Switch
Like the PlayStation 4, the Switch didn’t release a new variation of the console to combat the new Xbox One X. Not that that’s surprising, as the Switch was released in March, and the console has demonstrated all year that it doesn’t need that graphical power to compete with the PS4 or Xbox One either. The console is content to let those two duke it out while it continues to release games that celebrate mechanics and gamer ingenuity.
Unlike PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, the Switch did release some quality exclusives in Q4. They weren’t just triple-A titles either. Games like Battle Chef Brigade and Floor Kids proved immediately popular, and continued to support the theory that the Switch is the best place for high-end quality indie games to go.
The Switch stuck to its guns in Q4, for better and for worse. The console offered players more excellent games to play, continued to be fun to play in both console and handheld modes, kept appearing on store shelves at a steady pace, and made sure to include room for both first and third-party games on the eShop. However, it also continued to utilize an online party chat system that’s years behind both Xbox One and PlayStation 4, and Nintendo still doesn’t offer any means for gamers to play games from previous generations like Sony and Microsoft have done with their consoles. A virtual console would have been a phenomenal present to receive for the holidays.
However, these flaws don’t really detract from the console’s positives. They’re mostly nitpicks that many players, myself included, wish Nintendo would change.
