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Who else hopes that Nintendo will implement an immersive/wholesome UI/System for the Switch 2 such as the 3DS and Wii U had? (lemmy.world)
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Growing up with the 3DS and Wii U I really miss those times of the highly immersive systems. For me this was what made Nintendo so great.

I know that nowadays everything seems to be optimized for efficiency and practicality in this highly connected world where everyone has a smartphone and is seeking this quick pleasure.

But I'm craving these small things that made life so great. I miss these times so much of collecting StreetPass points, finding strangers Mii's in Mii Plaza when going to a mall or connecting with friends, having all these mini games like Camera, AR games and even the immersive Mii makers where I spend hours creating Mii's and watching them walking around. And of course, the customizable home menu with music and all these responsive animations.

It was like there was an entire world inside the 3DS and Wii U that could suck you in where you could spend your lifetime in without a sense of time and it was amazing. It gave you a home environment where you could feel comfortable, secure and relaxed. And I'm wondering where this went.

My thought is that Nintendo in a way might've intentionally made the Switch's UI so soulless and depressing to have a bigger differentiator with the Switch 2 since they can only do this much in terms of hardware. Cause they didn't even give us something as simple as an internet browser with some update which even the DSi had (and I think even the DS with some cartridge expansion. And not forgetting that the Wii U had YouTube and Netflix etc.). Because so far all we've seen is a slightly bigger Switch with magnet Joy Cons and a new Mario Kart.

I'm really hoping that they will go back in that direction cause this really was Nintendos DNA and I miss it so much. What are your thoughts on this?

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[–] Satellaview@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I love the style of the 3DS and Wii U menus. I certainly wouldn’t mind more fun elements like those, especially StreetPass—I loved StreetPass, though it’d be impractical on a device even bigger than the already not-pocket-sized Switch.

But try using them side by side, and it’s immediately obvious how sluggish and unresponsive those older consoles’ menus were. The 3DS’s OS feels to me like it’s constantly screaming in pain, barely able to run at all—moving between icons takes something like a half-second, switching modes takes three to five and a full loading screen…

I do miss the style, but I definitely wouldn’t want them to go that far in the opposite direction again. Just a little more flair and fun, maybe one gimmick.

[–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Have you used the switch eshop? It takes seconds for some things to load on that.

[–] Satellaview@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 weeks ago

Extremely true! It definitely feels like the 3DS did—really straining and struggling constantly, like it’s perpetually just one wrong move away from crashing.

Navigating options and switching between game tiles for stuff that’s already installed is pleasantly responsive, though, and that’s probably a solid 70% of what I do in an OS like this.