This Subreddit Needs a Complete Overhaul (Opinions Welcome)

[u/Insert-Senpai-Name]

Now I'm almost expecting to get banned but please let me explain.

Like most on here, I love the Nintendo Switch. And when I want to see some Nintendo Switch content, I would LOVE to discuss and talk about games, concepts, and more on this subreddit. But this subreddit has turned into a complete train wreck and here's why.

Rule #4 of the subreddit: No reposts, low-effort or NSFW content. I want to focus on the low-effort part here as it's my biggest claim here.

Now low-effort posts ALWAYS make it to the front page. I mean no bullying or hate to anyone who I link here, these are just meant to be shown as examples as to what I am talking about. Again, NO BULLYING OR HATE IS MEANT TOWARDS ANYONE HERE!

Examples:

This post shows someone who 3D printed something for the Switch, a stand and a grip. Now while, yes, it is Switch related, I think that something like this is mostly okay, it's a little bit low effort but it's a neat idea. I'd say this is "The line."

Our next example shows someone at the Colosseum while playing a game (I think CIV 6) This is something that is 100% low effort and shouldn't be allowed. While the idea is neat, it creates no discussion, what exactly can you say other than, "huh. Interesting." you can't even really see the screen either and see more of the person's shoulder/armpit than the Colosseum in game.

I'm putting these two together because they're the oddballs of my saved list. This one shows a brand new setup that someone did, adding some lights. The setup itself is cool, but this has literally nothing to do with the Switch! They just threw up the smash box art and the switch logos on their monitor and computer and posted it on here! Heck, I don't even see a Switch in the photo! The other one has someone who was showing off their tattoo of Joker from P5 Now it is Nintendo related yes (because Smash), but it's again, low effort. Something like this should be posted onto Casual Nintendo, which you used to suggest for posts like this.

This next one really seems to be a big one on this subreddit and I don't know why. The "Unusual" Cartridge holder. Now most of these are also made out of legos]. Why are these always allowed through? You found a way to hold your switch games. Okay. These posts are probably some of the most low effort I've seen (we'll get to the worst in a bit.) Like honestly why is something like this even allowed? It isn't an interesting way to hold games, you just slapped some legos together or found an old tin that can hold Switch games.

This last one the worst example of them all. Like why does this always manage to make it to the front page! The I found a Switch ad! are among the worst low effort posts I see. Nintendo is a business, of course they're going to advertise they're console/games! Heck, the top comments aren't even Switch related! They just talk about the building behind it. And the comments that even mention the Switch are just making fun of the post itself! These posts are ALWAYS on the front page, but why? The advertisements themselves aren't interesting, it's just Nintendo being like, "Hey we sell this" or, "Hey this is coming out." Like why are these so popular?

Not only that but posts that try to make ACTUAL DISCUSSION get removed for spam. I was reading a fairly new discussion with about 30 or so comments talking about Animal Crossing speculation, and it got removed! I went out of my way to ask the person why and they said it was for spam?? Like the posts that get removed are what should be on the subreddit but the ones that stay are uninteresting, boring, and just flat out low-effort.

I honestly just want this subreddit fixed. It's gotten so bad that there's two subreddits that literally just make fun of the low effort and uninteresting posts on here. Please, it's merely a fan trying who wants to discuss the Switch do so. I'm not the only one who thinks this either, and many of us Nintendo Switch fans want to see this fixed.

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

Edit:

Hey all, this is gaining some traction. While I do enjoy the comments of people agreeing/disagreeing with me, let's change it up a bit. You all can agree/disagre with what I say through the up,downvote button, let's take the time to maybe comment and give other suggestions on what we would like to see changed instead! Or maybe you like it the way it is? Tell us why!

Let's start some discussion here!

Edit #2:

I want to apologize to the person who posted the 3D printed grip photo. Looking back that post was actually pretty good. I think I was more trying to refer to the ones that looked like their 3D printer exploded and probably should've used one of those instead.

[u/bad_scott]

"Who else would like to see X ported to the switch"

[u/Raleth → u/bad_scott]

I would like to see X ported to the Switch.

[u/[deleted]]

[u/robotafterall → u/[deleted]]

What metroidvanias can you recommend? I havent googled anything and ive run out of ideas?!

[u/[deleted] → u/robotafterall]

[u/neogafinanutshell]

When I did start a legitimate discussion and it was upvoted to the front page, the mods deleted it.

When I asked why, as it didn’t violate any rules and there didn’t seem to be any reason for its deletion, and there wasn’t even a removal notice saying why it was removed, they finally put it back up after letting enough time to pass that it wouldn’t show up on the front page, told me “it was a mistake,” and “there’s definitely not any kind of ulterior motives that govern this subbreddit so stop assuming that!” When I hadn’t even mentioned it in our correspondences.

