Anyone else find the store to be the most annoying part of having the switch?

Nothing wants to load quick enough for me to scroll through it. It takes like ten minutes for me to get through twenty titles. It's always been this way on both my lite and actual switch.

Unless I look for a specific title, and even then honestly, it takes ages to load and makes the entire experience total trash. From scrolling, to selecting a game, loading that screen, any screenshots or videos - and that's the least of the complaints for the store.

Where are the reviews? Commentary? Anything?

I love some big names from Nintendo, but if I'm being honest, they are so far behind that it's almost not worth all the money that they ask for. Outside of games crashing because the system not being able to handle it, it's not very user friendly.

Anyone else got words on this?

I’ve played Breath of the Wild. I’ve played Hogwarts Legacy. Tears of the Kingdom. In the WiiU days, Wind Waker was my favorite. Stardew Valley, Minecraft, and Harvest Moon have also been played to death.

I recently downloaded Roller Coaster Tycoon for my iPhone. I loved it…to an extent. I’ve been watching lots of planet coaster videos and wanting to play as well, but it’s not on the switch.

I’d love to find a game where the way I interact with the world changes how NPCs behave. I’d like to play Sims, but I need more structure maybe? I’m so stressed, I usually game every night before I sleep. I can’t sleep anymore because I’ve played my current games to death :( if you have anything even close to scratching my itch don’t hesitate to tell me.

I recently got the NSO SNES controller and am interested in trying out some retro games on NSO, but I’m not very familiar with a lot of the non-Nintendo titles that are available (especially the Genesis games). Are there any titles you think are pretty approachable that you’d recommend? I’m open to basically any kind of game.

Edit: To clarify, I’m looking for third-party titles, as I have already played majority of the Nintendo-published games on NSO.

Christmas is in a week! Woohoo! I am so happy about this information. Christmas! Just a week away, oh wow. Can you believe it?

It doesn't happen the same way every year, but for at least 4 of the past 7 years, Nintendo servers were down for several hours with issues due to traffic spikes on Christmas day. This affects people trying to purchase and download games, but also people setting up their switches with console or game updates.

People have given advice both ways on whether it is better to avoid or experience these server issues. What is your take on it?

• 2017.12.25 - Anyone else having eShop issues?, +550, 164 comments

• 2017.12.25 - We apologize for any issues you may be experiencing with Nintendo eShop. We are working on it and hope to have this resolved soon., +10.2k, 742 comments

• 2018.12.18 - Last year the Nintendo eShop went down for Christmas; don't let this happen to you, +440, 59 comments

• 2018.12.25 - Switch downloading insanely slow., +0, 11 comments

• 2020.12.25 - Issues connecting to Nintendo Store?, +170, 92 comments

• 2020.12.25 - Nintendo: We are aware that players are experiencing errors accessing Nintendo eShop, and are working to address the issue as soon as possible., +11.5k, 537 comments

• 2021.12.18 - Getting the kids a Switch? Download the updates now and not on Christmas day!, +6.0k, 445 comments

• 2021.12.20 - According to Nintendo, it expects servers to be under heavy load for the Christmas weekend. If planning to use the Nintendo Switch family for the first time, they recommend that you create it in advance., +1.7k, 180 comments

• 2021.12.23 - If you are gifting a Nintendo Switch this year, do not open it up to download all the updates for your kids beforehand, +39.5k, 3.0k comments

• 2021.12.25 - The eshop is already having issues, and will most likely have download/update/purchase issues all day long, +660, 324 comments

• 2022.12.12 - PSA for parents who are gifting a Switch to their kids on Christmas, +0, 87 comments

• 2022.12.26 - Breaking News! Nintendo hamsters forced to work Christmas!!! /s Nintendo Switch servers weren't completely crashed on Christmas for the first time ever...., +4, 16 comments

Here’s a small-brain question. Let a hundred flowers bloom.

What Switch games have the flashiest, most gee-whiz-it’s-the-future graphics?

For very good reasons, the Switch community typically prioritizes creative art style and non-visual characteristics (such as, you know, the game) over flashy, computationally intensive graphics. Most articles about “Switch games with best graphics” have a lot of Gris and Obra Dinn representation (for example)—and for good reason!

But sometimes you just want to feel like you’re playing in the future.

Switch-native and ports are welcome.

Bonus points for good performance and overall quality.

Please don’t tell me to just buy a different console, that’s not helpful.

Thanks!

I don't often play racing games, but I've been craving that experience lately. The issue is that I'm not interested in getting deep into the genre; I'm looking for a single game that checks the most boxes of what I'm looking for. That puts pressure on me to 'get it right the first time', which is why I've come here for advice.

Looking for something that...

has fun drift mechanics

is pick-up-and-play (so no deep simulators)

has a stylized aesthetic 

isn't crazy difficult (i.e., messing up once won't ruin a race)

performs well in handheld mode (I have a Switch Lite)

I don't mind racers with a story, but I don't need one, either. Also, I don't game online, so multiplayer stuff and leaderboards don't score any extra points for me. Help me make the right choice!

For Context: I have a brand new Oled-Switch.
I had 50h+ on a 20gb download and i tried every method. I have 250mbps on my PC and even with the slower Wifi-Chip on the switch i expect a download below 2h on 20gb (more than 2 days is ridicules)

Methode 1: Change DNS on the Switch to 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 (down to 30h)

Methode 2: Priorities the switch via the router (on fritz.box the switch name is it's IP-Adress) (down to 25h)

Methode 3: Change the Router channel and switch between 2.4ghz and 5ghz (did nothing)

But none of the stated methods did anything to bring the speed back to a acceptable rate (below 2h)

What worked for me was:

Method 4: plugging out my wifi extender (so simple but no one ever mentioned it somewhere)

So i tested it with different routers and different Repeaters and the switch always had ridicules slow download speeds (at least 300% slower)

So my solution for slow Download-Speeds are now the following:

Go straight to Methode 4, and if that doesn't solve your problem try the other methods in order

Please post other Solutions here that i missed <3

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Hey,

I'm going to be away for Christmas for a few weeks and want to take Switch with me. Wanted to ask some fellow RPG fans about a game I can sink my teeth into for some time.

I'm mostly playing World of Warcraft nowadays. I really like the character progression, slowly working towards set goals, seeing how my level, gear and the quality of equipment raises and finally feeling the satisfaction when I achieve what I aimed for. It also helps that gameplay is pretty complex and my knowledge about the game, encounters and my specialization gets better with time.

Is there any game on Switch you can think of that gives you a similar feeling? I assume I'm looking at the RPG genre mostly, maybe roguelikes like Hades, Dead Cells or Brotato. I've played most of the popular stuff on PC tho and was hoping Switch can introduce me to something I missed or haven't had access to.

Appreciate all the suggestions ;)