Nintendo Switch – OLED Model w/ Neon Red & Neon Blue Joy-Con

This moderate upgrade of the Nintendo Switch is definitely worth spending an extra $50 to get if you are already in the market for a new Switch. The most important question though, is if its worth it for the people who already own a Switch. This depends a lot on personal preference as well as how old your current switch is (and if you own the original HAC001 from 2017-2019 or the V2 that released in late summer of 2019). I mostly play in handheld mode because that is what this console excels at, for playing on a TV/Monitor, there are plenty of better options. So what do you get with this OLED model? You get a larger screen that is OLED instead of IPS LCD. This is the type of screen that most iPhones have used since 2017 (and all of them use it now except for the SE2). You get a better contrast ratio, meaning deeper blacks and brighter colors/whites. There is no HDR support like Dolby Vision or HDR10, but it still looks leagues better than all the other Switch models. The smaller borders around the screen make the device look more modern and its the size they should have gone with from the beginning (even if the logistics of using OLED wasnt feasible in 2017). There is also improved speakers, they do sound better and make the games your playing sound larger and more immersive. Its not as big of a difference as the new screen is to the old screen, but its still a good thing to include. Another new features is a better kickstand that is more like that of a Surface Pro tablet, allowing the Switch to be able to lean all the way back and be much more sturdy while doing so. This isnt really important unless you play in tabletop mode, but this is more realistic of a way to use this console with the screen being just that much bigger, I could see myself using a Pro controller and sitting the switch down for certain types of games. The last difference here is the dock, which has a built in Ethernet port, which you should really use if you have the option to go wired. Unlike in the previous model regular Switch, a wired connection is basically twice as fast as using standard WiFI, before it was only about 1.5x as fast. It still is unfortunate that you cannot achieve 100Mbps download speeds, but 60-65 is better than the 40-45 I was getting on my older model. If I had to oversimplify who should buy the OLED model, I would say that these two types of people should buy the OLED (even if they already have a Switch Lite or V2) It would be: techie people who are nerdy about their tech and want the best they can get (even when they dont need it), and serious gamers who sink hundreds and hundreds of hours into playing the Switch in handheld mode. Also, I don’t know that we need to specify this anymore because the switch OLED has largely been in stock since early January. But I did not and would not pay one penny more than $350 (plus tax) for this console. I think it’s worth that price if you love Nintendo characters/games, but I don’t think the hardware is worth more than $400 and the tax gets it pretty close to that.

I love that nintendo made enough stock to let everyone get one and not have to succumb to scalpers charging an arm and a leg beautiful design beautiful joycons and amazing dock will definitely be playing TOTK when it releases

The dock is just a thing of beauty. I cant say Im too fond of the joycons, they are pretty ugly honestly. I wish they did a better design on the back like the Pokémon edition did. It would have made it epic to have a Hyrule Crest across the back but oh well. Nice console nonetheless.

Got exactly what i wanted

This is great Zelda Machine. To play Zelda BOTW and TOTK, you need to purchase this item.

If you’re a Zelda fan, you’ll love this new OLED Switch. Very pretty an well made. The back stand is easy to move up an down, stays in place and you can feel the texture of the design on the back of the Switch. And the bigger OLED screen is a big plus for me! The back of the dock is meant to come off an be put back on. When this happen the first time I thought I broke it but I quickly realized it is meant to be removed, it think to give more room to the back of the dock and get it out of the way entirely. Otherwise it’s beautiful and running smoothtly.

This special edition Nintendo Switch is great. It has special detailing from the Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom game. The graphics on the new OLED are a great upgrade from the original Switch. As a bonus, mine arrived two days early.

Love it! All the details are fantastic.

I really liked the size of the screen because it is much bigger than I imagined, this special edition of Splatoon undoubtedly gives it a unique design, the experience when playing is very satisfactory, in addition to the fact that in the integrated Nintendo store you can buy games if you dont want to have too many cassettes.

Santa got this for my son this year and it ended up reignited the gamer in me. I absolutely love how versatile this system is. You can play handheld with controllers attached to the screen, with the controllers separate from the screen and attached to a handheld game controller adapter, or you can dock the screen and play on your TV. It makes it a great activity for my son on long car rides. The screen is bright and colorful. I definitely recommend getting a glass screen protector and carrying case for it, though. The screen is a bit heavy and wouldnt be very hard for a kid to drop this, even while theyre playing it. The graphics arent quite as good on the screen as they are on the TV but thats sort of expected. On the TV, the graphics are excellent depending on the game. Mariokart in particular looks awesome. ERGONOMICS: As versatile as the controllers make this system, the Switch controllers do not lend themselves very well to larger hands. I guess this system is geared more toward kids in that regard. The buttons and joysticks are small and not very ergonomic for adult sized hands. Using the controller adapter isnt bad but using the individual controllers to allow multiplayer is cumbersome. The controllers are just too small. I was able to play only a couple races in Mariokart before my hands began to hurt from trying to hold the controller. I ended up buying an off-brand wireless controller for multiplayer situations, which I even find more comfortable than the adapter so I also recommend buying a second one if you plan on using the system. While playing with the controllers attached to the side of the screen is a bit more comfortable, the screen is a bit heavy as I said before, and holding it up for ten minutes of play got difficult even for me, so I imagine it would be even heaver for a kid to hold. Overall I really like the system for its versatility. With two ways to play on the go and a more stationary option for at home play, it doesnt limit you to one style of playing. You can figure out which style is more comfortable for you depending on your situation.