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No Netflix on the Switch according to Bussiness Insider
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Truly the Apple of videogames.
yes, but WiiU browser was GOAT.......we have nothing for the switch
This has to be a joke. The Wii U caused confusion because it looked like a tablet add on for the Wii and had a confusing and nonsensical name.
It had nothing to do with being a media player. Nobody is going to be confused about the Switch being a games console because it plays Netflix.
orthodoxy1095
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We've already seen a litany of boneheaded decisions already being made with the Switch... why would we second-guess this one?
TLZ
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I think they want to get it out to get a few sales from hardcore fans and start amassing a bit of a library, and then do a big marketing push around Christmas. We'll probably get Netflix around then too.
I agree it would be convenient, no argument there, but I just don't feel like "having Netflix" is much a seller / dealbreaker in the same way it was 3 years ago. Plus, I do expect Netflix down the road, just not at launch. Maybe I'm the crazy one but mostly I just watch Netflix at home. On the plane they have those in-house movies, and on vacation at a hotel, well... I dunno I guess I am just not dying to use Netflix, and, if I need to, my phone screen will suffice for that emergency.
That's my feeling, for sure. At home it's a moot point. On the road, I'm not going anywhere without my phone, and that's where Netflix, etc, can stay. Seems a benefit for the Switch if it can really stay super light.
I agree it's not the obvious path, that much is for sure. I just feel Nintendo is really treating this as a dedicated gaming device, not a catch all. But honestly, to use your example, I think in reality your wife / kids will want to bring their own device anyways. Economics play a huge role here but in my mind most families on trips don't just have 1 phone/tablet/laptop. Obviously every family very different, just anecdotally, looking around, most people have their own personal devices.
Truth. I really want to see what the touchscreen actually does or if it is utilized in the initial round of games. So many unanswered questions.
AndrewDean84xX
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I doubt those complaining about the lack of the app "at launch" would use Netflix on the Switch. Same thing with a web browser. I don't think I've ever used a web browser on a console. i use my PC or my phone. And Netflix, I use my Netflix 4K app in my TV, the PS4 in the bedroom or my phone when on the go. I doubt I would be away from my phone, even when I have my Switch. It's not like it'll be Sohphie's Choice when I leave the house. It'll be my phone and the switch, or my phone only. No one will leave with just a switch. No one. Stop this foolishness.
Kenzodielocke
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I don't have a tablet, Netfix would be neat. Also, fucking bragging man.
PeakPointMatrix
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Oh yeah, let me carry an extra thing just to get streaming capabilities. It's embarrassing to omit a streaming service as valuable as Netflix. Even more embarrassing when it's already available on as many devices as you listed. When even the 3DS line has Netflix, and not a modern-day piece of hardware coming out in 2017, you know you fucked up.
Jubenhimer
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But is true. Just look at Nintendo's pre-launch marketing and PR for the Wii U. They spent a lot of time talking about Video apps, video chatting, Nintendo TVii, etc. They wanted this thing to be a media box as well as a game console from the get-go. With the Switch, Nintendo is focusing sorely on the gaming aspect to avoid confusion, and will potentially add non gaming features to the Switch later in it's life.
The Gamepad and Name were the biggest contributors to the Wii U's confusion, but being pimped as a media box also contributed, abiet, to a much lesser extent. The Xbox One had a similar problem with it's reveal, where it was trying to be more of a media box than a gaming console, which led to confusion about the gaming aspect. Sony got it right with the PS4 pre-launch by focusing almost exclusively on the gaming aspect.
IDontBeatGames
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And this is a big deal why? It's not like the Switch will never get Netflix lol. There's so many other platforms(PS4,Xbox One, Wii U,tablets and so on) to watch Netflix on, it being on the Switch doesn't equal the Switch is dead or something (not accusing anyone of saying this). However, it's gonna come on obviously within the first 6 months if I had to guess.
