The switch has such a solid library, it's insane. If the switch successor has backwards compatibility, the library will be insane

It doesn’t feel like 7 years, this system really reinvigorated my video game playing.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="670">11:10</a> It's worth pointing out that Gabe Newell has stated the Steam Deck is *not* sold at a loss, it's just sold at an extremely thin margin (which is part of the reason that don't sell it through retailers.)

Switch helped me immensely in early sobriety and helped me fall in love with gaming again in my 30s. I be questing and handheld pcing it these days but thats all thanks to me falling in love with my switch when i only had a few weeks clean time and then the world shut down for covid. Thank you Nintendo

I legitimately bought my OLED this year, I’m 36 and haven’t owned a Nintendo product since GBA, that being said, I was very happy with it.

The year of the backlog, its time has finally come! 🙌

This truly is, a top 3 Nintendo console of all time. Incredible games, fun ability to dock/play portably. Just an all around fantastic console.

Switch is a huge success. Not only in sales but it has reinvigorated the portable market.

We need something new, it really is time. That being said, I still rock my Switch, in some aspects it's still fresh as day one. My favorite console of all time.

Knew it was vimm’s layer even though the out of focus blurred screen. Bob’s a real one

That short compilation of you raging at Mario RPG had me ROLLING!!! XD

That raging "So where do I get my ROMs dog" 😂

You should be a voice actor. Bobs voice on a Chihuahua is the next airbud movie.

I got my Switch in November 2018 right before Smash Ultimate released, in that time I've gotten probably more out of it than any other console I've owned, definitly more than any since my DS Lite or PS2... I got back into Mario after nearly a decade with Odyssey and I beat my first Zelda, Metroid and Kirby game on the Switch with BOTW, Prime Remastered and Forgotten Land among many others and I've still got a huge backlog. I'm ready to move on but that's just the circle of life for consoles, the Switch generation has been incredible!

your ads are always so much fun, i really appreciate that you take the time and effort to make every part of your videos as watchable as possible.

"The Switch has basically nothing slated this year" - Another Code Recollection--reviving a fan beloved DS/Wii series completely remaking the first game and bringing the sequel to the West for the furst time ever - Super Princess Peach Showtime--First Princess Peach game in years - Paper Mario and the Thousand Year Door on Switch--on of the most fan-beloved Nintendo games of all time, that fans have been asking for a re-release for over a decade finally being made accessible and available to over 139+ milliom Switch players - Endless Ocean Luminous--reviving a cult classic Wii series after 15 years - Pokémon Legends Z-A--fullfilling the fan-request for a a 3rd Kalos game, continuing to build on the experimental, successful Legends Arceus game, MEGAS ARE BACK, not rushed out for holiday sales [2025 i know, but my point still stands. Nintendo has much more planned than "basically nothing". And a lot of it looks great, and is great for game accessibility and preservation]

I only got a switch for the first time this January. I bought a used switch lite. It is very fun and affordable.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="565">9:25</a> “There’s not much coming out for any system” Persona 3 Reload would like to have a word with you 😉

Omg, that ad with your dog was excellent 😂 really made me chuckle, especially when he shouted (yawned).

You did the 5 years video too. Scott the Woz did one for the 6 years. I’ll be looking forward to your 9 years with the Nintendo Switch video~

If the Switch successor definitely is backwards compatible AND runs the old games at a better framerate and resolution, that will be sweet as

Do love how KZfaq assumed the game was "Just Dance 3"

I dont think people gove the switch as much praise as it really deserves. Its the first successful convergent device. Which is a fact that really cant be understated. The steamdeck took it a step further. And its only a matter of time before the feature finally takes off with phones (where the idea started). The primary hurdle is the ARM processor. Which apple is already defaulting all development to. Point is people werent open to the idea of docking handhelds until nintendo came along. And thats huge.

I love my Switch. I bought one day 1 and I do still use it too. But it’s time. The chip in the Switch is 9 years old and it shows. We all just want the same thing but stronger. We want to play our games at frame rates that don’t make us feel sick.

