perfectly
@@rohanrodrigues7115 even those who thought it would be a switch pro must know it will sell. The switch was already selling, so people were buying it. I know if I wanted to buy a switch I'd add $50 for the OLED version.
Even without the OLED, the switch will still be selling.
The Switch OLED we should’ve had four years ago
@@therealjaystone2344 and have the console retail for $400?
I'm pretty sure people expected it to sell like hot cakes. I don't recall anyone saying it was going to fail.
I do recall many people being disappointed that it would not be a new high end model
Yeah OJ is just making stuff up. There were a lot of people saying they felt it an unnecessary upgrade and just as many saying they would upgrade. But no one was saying it was going to fail. OJ is a Nintendo Ambassador and got to do his duty to praise everything Nintendo.
An interesting metric I’d like to see is of all the OLED switches that have sold, what % of them were from buyers who already owned a previous-model switch?
I got the OLED from an older model. It's totally gorgeous, and as someone who plays handheld a lot, the aesthetic improvement + the kickstand is fantastic. As I revisit games and play new ones down the line, I think the OLED screen experience will have made it worth it; but still totally understand if someone doesn't want to drop the cash to upgrade (if you don't have a Switch though it's a no brainer)
It's a pretty good device tbh. However, part of the reason I went ahead to upgrade was that I could trade my current switch in at game stop, and not pay the full $350. Hell, gamestop actually gave me $260 for my current switch when I did, so it really worked out.
Same
As much as I'd have loved a more powerful Switch, I think that the OLED was the perfect thing to release at this time. If it had been a Switch Pro, a lot of us would be stressing over finding one in stock, much like the Xbox Series and PS5. In the meantime, having a regular Switch doesn't mean you're missing out on extra performance, and if you play mostly docked like I do, you aren't missing out on a thing. It's very cool that handheld players still get a nice upgrade.
Switch OLED is a fantastic system, much better than even I was expecting as an LG C1 owner. I can't go back to LCD, I just can't. Obviously I'm excited at the prospect of the next big leap in power (who isn't) but that doesn't mean it's the ONLY THING that can be exciting or improve the gaming experience.
Right!!! People complain about the power all the while going back to play games on older hardware lol. Because it's just fun!
I don't think anyone questioned the success of the OLED...
There we're people questioning the future of the Oled and how well it will do..
@@danipatac7210
Naahh, there weren't
@@danipatac7210 nah, I've heard people say it's disappointing, not powerful enough etc, but everyone knew it will sell well. the switch is already selling well why won't the oled. If the switch was selling poorly, then the oled would as well. But since sales are high, the oled's sales will be as well.
I had 2 Nintendo switch consoles and I'm so happy I got my Oled switch the only think is that once you play in the oled switch you don't want to play the regular switch. I just got my Nintendo 64 controller and to me is worth every penny just like the oled switch
I am leaning very much into getting one to replace my 2018 v1switch. I like it a lot but the battery dying fast is something that I wish I could get over
Please Nintendo make more oleds so scalper can lose money
I think upgrading from the V1 to the OLED is actually a pretty good move. Even just the battery life upgrade from the V1 to V2 makes a huge difference, all the extra features you get from the OLED is just icing on the cake.
Man, i'm glad that they are so easy to find in Canada. The White model sells really fast, but there are always units in stock at Walmart, Best Buy, EB Games and Gamestop. Got the white one myself, getting the neon red and blue would have just felt like getting the original switch again lol.
I think people who critique the Switch negitively always forget that the Switch is also a handheld console. I think portable play is a feature no one seems to care about. Game game journos play TV mode i guess, but i feel so many other like myself are like 80% plus handheld player.
I'm about 80% handheld 20% docked as well. Pretty much the only reason I got it was the portability!
Same with me
I had a launch switch before my oled so it was a no brainer for me to upgrade. both for the oled display but also for the battery life. i haveńt regret a second of that choise
Scalping should be illegal, and I hope it becomes illegal.
I don’t know why is the need for people to complain about a product. No one is being forced to buy it. Now consumers have 3 options when buying a switch for the first time
Oh, no! Consumers will be able to purchase the right product for their needs/budget! What is the world coming too?
What Twitter and CZcams was wrong again. Shocker
I don't know a single person who said it wouldn't sell.
@PlayerEssence, I’m glad that Nintendo Switch OLED Model is doing so well. Despite being a slight hardware refresh, the differences are notable. Nintendo gets to have the “newest toy” on the market, keeping the brand name relevant and not get lost next to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, while lengthening their console’s overall lifetime.
