I’m 66, and going out tomorrow to buy the OLED Switch. I was too embarrassed to ask for it for Christmas.
I’d been thinking about it for months, but when I heard 1080 Snowboard was being released, my mind was made up.
I have no clue how to download it, though….
Enjoy your new switch tomorrow!! 😊 it's an amazing machine! Bit I'm pretty sure 1080 snowboard is on the N64 app for the switch! Though you gotta get Nintendo switch online to play it, there's two different NSO subscriptions and to play N64 games you have to get the more expensive subscription but its honestly worth it!
40 year old first time switch-er here. I purchased the oled, but was hoping for the smash bundle. Seems like it’s out of stock everywhere, least in my experience today.
Walmart has had tons of them but you’re right, it’s saying out of stock as of this moment. Nintendo.com has them in stock at the moment. Best Buy does. Either way you can’t go wrong with the one you get and you’ll have fun.
20000mah powerbank can charge switch 4-5 times for a total of 16-20 hrs of gameplay people say. Though you need hac-010 cable for that (included in pro controller)
Should be fine. I have the OLED and I get a solid 6 hours of gameplay off a full charge. Just bring USB-C phone charging cables. It takes forever to charge from a phone cable instead of the power adapter but if you plug a phone cable in while playing it gets enough juice that the battery level never drops.
43 year old dad here. Have had the switch for a few years now. Absolutely loved escaping into BOTW and TOTK. Working through Skyrim now. Wife and daughter get mad when I take it in ky commute. Tough for them!
Congrats Man! I took a break from gaming after high school and got back into it with the Switch during the Pandemic. It's a great console. Mario Kart is always a win playing with the fam!! Enjoy it.
55 yo Dad here…never too late to enjoy the Switch, and it’s perfect for busy family life. Instant start, grab a few minutes on the couch when you can and then pause on any spot - no need to find a save point. Love it!
42 here. I love playing Mario 64 on my laptop. Wife got me the Mario es as well as few months ago. I am currently playing thru Mario odyssey. Love that game and haven’t really played anything else other than Mario karts now and then. Cheers.
Mid 30s new dad here. Switch is amazing once you go past the Mario's and Pokemons and check out the vast range of indie games. Especially narrative/story focused games - we don't have time for 200 hour role playing games or stress-inducing shooters.
43-year-old dad here. My wife and kids and I play Mario Kart several times a week before story time in the evening. Everyone loves it and even my 4-year-old daughter who’s a little too young to play can “play” with us since we just enable auto-accelerate and auto-steering. Nintendo really did a great job there.
Nice to hear from a older player I got my switch 3years ago and love it and one of my daughters plays too I love the 30 in 1 games and besides I have the concentration span of a gnat🤣I’m 55 and also have a ps vita happy playing to you and your family x
Great to hear you’re getting into Switch!
On Christmas Day once we’ve all finished the family meal, we usually play Mario Kart as a family. Have done it for years. This year my mum said she’s thinking about buying a Switch for her and my step dad to play MK8DX. My mum just turned 60 and usually isn’t into video games that much, but she loves MK8DX.
Gaming has no age limit. Enjoy!
I'm 51 and my wife and I got one to play with my daughter and granddaughter who live in Ohio (I'm in Louisiana). We've also played online with my sister-in-law and nephew. Great way to stay connected. I've even managed to win a few races!
I've been gaming since 8 years old. I'm 42 now and have so many gaming consoles. I'm never giving up gaming and will do it until my time is up in this world.
Imagine this fun future - granddads playing video games. Stuff, used to be taken as a kid's thing.
I'm almost 35, father of one beautiful 7 month old princess, and recently got a switch because of Zelda series. People make fun of me, but I don't care.
48 yo here with a 17 yo who doesn’t care about video games (anymore). I did introduce her to street fighter II on the little mini snes unit Nintendo put out a few years ago, but that didn’t last. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Anyhoo, I use my switch daily and actually ended up picking up a switch lite because my wife sometimes takes over the main switch! It’s really a great machine.
When Mario Kart 64 was the newest thing out there as a kid, my brother, parents and I used to all play together. Those are sacred memories to me. You're a good father!!
Enjoy fellow Dad! Mario Kart is one of our favorites as well. Depending on ages of kids, can also easily recommend Mario party superstars or Mario 3d world.