After holding a steam deck for a while and then holding a switch, I got the same feeling you were feeling. It just feels so magical. So small and so handheld friendly. The switch is just purely beautiful.

My switch gets more play than anything right now as I've made 2024 the year of the backlog. PS5 plays destiny 2 and that's it. I've been breaking the seal on some games that I bought and never got around to playing and I have all year to play them. I'm quite enjoying this setup because I'm not constantly pushing back the backlog with a new release or new game expansion on either system. I want by the time the switch to eventually drops that I'm pretty much caught up.

That closing comment about the podcast - LOLin' over here. Thanks for that my dude.

I really like these looking back videos!

I'm in the same boat as you Bob, my switch collects dusts now. I found more enjoyable experiences on my Asus rog ally/PS5. I'm really happy alot of switch owners are extremely happy with their switchs. It just doesn't offer me an immersion that I need in gaming anymore. Its a potato 😅

Man it’s crazy that when I first got this thing, I was only 12 years old. Now im 19. I have had this thing longer than I had my childhood 3DS, but it doesn’t feel like it. Might genuinely be one of the best consoles of all time, i’ve played so many games throughout these past 7 years especially RPGs that I never thought I’d ever enjoy as a kid. My Switch’s GPU is starting to act a little wacky, so it’s time it got replaced now.

Your ads are amazing 😂😂😂 creativity is beyond mind blown

Backward and forward compatibility would be lovely! I'd jump to Switch 2 pretty fast!

Wulf still making the best Ads !!

I love how all of your ad reads have funny skits attatched

one of the greatest things about the PS2 was that it was so incredibly backwards compatible with the PS1, and it played CDs and DVDs on top of that. Hell the Wii had Gamecube support. Just shows you that backwards compatibility is a selling point. If the Switch 2 was backwards compatible with Switch 1 games AND hardware, it would be a huge seller.

FYI - Valve has a contingency plan in place for unlocking everyone's purchases in case they shut down, or so I've read over the years

I got the switch on Day 1 and 7 years later it properly my favourite system after the Playstation 2 and Gamecube. Despite being a underpowered tablet I spent countless hours playing it and it's become my RPG machine, I have almost 100 physical games for this system which is more then any other system I own.

Switch is still my main go to after 7 years. I've since got an Xbox Series X, PS5, and built a PC that can play any game, and I still find myself coming back to Switch. Absolutely my favorite system ever made at this point and I still have so many games I want to play and replay on it.

Best mid-roll ads on KZfaq. I hope you get paid handsomely for these Bob (and team).

Honestly the switch is still my go to platform for most games, it's easy to pick up and play, the library is massive, don't have to mess around with settings if i wanna play retro games, and the oled screen is fantastic. I mostly use my steam deck to play triple a games that don't make it to switch, but otherwise the system still holds up fairly well but I am excited to see what's to come next year.

I think you're wrong on the sales being driven by the hardware. Many of my co-workers & friends have a switch, not because of the hardware, but solely for Animal Crossing, Pokemon, Mario, Zelda Etc. Nintendo's 1st Party library is what drives sales of their consoles.

I really appreciate that your ads are so entertaining. I don't skip ads for any creator, but I actually want to watch yours.

i like when he makes the dog talk. its very humorous

I’m the same. The Switch used to be my main console, and I still like it for first-party stuff, but I buy a lot of games on Steam Deck now. I think what will sway me next gen, aside from the Switch 2’s power, is how comfortable it is compared to the Steam Deck, whose bulk I do start to feel during gaming sessions.

