๐ฎNintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch is the comeback story of the decade in gaming. After the Wii U flopped, almost nobody outside of Kyoto believed Nintendo would survive another console cycle. Then in March 2017 they shipped the Switch โ a hybrid console that docked to your TV and detached into a portable with two controllers that slid off the sides. The first big game, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, became one of the highest-rated games ever made. The second, Mario Odyssey, followed in October. Animal Crossing: New Horizons turned the entire pandemic into a Nintendo party. By 2026 the original Switch has sold over 150 million units, making it Nintendo's best-selling home console ever (technically tying the DS family). The Switch 2 launched in 2024 with a bigger screen, real backward compatibility, and a meaningful spec bump while staying true to the hybrid concept. The cultural impact of the Switch is impossible to overstate. It brought millions of new and casual players into gaming. It saved Nintendo. It built a library of essentially perfect first-party games. And it proved that you do not need to win the spec war to win the generation. Switch polls on moomz are some of the most universally popular because almost everyone owns one, even people who do not consider themselves gamers. Ask which Zelda is best, which Mario Kart track is iconic, whether you actually use docked mode, and you will get votes from your aunt, your coworker, and your cousin's seven-year-old.
The Zelda question โ Breath of the Wild or Tears of the Kingdom?
Breath of the Wild rebooted what open-world games could be in 2017. Tears of the Kingdom in 2023 doubled down with Ultrahand, the underground, and the sky islands. Both games scored perfect or near-perfect across critics. Both are considered all-time classics. But fans are deeply split on which is better. BOTW purists say the original is more atmospheric, more lonely, more iconic. TOTK fans argue the second game is more inventive, more dense, and more replayable. A poll on this is genuinely interesting because Nintendo fans tend to be passionate but not toxic โ the BOTW vs TOTK debate is one of the few console-game debates online that is genuinely civil. Drop a moomz vote in the group chat and you will discover that everyone you know has played at least one of these, even people who do not own a Switch and just borrowed it.
Mario Kart, Smash, and the party game throne
Nintendo has the best party game lineup in the industry, hands down. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the best-selling racing game in history. Super Smash Bros Ultimate has the entire roster of every fighter in series history. Mario Party Superstars, Mario Tennis, Mario Strikers, ARMS, Splatoon โ there is a Switch party game for every group. The big debate is whether Mario Kart or Smash is the GOAT for friend gatherings. Mario Kart wins on accessibility (anyone can pick it up in thirty seconds), Smash wins on depth (the competitive scene is bottomless). A poll about which game gets pulled out at your friends' apartment is a great litmus test for the kind of group you are in. Casual groups always say Mario Kart. Competitive groups always say Smash. Some groups vote 50-50 and then argue.
Handheld or docked โ how do people really play?
Nintendo marketed the Switch as a hybrid, and the marketing was honest, but the reality is that most players have a strong preference. Surveys consistently show roughly 60 to 70 percent of Switch time is in handheld or tabletop mode, despite the device being capable of TV output. The OLED model released in 2021 leaned into this, with a beautiful 7-inch OLED screen that made docked feel like a downgrade. The Switch 2 with an even larger 8-inch screen continues the trend. A poll about how you actually play your Switch reveals real usage patterns โ most people who said they would mostly dock it admit they never really did, and most kids only play handheld.
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Frequently asked
Q.When did the Nintendo Switch launch?+
The Nintendo Switch launched globally on March 3, 2017. The launch lineup included The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which became one of the highest-rated games ever made. The console concept was a hybrid: docked to a TV, or detached and held like a portable, with two Joy-Con controllers that slid off the sides. The Switch OLED arrived in 2021 and the Switch 2 in 2024.
Q.How many Switch units have been sold?+
The original Nintendo Switch family has sold over 150 million units worldwide, making it Nintendo's best-selling home console ever and putting it roughly in line with the DS family. It is one of the best-selling video game consoles in history, behind only the PS2. The Switch 2 added tens of millions more after its 2024 launch and has been outpacing original Switch sales at the same point.
Q.Should I buy a Switch or a PS5?+
Different consoles for different tastes. Switch is for first-party Nintendo magic (Mario, Zelda, Smash, Pokemon, Animal Crossing), portability, party games, and a kid-friendly library. PS5 is for cinematic exclusives, third-party AAA games, online multiplayer, and high-end visuals. Many gamers own both โ the Switch fills the gaps in any other console library, especially for couch co-op with friends and family.
Q.Is the Switch 2 worth the upgrade?+
If you have an original Switch from 2017, yes โ the Switch 2 has a bigger screen, real performance improvements, magnetic Joy-Cons, better online, and backward compatibility with most original games. If you have a Switch OLED from 2021, the upgrade is more incremental and depends on whether you care about the new exclusive games. As always, Nintendo's killer-app exclusives drive most upgrade decisions.