 Hey everyone, welcome back to Nintendo Prime. Welcome to our Sunday July 10th. We're having a conversation here because of something that, well, two things, I suppose, that our good pal of the channel, one of our regulars on our Nintendo Prime podcast, Mike Odyssey, put out there. He did a video yesterday on a similar topic, but he also sort of went off on this in our most recent episode of the podcast. In fact, I want you to actually take a listen to what he said in that episode. And then I want to get into, you know, my thoughts on how I want to alter a little bit how I'm covering Nintendo's potential next device. To be honest, to be honest, can I be honest with you, Nate? Can I be honest with you? You go ahead. We don't allow honesty, we only allow clickbait on the show, right? Very can, you know, I mean, I'm tired, dude, that I'm like, I'm trying to keep up with this algorithm. Algorithm, I'm gonna kick your butt one day, you know, but... You can lose your mind keeping up with the YouTube algorithm. Trying to find this dumb wave. We have a, I have this like the smallest surfboard. I use analogies all the time. I have like this smallest surfboard and I'm trying to catch the wave to get a good wave, to get a good ride so that a lot of people can see the channel. But man, if we always talk about a Switch Pro, then there's no more room for fun because what if I want to make a video that I dress like Mario and I head outside to downtown and start saying hi to people as Mario? No, nobody's gonna see that video because all we're talking about is Switch Pro. You know, I'm like... Not exactly, I will say this, I will say this. That's not exactly true because that's a unique type of video that hits on different search terms. Yeah, but... Like I'll tell you right now... Who's really searching guy dresses up as Mario and goes to downtown greeting people? No, no, no, no. You gotta come up with a clever title. You gotta come up with a much more clever title about, you know, I dressed as Mario and stood in the middle of, I don't know, Miami for eight hours straight. Just let it be, the mist, what the fuck are you doing in the middle of Miami dressed as Mario for eight hours? People are gonna sit there and click on it because they're like, what the hell? I see videos like this all the time. Similar type of ones that get millions of views. From really tiny channels. If I get to 15k in the next five to six months, I'm gonna do that video. That's an hour now. You're gonna do that video. I'm gonna, I have a mask on. You've seen the dance on the channel. I have a mask of costume. The reason why I said, I don't think SwitchPro affects views of other stuff is because all of my videos that on SwitchPro, oh, 7,000, 8,000, 10,000 views, all those videos, this podcast, like it 2,000, 3,000, 4,000, all of them are just hitting on the same search terms. It's people looking for that. That's like why we know what people want it is people keep looking specifically for it. They are literally typing SwitchPro into the search on Google and YouTube and then sorting by last 24 hours. I could see it in my analytics. People are digging for this because they want it. So, and they will hold on to any tiny morse. Look, I talk about these random guys in China and people are holding on for dear life because they just want it. They want it. I agree. But I want to talk, I'm ready to talk about something else, dude. I'm really am. Like I'm really am. I really want the SwitchPro, but I really, it's like, for example, Nintendo, this is crazy because we're moving so fast. You know, we are still in the middle of 2020, right? 2020, 2020. I'm in 2020. Please, no. Please, no. We're still in the middle of 2020. Maybe go back like a month, I'm good with that. Well, you're not, you're about to hit a bunch of hell for a couple of months. Yeah, right. I'm about to hit Prime Gaming Fest and cruise. I'll take that. But you know, still in the middle of 2022, literally half year has gone by. You know, if you, when you come to think about it, six months ago, just six months ago, we got Pokemon, you know, Arceus. Nobody's talking about that anymore. Only channels who are actually dedicated themselves to just continue to stay there forever. Well, to be fair, they didn't announce Scarlet and Violet, which I mean. Yeah. And that completely just, I mean, it's a new generation of Pokemon. So. Yeah, yeah, yeah, you're right. But then, you know, you know, Trials, Kirby, the Forgotten Land, and how long ago was that launched? You know, that's a brand new game. Yeah, that's still a brand new game. The Nintendo's were sported. Myers Rakers were just announced. Fire Emblem, just, you know, so Fire Emblem announced. Okay, gone. That's, let's just talk about what's coming up next. You know, forget about what just. So what kind of channels are you watching though? Because channels are covered. They're always moving on what's next. What I'm trying to say is that sometimes we just have to take some time and smell the flowers that we had before us. You know, and not worry too much about what's coming tomorrow. And I'm sorry, I'm gonna get a little deep with this, but sometimes we worry about tomorrow when