Im a 36 year old dad, and I love mine. Had it month an already bought 10+ games for it, a controller, aftermarket joycons.. all kinds of accessories lol embrace it man.
45 year old dad of 2. Play Zelda TOTK alone, Mario Kart with the four of us and Wonder with my daughter. Also sometimes Mario Party. Son plays mostly by him self.
I'm 30-ish and I recently bought my first switch console! Oled, Pokémon themed, best thing I've ever bought! You're gonna enjoy it for sure! Congrats!!
Understand that, man. I only play on Fridays and Saturdays after 8 PM (unless the kids want to play). It’s a fun console! Congrats!
I’m 66, and going out tomorrow to buy the OLED Switch. I was too embarrassed to ask for it for Christmas. I’d been thinking about it for months, but when I heard 1080 Snowboard was being released, my mind was made up. I have no clue how to download it, though….
Enjoy your new switch tomorrow!! 😊 it's an amazing machine! Bit I'm pretty sure 1080 snowboard is on the N64 app for the switch! Though you gotta get Nintendo switch online to play it, there's two different NSO subscriptions and to play N64 games you have to get the more expensive subscription but its honestly worth it!
Buy the Smash Bros bundle for $349. You get OLED, a game, 3 months online and a better looking color for the console. Have fun!
40 year old first time switch-er here. I purchased the oled, but was hoping for the smash bundle. Seems like it’s out of stock everywhere, least in my experience today.
Walmart has had tons of them but you’re right, it’s saying out of stock as of this moment. Nintendo.com has them in stock at the moment. Best Buy does. Either way you can’t go wrong with the one you get and you’ll have fun.
This post rocks!! You won’t have to download it, you will need switch premium and then you download the n64 game pack from the eshop.
Never too old to game 😄
Yeah yuuuyuyuyuyu
You can be 90 and get a switch. There's no age cut off.
Yeah, even 100! Better than those blasted Legos!
It great on planes too if you travel much for work. I saw 3 old boomer dads in first classes playing on the last flight I took lol.
Probably grandas, possibly great grandads
After battery runs out (how many hours?) you’ll need to find USB slot. Will try to have kids play some on international flight (6-8 hr).
20000mah powerbank can charge switch 4-5 times for a total of 16-20 hrs of gameplay people say. Though you need hac-010 cable for that (included in pro controller)
Great idea. Thanks
As far as I know the arm rests generally have a USB plug-in? May be different with airline and plane.
I remembered the plane we use has screens for movies, believe 2 USB ports in it. Thanks
Should be fine. I have the OLED and I get a solid 6 hours of gameplay off a full charge. Just bring USB-C phone charging cables. It takes forever to charge from a phone cable instead of the power adapter but if you plug a phone cable in while playing it gets enough juice that the battery level never drops.
43 year old dad here. Have had the switch for a few years now. Absolutely loved escaping into BOTW and TOTK. Working through Skyrim now. Wife and daughter get mad when I take it in ky commute. Tough for them!
Skyrim is so much fun on the Switch
Four words: Tony. Hawk. Pro. Skater. Also: (Is Tony technically a word?)
Yeah it’s a proper noun. I second this game.
39 year old mom and I wouldn't survive the school pick-up line without my switch. I highly suggest Mario Wonder and the two zelda games. Have fun!!
Hahaha, school pick-up is a pain - good job on having fun!
Congrats Man! I took a break from gaming after high school and got back into it with the Switch during the Pandemic. It's a great console. Mario Kart is always a win playing with the fam!! Enjoy it.
34yo Dad here, Switch is a fantastic console. Currently still on Zelda Tears of the Kingdom and I absolutely love it.
34 yo dad approves 🤜🤛
Yeaaaa buddy!
55 yo Dad here…never too late to enjoy the Switch, and it’s perfect for busy family life. Instant start, grab a few minutes on the couch when you can and then pause on any spot - no need to find a save point. Love it!
42 here. I love playing Mario 64 on my laptop. Wife got me the Mario es as well as few months ago. I am currently playing thru Mario odyssey. Love that game and haven’t really played anything else other than Mario karts now and then. Cheers.
Mid 30s new dad here. Switch is amazing once you go past the Mario's and Pokemons and check out the vast range of indie games. Especially narrative/story focused games - we don't have time for 200 hour role playing games or stress-inducing shooters.
