Nintendo Switch 1K and 5ft drop test. Will others match?

We all know Nintendo is famous for durability on their products. Nintendo still tests their products for low dropping. But this dude is gonna take a Switch all the way up to 1K feet and watch it drop. Would be cool to see other companies in such durability tests. Lets drop an Iphone from 1K feet!

It survived.

Update: Found the 5ft video from Gamespot.

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/see-what-happens-when-a-nintendo-switch-gets-dropp/1100-6450473/

@iandizion713: I'm sure if you could attach joycons to an iphone to act as crumple zones, it would survive as well :)

Well not like there is much else to do with the Switch given it barely has any games. Probably the most fun they had with the system.

All circumstance, you could reproduce a test like this one hundred times and I have no doubt that there would be over a 90% failure rate.

@emgesp: and this proves the Switch is faster than the ps4 or xbone.

As it hurtles towards earth at terminal velocity.....

That could've been mine. =(

But seriously, what's the point of this test?

Give me your friend code ASAP

Agreed. Its obvious that it landed on the blue joycon. Take the joycons off and drop it from 100 ft. Bet it cracks.

@FireEmblem_Man: I need to get my hands on one first. =P

You must be having fun with yours. =)

What games do you own?

Zelda: BotW, Puyo Puyo Tetris, Mario Kart 8 DX, Disgaea 5 Complete, Snake Pass, Blaster Master Zero, 1 2 Switch

Yeah, pointless test is pointless, could've gone either way. But sure, Nintendo does make some sturdy ass products. They pretty much always win in all the comparisons I've seen with similar tests.

I still give my vote to the Deamcast though. Saw one hit a tile floor from a 4 foot drop multiple times a day for a good while and never had an issue.

@FireEmblem_Man: That's quite the list of games. Let me guess, breath of the wild is your favorite.

Did you get FE?

Joy con protected the main screen. Take those off, it'll smash into a million pieces.

I love that the switch is modular. Instead of replacing the entire unit, you can save a bit of money replacing the joy cons.

RIP left joy con :(

Of course it is, silly! Plan on getting Shantae next month. Of course BotW is my favorite!

This needs to stop being said. There are over 50 games on Nintendo's eShop right now. People who have Switches are playing them. Just because they don't have AAA titles that are spread over five or six different platforms already doesn't mean they don't have games. This isn't me being salty. This is me annoyed as shit at tired jokes.

Anyway....

The Switch only survived because the left joycon took the brunt of the impact. Drop it without the joycons and see how it fairs, especially if it lands on a corner.

Now if it could only withstand it's own dock from damage

Pro tip. Don't try to break your Nintendo Switch. ?

If anything drops from just a few feet right on its screen it's game over man, game over !

Just added the 5K drop test from Gamespots article. Pretty amazing stuff. Love how Nintendo designs these things.

10/10 durability test right here.

Views and money ?! :0

Like the Switch, I'm not taking the Bait. :P

Oh don't worry man @emgesp is an ardent Nintendo hater. He will however come in here in 3.2 seconds to claim that he owns all Nintendo consoles and that because of that he cannot be labeled a hater. He is though.

@sHaDyCuBe321: Lmao. I can't wait to get a Nintendo Switch. I need to see what all the fuss is about with this BOTW lol

Yeah, but how many of those games are actually worth playing?

No, I'm not a hater I just call a spade a spade. You just have lower standards than me. I simply expect better from Nintendo. Do you see my hate on the NES, SNES, N64 or GC? No because those were great consoles.

@cainetao11: But realistically, you're not walking around with only the Switch screen/tablet, sans Joy-Cons. The only scenario that would be dropping in is if the dock gets knocked off a TV stand or something and the tablet falls down.

How to build an emgesp response:

1.) Claim your opinion is correct without any evidence whatsoever.

2.) Claim others have lower standards than you and are only making excuses for their preference, despite the fact that opinions are subjective.

3.) Make at least one derogatory statement about Nintendo.

4.) Name drop at least 2 Nintendo consoles and pretend like someone gives a shit about your opinion.

You know what, I'm with you on expecting better from the Switch, however, I acknowledge what's out there. Obviously, there's Zelda, which I played for almost a month straight. There are games that I never got around to, like Binding of Isaac, and I loved the hell out of that game. I Am Setsuna is another game that I enjoyed on my Switch. Super Bomberman Z should have been an automatic purchase for anyone who has history with the old Nintendo systems. Of course, there's Mario Kart 8 Deluxe which was a lot of fun to play again, thanks to a proper battle mode. Tumbleseed is unique game that I've been enjoying a good bit. Then of course, there's Puyo Puyo Tetris, and if you say a Tetris game isn't worth playing, something's wrong with you. Plus, I actually had the opportunity to pass a JoyCon to a co-worker during our breaks, and that's something you physically can't do with other system. Finally, Disgaea 5 Complete is perfect on the Switch, thanks to being able to take it with you wherever you go. It's just fantastic. In fact, any multiplatform game is better on the Switch for that reason alone.