tomorrow might never come. Yeah. You know what I mean? Like let's take some time and enjoy what we have before us today. I'm enjoying to the max that we're getting a Switch OLED Splatoon Edition. Even though I'm not the greatest Splatoon fan, I love, I love new hardware and I love the look. I love the design. I like art, but when I see that new, that newness of that announcement today, that's something new that I've never seen before that they just gave us. So I'm like, I wanna take the time to enjoy what's right before me, what's the new thing that we just have. You know what I mean? And we're always looking so far ahead, so far ahead that we kind of forget about the things that we have right in front of us. And I know that in YouTube, the algorithm picks up all these things because that's what people look for. But that's exactly the, everybody's looking for what's ahead instead of what it's just announced and what we have. I've seen some people say, oh my God, I'm looking forward to this game so much. It comes out, right? But then again, they leave it behind and they never go back to it again because we get distracted with what tomorrow's gonna bring instead of kind of focusing on what we have today and enjoying what we have today. You know what I mean? Like this podcast, I'm enjoying this podcast when my mouse just died. But you know, I'm enjoying this podcast today. I'm not worried about the podcast next week. You are because you got a planet, but. I'll tell you right now, I'm not even worrying about that podcast until this weekend, baby. And there you go. Just because I know we might have Anders restarted on. So I gotta, I gotta plan. When I know it's just gonna be you, I didn't plan, I have any plans for this podcast till today. I'm gonna be honest. I'm gonna plan my podcast till the day of when I know it's just the same crew. When I have guests on, then I gotta think ahead. Yeah, yeah. And I just wanna leave this out there. Guys, you know, there's a lot in the world. I know there's so many things that are coming in the future. Future is not here yet, but there's so many things that we have now that we can take the time, blow down, stop the clock and enjoy what you have. You know, if you don't have a switch right now and you have the Wii U, you know, enjoy the Wii U while you can until you get the switch and then so on and so on. Cause I hear that a lot. I'm like, I don't have a switch. I don't have this. I don't have that, but what do you have? You know, enjoy what you have now so that later on you can enjoy something, you know, more. Well, I mean, I just feel like we have to kind of just slow down a little bit. Cause it gets overwhelming sometimes. You know what I mean? I will, there's so many videos that I wanna create that I know people are kid care less about, but it's because I like, I like some certain topics or I like certain things in the world of Nintendo, you know? But I cover news. I cover news. So I find myself stressing, trying to get into the algorithm and trying to get to... Here's what I want to tell you, Mike. Here's what I want to tell you. I tell this to every YouTuber you're not necessarily starting out, but you're... I'm a newbie, dude. I'm a newbie. I'm a noob. Yeah, so, well, this is what I say. Don't worry about the algorithm. Don't worry about chasing the views. The number one most important thing to do is make content that you're passionate about. You make the biggest thing. And I tell this to all people who are, hey, I want to start each one. What should I do? Well, one, you need to have the idea of yourself. Make content you want to watch. If that content doesn't exist yet, perfect. If it already does, then do it the way that you think it's not being done by others. Like some of your best videos, Mike, are like the ones where, yeah, you were kind of having some fun with the whole internet, going crazy over Switched In, doing the whole news thing and the whole... There's nobody else on YouTube doing that. And I'm sure you had a hell of a lot of fun conceptualizing that, filming it, editing it. It's always fun doing editing. You can get a little frustrating with certain parts, but then when you see it come together, you're like, man, that's great. And no one else is doing that. It's one of those things where, whatever you're passionate about, that's what you should be focusing on. Like hearing you talk about all this stuff, worry about the future, appreciate what you have now, like it's funny because I'm almost the polar opposite of you, not that I don't appreciate what I have, but I get what I have, I beat what I have, and I move on. Because I'm good, I'm satisfied. I don't like replaying games. I'd rather look forward to it. But here's the thing though, the difference, what makes me the polar opposite is because that's what I'm passionate about. That's the concept I want to make. Some people though are forcing themselves, like when people go, man, how many videos on Switch Pro, how many conversational Switch Pro can this guy have unlimited? Cause that's what I'm passionate about. I saw it was Mike, and I obviously deeply respected his opinion. He went ahead and made an entire video on this on his