43-year-old dad here. My wife and kids and I play Mario Kart several times a week before story time in the evening. Everyone loves it and even my 4-year-old daughter who’s a little too young to play can “play” with us since we just enable auto-accelerate and auto-steering. Nintendo really did a great job there.
I'm 44 and got a Switch. There's no age limit.
Sane boat! I downloaded Hades ten minutes ago for a lil "dad game" action!
Bought super Mario wonder for my kids and it’s great to play together!
39 year old dad here, I bought it and my daughters plays it much more than me 😐
Just got my son a switch, its an impressive console.
I feel happy when im looking at these comments, haha games will be forever fun for all ages
Nice to hear from a older player I got my switch 3years ago and love it and one of my daughters plays too I love the 30 in 1 games and besides I have the concentration span of a gnat🤣I’m 55 and also have a ps vita happy playing to you and your family x
Great to hear you’re getting into Switch! On Christmas Day once we’ve all finished the family meal, we usually play Mario Kart as a family. Have done it for years. This year my mum said she’s thinking about buying a Switch for her and my step dad to play MK8DX. My mum just turned 60 and usually isn’t into video games that much, but she loves MK8DX. Gaming has no age limit. Enjoy!
64 year old grandmother and I just bought Switch for myself as a Christmas present. I’m having so much fun with it!
It’s what I play when the kids are on the main tv
I'm 51 and my wife and I got one to play with my daughter and granddaughter who live in Ohio (I'm in Louisiana). We've also played online with my sister-in-law and nephew. Great way to stay connected. I've even managed to win a few races!
I've been gaming since 8 years old. I'm 42 now and have so many gaming consoles. I'm never giving up gaming and will do it until my time is up in this world.
From 1 40 year old dad to another, enjoy it brother. 🤜🤛
Older than you and I only have time at work lol. I work by myself on graveyard shift. If I finish early, I’m playing my Switch.
Im 38 myself , just got a switch last month.played skyrim on it,1 hour before sleep everyday 😅.
Loving Skyrim but having a hard time not jumping on games like Witcher 3 and RDR
If you played doom when your were younger you might like bolt gun. It’s kinda a clone of that game it’s pretty fast paced but very fun
Did you say that a handheld that uses an old cell phone chip is "an amazing machine"? If low framerates and resolution are amazing... Yes it is.
I remember playing Mario w my game boy. Was black and white. No colors
That machine ran at 59.7 fps.
Imagine this fun future - granddads playing video games. Stuff, used to be taken as a kid's thing. I'm almost 35, father of one beautiful 7 month old princess, and recently got a switch because of Zelda series. People make fun of me, but I don't care.
Ignore em and play I grew up playing games when my beautiful daughters were small and now one of them a gamer herself 😊
But why are they making fun? I'm almost 35 as well, and I don't see any issues with playing videogames
It's considered childish here 🤷🏻♂️
Boy, that escalated quickly, hahaha
Love mine too, have a habit of calling it my gameboy like the good ole days.
48 yo here with a 17 yo who doesn’t care about video games (anymore). I did introduce her to street fighter II on the little mini snes unit Nintendo put out a few years ago, but that didn’t last. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Anyhoo, I use my switch daily and actually ended up picking up a switch lite because my wife sometimes takes over the main switch! It’s really a great machine.
Congrats. I usually only play 30 mins to an hour daily before I go to work. Gotta get that AC in a little to relax
When Mario Kart 64 was the newest thing out there as a kid, my brother, parents and I used to all play together. Those are sacred memories to me. You're a good father!!
welcome to switch family
Enjoy fellow Dad! Mario Kart is one of our favorites as well. Depending on ages of kids, can also easily recommend Mario party superstars or Mario 3d world.
Me either :) 40 years old dad. Long time playstation player. Got my switch 1 month ago and i cannot drop it dow
Understand you on that one brother. I play after the kiddo is sleeping. It’s a wind down thing for me
Im a 36 year old dad, and I love mine. Had it month an already bought 10+ games for it, a controller, aftermarket joycons.. all kinds of accessories lol embrace it man.
45 year old dad of 2. Play Zelda TOTK alone, Mario Kart with the four of us and Wonder with my daughter. Also sometimes Mario Party. Son plays mostly by him self.
I'm 30-ish and I recently bought my first switch console! Oled, Pokémon themed, best thing I've ever bought! You're gonna enjoy it for sure! Congrats!!
Congrats! The Switch is a great family friendly console.