This is a weird one, but I’d love to see a reimplementation of the sensor bar. The gyro controls haven’t cut it for me. I like how the Wii U game pad had the sensor bar built in to the bezel. The real engineering nightmare would be squeezing IR cameras into the top of the Joycon
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Backwards compatability. Getting the 3DS has really made me appreciate how many games I can play on the system since I can play 3DS/DS/GBA games all natively. Whatever Nintendo does with the Switch 2, it should be backwards compatible with the Switch so that I can continue playing my favorite Switch games without having to wait for a port.
Switch 2 not being backwards compatible will unfortunately be a deal breakers for me and I’ve owned every Nintendo console/handheld they have made.
Getting a Steam deck and immediately having access to every game in my steam library is a huge deal and made me realize it’s a must for a switch 2.
Backwards compatibility is the big one, especially cloud saves. I’d settle for native Switch 1 performance as long as every Switch 1 game worked properly.
Yeah, backwards compatibility is the single most important switch successor feature for me.
Joysticks that don’t have drift issues.
Trophies/Achievements!
It’s such a simple concept and it increases engagement when they are well implemented. I’d love to play the next Zelda and try to get all achievements. Also I love Steam’s achievement rarity, it makes me feel like a pro knowing that i’m one of the 1% that got some random achievement.
It adds to the overall experience.
I don’t need gimmicks. Better controllers, more comparable specs. Backwards compatible with current switch. I think I may be at a breaking point with exclusive hardware. I have enough games to play and I may stop moving forward if i can’t bring my games with me
I guess this is kind of cheating since Nvidia software engineers have already shown that it’s a supported feature set of the t239 soc, but cameras + Nvidias AI camera/video feed analysis features enabled by tensor cores.
Combined with the accelerometer/gyro nintendos already been using since wii, this… this can enable some serious shit.
Motion control Drift would be ridiculously real time mitigated, to the extent it might become completely inconsequential even over hours of play, as it can turn basically whatever static objects it sees into reference points, which can be used to auto correct and null drift from the accelerometers missing axis. The main one undoubtedly being the big rectangle with 4 corners that is the TV itself.
Assuming a camera is put in the joycon(s) again, Effectively pointer controls would be back, on steroids, as in 3d spatial accurate, with no need for a sensor bar (any fixed structure in the room)
If you are playing handheld, it can use eye tracking to let you aim by looking…
Return of 3ds augmented reality stuff, except completely nuts in capability compared to what the 3ds could do…
And considering it’s original use case as a feature for an automotive gpu, who KNOWS what bonkers nonsense they could do with that neat but ridiculously niche Mario kart RC peripheal thing now.
- Keep it portable. Steam is waiting for you Nintendo to see if it needs to release a new Steam Deck and become the only portable console.
- Keep Switch 1 binaries working on Switch 2.
- Shared internet access between account instead of paying a dumb and more expensive family subscription.
- More solid hardware (joycon are an expensive joke).
- Please, give Mii back ! It was such an awesome idea to have them in various games !
I created a Mii on my switch that I used in the switch sports game. Apparently not many people realized that as my character was hilarious and everyone else had the standard models.
Backwards compatibility with switch 1 cartridge support.
Without this would be a massive slap in all player’s faces.
This is honestly the biggest thing. I’d add Nintendo account support with the ability to bring over digital purchases to the new system.
If they do those two things I will buy the next system no matter what other things they do with it.
Haven’t seen this mentioned yet, but I want to be able to put my save files on the SD card, not just games. I have crappy rural internet, so backing up save flies to the cloud is painful.
It’s infuriating there is no real way to back up switch saves at all without a subscription. It’s a portable console which is even more likely to have issues than a traditional one, I already had mine stolen once and lost everything. Now I just play on Yuzu and I can backup whatever I want.
User replaceable battery. Just like the DS, little cover with a screw. Makes it so much easier to keep old hardware working well.
GameCube games! Can I get melee with online support please.
Not sure if this counts as a feature, but; more expensive base hardware, less expensive peripherals. I’d legitimately pay like $400 for a top of the line handheld system as long as I could buy a second pair of controllers for less than $50.
I legitimately haven’t touched my Switch in like 3 years because of controller drift, and I just can’t bring myself to pay $80 for something that seems like it should cost $40. So my PS5 and XSX have pulled my attention away completely.
TotK nearly convinced me to jump back in, but I ultimately decided against it since it didn’t seem worth $150 to resume playing the Switch.
Contact customer service and ask for a repair. Nintendo got mass sued a couple years ago over the poor quality of the Joycons, and now has to repair drift for free even if the warranty period is up. I am not sure whether this applies to all parts of the world (I live n Germany), but I personally sent my Joycons to repair four times since buying the system (last one was in January) and always got a joke invoice for zero Euro from them. Only thing I had to actually pay for was postal service.
Even if they decline …asking doesn’t hurt and might be worth a shot.
They do need to fix the damn controllers, but even if they didn’t drift the sticker are so tiny and it’s not a comfortable controller at all.
I just use then when I need them (for Switch sports, for exemple) but everything else is 8bitdo controllers and the pro controller, which are so much better.
You can replace them yourself for less than 30
I shouldn’t have to do their work for them
I only have 3rd party controllers, a dobe grip for handheld, and a ds4 for docked.
I agree that the joycons suck. On the upside, I replaced the sticks on both of mine for approximately $20 with parts on Amazon. Came with the screwdrivers and everything. Each one took about 20 minutes. I’m not forgiving Nintendo for making bad controllers, but being so easy to repair for so cheap… it’s worth doing it yourself just so you can play TotK.
Piggybacking on this comment to say you can get hall effect joysticks for barely more than standard ones!
Got a link to those? I preemptively bought some sticks 2 years ago or so and I’m finally getting drift on my launch day joycons.
If I can buy Hall effect sticks and do this just once I’ll buy those.
Sure thing!
This kit came with the screw drivers you need and even some replacement screws if you lose any. The instructions weren’t super clear, but there are tons of tutorials on taking apart joycons on youtube.
Awesome thanks. Purchased. I’ll be happy to do the repair just once.
For me it’d be analogue triggers. I think a scroll wheel could also be cool and unique controller input.
I’ll say it once BACKWARDS COMPABILITY AND EASY SYSTEM EXPLOIT FOR CFW
I would like to see a much better home firmware than horizon. Compared to the 3ds and the wiiu horizon is severely lacking.
- folders
- themes
- activity log
- music
- mii maker
All are severely lacking compared to previous implementations .
Ontop of this Nintendo online still sucks and I’d love to see it improved once and for all. I’d love to see servers for Nintendo games instead of them relying on peer to peer.