Recently in late March, the Nintendo E-Shop for the Nintendo DS and the Nintendo WiiU were discontinued and now the Nintendo Switch is one of Nintendo’s most popular consoles.

Unlike the Wii, the DS, and the WiiU, the Switch is lacking lots of features that shape its character. 

One feature that the Wii and DS had is when the user hovers over different games or icons on the console it would play a preview of music that is used for the respective game or app. This feature made every game unique from other games on the console, helped create a enjoyable atmosphere, and allowed for an understanding of what to expect in the game.

Another feature from the DS is when the user buys a game from the E-Shop it will be on the home screen in a present and the user will be able to press it and it opens up. The creativity of this feature helped shaped the console as its own making it stand out from others.

Though these are very small features, these traits are what gives a console character. 

Another feature that is missing on the switch is the Mii maker music. When the user is in the Mii maker on the Switch, it is dead silent when making a Mii except for the few sound effects that they have when actually creating it. However, on the Wii and DS when the user is creating a Mii they have the iconic Mii maker music in the background while a user designs a Mii. 

I believe they could have put a lot more effort into giving the switch some characteristics like their other consoles. It feels like they were cutting corners and not caring as much about how it is and really just how much they could get out and sell. 

Though the Switch is a great gaming console itself, I wish they had put more time into giving it some love to make it stand out and be unique. 

If Nintendo makes a new console, they should take more time and consideration into adding fun features that really make it stand out from the rest of Nintendo’s consoles.