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Foreverfox
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I voted OG because:
- you never know if or when you'd change your mind on TV or tabletop play. At least thus way, you'd have the option to change your mind.
- if you get drift, which is inevitable down the road, you can by new controllers instead of a whole new switch.
- multi-player
- you never know if or when you'd change your mind on TV or tabletop play. At least thus way, you'd have the option to change your mind.
- if you get drift, which is inevitable down the road, you can by new controllers instead of a whole new switch.
- multi-player
Yeah I doubt it the first one though, I've never been much of TV console gamer let alone a few games from other consoles.
Second, for sure that's why I'm also leaning towards an OG one.
Three, my mom definitely doesn't play and yeah I don't really know many either in real life that do but good point
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So yeah TV/tabletop is the very least issue for me, would Lite and the controllers had no issue I'd totally get a Lite because that'd save me some lol
daringred_
✧ stupid lesbian ✧
i have a switch lite, and i love it. the original switch has never appealed to me despite the fact that i generally enjoy games such as just dance and wii sports, but i have an actual wii for that, and the wii remotes are much better than the little joycons. i've personally always preferred handheld, especially for... well, every other game, basically. yeah, the regular switch can be handheld too, but it looks so much bulkier to me that i doubt it would fit my baby hands even remotely well. not to mention that the lite is, unsurprisingly, lighter. (also, having a directional pad just looks better than another set of x, a, b, y buttons to me, but.) i did briefly have joycon drift at one point in early 2021, i think, but blowing into/under the joystick fixed it, and i haven't had any drift since, and my lite is two years old. multiplayer is only a relevant issue if the other person doesn't own a switch or switch lite, since a switch lite and switch are obviously compatible lol. so if your mom doesn't play, as you said, and you don't know anyone irl who would want to play but doesn't own a switch/lite, then the multiplayer argument is irrelevant.
personally, if my switch lite cracked it, i'd just get another one tbh. i wouldn't even consider the og switch personally, but it's ultimately your choice.
personally, if my switch lite cracked it, i'd just get another one tbh. i wouldn't even consider the og switch personally, but it's ultimately your choice.
Yeah, I don't mind it being buttons but I definitely get you, I'm way more used to d-pad like buttons generally. Although I did find it not working as good as old D-pad buttons whenever you actually need to use it ironically. And yeah I've never been that huge of a TV-console gamer other than N64 and some Wii stuff, neither had really A+ controls so
And yup mine is soon 2 years old as well, but I tried blowing last night didn't fix it + burned battery I can't change here really. And yeah IF I'd go to someone who would want to play they'd probably have their own either way so yup. She's the one I live with and I don't know a lot of people who would play anyway at the mo, so yes.
I've actually tried an OG Switch way back at my ex-bf's place and I don't remember minding the buttons moreso he having crap taste in games
Thank you both for inputs, I'll definitely consider it when I have time and opportunity to go grab one I'll keep it up for more people to reply to as well.
Also, if anyone know a working guide for transferring over Pokémon save data, that'd be very appreciated cause I only found some weird guide before.
I'll keep it up for more people to reply to as well.Also, if anyone know a working guide for transferring over Pokémon save data, that'd be very appreciated cause I only found some weird guide before.
Livia
Always ignored
I voted for OG. I also only play in handheld mode, but opted for a regular switch instead of a lite because I was worried about joycon drift and its way easier to replace a joycon rather than have to send in your whole console. I also have really tiny hands and wrists, but I'm not bothered by the size of my switch. If the size bothers you, you could get a stand for it so its propped up while you play.
Yeah, the size doesn't bother me per se, just curious how it's for tiny hands playing handheld
And yeah drift stuff is definitely a major factor I'll consider when purchasing one. Thanks 
The point Foreverfox makes regarding drift renders almost all pros that the Lite version has null, in my opinion. Otherwise, if you only planned to use it in handheld and wanted to save money, I would say the Lite is probably your best option. But because Joycon drift remains an issue that Nintendo still has yet to address, I can't in good faith recommend it.
Yeah now that I had the experience it's definitely a big fat UGH on that. And yeah honestly thinking about it I'd rather shove a few extra bucks towards it since yeah I cba ordering extra parts from China and unscrewing a Lite lol.
daringred_
✧ stupid lesbian ✧
coming back to this and seeing the poll, and damn y'all really hate lites lmao. my sister, girlfriend and i all own switch lites, and i'm the only one who briefly experienced drift which, as i mentioned previously, isn't an issue anymore. we all play daily and have since purchase -- hell, i must spend a good 12 hours on my lite everyday and have for almost 2 years. could you get that lucky? well, maybe not, but there's always extended warranties if you're that worried. i wouldn't discount the console entirely just because of the dreaded joycon drift when there's a decent chance rubbing alcohol or blowing air will fix it -- and that's if it even becomes an issue. not to mention that sending in a lite for repair would be cheaper than repeatedly buying new joycons unless you really distrust nintendo that much. but that's just me 
i hate the OG switch too much lol, and it's at least £60 more expensive here.
