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I can't make heads or tails of the technical details of this, but I think it's fair to start with the prior that Nintendo doesn't care too much about non-propri

I can't make heads or tails of the technical details of this, but I think it's fair to start with the prior that Nintendo doesn't care too much about non-proprietary formats/interoperability/etc. I developed this impression when the Gamecube came out -- weird minidisks when Sony had already switched over to CDs and then DVDs, no ability to play external media, an online community that seemed pretty half-baked. I haven't played videogames regularly for a decade though so perhaps things have changed. I now use a PS4 controller to play some games on my computer, and it's really nice, integrates naturally.

taternuts 9y ago
I hadn't played video games for close to a decade before I kind of randomly bought a switch, and it's actually got me back into gaming. Nintendo has kind of always done their own thing though, sometimes for better, sometimes for worse.
- draw_down 9y ago
  Same here, and I think it’s great. The console’s failure to implement some protocol has not affected my enjoyment at all.
Aelius 9y ago
I'm actually pretty surprised that the comments here are discussing the complexity of the USB C spec. That may well be true, but somehow I think Nintendo would have screwed it up no matter how simple you try to make it... The Wii and Wii U and DS have dozens of these stupid "quirks" which are the result of Nintendo just not knowing how to do things correctly. The reason I didn't buy a switch was because I was so infuriated by the Wii U's incompetence that I was certain the switch would bring me nothing but misery. I'm feeling pretty smug and validated right about now. This isn't the first of the switch's failures, either. Nintendo are just miserably incompetent at firmware and software, I really wish they would just back some other hardware company to make the console for them, and Nintendo themselves should just focus on making games. Better yet, Nintendo should just make their "fun" peripherals for PC, mobile, and existing consoles, and release their titles cross platform. Yes I'm bitter.

taternuts 9y ago

I hadn't played video games for close to a decade before I kind of randomly bought a switch, and it's actually got me back into gaming. Nintendo has kind of always done their own thing though, sometimes for better, sometimes for worse.

draw_down 9y ago
Same here, and I think it’s great. The console’s failure to implement some protocol has not affected my enjoyment at all.

Aelius 9y ago

I'm actually pretty surprised that the comments here are discussing the complexity of the USB C spec. That may well be true, but somehow I think Nintendo would have screwed it up no matter how simple you try to make it... The Wii and Wii U and DS have dozens of these stupid "quirks" which are the result of Nintendo just not knowing how to do things correctly. The reason I didn't buy a switch was because I was so infuriated by the Wii U's incompetence that I was certain the switch would bring me nothing but misery. I'm feeling pretty smug and validated right about now. This isn't the first of the switch's failures, either. Nintendo are just miserably incompetent at firmware and software, I really wish they would just back some other hardware company to make the console for them, and Nintendo themselves should just focus on making games. Better yet, Nintendo should just make their "fun" peripherals for PC, mobile, and existing consoles, and release their titles cross platform. Yes I'm bitter.