While it is obviously years away, the thought of a Switch 2 is certainly on the minds of Nintendo fans now. While we hope it doesn’t go the way of the Wii U, the Switch branding just seems too valuable to give up on right now. With that in mind, today we’re going to be looking at ten dream features we have for a hypothetical Switch 2. Whether or not they will come to fruition, if Nintendo chose to implement just a few of these on their follow-up consoꦚle, it would make fans very happy. Without any further ado, let’s jump on into the list.
10 🗹 A Fantaไstic Online Service
Oh, look! It’s that thing Nintendo never lꦕearned how to do! A proper online service is essential for a Switch 2 console. That comes with a lot of different requirements. We need to get rid of friend codes and actually have real servers, no more peer to peer connections. And then there’s the erasure of that whole app, which we’ll get to in a little bit. If Nintendo actually offered a great online service, fans would be happy to pay for it. What they’re offering now is nowhere close to what a S𒁏witch 2 should have.
9 🐭 A Great Virtual Console
A Virtual Console is something that we may or may not get during the current Switch’s lifetime, a big maybe on that one. The range of titles from the NES, SNES, N64 and other Nintendo consoles we had on the Wii, Wii U and 3DS was amazing. With the move to the Switch, Nintendo sc🔯rapped all this in favor for a drip feed of new NES titles every month through their paid online service.
Thi🌊s in ♊no way represents the huge array of Nintendo classics that fans would love to have access to and play, so let’s hope we can actually do that with the Switch or Switch 2 someday.
8 ♕ 🧜 Parity With Other Consoles
It is likely that the Switch 2 will have power parity with other consoles on the market… those consoles being the Wii U and Switch. Look, having equal CPU with the Xbox 2 and PS5 is super incredibly highly definitely unlikely, but if the Switch 2 was at least somewhere near the power capabilities of the other two systems, it would allow for ports between the console🅷s to be much more capable versions than what we’ve been seeing lately. There’s a reason that this is a dream features list though.
7 Streaming Ga⛦mes ඣ
In this dream zone we’ve created, Nintendo has their online service figured out. Thus, streaming games could be a possibility. If you can’t have console parity, this is just about the next b♏est thing. Being able to stream powerful games to the system would still be a great way to allow Switch owners to experiಞence the blockbusters that gamers on other consoles are. Hey, they're already currently doing it in Japan!
6 Backward Compatibility ಞ
More of a possibility than a lot of other items on thi🔯s list, the Switch 2 being f⛎ully backward compatible with the Switch is a must. Nintendo is usually pretty good about this.
Throw in every other Nintendo console of all time for good measur꧂e too. This is a dream list after all. This thing needs to play PS2 games for no explicable reason. ⛎Give us everything Nintendo.
5 ❀ Cheaper Controllers
The Switch’s Pro Controller is without a doubt a fantastic controller. The Switch’s Pro Controller is without a doubt way too expensive. The $70 controller could be cut down inℱ a few key areas to make it cheaper. With the Switch 2, let us use our old Pro Controllers while also crafting new and cheaper alternatives. Oh and give us prettier designs and colors too please.
4 Blueto♎oth Support 🌄
Adding Bluetooth support for devices such as headsets is another must-have for the Switch 2. The fact that the current Switch doesn’t have it is kind of mind-boggling (but also not really, the thing still doesn’t even have themes). Giving us full Bluetooth support for any and all accessories is another way that Nintendo could improve the user experience with their next console that would make fans very happy. While you’re adding support for Blueto🗹oth, feel free to drop support for the next topic.
3 No App
Get rid of that app. The only thing that thing is 🀅good for is for browsing Super Smash Bros. Ultimate custom stages. It is clunky and is an inferior version of Discord.
Along with the better online system comes on console voice chat and messaging. There is no reason in 2019, let alone whenever the Switch 2 releases, we need to be using such a clunky m𝐆ethod to play games with friends. Streamline.
2 Improved♔ Battery Life
The current Switch is already working on this one, but make sure that the beefier Switch 2 has a beefier battery to go along with it at launch day. The new Switch model being released can double the first Switch’s battery life in some cases, let’s keep that same energy when designing the Switch 2. Three hours is acceptable, but why not offer something a bit extra in this case? The fജewer devices we have to carry around (mobile chargers),𝄹 the better.
1 𒊎5G Capabilities
5G capabilities on the Switch 2ღ is truly a dream feature. The ability to play whenever and wherever we want was already realized on the original Switch, but add whatever games you want with whoever you want to that equation? Fanꦚtastic. This would obviously come with some sort of cost, but just roll it into your new online plan for those customers that choose to partake. This is one feature that would send the Switch 2 to brand new heights. The Vita tried and failed with 3G, but it is truly a new dawn. Ball’s in your court, Nintendo. Please impress us!