i hate the OG switch too much lol, and it's at least £60 more expensive here.Yeah I definitely don't hate it and I put the poll more so to see what people thought and, if they wanted to reply why they did vote as they did. And yeah I could possibly try again but it didn't really work for me, plus yeah the battery is toast and I can't get them easily here aside shady sites either.coming back to this and seeing the poll, and damn y'all really hate lites lmao. my sister, girlfriend and i all own switch lites, and i'm the only one who briefly experienced drift which, as i mentioned previously, isn't an issue anymore. we all play daily and have since purchase -- hell, i must spend a good 12 hours on my lite everyday and have for almost 2 years. could you get that lucky? well, maybe not, but there's always extended warranties if you're that worried. i wouldn't discount the console entirely just because of the dreaded joycon drift when there's a decent chance rubbing alcohol or blowing air will fix it -- and that's if it even becomes an issue. not to mention that sending in a lite for repair would be cheaper than repeatedly buying new joycons unless you really distrust nintendo that much. but that's just me
And, there are also different factors why I consider the "OG" ones as well. One is Nintendo in my country being bad at looking at consoles as a whole, I once sent in a 3DS XL that kept crashing/freezing and they did nothing about it, basically checked the paper I sent them and thought that was okay but it kept failing so I had to get rid of it. Plus I never fully had an OG and it's definitely more appealing to me now that they also lowered prices.
daringred_
✧ stupid lesbian ✧
is the console that just went kaput a lite? if so, fair enough for trying the OG. i was assuming you had an OG that busted and were trying to decide whether to get another or opt for a lite instead. the OG is more expensive here if you get it retail, and i don't know that i would trust buying one secondhand considering the joycon drift issues, but i also just think the OG is ugly lol -- the detachable remotes don't appeal to me, and i don't like that it isn't one solid color. fortunately, i've never had to send a console into nintendo for repair over the years, but i would also probably just go to a third-party repairman instead like i did with my laptop since it would likely be quicker and cheaper, but that depends on whether or not you have any reliable/trustworthy third-party repair companies/people near you.
Yeah, it was a Lite so therefore I consider an OG one at this point. And yeah I'll get a brand new of course, while I had some luck with used consoles before it was mostly 3DS ones that were rather cheap etc.
Very good point the aesthetic is rather ugly, though yeah I don't mind the construction and I feel the Lite is a bit slippery/floppy as well for some parts.
I don't really what I know of-- I guess you're on your own here for those things which I'd not be bothered about to do since the repair market I haven't seen much of as for consoles like these ones. Since, yeah not a lot of parts like battery and stuff aren't available much to my knowledge.
The problem with that, for me, is that those are things you shouldn't have to do in the first place. And whatever money you save from sending in the Lite to be repaired is offset by the inconvenience. If I'm going to invest in a console, my hope is that it will be there when I want it, rather than in Nintendo's repair shops. Further, you're not completely out of options if the Joycons begin to drift on a regular Switch. You can borrow someone else's Joycons in the meantime, or you can hook up a Pro Controller (even if that's not really how you want to play it).coming back to this and seeing the poll, and damn y'all really hate lites lmao. my sister, girlfriend and i all own switch lites, and i'm the only one who briefly experienced drift which, as i mentioned previously, isn't an issue anymore. we all play daily and have since purchase -- hell, i must spend a good 12 hours on my lite everyday and have for almost 2 years. could you get that lucky? well, maybe not, but there's always extended warranties if you're that worried. i wouldn't discount the console entirely just because of the dreaded joycon drift when there's a decent chance rubbing alcohol or blowing air will fix it -- and that's if it even becomes an issue. not to mention that sending in a lite for repair would be cheaper than repeatedly buying new joycons unless you really distrust nintendo that much. but that's just me
Nintendo's repair quality also differs from region to region. For my money, I've always been happy with Nintendo's customer service. I have a problem with my unit, I send it to them, and it comes back like new. But I've heard a number of horror stories from friends who have told me that they've sent their units off dozens of times only for them to be sent back with the issue completely unchanged, as though nobody had even touched the unit. On some admittedly more rare occasions, I've heard stories of people getting their consoles back in worse condition. So the added cost of having a warranty doesn't really appeal to some.
That is to say, I've also been extremely lucky that I haven't experienced drift on my console at all. My Joycons are all the ones that I bought with the console and they all work as well as they did when I first got the system. But even years later, this remains such a widespread issue that I can't help but sympathize with people put off from buying the system. Even if the number of users experiencing drift is a small minority, a small minority for a console as ubiquitous as the Switch is still a huge number of units, which means a not small probability that it will inevitably happen to you.