Keep delivering hit game, one after the other, all throughout 2022 and maybe in 2023 we see a Nintendo Switch Plus. What happens then? Once again, Nintendo stays talk of the town, keeping the NS brand powerful, satisfying gamers with souped up hardware and software, till the eventual Nintendo Switch 2 launch.
Then again, they could go straight to a successor console, but there really is an opportunity here to stretch out the generation if they want to. What a great platform. Nintendo nailed it and now just need to hold onto that momentum.
I've heard some folks have had a green tint on their oled screens when adjusting the brightness. Has anyone had that issue?
I mean people said the OG Switch was going to fail. No one was going to buy it for Zelda. Why buy a Switch when you can get a PS4 or XBO for the same price. The same argument was used on the OLED when it came to the Series S and PS5 disc free edition. People say Nintendo isn't in competition but then compare prices. It's hilarious make up your mind folks. Lol
If you're getting your first Switch, or are upgrading from the launch Switch, it's a good purchase. It's just not a worthy upgrade if you already have a red box Switch.
Or if you mostly play docked
I don't think that's a blanket statement that works for everyone. Even v2 Switch owners will benefit greatly from the jump to OLED and the amazing kickstand. For some that won't be worth it, but for many it will. I, for example, was a v2 owner and this has been the best revision upgrade I've ever purchased.
In your opinion
I only had a Lite and wanted to hook up to the TV, plus I remember how amazing my Vita screen was.
Got mine yesterday, but had to send it back because it did not work correctly at all, but for the few hours it did works it was awesome, it just feels like I remember playing on the of switch for the times.
I LOVE THE NEW KICKSTAND. I played my launch Switch in tabletop mode a LOT and that wimpy kickstand sucked. I got hooked on having my hands free when I game during the Wii era and ever since then I don’t really like having my hands trapped on a controller.
I'm glad I bought the Nintendo switch OLED . I haven't touched my Xbox series x since I bought it. 🤣🤣
I still see people on my timeline saying it failed XD
Same thing said about the original Switch.
Nintendo managed to do the unthinkable again. Give consumers a console they didn't know they wanted. Where Sony and Microsoft keep doing there glorified underpowered pc hardware nintendo basically decided to make a tablet console for the gamer on the go or at home what do you know it worked!
It was never meant to fail. It is the new base model. Look for price drop to 300$ about April or May of 2022.
Up next is all digital switch and oled lites.
Naahh, the Switch 2 is the next in 2023, they're done with revisions of the normal Switch, the OLED was it.
@@The_Ostrich I won't be surprise if they released a switch lite oled
@@mikkidesu8878
Bruuhh 🤦♂️🤦♂️
@@mikkidesu8878
Go check your brain dude, its got big issues
@@mikkidesu8878
You're embarrassing yourself HARD right now
Funny enough I had no intention of buying an OLED, but my day 1 Switch is having internal fan issues so I bought one. Now I'm just moving all my software over (nearly 400 downloads) then I can get the old one refurbished to give to my nieces.
My only criticism of the OLED switch is that first party games like Xenoblade and even Yoshi Crafted World are substantially subpar in handheld mode…..4 years on.
Okay now for the people with oled switches, set your theme to black and lower your brightness to around 10 percent, then press the power button to go to home screen and inspect your device in a dark room. do you all see any form of green tint on the screen?
I'm tempted to get one but I also do think we'll see a new piece of hardware by mid-2023, whether it's a 'Pro' type upgrade to the current Switch or the true successor, so I also think I should hold off. I play mostly in docked mode anyway but can't lie, seeing Metroid Dread in portable on an OLED screen is pretty enticing.
Does anyone remembers the mario kart live home circuit? I wonder what happened to those
Still around. The AR (augmented reality) game
Yeah. I was also critical of it. But I have said after...i see what it is...a marked improvement...and the "swan song" for the current line of SWITCH.
The only other update I see coming would be the SWITCH LITE. They have done this in the past with handhelds as we have seen. I think if they do not have plans for it..they should.
A SWITCH Lite2. Bigger screen in the same area of SWITCH LITE screen real estate. With the same updates(sans the kickstand of course)
After that...SWITCH.2 or SWITH 4K? possibly... is what we are waiting for in the future.
BUT yeah all in all, removing any disappointments and being critical about any shortcomings ...(as I already commented on other videos). This is obviously THE BEST version of the switch. If you are now going to buy one for the first time. This is it. If your current switch breaks...this is it.
Pretty straight forward, yup.
It is the swan song...and then we prepare for the evolution in the next. Love the switch so much.