Still have never owned a Switch. The reason? The price of software consistently drives me away. Every time I think about picking one up, I look at a few games I might want to buy and everything is still pretty much full price. The games that I was interested in that aren't first party, I already own on Steam (given my Steam account is now 20-years old. Yes, I'm ancient) and I have no interest in buying them for Switch at an inflated price. Then, I was already burned by the Wii and 3DS, where I bought the same old NES games more than once; I am also not interested in paying extra for basic online services such as Cloud saves. Sure, I'm a PC gamer first and foremost and have been since the early-90's, but I dabble in consoles and have more than one portable first party console right next to me as I type this. I'd love to have a Switch, but with the issues of cost, not making my purchases portable, expensive, necessary repairs (stick drift), I just don't see myself buying one or even a Switch 2. Nintendo games are fun, sure, but not worth the price of entry when I already have thousands of games available to me on Steam and other platforms; am I really going to enjoy Breath of the Wild that much more than Elden Ring that it's worth all the additional cost?

I just got back into Mario Odyssey after a 5 year absence and it has aged beautifully I'm fully immersed into it again.

You're right dude. They have to try harder. They can't just be the quirky family console

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="96">1:36</a> BRO how did you buy 3 Switch games in 2023?!??? 1. Fire Emblem Engage (January 20th) 2. Metroid Prime Remastered(February 8th) 3. Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe (February 24) 4. Bayonetta Origins (March 8th) 5. Advance Wars Reboot camp (April 21) 6. Zelda Tears of the Kingdom (May 12) 7. Everybody 1,2 Switch (June 30th) 8. Pikmin 4 (July 21) 9. Detective Pikachu Returns (October 8th) 10. Super Mario Bros Wonder (October 20th) 11. Wario Wear Move it (November 2) 12. Super Mario RPG remake (November 17) 13. F-Zero 99 14. Pikmin 1+2 The year was crazy!! How did you buy only 3 games?

Ayyyyy last time I was this early my wife left me 😅

So glad this video came out

Great Stuff, as always.

I think it’s time we stop trying so hard to play the newest games when we haven’t even played all the classics yet

As much as people shit on the switch, The switch walked so the steamdeck (and others like it) could run. If there wasn't a switch, most non-nintendo handhelds wouldn't exist.

I enjoy the collector factor that physical cartridges add to the mix. It's a silly thing but I like to think that I own something other that the digital rights to play a game. NS is my main console to the point I have chosen to miss on the new generation experience in order to have smaller and more frequent experiences in my NS.

still rocking the og model switch which i got with my 11th bday money, still going strong too

It didn't feel like seven years. The Switch still feels so modern and mainstream.

I’m kinda also obsessed with handhelds. Something about sitting somewhere with a device in your hands that I just really enjoy. Ever since the gameboy days.

I LOVE Bob’s Ads 😂😂 I NEVER skip them!! NEVER‼️

That ad was amazing man

The Surfshark spot was brilliant * _chef's kiss_ *

I’ve owned my switch since 2018 and I’m only really starting to appreciate it now. I almost exclusively played Pokemon and Smash (with friends), but I picked up Kirby and the Forgotten Land and it’s opened my eyes to the actual quality and fun of Nintendo games. I’ve missed out on so many switch games that I’ll be looking to pick up this year. After the entire video game industry has moved to live service cash grabs, it’s been fun to play a newer game that gives you the entire package upfront, and prioritizes being genuinely fun.

That shot with all the switches on the desk is 🔥

Whatever you’ve been doing with your hair is working bro! Looking good 👍

yay new wulff vid

Such a good vid!

Again with the one man plays they’re so entertaining!

Thank you for using your platform to help express the community's thoughts and "needs." I'm hoping they give us the Switch 2, "Bob Edition."

I bought a Wii U right before the Switch was announced, and thus put off ever getting a Switch until I felt I had the time and money and actual reason to, and now it feels like the same thing is gonna happen with whatever the next console is...

I just bought my first switch a few weeks ago, man I've been missing out. It's so fun

My Switch is now just for exclusive. My Switch took most of my time but the ROG Ally really wins so far due to the versatility

I bought like twenty games in the last year on the switch.

Nothing will ever beat Animal Crossing, its the only game who ever touched my heart for real

probably won't sell insanely well, but if they made our libraries continuous and released a better home console, I think that could bring more life into the ecosystem overall

I play splatoon 3 salmon run every day and I can confidently say it’s the most impressive game out there. It runs near flawlessly and we really don’t need anymore power to run good games. We just need good devs and more games.