Yeah, I definitely agree with you, anyone would probably save more money if they can pick between the two and indeed you can detach them or use as you mentioned a Pro controller.
And yup, Nintendo here as I posted above basically ticks it off as okay on the paper and didn't really run anything on it even though they wrote they did so honestly I'd rather invest more in an OG at this rate so I don't have to deal with it yet again.
For the last part 100% agree, and I feel Nintendo have been very lazy addressing this properly since they've had some years, too.
Voted OG as I think it offers more solutions when something goes wrong. I’m someone who‘s generally really careful with my handhelds, and I don’t mind paying a bit more in exchange for better convenience. Here’s why I prefer the OG:
- As it’s been mentioned plenty of times, joycon drift terrifies me. In my region we don’t have an official Nintendo support service, meaning to get something fixed we’d have to scout local mechanics. If and when my joycon starts drifting, at least I have the option to either replace the joycons or have only the joycons fixed. Giving my whole switch (as in the case with switch lite) to non-Nintendo mechanics makes me really, really conscious, because if something went wrong in fixing a switch lite, you‘d have to replace the whole system. Thankfully my switch hasn’t been drifting yet (my joycons are the still ones that came with the entire switch set) so I have yet to experience repeatedly buying joycons.
- Couch co-op! Before the pandemic, my boyfriend would drop by my apartment weekly to hang out with me, and I thought it would be nice to get a switch so we could cozy up and play some couch co-op games together. I don’t play docked solo, but docking on co-op seems really fun. My bf kinda has a switch, but it‘s technically his little sister’s, so I wouldn’t count on him bringing his sister’s switch with him whenever he’d visit.
- Idk how big of a factor this is to you, but I super love customization! I plan to have my joycon shells replaced with those transparent crystal ones sometime this year. Not sure if you can do that with switch lite too, but as I said I’d rather not send out my entire switch console when having something tweaked.
As for some of the problems with the OG switch, such as having small hands and stuff, I actually don’t see a problem on my end. I also have small hands and I haven’t experienced any discomfort in my 1.5 years of owning the OG switch. My switch also has a cover so it’s a little bulkier than a naked switch, but despite that my hands feel okay with it.
In general, it’s really up to you, but this is from my experience as someone who lives in a region with no official Nintendo support. I’d suggest you get a bag for your switch if you don’t have one yet; I’ve noticed my switch accumulating so much dust whenever I’d just leave it laying around, so I bought a switch bag. Quality of life has increased massively, and less dust on my switch!
- As it’s been mentioned plenty of times, joycon drift terrifies me. In my region we don’t have an official Nintendo support service, meaning to get something fixed we’d have to scout local mechanics. If and when my joycon starts drifting, at least I have the option to either replace the joycons or have only the joycons fixed. Giving my whole switch (as in the case with switch lite) to non-Nintendo mechanics makes me really, really conscious, because if something went wrong in fixing a switch lite, you‘d have to replace the whole system. Thankfully my switch hasn’t been drifting yet (my joycons are the still ones that came with the entire switch set) so I have yet to experience repeatedly buying joycons.
- Couch co-op! Before the pandemic, my boyfriend would drop by my apartment weekly to hang out with me, and I thought it would be nice to get a switch so we could cozy up and play some couch co-op games together. I don’t play docked solo, but docking on co-op seems really fun. My bf kinda has a switch, but it‘s technically his little sister’s, so I wouldn’t count on him bringing his sister’s switch with him whenever he’d visit.
- Idk how big of a factor this is to you, but I super love customization! I plan to have my joycon shells replaced with those transparent crystal ones sometime this year. Not sure if you can do that with switch lite too, but as I said I’d rather not send out my entire switch console when having something tweaked.
As for some of the problems with the OG switch, such as having small hands and stuff, I actually don’t see a problem on my end. I also have small hands and I haven’t experienced any discomfort in my 1.5 years of owning the OG switch. My switch also has a cover so it’s a little bulkier than a naked switch, but despite that my hands feel okay with it.
In general, it’s really up to you, but this is from my experience as someone who lives in a region with no official Nintendo support. I’d suggest you get a bag for your switch if you don’t have one yet; I’ve noticed my switch accumulating so much dust whenever I’d just leave it laying around, so I bought a switch bag. Quality of life has increased massively, and less dust on my switch!
Personally, I would say go for the OG switch. While the switch lite may be a bit smaller and easier to hold/pack on a train, the battery life on the OG switch is like 50% more than the lite, and due to the fact that you can't find a switch lite (at least in the US) for the regular price, I think the OG would be more beneficial. Also, the bigger screen is nicer for handheld playing too.
Lite. If you're not going to plug it into your TV, you're better off sticking to a lightweight handheld. Plus if you drop it, it's less likely to break or take significant damage due to its weight
You can buy a portable charger for 50-70 dollars if you're not satisfied with its battery life
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