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Noob dad has questions on what to buy for kids (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world to c/switch@lemmy.ml

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Hey all - sorry if these questions are very basic. I have absolutely zero console experience. I want to buy one Switch OLED for my 2 boys, for a roadtrip. The idea would be to use the desktop mode so they can play together, and also gets them the option to play single-player games one at a time.

Questions:

Do I need to buy more controllers? Are the 2 included enough for most 2-player games?
Can the OLED be charged in desktop mode? I read that the V1 cannot because the USB port is on the bottom edge.
What games are fun for 10-14 year olds that don't play Call of Duty and that sort? Is the included Mario Kart okay, or should I get some particular game bundle?

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[–] coffeeboba@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Technically the included controllers are enough for 2 people, but they’re quite small when used individually. I’d suggest a 2nd pair.

The charging port is in the same spot on both the OLED and original. There are probably some 3rd party docks out there that double as a stand which don’t block the screen that might work for charging while playing.

Mario Kart, Smash Bros, Mario 3D World, can’t really go wrong with multiplayer Mario games. The new Zelda (Tears of the Kingdom) is great, but single player — however it can be great fun to watch others play as well so taking turns may be fine

[–] PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Zelda: do you know if the game can have two player profiles, so the boys have each their own adventure?

[–] coffeeboba@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, you can add many profiles to the Switch and each game gets its own save per profile — the only exception to this I know of is Animal Crossing, where each profile has their own character but each Switch has 1 island shared among all profiles

[–] PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That sounds great. May I ask you one more question: I've seen some things come with a 3 or 12 month online subscription; what is that for?

[–] not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

NSO is required for online multiplayer for things like Splatoon or Minecraft.

(Btw Minecraft is pretty terrible on switch, just don't)