Customer Ratings & Reviews

This system has been great. The games will entertain you for hours and the versatility of being able to play as a handheld and on the TV is great. Would recommend.

This is my first console since the original Xbox and GameCube. I love how I can play it on tv or on the go. Graphics are great and it has great games. It isn't a PC, but for just simply playing great games I dont think it can be beat.

Great console, well built , diverse play-ability. You can play it handheld, with the controllers detached, or plugged into the TV. Controllers can be split for multi player. Does not include game. So you will need to buy them separate.

Nintendo Switch has brought so much fun and joy into our house. It’s also incredibly nostalgic for me to play the new Mario games and pass on a love of video games to my kids. The console itself is great, small and easy to use. I love that we can also take it on the road for long drives or just because. Games are a breeze to download and store. 10/10 best purchase!

This was a gift to my daughter, she’s obsessed with the switch. It’s so compact and easy to set up! Very content

I haven’t used a Wii in so long but the Wii switch is better than the system from years ago. Now I play just dance and Mario cart.

Lucky to get one when they had it in stock. Nice system with a ton of games and fun to play when the time is right. Can't stand the joy cons but getting a real controller fixed that.

Just picked up today. Some vendors take advantage of this pandemic and overprice it. Love Bestbuy keeping the same price. The product works great. My wife and I are excited to play together.

The Best Buy team assisted me in purchasing an item for my kids, even though it was listed as out of stock on their website. They found the product and helped me with the online purchase. They also informed me of the closest store where I could pick it up within an hour's distance. It was such an easy same-day process—great job, everyone!

Very solid console, perfect for casual gaming. It’s very portable and has a decent battery life.

I was quite impressed with the switch. I have a high performance rig with a 1080ti and didn't think that a switch would be worth it. It totally is! This is my first handheld ever and it keeps me entertained for those long road trips.

Purchased for my grandkids and they love it! I’m able to play with them through the online service! Terrific graphics and games!

We bought this system for our grandsons 7th birthday. All 3 grandkids love it! Not only is it a system they can play together on the tv screen, it is portable and they can play it in the car when we travel. It was a great purchase.

If you're thinking about buying a Nintendo console it's probably for the great exclusive games: The Marios, Zeldas, Super Smash Bros., Pokeymans, etc. All are present and accounted for. The difference with the Switch is that: A) The Switch has a TON of other games too from third-party developers, which hasn't been the case for Nintendo in about 15 years, and B) The Switch, of course, is completely portable. This wasn't really a factor in my purchase decision, but I have to say, playing it on the go is much more comfortable and enjoyable than I expected. It feels great in my hands and the battery life is pretty solid. (3-7 hours, depending on the game being played.) The Switch has a lot of good-looking upcoming games, even if some of them (Bayonetta 3, Metroid Prime 4) are way, WAY out on the horizon. No risk of this console dying a swift, surreptitious death like the Wii U did. (RIP) If I could change anything, I'd add some more customization options for the main menu (which is functional but boring), and of course, some option to download and play Nintendo's games from older systems, which the Wii, Wii U and 3DS allowed but the Switch has virtually none of. (Unless paying $20/year to rent Balloon Fight is your idea of backwards compatibility.) I also recommend purchasing a Pro Controller, which despite the $70 price tag is the most comfortable controller I've ever used.

This is actually my second. Only cause the first was lost. I love the switch my kids and I play all the time very convenient.

This has been something on my list to buy for a few years now and i finally had the extra money to grab one. I have been playing it like crazy! I already have 30+ hours on super smash bros ultimate. The games that switch offers always will hold a special place in my heart. And to finally have one of my own has been wonderful.

This is a great gaming system with a wide variety of games. The video quality of some games is not a great as other systems. i really like that it is portable and has decent battery life.

So fun and easy to use handheld is very smotth and convenient

Really fun console! Haven’t had any problems with it. Really fortunate to have gotten one from BestBuy during the shortage. Lots of great games to play by yourself or with friends.

Right now, the Switch feels like any new console—the software library is rather small, the hardware is unfamiliar, and the OS does not feel fully fleshed out. But for me, the 2017 line-up has enough games I want that I decided to get a Switch now rather than waiting. THE CONS: Appropriately enough, the biggest con for me was the Joy-Cons. Specifically, I was one of the lucky few to receive defective Joy-Cons that would lose connection with the console if gripped to tightly or moved too far across the room. I contacted Nintendo, though, and they were incredibly helpful and quick in setting up a free repair order. It also sounds like they changed the manufacturing process, so new Switches should not have this issue. My only other hardware complaints are minor by comparison. I wish there were a charging port on top of the Switch, like on the Wii U gamepad, so I could sit it upright while charging. Also, the Joy-Con controls feel closer to a 3DS or PSP than a full console controller, so while the Joy-Con Grip makes them feel more like a full controller, I might still end up buying a separate pro controller (an extra $70!). On the software side, things just feel rushed out. The OS lacks such features as a web browser, video streaming services, or even the ability to customize the order of games on your home screen. None of those is a deal-breaker for me, as that is all software, and Nintendo has a good history of adding more home screen functionality over time. THE PROS: System absolutely delivers on its promise of offering console-like gaming on the go. The Joy-Con connection to the screen feels secure and satisfying, the screen itself looks great, and I have not seen any frame rate issues. On top of being able to play it like a handheld system, the TV dock is also incredibly small (you could probably fit eight inside an Xbox One), so you can easily take the entire thing—console, Joy-Cons, dock, HDMI cable, and AC adapter—to a friend's house, hotel, etc. Past Nintendo consoles were small enough to be kind of portable, but this is the first one that feels portable by design. On the software side, the OS, while rather bare-bones at the moment, is very clean and incredibly fast (a welcome change from the Wii U). Friends Lists are way easier to manage, not only thanks to Nintendo Account integration, but also because can exchange friend requests with another Switch in the room over Bluetooth. The entire Switch OS can be controlled with a controller or the touch screen, the latter of which is very nice when you have to type, for instance, a wi-fi password. Games are games, but it is nice to have full access to the home menu and system settings without closing your active game. TL;DR: If you like the Switch's launch line-up, none of the early issues should prevent you getting one now. If you are looking at cross-platform games, the Switch's portability gives it a key advantage. If you are only interested in games coming out later this year, it might make sense to wait.