channel. You guys can go watch basically where he's not going to be covering anything related to Switch Pro or Switch 2 or anything like that until Nintendo officially announces it. Expressing the same frustration I think a lot of other people have of getting hyped and tired of talking about this. He does go into feeding the YouTube algorithm a little bit. I do think that's a bit of a misspeak on his part, maybe just because he might not have all the same data sets that I have, and maybe the data sets on his side show that talking about that increases viewership. For me, talking about Future Nintendo Direct, talking about Future Zelda stuff, talking about Future Mario things is typically what gets the big boost of my channel. Whereas, the Switch Pro stuff sort of performs somewhere around in the middle. That being said, I do want to point out one reason why I am so adamant at covering every minute detail that can hint towards a Switch Pro or a Switch 2. And it's not because I'm sitting here with my Switch OLED. Yes, I got one with the Skull and Company Animal Crossing style grip on it. It's not because I'm sitting here clamoring for a brand new Switch. Oh my gosh, I need it. I didn't enjoy Kirby. I didn't enjoy Fire Emblem 3 Hopes. I didn't enjoy all these other games that are co-op. Mario Strikers. Oh my gosh, I really need a new Switch. It's because of how my interest in technology works. You see, I consider myself to be a tech enthusiast. Now there's multiple ways to be tech enthusiast. The number one way that a lot of people think about tech enthusiasts is they always want the latest and greatest stuff. And it's true, I do have an iPhone 13 Pro Max. This is the latest and greatest iPhone. I do have the Samsung, I forget the name of the monitor exactly the top of head, but it's a $2,500 monitor. Just came out late last year. So I mean, that's one of the best ultra-wide, if not the best ultra-wide, especially for 49 inches on the entire market, 1440p, a whole bunch of features and all that. I also have a 5900X CPU, which may not be the latest and greatest with the Intel, you know, 12 gen out there, but it's one of the best desktop level CPUs from Ryzen. I have a very fortunate ability to have a lot of really nice technology. This TV behind us is one of the brand new TVs as of 2021, it came out late 2021. This TV is amazing, it's a $3,000 TV. And yeah, we're about to purchase a 6,000, well, actually it's a $4,000 camera with a $2,000 ultra-wide lens that we're gonna be buying at the end of this year. And that camera is basically the latest and greatest of the type of camera it is from Sony. Yes, they have obviously higher grade cameras that are in different tiers when you get up to the cinematic and beyond. But this is basically the sort of camera that even Netflix, some Netflix shows and movies are shot with, like we're getting up to that upper range. And yeah, we're about to actually buy a ROGECaster Pro 2, which is a $700 device that just came out like a month ago or three weeks ago or so. And it's going to simplify our setup, but it's also, hey, one of the latest and greatest techs out there. Although we're going with a bit of an older tech, we're actually upgrading our microphones to sure, SM7Bs, we actually looked at some newer technology since those, and frankly, after doing some audio testing here and there, it was decided that those are the microphones of choice. And you're hearing all this and you're hearing thousands of dollars being thrown out there, tens of thousands, 20,000 plus. And you're going, well Nate, that's just part of being a YouTuber like you. You like to invest in your channel, you like to invest in better product, better quality, you got this TV back here to be the best picture quality. That's all true that, you know, getting the camera and the microphones, the ProCaster, all this stuff's about improving the channel because it all does improve the channel in incremental ways, some more than others. The ProCaster 2 is an example. My hope is that for you guys, you basically don't notice much of a difference. The ProCaster 2 is actually just simplifying my setup so I can actually have all the audio sources in our streams, on our podcast, handle it through a single device. Instead of right now when it's handled through like four different devices and have a bunch of audio inputs and I can't manually control them all quite easily. I have to keep using my mouse and move sliders around and I can't hear if the volume levels are good. You guys hear me in streams and packets. Hey, is that volume good? Like is the volume of the Nintendo Direct and my voice good? You know what, I shouldn't have to ask you that. I should be able to hear that through my headphones if the volume levels are good and I can't. I don't have a way to proper monitor. So it's going to help improve things in that way. But in general, I am a tech enthusiast and that is why I spend all this time talking about what's next because I enjoy technology. So I don't want to sit there and pretend that I don't partake in purchasing some of the latest and greatest tech out there. I also want to note that that's not the only way to be a tech enthusiast. I keep