You have to remember leading up to the launch of the Switch for 2-3 years Nintendo has been bleeding money leading them to reorganize themselves & make cutbacks even though they were making a profit on what they WERE selling! Nintendo's financial year end for 2017 was at the end of March! If the Switch, LoZ: BOTW, the new Amiibos & other game sales have put Nintendo back in the black, do you...

...think that Nintendo will now finally start spending some money for licensing rights & to help developers develop these apps for the Switch? Mind you, the Wii U had absolutely all of these plus more when the Wii U launched & Sony & Microsoft would be laughed at if they never offered these apps as standard on their systems.. they add them so ad to not be left out but Nintendo doesn't add them...

...to be different?!?!? What is wrong with this picture? Even when the developers do start making these apps, it will take weeks if not months to get them finished & on the Switch e-Shop as a download or added via a system update! Do you think things like these will be revealed during Nintendo's E3 conference in June along with their other online offerings & showing off their online services app?

In the meantime I think it looks bad for the Switch not having these services, options & apps.. it would only add to the perceived value of the Switch by it having them & it is quite capable of having them! The only thing holding Nintendo back is Nintendo themselves! Satoru Iwata started Nintendo down the Switch path.. do you think Tatsumi Kimishima will derail Satoru Iwata's plan & vision?

@Lex - The Switch is not just optimised for gaming, the CPU, graphics chips & amount of RAM it has in it can rival any laptops apps & services & can provide the best version of said apps named above then any previous Nintendo handheld or console & even using the latest software technology in them all! I for one have used the internet browser on all my handhelds & consoles regularly since the Wii!

@Lex - I personally don't have a Smartphone. I don't believe in them! Even if I did I would use it moreso for the apps & the internet rather than a phone! I have a laptop but I still use browsers & streaming services on my consoles! I went out of my way to use Netflix on the Wii to show Netflix & Nintendo I appreciated it being there! I don't use Netflix on my laptop or the one built into my TV!

@Lex - I've used browsers on the DSi, Wii, 3DS, Wii U, XBOX 360, Playstation 3 & XBOX One on a regular basis & when I need to look up something when I am using them! I've used YouTube on the Wii, 3DS, Wii U, XBOX 360, Playstation 3 & XBOX One on a regular basis! I've used Netflix on the Wii, 3DS, XBOX 360 & XBOX One on a regular basis! @GoronGamer - It takes a team of developers some time...

...and money to make a web browser for a specific console & in some cases they have to license technologies to make it unless they use the free GNU Lincensed OPEN-GL type of open sourced browsers but even then they still have to create a layer of code for it to work specifically with that console! I think with the Switch Nintendo is also concerned about browser vulnerabilities & loopholes that..

...in return can make the Switch itself be vulnerable plus the fact of users looking at questionable material online but hey, that's what parental controls are for! @Danny - I agree.. in 2017, these apps are considered standards on portable devices or electronic devices in general.. they are even being built into TVs or cable set-top-boxes & are on every iOS & Android Smartphone & smart device!

@Danny - Not to mention these apps & services being available on Laptops & Desktop PCs. Nintendo not having them on their new device in 2017 is making them out of place! I know though the Switch is in a different situation then most other console releases as they had to get it out to market quicker then they wanted to in reality!

@Dr.1UP - I am sure these apps & services will come, the question is when! But that's not really the point here, the point is Nintendo's questionable reasoning behind why they are not there! @Lex - I do realize I use a lot of exclamation points & this is the second or third time you have brought it up now! I use them for emphhasis when making my points.

@Lex - But really, with so much other dribble around Miiverse, is my use of exclamation points really the worst thing you can pick on/point out while reading? I think that you have just taken such a dislike to some of my posts & opinions that you are now just picking the slightest thing apart for the sake of picking stuff apart! I'll try to cut down on the use of them though! :-)

@Lex - Where are you getting the $167 tablet price from? I posted about a teardown of the Switch indicating it cost aproximately $257 for Nintendo to make, other places have rounded it up to $260, where is the $167 coming from? In Nintendo's case, they don't expect their browsers to rival laptops/computers but they should be aiming to keep up with at least the quality of the Smartphones browsers!

@Lex - The DS/DSi used a version of the Opera browser which was popular on Smartphones at the time because of it's low memory useage, the Wii used a better/higher version of the Opera browser because the Wii had more memory! Starting with the 3DS Nintendo switched to using a Netfront Browser NX based on Webkit Engine, with the New 3DS, the browser was updated to be more like the Wii U's browser.

@Lex - The Wii U's browser is the best web browser Nintendo has implemented so far and is using Mozilla version 5.0 which derived versions can be found on iPhones but they call theirs overall Safari.. Nintendo hasn't given their newer browsers names yet apart from just being the console's name browser! The biggest downfall for Nintendo or Smartphone browsers is not being able to add plug-ins..

