Nintendo Switch: 10 Console Features It Desperately Needs

4. Better Online Functionality

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This is something that Nintendo have clued in on more and more as the Switch has been introduced; online is very important.

Nintendo have certainly made strides with their online function, especially considering games like Mario Kart 8, Splatoon and Smash Bros. This shows a progressive view of online that Nintendo have taken years to develop. Unfortunately, the online functions for the Switch also feel a little barebones.

Perhaps this comes from the lack of an internet browser or web store, but online feels like a tacked on feature that hasn't seen any proper representation yet. Whilst games like Mario Kart could prove that online is a worthy factor for the Switch, the only game released that has competitive online so far is Super Bomberman R and Fast RMX, with the latter not being a worthwhile way to spend your time.

All Nintendo need to do is release more solid online games, and make sure that their NET code can really support it. Otherwise, they could have a huge problem with trying to stay relevant in the face of such stiff competition.

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