TechGaming3 things you didn’t know Nintendo Switch could doCool Nintendo Switch featuresWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
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Cool Nintendo Switch features
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(Image credit: Nintendo)
(Image credit: Nintendo)
Everybody loves theNintendo Switchand theNintendo Switch OLED: whether it’s the newly releasedNintendo Switch Sportsor your well-used copy ofMario Kart 8 Deluxe, that inimitable Nintendo gaming joy means the Switch is one of the best consoles of all time.
But while you’ve no doubt explored every inch of your favourite platformers and tried every character in Super Smash Bros, you might not have explored all of the other things your Switch is capable of. Here are three things you might not know your Switch can do.
(Image credit: Nintendo)
(Image credit: Nintendo)
1. Find lost controllers and then tune your guitar
Can’t find your controller? Go into the Controllers view and select the second option, Search for Controllers. This displays a grid showing all of the controllers you’ve paired with your Switch, and you can get it to vibrate the selected one so that you can find it. The vibration creates a tone that you can hear, and if you’re not too picky you can use it to tune a guitar or similar instrument: it’s very, very close to an E note in concert pitch and close enough for a quick tune and blast of Wonderwall.
(Image credit: Nintendo)
(Image credit: Nintendo)
2. Turn it into a robot suit or the Joy-Cons into lightsabers
I’ve yet to meet another parent who’s heard of Nintendo Labo, which enables your kids (or big kids like me) to turn the Switch into physical objects such as a robot suit. That might partly be down to the price, but if you have the money and a lot of time to spare – Labo kits can be very involved and as time consuming as interesting LEGO projects – they’re brilliant things to work on with younger children.
There’s also a fun Easter egg inside the Labo Variety Kit: after the tutorial, hold up or X with L/R to turn the on-screen Joy-Con into a lightsaber, ready for a Jedi-style duel.
(Image credit: Nintendo / Bluetooth)
(Image credit: Nintendo / Bluetooth)
3. Use Bluetooth headphones
The Switch launched without Bluetooth headphones support, so if you’ve had your Switch for a while you might not have noticed the addition of Bluetooth Audio in a system update. If you go onto System Settings > Bluetooth Audio you can pair an audio device such as a pair of thebest wireless earbuds.Bluetooth microphones aren’t supported and you’re limited to using two wireless controllers when Bluetooth Audio is active.
(Image credit: Nintendo)
(Image credit: Nintendo)
I mentioned Nintendo Switch Sports earlier; if you’re going to play it, the bigger the screen the more fun it becomes. It’s one of those games that really shines on thebest gaming TVs. Just one word of warning, and believe me this is a lesson learnt the hard way: don’t let the kids or your friends play without putting something between them and the TV, and without ensuring they wear the wrist straps. It turns out that LED TVs are very easy to smash.
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