Adding video apps like Netflix to the Nintendo Switch is a waste of Nintendo’s energy

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Nintendo has a lot on its plate after shipping the Nintendo Switch game console last week. While the hardware itself is excellent, the Virtual Console for classic games isn’t available, the company’s in-game rewards program is incomplete, capturing and sharing in-game video is not yet possible, there’s no online backup for saves and other data, and the list of available games is pretty short.

It’s a bit strange, then, that Nintendo is adding a superfluous task to its to-do list: Speaking to the Washington Post, Nintendo America CEO Reggie Fils-Aime said the company is talking to streaming-video providers such as Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu about getting their apps onto the Switch.

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