Peach Showtime is coming on, put some respect on her name.

bummer that the Switch successor got pushed back, I was really looking forward to it this year.

Omg, the surf shark commercial is so good.😂

i agree with what you said, the convenience to have an all around device like the steam deck, but not all people want a complex 360 system, and that's ok. Some people want something simple to play sometime or to gift to their children etc. Nintendo owns that field from years and nobody can change that. Would be cool if nintendo did and wiil do all cool stuff but, not considering marketing plans, that would transform a tablet for childs in something that maybe only adults could manage.

I’m pumped for ttyd that and helldivers should keep me feed till next year

i like how you had a tab for vimm up lol

Fantastic video , random question …. What audio interface are you using with your mic ?

Every talking head keeps declaring the demise of the Switch and it keeps soldiering on. My son and I are corrently enjoying Mario vs. Donkey Kong and I don’t see the end of the Switch anytime soon.

I got my Switch day one with Zelda. I was 17 back then. It was a time where so many good things happened to me. Sometimes it was a little to much good things at once. It was a magical feeling to then grab my Switch an play Zelda for ours. It‘s hard to describe what this feeling actually was. I mean its a little bit weird for someone to want to escape from all the positive things happening around them. But somehow my Zelda play sessions gave me strength to keep pushing in a times where I was very exausted

My Odin 2 basically become a Switch Pro for me. It runs nearly every Switch game at 1080p docked mode on the handheld screen, the screen quality itself is far better than the original model, its got far better ergonomics and its got a 6-7 hour battery life. I'm happy with it as my Switch replacement at this point.

Despite its lacking features, it’s really hard to beat the switch lite. The size, shape and feel is just so perfect. I put wayyy more hours on my light then my oled.

I appreciate the Surfshark ad play.

great video!

I recognize that mystery dungeon music

Ohhh my goooooossssshhhhhh 7 years now THAT one hit hard

The steam OLED is a damn bear perfect consike for me. I havent picked up my switch in months.

I’ve only just got a switch and have been enjoying it so far

I'm very happy that Switch came as my alternative gaming companion besides my PS4 and PC. I can go to wherever I go, especially if I need some paperworks to do and I have to wait in line for something or some boring family gathering, to keep me company. With that note, I'm excited for the next Nintendo console and I hope it's less Cloud versions because RE2 remake is locked at cloud version because they can't handle the game's graphics. I'm excited to play that game again but in the next gen and I hope CAPCOM release an offline game of it with full content as well.

Best sponsor segment ever

When coming from actual quality experiences from consoles and PC, trying to play my Switch just makes me frustrated nowadays. The first-party library really saved the Switch

This and the Steam Deck convinced me that portability is the real future of gaming. I have a PS5 and Series X and barely touch them anymore because I don't want to be tied to a TV.

I do like how your videos are alot different than other "gameing" channels.

After comparing some games with my switch and ally its been tough going to my switch. The ally is so much clearer and smoother

