The Switch Keeps Coming: Wifi Issues

The problems with the Nintendo Switch just seem to be cropping up all over the place, and don’t seem to have an end in sight currently. The newest one to hit the mean streets of gamedom is their devices weak Wi-Fi strength. It seems that many Switch owners across the interweb, from NeoGaf, to Reddit, and even GameFAQs forums, are complaining about poor internet speeds.

If a real issue, this could become a real problem for players. Currently this is only really effecting individuals trying to access the eShop, but soon enough this will have an effect on gameplay. With games that have multiplayer capability coming soon, from Splatoon 2 and Mario Kart 8 Delux, we need our internet to completely slap our friends around.

Gamers who are reporting the issue are claiming that even sitting next to their wireless routers is not having a desirable effect. Their signal strength staying in the range of zero to three – obviously impressive. Though this might have to do with the Switch’s wireless networking chip, as it is reportedly a Broadcom BCM4356. To those of you not in the know, as I definitely wasn’t at first, this type of chip is suppose to offer higher speeds of internet, but lower range. Though currently it doesn’t seem to be doing that job well in either case.

Good choice Nintendo.

Arguably, it may be just these individuals wifi signal that is causing the issue. That said, many seem to report that other devices of theirs don’t seem to suffer from the same connectivity issues that the Switch is suffering from. One member of the GameFaqs forum even had this to say about the Wii U, the Switch’s predecessor. “My Wii U connects just fine 40 feet away from my router, but my Switch has to be like 10 feet maximum to get any sort of signal capable of downloading,”. The member went on to state that his signal was blazing fast within that range, or completely dismal outside of it. Which leaves us wondering how Nintendo managed to drop the ball so hard on this issue. They are suppose to be building up, not lowering their standards.

Either way, I’m sure people are not happy about this next issue on the Switch.

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