{"id":158590,"date":"2019-08-27T23:00:15","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T15:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/featured\/-1800826\/"},"modified":"2019-08-27T23:00:15","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T15:00:15","slug":"hands-on-nintendo-switch-lite-is-what-it-says-on-the-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/2019\/08\/27\/hands-on-nintendo-switch-lite-is-what-it-says-on-the-box\/","title":{"rendered":"Hands-On: Nintendo Switch Lite Is What It Says on the Box"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you\u2019re like most people, you\u2019re excited for the Nintendo Switch Lite<\/a>\u00a0because it\u2019s a more affordable, durable, and portable way to enjoy the growing library of great games on Nintendo\u2019s latest system. If you\u2019re like me though you\u2019re excited for the Nintendo Switch Lite because the new dedicated handheld finally lets Nintendo kill off the 3DS<\/a>. But whatever the reason, after playing with the system for myself, I can tell you the Nintendo Switch Lite basically does what it’s obviously built to do. It is what it is.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve enjoyed using the original Nintendo Switch<\/a> as a handheld just fine for the past two and a half years. But between the size, weight, and natural breaking point where the Joy-Cons attached, you can\u2019t help but treat it a little bit more delicately compared to past Nintendo handhelds.<\/p>\n

The Switch Lite doesn\u2019t have this issue. I felt like I could drop it on the ground and it would hold up about as well as a Game Boy in a Gulf War. You appreciate everything being one solid light piece and the matte finishing makes it feel even tougher. The improved resiliency (and longer battery life) makes you more comfortable about taking it more places. And the smaller size makes that more feasible. It\u2019ll fit in your pocket about as well as a big phone.<\/p>\n

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But how about playing the games? It\u2019s pretty much the same. While the screen is slightly smaller, I didn\u2019t really notice any visual improvements from the higher pixel density. The new D-pad is less mushy than the Switch Pro Controller, which should hopefully make it more viable for Tetris 99<\/em><\/a>. And while we won\u2019t know for sure until the system is out in the wild, Nintendo of America says it \u201cexpects its hardware to perform as designed\u201d when I asked about Joy-Con analog stick drift in a system where the Joy-Con are permanently attached.<\/p>\n

I played a variety of games to see how they hold up while missing features like HD rumble and using motion controls while docked to a TV. Turns out these gimmicks were never that essential. Sorry, Arms<\/em>. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe<\/em> and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild<\/em><\/a>\u00a0are as great as you remember. There\u2019s still a touch screen so banging out a bad Super Mario Maker 2<\/em><\/a>\u00a0level was a breeze. The system’s body also still gyro sensors, so I played Pokemon Let\u2019s Go Pikachu<\/em><\/a>\u00a0like it was Pokemon Go<\/em>. And Super Bomberman R <\/em>and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe<\/em> are glorified handheld games anyway so they perform just fine.<\/p>\n