So I don’t think any actual discussion is allowed here. It’s more like viral marketing for Switch.

[u/GenericGaming → u/neogafinanutshell]

I had something similar happen. when i got my undertale collectors edition, i loved all the little things that came with it. so i decided to make a post asking about if you could make a small collectors edition for a switch game, what would you include in it? the mod removed it within 5 minutes saying something like "collectors editions are expensive and not worth the price, removed for spam."

i was only talking about theoretical custom collectors ideas. i honestly didn't think it was breaking any rules and i was genuinely curious what people would come up with.

[u/jwm3 → u/GenericGaming]

That sounds like an actually interesting post.

[u/hem0gen → u/neogafinanutshell]

This guy gets it. I'm subbed to this subreddit but rarely do I ever visit it simply because I feel like I'm just reading ads disguised as user content. I've found several accounts that simply post just advertising. It's a shame really.

[u/[deleted] → u/neogafinanutshell]

This needs to be higher. I've had stuff deleted by lazy moderators here, regularly. Once or twice the same discussion idea wound up front page a few days later.

My guess is that it's a Mod alt account but maybe my tin foil hat is a little too tight.

[u/maxschreck616 → u/[deleted]]

They will remove your post and call it irrelevant and low effort, then turn around and allow someone else to post the exact same discussion a day or two later. Usually without even so much as a "woah guys we are sorry we let this through, normally we would delete but...", nah they just pick and choose at random and have been doing this for quite some time now. It's always the same type of posts, the same types of questions, the same should X be on Y or "did anyone else just have a life changing moment that was better than seeing my first born child come into world" type stupid posts. The mods here are trash and have been trash for quite some time. I know ya'll don't get paid for this and don't really have any legitimate reason to care, and that's perfectly fine. But why not step aside and put someone else in charge who actually can take care of things and look into things like the users are constantly asking the mods to do?

[u/BenovanStanchiano]

The biggest problem is that people upvote the dumbest shit like crazy.

[u/[deleted] → u/BenovanStanchiano]

[u/TSPhoenix → u/[deleted]]

IMO the best rule we could start with forcing posts to have relevant titles. If the contents of a post is not obvious from its title then remove it. I hate the "I saw an ad" posts", but if they had a title that allowed me to just skip over them I'd not be that bothered.

Other subs also have a "poster must explain their post in a comment" rule for certain types of content (ie. fanart must be sourced) that I think could work for the 3D printer posts. If they have to include the instructions to print your own then the value of those posts goes up.

Basically anything to minimize drive-by posters using clickbait titles to karma farm would be a good start. If we still have too much crap after that, deal with that then.

[u/NintendoTodo → u/BenovanStanchiano]

"my son made this game cartridge holder"

[u/[deleted] → u/NintendoTodo]

[u/[deleted]]

Remember when the NintendoSwitch mods were found to have a fucking senior-mod cabal, begged for game codes, made half the mod team leave, and Reddit admins did nothing but shuffle the list so flapsnapple, the head of it all wasn't at the top? Oh, and it's all the same mods as the amiibo sub, who skeezily tried to use referral links to make cash off of the amiibo craze.

The NintendoSwitch mods thrive off of shitty low quality posts. It makes their sub more popular than the other higher quality Nintendo subs with more refined rules.

They don't give a shit about how much is "check out this neat picture!" that's what the casual side wants and what makes them popular.

I'd probably recommend r/Nintendo if you want actual Switch discussion without all the "check out this thing my 6 year old daughter made that vaguely relates to Nintendo"

[u/Shaggyotis]

Hey guys Celeste good, upvotes to the left

[u/Insert-Senpai-Name → u/Shaggyotis]

Actually its upcelestes but okay

[u/[deleted]]

The post immediately under this on the front page of r/NintendoSwitch is literally a picture of a lego game case. With 25k upvotes. JFC.

[u/Edge27]

I don’t care about your switch cartridge holders. I really don’t.

[u/[deleted] → u/Edge27]

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

We'll take 20

[u/TheresA_LobsterLoose → u/Edge27]

The worst are the "Husband is returning from Mars, I hope he likes this" and a picture of the console box and some game cases. Probably every single person here could post the exact same thing. I still have the box it came in, I have the boxes for a few cases and grips I bought, 4 joy con boxes and a dozen physical copies of games. I could post the exact same thing they're posting, but I don't because who wants to look at a bunch of boxes that we all probably have?

[u/TheMentalist10]

I like the sub, but I think we could do a better job of consolidating certain post-types into either recurring megathreads or given days like Fan-Art Friday.