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, citing a YouTube video that has since been deleted, the YouTube app is coming to Nintendo's latest console. If the rumor turns out to be accurate, this would be the first major streaming app to hit the Nintendo Switch 2; which unlike its competitor consoles, doesn't feature third-party apps like Apple Music, Spotify, Netflix, Disney+, and so on.
The blog says that the YouTube app is one of the most requested features by Nintendo Switch 2 users, who continue to wait on Google's promises that the app will be coming at a later date. With a Nintendo Direct rumored to take place in February, this could be the perfect moment to hear more about a YouTube app. Besides that, there are several other functionalities users have been waiting for, such as customizable themes, like the ones available from the Nintendo DS era.Despite the Nintendo Switch family success, it seems Nintendo isn't worried about adding popular streaming apps to its console. With the original model, streaming apps like YouTube, Hulu, Funimation, and Crunchyroll eventually made their way to the system. However, more popular options like Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, Apple TV, and Disney+ never became available on the platform. While some users speculate that Nintendo doesn't have the numbers for third-party apps to justify launching platforms there, the Nintendo Switch console has been one of the best-selling video game consoles ever. Besides that, the new model is, as it can even be upscaled to play 4K content when docked. Even if the Switch 2 doesn't have all the bells and whistles as the PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X, the absence of all streaming apps continue to be a mystery for users nearly a year after the console's release. That said, we're just at the beginning of the life cycle of the Nintendo Switch 2, and rumors already mention an . As long as Nintendo continues to make big numbers with its hybrid console, the Japanese company still has time to decide what features it wants to add to the game console.
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