Nintendo Says Switch 2 Will Have "Improved" Wireless Connectivity

Can't get worse!

But will it fix the damn joycon drift problems? lol

Switch is honestly one of the worst devices I own with regards to wifi reception

Did people have issues before? Serious question.

I never had any issues with the switch 1. They but the antenna outside the metal shielding in the OLED version to help reception

I did have an issue with joy-cons signal seeming to be blocked on occasion and it becoming unresponsive. But I also have the Pro controller and that works fine.

@Ryu_Niiyama Mine is okay close to the router, but outside of that it's worse than everything else I own tbh. I was just having problems with my friend's switch at her house all our phones got full reception but the switch was only getting 1 bar if we were lucky lol.

Back on Wii U, my internet would just cut out whenever someone opened my front door. I still don't understand exactly how that worked, but I do know the Switch has resolved the issue completely. I wouldn't mind having better download speeds, but beyond that, I really don't have any connectivity-related complaints.

@Paddle1 same with my joy cons. I sit just a few feet away from console. If I recline so that my legs are kinda in between the joy con and console the connection drops out (ignores button inputs) all the time. I think it’s an issue with Bluetooth and living things. I think I read once that Bluetooth doesn’t go through water well and that’s what we are mostly made up of.

also an improved price /s

Switch 2 seems to be using v5.2 of Bluetooth. Switch used v4.1, where Switch 2 with v5.2 incorporates all the benefits of the versions in between like greater bandwidth, greater packet size, greater range, etc, and this newer version had a focus on a better audio experience with LE Audio. A good reason for incorporating an audio jack in the Switch 2 Pro controller.

I organized Mario Kart tournaments using local wireless, but this was plagued by constant communication disruptions.
I hope they fixed that.

I switched to wired pretty quickly with Switch. Glad this one has a port built in.

Hopefully this means bluetooth headphones will work as intended, with no notable latency.

But are they updating the servers on their end to keep up with the Wifi speeds? Everything is so freaking slow downloading from Nintendo, always. I have 300 speed at home, that gets me about 2GB downloaded a minute on PS5 and Steam. On Switch a 700mb update can take like 5 minutes. It's ridiculous.

So hopefully someone asks them about their servers as they charge less for digital games so their sales may grow.

Can just imagine millions of people all trying to download MKW on launch day. I bet it takes at least 3 hours even if you have 1TB speed at home. Digital code in a $500 box.😝

@Ryu_Niiyama
I had issues with joycon not working if they broke line of sight with the docked Switch, and download speed maxed at 35mbps while I get 500mbps on Steamdeck. Think Switch 2 is addressing both those issues.

Does this mean added distance to Mario kart live cars (assuming they will be compatible)?

This might not be the best article to comment this under, but I just had a thought regarding the price of games:

Over the past 8 years, Nintendo has taken for granted that the only people who have been paying full price to double-dip on Wii U games are their hardcore audience of only 16 million people who actually bought a Wii U and will buy anything if it has a Nintendo logo on it. They failed to take in account the other 130 million users who aren't used to getting ripped off because they bought all these Wii U ports for the first time on Switch as if it were a brand-new game.

Now, Nintendo is starting to treat their general audience the same way they've been treating their hardcore fans. But the general consumer doesn't have the same level of loyalty, so instead of gritting and bearing it like Nintendo diehard are accustomed to doing, those 130 million+ people are PO'd.

And it's reached a tipping point even for me, as someone who was one of those Nintendo shills who bought every $60 port like Donkey Kong Country Returns HD and Luigi's Mansion 2 HD. I regret that I've been an enabler to Nintendo's behavior.

They're not starting this generation out on the right foot. This is the most frustrated I've been with Nintendo since the Wii U days.

@JaxonH @pepsilover2008 hmm good to know. Thanks for the replies.

@rjejr not a bandwidth issue, if you route your traffic through tinyproxy it hauls.

I hope it's easier to assign controllers to players, now it's a little nightmare. Besides, I also hope that old joy-cons can be recognized as additional controllers for multiplayer, just like the wiimotes on Wii U.

Hopefully this will let me enjoy a wider range when I play Mario Kart Live Circuit. The range on the Switch 1 is atrocious.

Considering game share is a thing, I would hope the wireless would be better for it

I hope they’ve improved download speeds.

Downloading from the eshop on Switch 1 is like having a 56k modem all over again.

Someone should tell Valve this, because the WiFi on the Steam Deck OLED Is dreadful and next to useless. Has been since day one.

Getting joycons to pair sometimes was a royal pain

Joy-Cons constantly got disconnected and we were 2 meters away. Pathetic machine in all aspects! We were all frustrated with it.
Xbox controllers (Series X) would go over 9 meters and still work.

I hope that means compatibility with Mario Kart Live Circuit and increased range.🤞

@Ryu_Niiyama My switch will without fail disconnect when playing online games no matter the signal strength which obviously is not preferable.