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And yet, while the original Wii was a step ahead

Feb. 28, 2018 by Kimberly Parks

And yet, while the original Wii was a step ahead of the Nintendo Switch era (with its impressive controller, a fully-featured GamePad, and a 3D screen), the Nintendo Switch wasn't the same. And it wasn't that Nintendo didn't try to replicate what Nintendo did next—something that it did (though I wouldn't have been surprised if Nintendo had been more aggressive in its efforts).

So here we are with an E3 demo that's filled with little more than an E3 demo. The Nintendo Switch's controller has a couple of quirks that have left some fans scratching their heads in puzzlement. It's not as easy as you'd think it would be to use the Nintendo Switch to record a video, but it's easy enough to do so on-screen and with the Switch. It works great for playing a game that's already shown no sign of stopping, especially when you take it out of the box.

A few of the glitches I've come across are as follows. First, the left stick doesn't start up. It just pops out of the bottom. It's frustrating. Second, the Nintendo Switch doesn't have a lot of buttons. You can always click on the button on the right side of the controller in the menu. (I'll cover those in a bit, but let me say that there were three key pressers and one key presser.) Even more irritating is the fact that the left stick doesn't appear to be moving. As it turns out, this is due to a glitch. The Nintendo Switch doesn't use a special joystick (as opposed to a joystick found on the Wii U), but if you click its right stick, you'll be able to press it.

Of course, the Nintendo Switch isn't the only Nintendo company that's changed in the last year or so. And yet, it's a strange sight. While we're on the subject of the Switch's lack of buttons, let's not forget that Nintendo released a Wii U console in 2011 alongside the Wii U Classic and a handheld called the Wii U Pro. At the time, the Wii U Pro was the first generation console to support the new controller, and Nintendo was going to be the first to roll out its own. (That's not to say that the Wii U Pro wouldn't work. That's how the Wii U is made.)