...like PCs & Laptops can do. But Nintendo is doing a good job with keeping up with web standards with each new browser implementation they do & according to the memory in the system! It's interesting to note that the Switch also uses Netfront NX like the 3DS & underlying layers of the Wii U's browser as well.

@Lex - On the Switch though all Netfront NX is being used for currently is connecting to the e-Shop & linking your Twitter & Facebook accounts! There is a loophole there where you can actually use it as a limited web browser but the Switch just doesn't have the web browser GUI & other features that a true web browser app would add.

@Lex - My laptop (which is an older one now) has a 2 GHz CPU with 4 GBs of RAM & Intel HD GPU for graphics so technically the Switch is probably more powerful in ways then my laptop so there is no excuse for Nintendo not to have a top of the line browser on the Switch minus the browser plug-ins. They could definately make a browser on par with the iPad's browser at least if not better!

@Lex & @Good Boy! - In today's market, electronic devices are all about "convergent markets" where you get multiple things in the 1 device, like how iPhones can take pictures, do voice recognition, video chat, play music, games, watch movies, video, make movies, record voice etc. Consoles from Sony & Microsoft can do these things too with the XBOX One even adding "Cortana" like Siri on the iPhone!

@Lex & Good Boy! - While Nintendo with the Switch has gone backwards.. taking out cameras & a mic as standard, they totally dropped discs, have no browser or video or music apps & so far is making it just a games machine. Look what happened to the camera industry which could only take pictures as compared to the Smartphone industry that can do everything!

@Lex - The Smartphone & tablet industry have been killing Nintendo's business in the past so what should they do? Instead of keeping up with them.. they go backwards & start making a purely game machine again? I know it is what they do best but playing games on the Switch will only get you so far in today's industry! I am really surprised they have gotten the sales they have gotten so far!

@Lex - Now again as for the exclamation point use.. so are you saying Good Boy! used exclamation points "wrong" too when he was talking about his PS Vita & said "It even has Skype on it too!" Is he using the exclamation point wrong by having it in his name? No! I *know* why you should use & how to use exclamation points but obviously you need a refreshing! It is not only for displaying emotion.

@Lex - And I quote... "They are still today used to express excitement. They are also used to express surprise, astonishment, or any other such strong emotion. Any exclamatory sentence can be properly followed by an exclamation mark, to add additional emphasis." There you go.. it's just that I tend to make a lot of "exclamatory sentences" to get my points across in my posts. :-)

@Lex - And as I said earlier, I use exclamation points to add emphasis to what I am saying. So I am not using them wrong & as a matter of fact in your last couple of posts I see sentences in which you could have used explanation points but didn't! Perhaps you should refresh yourself on why or when to use them. :-) But I do agree though, that I use them a lot & will try to cut down on their use.

@Lex - Ok, now I see where you got the $167 "tablet" price! @Good Boy! - Yes I agree, for the price of the Switch, I expect more to come with it as standard but those Joy-Cons are taking up a lot of the price because of the cost of the technology in them alone!

@All - As a consumer I would take the PS 4, XBOX One, an iPhone or an iPad over the Switch because of perceived increased value based on them doing more out of the box day 1 then what the Switch can do even if it meant me having to pay MORE then what I would have to pay for the Switch. It saves on the hassle of me having to juggle multiple devices at the one time in order to do something quickly!

I've been using the internet on my Wii U moreso these days then my laptop for instance as I can lie down on the couch with the screen close to my face at a suitable distance with a suitable size instead of having to sit up to view my laptop properly. I've been using YouTube on the Wii U moreso lately for the same reason. I still prefer to use my Netflix on the XBOX One.

And I've been using Miiverse on the Wii U moreso lately then even playing games.. anywhere! All things the Switch don't have but I could possibly be doing on the Switch & because I know it can't do these things & I already have LoZ: BOTW on the Wii U as well as Mario Kart 8, I see no reason to spend $399 + taxes Canadian to currently get the Switch! Nintendo's loss, not mine!

@Gamesake - The Switch is not outshining anything on my end.. perhaps you didn't see what I typed.. I am doing more on the 3DS & The Wii U then I can on the Switch! Also I grew tired of motion controls after the Wii. Nintendo doesn't have to replace anything with the Switch, they just have to make it more convenient for you to fully use when you are using it!

@Gamesake - Nintendo have backed away from fully competing with Sony & Microsoft, now what are they backing away from even competing with Apple as well? @Lex - In the eyes of companies.. 1 complaint = 10,000 complaints. As for the Switch price difference, it's just the difference in our dollar over the American dollar (Canadian dollar is worth less), perhaps some tariffs as well & then our taxes!

