Customer Ratings & Reviews

The joy cones are worthless the game should come with a pro controller I wasted almost 2 weeks playing till I could find one and things started moving faster but it’s still a challenge would not recommend the console if you can’t get a controller

Joysticks need improvement because they feel cheap to lock in and remove. I found myself returning the item multiple times in order to see if the problem persisted -- it did.

Great system but the only reason I bought this one for more money was because the sales rep on electronics convinced me that this console included the game otherwise I would have saved my money.

Especially where this is a flagship nintendo title, you'd expect them to at least make the joycons fully colored but nah the back is just... White? Same issue with the splatoon edition as well. Disappointing

Objectively, the OLED model is the best to get if you want to play on both the TV and handheld. However, it comes at a cost, and with this special edition they're charging more just for a prettier design, which really made me realize the absurdity of it all. $360 plus tax for 6-year-old hardware with a laggy interface and the inability to hit a steady 30fps in Breath of the Wild. Imagine paying $380 for a 6-year-old Samsung tablet with some crappy peripherals included. That's literally what this feels like. The joy cons are as uncomfortable as ever, and you'll want to buy a pro controller and Split Pad as soon as possible. That's another $120 or so. This defeats the purpose of buying this special edition because you're not even going to use the gold joy cons, unless you don't mind punishing your hands. It's insane that even 6 years later they still don't include a more comfortable control option with a brand new Switch. They also haven't improved the build quality of the joy cons at all, and already my left joystick is creaking right out of the box. I've sent in multiple joy cons over the years for repair, so this does not bode well for me. Of course you also don't get the game with the special edition, which is hilarious. Nintendo's the only company that can get away with this. So that's gonna be another $70 plus tax. Oh, and you still only get 64gb of storage. If you want to have more than a couple big digital games you're going to be spending at least another $50 on a MicroSD card. So all together, you're looking at $380 + 120 + 70 + 50 = $620 just to play Tears of the Kingdom and a few other digital games on a 6-year-old tablet. That is utterly insane. I'm glad the logical part of my brain kicked back in during my return window. I'll be taking mine back and buying the cheapest functional Switch or Switch Lite I can find, used. There is absolutely no justification for buying this special edition new, or the regular OLED model. Ignore the FOMO and save your money--there's really nothing to miss out on here.

We had to return the first one after a day due to the controls not being recognized as being connected to the console. The second one has been great. My son loves it and plays on it daily.

I love the system, it's absolutely beautiful. My only complaint is it came with a stick drift in the controllers and no GameStop's in the area have the equipment to fix it so I can't play much right now.

Same as the old just a little bit bigger nicer oled screen running same games at a low resolution..with no performance upgrades.

First game in many years. I was led to believe a game came with this console, as a bundle. I could care less about the fancy design, I just wasted $10.

Its alright, i bought on release date but it seemed like it was used before, had stains on it but was too excited to play so i didnt return

Beautiful skin, sad that there wasnt a game inside. Oblivious and found out after pickup.

Simply put, justcanother marketing scheme to up sales for Nintendo. I have 2 unopened probably just leave it there

Screen has a green tint due to poor quality screen by Nintendo. Not Best Buy’s fault. The system looks sweet though!

Graphics just arent there… could be better. I love Nintendo and grew up playing them.. wish it looked better

This is a great game console the low score goes to the whole experience with Best Buy specifically. I preordered this so obviously it was something i really wanted, when I went to store to pick this up the employee came out of the back of the preorder room with my switch already in a back and said I was good to go. After taking out of bag I seen box was smashed to pieces. Looked like they had tried playing soccer with the box. The employee didn’t even attempt to apologize to me while checking out just acted like I’d be ok with receiving a destroyed product. They also placed a giant ugly preorder sticker on it that looked difficult to remove had I kept this one. I immediately went back to store and requested to return it and they offered to exchange it for another one. It was at this point I almost completely lost control. They had another copy of this switch in good condition yet they still tried push their destroyed copy off to me and that just was not right. I brought my business to a completely different store and bought this switch there

Not a bad system at all just old hardware. Nintendo need an update to there hardware and soon.

The switch in 2023 feels very sluggish. Nintendo has also started to charge $70 for unfinished games.

Could've been a little cheaper being a bundle but whatevs

Bought it was amazed loved it… then the joystick of doom started… returning hoping for a better one

When I set it up I noticed that the right joystick makes a very mechanical sound when in use. It works fine, its just a little annoying & I know it isn't right as none of my other Switches make that sound. A little disappointing when a brand new out of the box console (special edition none the less) has something wrong with it.