This effectively means that there are now no methods of watching Netflix on a Nintendo console, and it's left fans with more questions than answers. Perhaps the strangest part of the history between Nintendo and Netflix came as recently as a few days ago when support for Netflix on the Wii U and 3DS was dropped. While it was relatively bare-bones on the Wii and 3DS, the Wii U had the closest approximation to the Netflix apps that have been featured on recent PlayStation and Xbox consoles, so it's clear that Nintendo is capable of supporting some kind of app for the service.
Every console starting with the Nintendo Wii has had some kind of Netflix app on it, even the Nintendo 3DS and its many models. Netflix's absence on the Nintendo Switch is strange for a lot of reasons, but one of the most confusing aspects is the fact that Netflix has been on Nintendo consoles in the past. RELATED: Explaining the Latest Nintendo Switch Game Leaks After all of this time, the Nintendo Switch still doesn't have Netflix. Out of the many missing apps, there is one major omission that is still leaving a lot of fans scratching their heads. The Nintendo Switch has been no stranger to this relationship, as the console has a pretty slim suite of streaming services after being on the market for four years.
While some apps like YouTube have almost always had a place on consoles, there are other services that seem to take a long time to reach the same devices. Nintendo has always had a strange relationship with the trend of consoles becoming multimedia devices. Every console that is, except for the Nintendo Switch. From music to movies, if there's a service that streams some kind of content, then almost every console is bound to have an app for it. There are few things that consoles can't do at this point, and one of the most significant developments in console versatility in recent years has been the ability to stream just about anything. In the last decade, video game consoles have evolved from simply playing the best titles on the market, to multimedia devices capable of rendering DVD players and cable boxes obsolete.