@Lex - I pretty much bring my 3DS with me whenever I go out just to get Streetpasses alone, let alone counting my steps which unlocks abilities in my games & adds to them, oh yes, the Switch doesn't do that anymore! When I go to McDonalds & other free WiFi spots, I can break out my 3DS & check something on the Internet & at Nintendo Zones get Spotpass data away from home, oh yes, the Switch can't!

@Lex - I can take pictures with my 3DS when I am out, in 3D even & share them amongst my friends, family & social media.. oh yes, the Switch can't do that anymore! I can play a lot of older Zelda games on my 3DS when I am out & about as well.. more Zelda games then the Switch has! I can listen to my music with my 3DS when I am out.. with the Switch, I can't! I can watch YouTube home or out..

...I can watch Netflix at home or at friends/families places with my 3DS but nope, can't do it on the Switch! The 3DS & Wii U currently have more games then the Switch & both are backwards compatible, the Switch isn't! I can draw on the both the 3DS & Wii U.. Switch? Nope. I can video chat on the Wii U.. the Switch? Nope.. I can have two screen playability on both the 3DS & Wii U..Switch? Gone!

I can share pictures from my games on both 3DS & Wii U on Miiverse.. Switch? Nope. I have Miiverse to use on both period.. Switch.. nope! I can use every controller on the Wii U dating back to the Gamecube, including even the 3DS as a controller.. the Switch? Joy-Cons & Switch Pro-Controller! The 3DS & Wii U have a d-pad as standard like every Nintendo console since the NES..Switch? Nope!

@Lex @Gamesake - Shall I go on? @Gamesake - If Nintendo isn't trying to compete with Apple then why is the Switch more like Apple devices then ever before? The screen might be more like Apple devices but now I can't draw on it like I could on Nintendo devices going back as far as the DS! Actually when it comes to Apple they are not competing with them as much anymore but now working them moreso!

@Gamesake - I can play my Wii U on TV & off TV as well & when it comes to LoZ: BOTW, personally I wouldn't play it outside my home anyways as I tend to play it for hours at one time when I do attempt to do it. If I want to play quick games out of the house I got my 3DS! Speaking of the 3DS, 3D & children under 7.. why then is even Nintendo themselves still keeping the 3DS around because they...

...feel that the 3DS is now an entry level system for children? With the Wii U, I can play certain games with multiple people with some using the Gamepad while others using the Wii Remotes, others using the Pro Controller or even others using the 3DS as a controller or even a Gamecube controller, QUITE convenient! With the Gamepad not only can I use it as a second screen but for panoramic views!

@Gamesake - I have the NFC portal for my 3DS, I can use Amiibos for my 3DS & the 3DS & Wii U currently have more Amiibo compatible games then the Switch! With the 3DS & Wii U as I said before I don't have to juggle multiple devices in order to do what I want when I am using the one device as I can access everything I want to do on that one device.. can't do it on the Switch!

As for posting pictures to Social Media on the Switch.. have you done it yet? If yes, have you got much reaction to it on Twitter like you can here on Miiverse? Have you gotten complaints from your real life friends on Facebook yet because you are spamming them with stuff they are not interested in or threats of blocking you if you continue doing it?

@Gamesake - I can post pictures, game or real life ones from my 3DS to all social media by using Nintendo Photo Share.. we've had it for years! The Switch might be more powerful CPU wise & have more memory & better graphics but currently overall it is still not "better"! I personally think the 3DS, Wii U & Switch markets are currently 3 distinct markets that can run along side each!

@Lex - As for taking pictures with the 3DS camera.. it's the only camera I have that does 3D & oh yeah.. forgot about the 3D video as well! I personally don't have a Smartphone. But the fact is I can do this on the 3DS & I consider it a plus but Nintendo left a camera option off of the Switch! So, to ME.. it makes the Switch less appealing no matter the quality of the camera on the 3DS!

@Lex - I think the 3DS has at least 2 more years of support left in it & that's besides the continued 3rd party support afterwards! It's support from Nintendo definately won't be dropped until they have their next "mini-switch" available which definately won't even be revealed until E3 2018! Even afterwards because of the 3D aspect, Streetpass, Spotpass, Miiverse, Themes & Streetpass Mii Plaza...

...Nintendo still has a chance to make money off of it for quite awhile! When it comes to servers, the 3DS & Wii U's servers are in a different situation then the DS/DSi & Wii's servers were in because Nintendo was forced to take down the service as the company that ran the servers Nintendo was leasing closed down themselves! The 3DS, Wii U's & Miiverse servers are not in the same situation!