I am currently enjoying Super Mario All Stars. Sometimes I have the game running on my ol trusty N64, while I am also playing it on the switch in portable mode. Showing the classics to my nieces and nephews and have them playing it. As I play the All Stars version. Time flies when you are having fun eh. Look how far things have come. I saw this since GBA that one day we would have a powerful console in the pocket.
Here we are.
Enjoy folks. Game on.
Peace.
Ohm.
People are ignoring that we're in the middle of a chip shortage; this WAS supposed to be the Switch PRO!
Nintendo couldn't secure enough of the next generation chips so they had to rebrand what this new system, that was already being built and assembled, would have as its marketing hook.
This just shows that the system itself for what it was meant to enhance was an absolute sell banger, but the chips just weren't available. So as soon as they are available it's already been proven that all of these things are what people want.
So give it another 2 years, and we're just going to get the switch pro, that is going to be everything of the OLED, but with that newer generation processor.
Double fisted dollar gangbusters guaranteed.
Hopefully the chip shortage will completely go away 2 to 3 years from now
@@vendettaworldwide6134 yeah that was kind of what i was meaning to imply. Once the chip shortage recovers, i think THAT is when we'll see the true Switch PRO come out
I bought it because I’m a Nintendo simp but it’s actually really nice. It could’ve been better but I am happy with what I got.
I have the v2 switch and bought the OLED and have no regrets. I will probably hold on to my v2 switch a little longer and sell it closer to Christmas.
Well people actually like OLED. Even on the switch now too. Not worried about burn in on any OLED panels. Burn in has a low chance of happening. As long you don't keep a still image on the screen for a long period of time
Dude, Canada is a HUGE per capita market for Nintendo.
Hope there are more good games that come out for Switch soon.
ngl i would hook my switch up to a crt if only it meant my games run at stable framerates
We all know people will always find a way to be negative about something 🤷🏽♀️. I’m happy the system is doing better than expected.
The kickstand is worthy of the 50$ upgrade
While it is disappointing that the OLED did not come at least with a dock performance improvement( an overclock in dock mode is still possible, but Nintendo seems to be waiting until zero hour it update maybe update the firmware); at least the extra $50 they are asking for it is waaay more reasonable than the NSO expansion. At least the improvements are significantly noticeable in Handheld (and it is a product you keep; unlike the rental service of retro games).
The funny thing is, I think the only reason they are hesitant about overclocking is entirely due to wanting to make sure the system doesn't get too hot to play handheld.
@@yoso378 Definitely makes sense; which is why they should only do so in Docked Mode only. Maybe they don't want the experience to be that much different between handheld and docked mode (the OLED does a good job at making both models feel and look close); but at this point they should just do it; as it is getting ridiculous at the point.
It’s worth it if you don’t buy it at the scalper price. I’ve very thankful I bought it for retail.
Yeah OJ is just making stuff up. There were a lot of people saying they felt it an unnecessary upgrade and just as many saying they would upgrade. But no one was saying it was going to fail. OJ is a Nintendo Ambassador and got to do his duty to praise everything Nintendo.
I probably would have bought an OLED if I didn't already have the Mario Edition Switch.
My online was going to expire next week so I subscribe to the Nintendo switch online and expansion pack everything was $49 dollars so that means that my online was $20 and the expansion pack was $30 dollars so $30 for N64 games and Sega is worth it for me. I taught it was going to be $50 for the N64 and Sega games is only $30 I'm now playing N64 games with my N64 controller in my Switch Oled is amazing
First, it's a Switch with a bigger and far better screen.
Second, it's obviously EMMI themed and came out alongside Metroid Dread.
Third, it's a Switch. Every version has sold well. You have to be on the lower end of the IQ scale to think it wouldn't sell.
I haven't bought a Switch yet (it's tough living in a country with decaying economy and 13,2% unemployment rates), but I want to get the OLED version with Metroid Dread as soon as possible! Hopefully I'll land that job in Japan and make the purchase there, that way I end up paying the actual value instead of the over taxed prices in my country.
Is Japan a over tax country given they work 10 plus hours
@@maplemiles3381 No, taxes there are 8% on everything (and you're informed of how much in taxes you're paying on a product before the purchase).
I live in a country where taxes can go beyond 100% on any given product or service and we're forbidden by law of knowing exactly how much we pay in taxes.
@@TwilightWolf032 which country is that please tell me
@@vendettaworldwide6134 Brazil
When enthusiasts realize that the next Switch will still be massively underpowered when compared to the PS5 and XBS
As long as it can get the same games playable at 60 fps it'll be fine. Steam deck switch like will be fine
I just want Nintendo to keep making the handheld/hybrid consoles. I cant carry a PS5 or Xseries in my pocket. Switch i can.
