Is the Nintendo Switch worth it in 2022?

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Is the Nintendo Switch worth it in 2022? Nintendo’s portable powerhouse was a huge success when it launched back in March 2017, making it the company’s fastest selling home console to date, but that was five years ago – a whole other generation of consoles has been released since then.

The Switch’s remarkably strong year-one line-up cemented its early appeal. Launch titles like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, alongside early hits like Super Mario Odyssey, Splatoon 2, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe allowed Nintendo to avoid the dreaded software drought that plagued the Wii U, and led to the Switch outselling its predecessor just ten months after launch. 

In the years since Nintendo has continued adding incredible games to the console – though, the Switch's age is starting to show, with the handheld’s tech struggling with large open worlds, like those in Pokémon Legends Arceus.

There have been console revisions, such as the Nintendo Switch Lite and Nintendo Switch OLED, which have kept sales of the system strong, though haven’t significantly increased the power of the machine. Meanwhile, the Nintendo Switch Online subscription service (and its premium Expansion Pack tier) has only improved in recent years, now offering a cloud-based selection of NES, SNES, N64 and Sega Genesis/Mega Drive titles which are updated on a semi-regular basis.

While the Switch seems like an essential purchase for handheld gaming, there are notable drawbacks that make it lag behind home consoles like the PS5, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. If you’ve yet to buy Nintendo’s current-gen console, and are seriously considering it, read on to find out if the Nintendo Switch is worth it in 2022.

At launch, all three models of Nintendo Switch initially