A lack of meaningful system updates for the Switch only adds to the feelings of frustration that the console has stagnated – we still can’t create folders to organize games or access anything beyond two basic themes.

This lack of care and attention has also trickled down to the mismanaged Nintendo Switch eShop, and is evident in Nintendo’s paid online service, which continues to be lightyears behind what most players expect in 2021 in terms of reliable multiplayer connectivity and communication. The Switch Joy-Con controllers are still prone to developing stick drift, even though it’s been almost five years since the console went on sale (although the issue can seemingly be fixed using a piece of paper). Regardless, that means the majority of official Nintendo Switch controllers are now supported, which can only be good news.Hardware issues have also become more prominent during the Switch’s lifespan, something that isn’t something we tend to associate with Nintendo.

These are less capable and less widely available, yet they were supported first. These are special controllers that are only sold to Nintendo Switch Online subscribers, with controllers modeled after the NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, and Sega Genesis (or Mega Drive) controllers available to buy. Oddly enough, this comes after Steam added support for Nintendo's Switch Online controllers with an update at the end of July. A lot of people are bound to have these controllers lying around, and if you want to play PC games with a controller, this makes that much easier for those people. Still, the Nintendo Switch has sold over 111 million as of June 30th, 2022, and while roughly 19 million of those are from the Switch Lite model, that still leaves over 90 million units that ship with Joy-Con controllers in the box.

The Joy-Con have become somewhat infamous for the drift issues that affect the analog sticks - though it's been shown to happen with plenty of other modern controllers, too - and they're generally not the most comfortable.

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