As noted, as of recently, users could leave reviews for Switch games on Nintendo of America's website. This feature has now been taken down, lasting just a couple of days. It's not certain whether user reviews will return, as Nintendo doesn't currently have an estimated date on an update.

Customer reviews have been taken offline as we evaluate this feature and its functionality. We currently have no estimated date on when an update will be provided. We appreciate the positive response and thank the reviewers who provided such thoughtful commentary on the games.

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[Taffy]

lmfao

It was a bold move and I guess it didn't work.

 

[Sonic Angel Knight]

Can't handle roasting of the games maybe.

 

[BlueFox gui]

becuz people were talking shit

 

[Reploid]

Welcome back to XX century.

 

[Joe88]

oh nintendo, never change

 

[Beerus]

damn this was fast

 

[Prans]

Well that was short lived...

 

[SaiTheOHaireDeliveryGuy]

"My mommy got this game for me, whaaa, I wanted money for Roblox"

"This is a troll post, I'm gonna one-star and shit all over dis game lololol"

Yeah, I can see why it wouldn't last.

 

[chartube12]

A member (I wont name) of here had roast'd nearly every switch title last night....extremely. I only saw a bit of his reviews n god they were just as bad as his trolling on here.

 

[DRAGONBALLVINTAGE]

Playstore all over again

 

[codezer0]

So basically, Nintendo confirmed for not being able to tolerate criticism, or accept any attempt at constructive feedback.

Why, oh why, am i not surprised?

 

[Xzi]

So basically, Nintendo confirmed for not being able to tolerate criticism, or accept any attempt at constructive feedback.

Why, oh why, am i not surprised?

Constructive feedback. On the internet. You're hilarious.

Review bombing is still a problem even for some Steam games unfortunately. Too many shitty people out there.

 

[Kioku]

So basically, Nintendo confirmed for not being able to tolerate criticism, or accept any attempt at constructive feedback.

Why, oh why, am i not surprised?

So, basically, you have no idea what you are talking about.

Why, oh why, am I not surprised?

Why add a review system to just remove it a few days later? Hm. I can only imagine. Maybe they're looking for a way to better it?

 

[Windaga]

Maybe they could tie it to the consoles themselves and use an authorized purchaser system, like Amazon does. Won't stop all of the troll reviews, but it would stop random people posting nonsense. At least, random people without a Switch/3DS

 

[BullyWiiPlaza]

lmao, of course they couldn't handle the roasting because it would actually make them look bad. I'm honestly not surprised. Nintendo is the kind of company who doesn't care about consumers or their feedback because they "know it best" by keeping everything the same old-fashioned way. Obviously they didn't take it off due to fanboys praising their amazing rehashed titles. xD

 

[Kioku]

lmao, of course they couldn't handle the roasting because it would actually make them look bad. I'm honestly not surprised. Nintendo is the kind of company who doesn't care about consumers or their feedback because they "know it best" by keeping everything the same old-fashioned way. xD

Pretty bold assumption to make without knowing why it was taken down so fast.

 

[Veho]

Did they have any verification method in place that the reviewer actually bought/played the game? Or could just anyone walk in and leave a review?

 

[BullyWiiPlaza]

Pretty bold assumption to make without knowing why it was taken down so fast.

Most likely the same reason they took down Miiverse so early: They want to moderate everything so badly but realized they can't or that it would get expensive so they just made a U-turn. It's typical for Nintendo to silence criticism and protect their children customers from bad language/people (see how their online titles are designed: no built-in free text messages and no voice chat either). You can't easily reach Nintendo customers via Nintendo platforms/systems.

 

[Osha]

Did they have any verification method in place that the reviewer actually bought/played the game? Or could just anyone walk in and leave a review?

The latter.