Those are just the games that I have. There's plenty more of them that I want to get, but I don't because I can't find the time for them right now. There are plenty of games that are worth playing. In my opinion, the Switch's launch window titles have kept me busier than both the PS4 and Xbox One within the same time frame. It's funny... I hear, "Switch owners keep playing Zelda because they have nothing else to play." Well, I wonder how many PS4 owners were stuck playing Knack or Xbox One owners were stuck playing Ryse for the first few months...

Pretty much, his elitism is poison. The guy is obsessed with power in consoles, you'd think he should build a PC that will take advantage of games running in perfect 1080p and 60 FPS, but no because PC gaming costs too much money excuse.

imma go drop my ps4 right now to see if it can compete. It should be tested for all the times im moving it

@aigis: Might be too heavy for the Drone to pick up.

@iandizion713: hmmm, another flaw I see

It has more games than the PS4 if you have a good PC for multiplats.

Pointless test..why would you do that?...who's ever gonna accidentally drop it from 1000 feet?... :P

No, its a fact you have lower standards than me considering how much leeway you give Nintendo. If Nintendo served shit on a plate you'd still call me out for being negative towards Nintendo. I've been playing on Nintendo consoles since the very beginning, so I have credibility. I was around when Nintendo was at their peak making some of the greatest games on excellent consoles. The Wii, Wii U were not excellent consoles and I'm going to assume the Switch won't be any different.

I dislike Nintendo post GC era, but I don't hate Nintendo as a whole. The majority of my gaming is on Nintendo consoles so I fail to see how I could be considered a hater just because I think their most recent products have been shit.

LMAO!!! The fact you even have to say that just proves how lackluster the current library is on the Switch.

I'm no obsessed with power. You obviously haven't been paying attention. I just expect Nintendo consoles to at least be in the ballpark compared to the competition. $300 for a glorified 2015 tablet is a joke. This will be another Nintendo console with lackluster AAA third party support. Sure it'll have solid Japanese support, but lets face it this isn't the 90's and early 2000's when Japanese developers reigned supreme with a bunch of quality games.

@emgesp:

Claims his opinion is correct with no evidence that my standards are lower than his? Check

Claims I have lower standards for having a positive opinion of the Nintendo Switch, completely ignoring that my opinion is my own and cannot be proven to be less valuable than his? Check

Derogatory statement about Nintendo? Check

"The majority of my gaming is on Nintendo consoles so I fail to see how I could be considered a hater" Mentions older gen Nintendo consoles as some sort of free pass for his shit opinion despite the fact that I have also been gaming on every Nintendo console since 88? Check...

...and mate.

Ladies and gentlemen I present to you every post emgesp has every produced on this forum.

Not nearly as lacklustre as the PS4's exclusive lineup.

@sHaDyCuBe321: Well ill be damned.

Is it really that hard for you to understand why I think Nintendo's recent offerings are lackluster? The reason why I continue to bring up the past is because its relevant to the point I'm making. Do you honestly believe the Wii, Wii U were on a similar level to the NES, SNES, N64 and GC?

Bloodborne, UC4, Horizon, Nioh, Persona 5, Ratchet & Clank, Gravity Rush 2, TLG and Yakuza 0 are lackluster games?

Anyways, unlike Nintendo consoles Sony doesn't have to mainly rely on 1st party offerings.

It's been almost four years and that's all you can come up with? Seriously? I stand corrected, the PS4 lineup isn't lacklustre, it's downright dogshit. Even the PS3 had heavier hitters than this after four years.

It's a great console for people who don't own a gaming PC though, all those stellar multiplats.

The Game Boy survived a Gulf War bomb explosion. The N64 survived being hammered and burnt. That's Nintendium for you.

Those were just some of the better examples, not every exclusive. I don't understand why you keep bringing up the PC as its irrelevant to the discussion at hand.

People are mainly buying PS4 consoles as their primary gaming device, not as an addition to their PCs.

Why do Americans still use feet and inches? Its time to stop living in the past and use the metric system instead of outdated imperial system! Instead of saying 1000 feet, say 300 metres!

Certified Nintendium Product.

Cause Basketball goal is 10ft. Its how we raised.