Well, yeah lmao. Neither of those are handheld
@@butterworthboys4985 there's just PS4 and Xbox one with more power nothing special.
@@jacobynoctis4825 switch is nice, but I rather nintendo make a powerful console with great online than continue trying to milk the switch idea.
People are still saying it'll fail despite all this lol
So much goal-post moving.
Glad I bought mine on day one, by happenstance.
People like upgrades
the nintendo switch oled is going to be my backup system
GameStops have in store stock… call around
*To the statement in title .*
*No .*
*1 ) More internal storage .*
*2 ) better screen .*
*3 ) better kick stand .*
*4 ) built in Ethernet in the dock .*
*5 ) better dock construction .*
*6 ) better cooling .*
*The opinion of the twitter crowd is absolutely worthless .*
I don't know what everyone had to so salty about it, Metroid dread on this thing and then bam! Instant seller.
There is alot of haters still saying steam deck is going to kill switch benn hearing it since psp days
Honestly at first I was more on the side of disappointment, but after doing some RESEARCH, and seeing that I could upgrade for 100 dollars through GameStop, I was sold! And after playing on an oled screen for the first time, I’m a believer and happy I upgraded.
Well imagine Xbox combining The Xbox elite controller series 3 whenever that comes out on the Xbox series X pro into a portable handheld with a 8K 120 Hz OLED 10 inch display In 2023 If the Xbox series X pro is out in 2023 then I could see this selling for $1000 with the same storage as the Xbox series X pro and a carrying case That is rugged and durable And that to me would be a win where are you just need to pair your phone hotspot to get Internet or play games that don’t require Internet
I thought it was cool .bought it and was right.
Supposed to fail?! You mean, you asked to all of the countless industry experts on CZcams comments and Reddit threads and they said that? ;)
If you owned a old switch it's worth it, if you have bought one it's worth it and if you like oled it's worth ut
97 percent of people who buy Nintendo products knew it would not fail just like we know you will never say anything against that company.
I think it's because nintendo saw the success of tablets and mobile gaming and decided to make their own tablet console and it worked! I'm guessing it helped capture a younger consumer base as well. If anyone thought this would fail they are out of touch with reality because I almost always see a kid or teenager using a tablet these days it's such a stupidly obvious idea that I'm surprised Sony and Microsoft didn't try to make one first.
"PS5 sells out = Scalpers...Switch OLED sells out = Super Popular"
Hypocrites...LoL!!!
The Oled isn't selling because of Scalpers.. yes their is some scalping but at retail they are struggling to keep dem on store shelves... The demand is real and not artificially created with scalping, even in Japan they have to have lotteries to find switches.
How do you know the OLED isn't being sold to scalpers???...
...OR...
How do you know the PS5 is being sold to scalpers???
Nobody is saying that the OLED version should fail, the question was why didn’t Nintendo put these new features to the original model back in 2017. The timing of the OLED release was off which made a lot of people angry. Lol regardless the outrage, it’s Nintendo. They’re gonna sell like hotcakes brah 😂😂😂
Pokemon brilliant diamond and Shining Pearl is coming out really soon and i can't wait to play my physical copies of both 😀
You know the people who see the value in paying an extra $50 to buy the OLED… people who don’t already own a switch.
The thing that it sells should trouble you and not make you happy about it.
Nintendo nearly died twice during GameCube and WiiU era so yeah I'm happy they rise again with Switch. 2022 and beyond will be another test for Nintendo. Can they survive the new gen era of gaming? Xbox series and ps5 are on the rise especially ps5 which keep selling well in USA and Europe and start rising in jpn. Not to mention other competition like mobile gaming and cloud gaming and portable pc like steamdeck. Yeah fingers crossed Nintendo next console can be as successful as Switch.
It's $50 more than the original price of the switch which has not seen a price drop in 4 years... it's expensive for the lack of power. Let's not get it twisted
Wow...am I first?...
Still hot trash, outdated hardware
Poor baby....can't play unless 120fps and 4k?And cinematic games where you push a button every now and then?
Jesus.....kids nowadays! :))
All technology will become outdated. Right now the PS5 and XBS are outdated
Weak hardware but fire software😉
@@BitchChill Not even, not by the looks of it; both systems are punching far beyond their weight dollar for dollar, especially first party games.
Hey Sherlock, we are in the middle of a major chip shortage. Where would Nintendo get that Next Gen chip from at this point in time? They made the right choice given the situation!!!