No media apps would remove this from my sister's list also. She's been thinking of getting a tablet for my nephew, and he loves Nintendo, but he also loves watching shit on youtube\netflix. Just having youtube alone and being able to play Nintendo games makes this an instant purchase for her. I know a lot of other parents that feel the same way.
I don't use 4k Netflix due to bandwidth caps......you have any idea how much that shit sucks up?
That's because they fucked up the marketing part (like they fucked up also this live conference). Not because it had Netflix or multimedia features at launch. You're confusing causes and effects big time.
Thanks for the lols duder!
But ze jokes on you my friend...
See, you *already have* that second device! And a third, fourth, fifth, etc. They're in your pocket, under the TV - all around you! Netflix devices are growing on trees I heard.
BlackGhost
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Hopefully they add it. Seems like a pretty big missed opportunity if they don't have it and other like apps
Donniewahlberg
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I mean, I just wrote above that I think they should of had it, but yea, definitely do not buy him a switch if he asked for a tablet. This is not the same thing with the same functionality. It was never going to be that, with netflix or no.
fly high ~ayunite~
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Would be curious to read the actual quote from the Nintendo rep.
it's just another thing for people to complain about.
I'm fairly certain it will come to the device by the end of the year, but I mean.. for realsies, even most TVs have built in netflix since 2014 as far as I've seen
and to be fair, it really should have netflix. it just also feels like a non-issue. on both sides. everyone is dumb. me included.
Blackleg-sanji1
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It's literally on every other device...Well than you see the problem.
Understandable, but Netflix is so common its odd if it doesn't come at all.
TLZ
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Tell that to the parents who'll buy this as an alternative tablet for their kids with the expected apps only to be disappointed later. (Possibly misinformed further by GameStop/EB employees)
This is gold; everything can run Netflix and a basic web browser. Considering the thing has a great touch screen reportedly, the Switch should have support for basic features like Netflix or a Web Browser. It is a TABLET that plays games. How do you mess up something so simple.......
Then it clearly isn't worth the 299$ then. The launch line up is small, not a lot is detailed currently (online mode specifically) and the lack of media apps small/not even present. Happy to wait for Dec. 2017 to pick one up for Mario (if I pick one up at all this year; might wait until 2018 to get a Switch).
Then it clearly isn't worth the 299$ then. The launch line up is small, not a lot is detailed currently (online mode specifically) and the lack of media apps small/not even present. Happy to wait for Dec. 2017 to pick one up for Mario (if I pick one up at all this year; might wait until 2018 to get a Switch).
SinCityAssassin
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At laaaaaaaunch.
I've put in hundreds of hours on both the Wii U's web browser and Netflix
yes I'd use both on the Switch if they were available
franklyshankly
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To all the people saying it doesn't matter because everyone had other devices that play Netflix, I think that's missing the point. If Nintendo wants to get casuals to buy this needs to have at least some functions that make it usable as a tablet as well. No browser and no Netflix basically kills it as a tablet entirely as those are probably the two apps that get 80% of total use on tablets.
Sword Of Doom
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Lol what? So because The device only last 3 hrs playing a demanding game?
Also who cares if the 6" screen is 720p for watching movies? I'm not gonna read a book on it.
Edit** even for reading the ppi is pretty good I'm sure
Finally, if "soooooo much shit" can run Netflix these days then it's even more concerning when the switch doesn't. But I'm sure it will post launch.
AndrewDean84xX
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What internet connection would you be using for the switch if it had Netflix at launch?
Gary Culig wannabe.
It's a device that it's anyhow connected to the TV. Of course it should have Netflix. With the benefit that being also mobile it should be able to access the movies offline. You can make the same sales pitch as with the games. You start watching a movie on your TV, continue to watch it offline in the bus. It's about convenience.
Wireless.
AndrewDean84xX
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Do you not have a phone or tablet? Why use the limited gamepad for netflix? 480p screen was awful.
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