Nintendo Switch: Difference between revisions
Page created, may need preamble expanded |
m →Consumer impact summary: switch 2 out now |
||
| Line 10: | Line 10: | ||
==Consumer impact summary== | ==Consumer impact summary== | ||
* User Freedom: Content is locked behind a subscription wall ([[Nintendo Switch Online]]), a recent privacy policy<ref name="PrivacyPolicyMain">{{Cite web |title=Nintendo Privacy Policy |url=https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/privacy_policy/US?lang=en-US |access-date=May 15, 2025 |website=Nintendo Accounts}}</ref> change has reserved Nintendo the right to brick the console as well.<ref name="RunNGameYouTube">{{Cite web |last=Run N Game Entertainment |date=May 13, 2025 |title=Is Nintendo breaking the law? |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hOiD-lvaok |access-date=May 14, 2025 |website=YouTube}}</ref> Switch 2 requires an internet connection to run, which halted early adopters from playing on the system before launch.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Alleexxi |date=May 27, 2025 |title=The Nintendo Switch 2 is already in end users' hands. {{!}} Switch Locked behind Day 1 Patch |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch2/comments/1kwv8go/the_nintendo_switch_2_is_already_in_end_users/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250527185423/https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch2/comments/1kwv8go/the_nintendo_switch_2_is_already_in_end_users/ |archive-date=May 27, 2025 |access-date=May 28, 2025 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> | *User Freedom: Content is locked behind a subscription wall ([[Nintendo Switch Online]]), a recent privacy policy<ref name="PrivacyPolicyMain">{{Cite web |title=Nintendo Privacy Policy |url=https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/privacy_policy/US?lang=en-US |access-date=May 15, 2025 |website=Nintendo Accounts}}</ref> change has reserved Nintendo the right to brick the console as well.<ref name="RunNGameYouTube">{{Cite web |last=Run N Game Entertainment |date=May 13, 2025 |title=Is Nintendo breaking the law? |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hOiD-lvaok |access-date=May 14, 2025 |website=YouTube}}</ref> Switch 2 requires an internet connection to run, which halted early adopters from playing on the system before launch.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Alleexxi |date=May 27, 2025 |title=The Nintendo Switch 2 is already in end users' hands. {{!}} Switch Locked behind Day 1 Patch |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch2/comments/1kwv8go/the_nintendo_switch_2_is_already_in_end_users/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250527185423/https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch2/comments/1kwv8go/the_nintendo_switch_2_is_already_in_end_users/ |archive-date=May 27, 2025 |access-date=May 28, 2025 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> | ||
* User Privacy: Unknown | *User Privacy: Unknown. | ||
* Business Model: Game sales, [[Nintendo Switch Online]] subscriptions | *Business Model: Game sales, [[Nintendo Switch Online]] subscriptions | ||
* Market Control: Competing against [[Xbox]], [[PlayStation]], [[Valve]]'s [[Steam Deck]],<!-- How I hope we NEVER need to make an article on that console... --> among other smaller gaming handhelds. | *Market Control: Competing against [[Xbox]], [[PlayStation]], [[Valve]]'s [[Steam Deck]],<!-- How I hope we NEVER need to make an article on that console... --> among other smaller gaming handhelds. | ||
==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
| Line 28: | Line 28: | ||
==Products== | ==Products== | ||
=== Consoles === | ===Consoles=== | ||
* Nintendo Switch | *Nintendo Switch | ||
* Nintendo Switch Lite | *Nintendo Switch Lite | ||
* Nintendo Switch OLED | *Nintendo Switch OLED | ||
* Nintendo Switch 2 | *Nintendo Switch 2 | ||
=== Peripherals === | ===Peripherals=== | ||
* Joy-cons | *Joy-cons | ||
* Pro Controller | *Pro Controller | ||
* Switch 2 Camera | *Switch 2 Camera | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Nintendo]] | *[[Nintendo]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||