I know this video is about the Switch but I’m happy Bob is also talking about the Steam Deck. I think the Steam Deck is the greatest gaming device 🐐 I’ve ever purchased in my entire life and I’ve owned like 20+ different home consoles mixed with handhelds before. Steam Deck is not my personal favorite, but it’s the greatest gaming device I’ve ever bought. I believe in time, it can be my favorite. I’ve owned the Vita for nearly 7 years and I don’t ever recall gaming on it much as my Steam Deck during the last 12 days I’ve owned it. Same applies to my Switch Lite. I bring my Steam Deck with me all the time. It’s usually placed in the back of my car and when I have downtime since I’m a delivery driver, I’ll play it. And I don’t just play like 10-15 minutes spurts. I’m talking about using the entire battery life. That’s usually about 3 hours if all my games are set to 30 fps. Understand that I haven’t really gamed much since the mid 00s. I became more of a casual gamer. I missed out on the PS3 and Xbox 360 during their heyday. During Gen 6, I was working and dated someone. Didn’t have much time to game from 2003-2006. Then when I got a PS4 slim in May 2017, I had games for it but I mostly used it for Netflix and watching videos from an external hard drive. It wasn’t until I bought a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 did I get back into emulation after my modded first gen iPod touch and PSP phat ran ROMs from 2008-2010. I discovered by Sept 2021 that PSP and Dreamcast emulation became excellent and GameCube and PS2 improved immensely as long as I had a powerful chip like the maligned Snapdragon 888. Steam Deck is basically taking my PS4 everywhere with me. I know it’s probably closer to an Xbox One but you can still play God of War (2018), Uncharted 4, Spider-Man, and The Last of Us on it. You can play Metal Gear Solid 5 and the FF7 Remake. Each time I turn it off after a gaming session, I tell myself how awesome it is. Remember when you were a kid and you couldn’t wait to open your presents on Christmas? That’s the same feeling I get when playing my Steam Deck. It’s a godsend to middle aged guys like me (Xennial) and new daddies who want to play a quick game of GTA5 while trying to put the baby to sleep. I don’t plan to own a lot of games for my Steam Deck. I notice when I bombard any handheld with so many games, I tend to play less of it. It’s because there are so many options. My ADHD will prevent me from finishing a game because I’ll keep changing the game I want to play. That’s why I uninstalled EmuDeck. If I’m going to do that, I’d rather do that on my Flip3 or get an Odin 2. I’ll use my iPhone SE 2022 and Vita for mostly indies. I’ll use my Switch for Nintendo exclusives. Only AAA titles released during the last 15 years will be on my Steam Deck and it’s usually an IP I’m familiar with like Final Fantasy, Uncharted, God of War, and Metal Gear Solid. I’m not familiar with Elden Ring, Baldur’s Gate 3, and Starfield. I’m not even into the GTA but I’m hearing GTA6 will save this gen. I know the Steam Deck isn’t perfect. Compared to a ROG Ally and Legion Go with the Z1 Extreme, it’s not as powerful as those two. Then sometimes the games won’t launch because those games were originally developed to work on Windows. But I love mines! It’s so nice to game on it and without weaker graphics that the Switch will have. I don’t believe the Switch 2 will be that much more powerful than it when it arrives in 2025. Steam Deck is surprisingly comfortable to game on. Inexpensive. Easy to repair. Great software and community support. I think Steam Deck will reign supreme until the Deck 2 comes out. It’s become my PlayStation for PC games since Sony isn’t part of the handheld wars anymore and the PS Portal doesn’t count as a handheld. I do think the Deck is expendable. Once another new form factor or the successor arrives, there is no point keeping your old Deck. No worries of backwards compatibility. Same applies to the Switch if the successor is backwards compatible. It’s not like the Vita which never had a successor. So you never really get sentimentally attached because a newer one will completely replace the older one. Let’s say a Steam Deck Lite comes out, I’d sell my current one without hesitation. I can praise my current one now as I’m still in my honeymoon phase with it, but I know I can never get emotionally attached because it’s easily replaceable. I may sell my LCD one once the used OLEDs go down to $350. Sell my LCD for $250 and add another $100 to get the OLED. But it most likely happens when Deck 2 is out. Rather have beefier newer hardware than a more comfortable footprint but still has the same old chip. Steam Deck is already pretty comfortable as is. Ranking My Gaming Devices Favorites - 1. PS Vita 2. Switch Lite 3. Steam Deck 4. PSP 5. PS1 6. Dreamcast 7. PS2 8. Super NES 9. GameCube 10. Genesis 11. NES 12. PS4 13. PS3 14. Xbox 15. N64 16. Wii 17. Game Boy 18. Game Gear 19. DS Lite 20. Saturn 21. GBA SP 22. Jaguar Steam Deck could already be the GOAT by next week. It’s a complete godsend to gamers everywhere and who want that portability. I’m going to be on Team Gabe/Valve for a while unless Sony finally returns to the handheld race.

I still use my my OG first gen I bought the day it came out...... works amazing

A Zim ad means an easy like for me