up to date on all of the latest and greatest technology whether it's from TVs or monitors, computers, obviously video game consoles. I'm aware of the supposed PlayStation 5 Pro rumors that are out there. I'm aware of some of the stuff going on in the mobile space. I'm aware of what Apple's doing with their M1 and M2 chips. I'm aware of all of this crazy stuff happening in technology because it interests me. It is one of the big things I am interested in. For those who aren't aware, when I am not watching or consuming video game or sports content, I am watching and consuming technology content. I am subscribed to a number of technology YouTubers that keep me up to date on most of the latest news. Give me honest reviews, break down certain products in certain ways I never thought about. And most of these products are things I'll never own. Like I'll never own a 3090 Ti, but I'll be damned if I haven't learned a hell of a lot about it. I don't know when I'll ever own a 4000 series GPU. I don't know when I'll ever own a Threadripper or a Xeon, I don't know, but I know a hell of a lot about them from all the different generations. So look, I keep up to date on all of this stuff because it's what interests me. I have a high interest in it. I used to be a part of Geek Squad. I used to work at a lot of technology companies and doing IT and I still do a little bit of IT, but I used to do a hell of a lot more. So this stuff is what's always interest me. I've built computers over the years, I've torn apart electronics and fixed and broken them. As you guys saw with my Switch OLED, I guess I did not have the proper way to remove the screen. I hadn't done any sort of phone or screen repair and a hell of a lot of time. And last time I did it, I actually worked at a proper shop that had the heat gun and heating pads and all the right suction cups and stuff that I just don't have on hand. So it is what it is. I kind of knew there was a high chance I'd break that screen, but the point I'm making is that's what I'm interested in. So when I'm talking about the Switch Pro or the Switch 2, it's not because I'm clamoring for a brand new device. Sure, I'll be there day one and I'll buy it some way somehow, but it's not because I'm sitting here begging for it. I happily play on old systems for most of the Xbox era. I played on the OG Xbox One for a lot of it, for a lot of that era. I didn't care that there was like a Series X and other stuff out there. I just played on the OG, that fat VCR. Like, I honestly am just enthusiastic about new technology. So that leads to me covering pretty much every minute thing. The problem I have with my Switch Pro coverage, and this is me self-reflecting and looking back at my last dozen or so videos on the topic, is that a lot of what I'm talking about isn't even technology related. And I think that's bothering me because a lot of it is minute things. I mean, the last video I did yesterday going over the Ola.dat, that technically is technology related, but going over a lot of the other videos, a lot of it is, oh man, Nintendo bought a lot of raw materials. Hey, does that mean Switch Pro is soon? Oh man, there's a rumor out there floating from this person or that person. Oh man, is Switch Pro coming soon? Switch Pro soon, is it this holiday? Is it 2023? A lot of it is just trying to figure out when the hell the system's coming out if it's ever going to come out. And while that stuff I think has some value in covering, I think that stuff needs to be kept in a different form. I don't need to be making standalone videos basically on all of that stuff. If I'm gonna talk about Switch Pro or Switch 2 in the future, what I would like to talk about are speculative hypotheticals based on actual technology out there for what the system could possibly do that the current switch can't. And I'm talking about what chipset could be in it, how much RAM could be in it, what are possible with games if we get that stuff versus what we have right now. And I don't spend enough time talking about that. In fact, the last time I even bothered to touch upon specs I think was the Nvidia leak. And before that, when was the last time I talked about potential specs? So I would like to focus more on that sort of stuff. If I'm going to make standalone videos then all the other rumors and little bits of information that flowed out there. What I do want to do with those little bits of information that flowed out there is I don't want to ignore that they're happening. What I would rather do is if it's something like say Nate Drake or Emily Rogers or someone out there put some information out there that may be worth considering, I would like to do what I did with the bit of information on Friday from Jeff Grubb, which was mostly just him sort of thinking that Chinese stuff was real or that Chinese stuff in general. Like maybe I put that in a prime news episode. So ends up not being the focus of the entire video, right? It's just one small topic in a series of five or six other topics rather than being the point to watch the video. Does that make sense? I think that makes sense anyways. And that way I'm still getting some of that coverage in but I'm not like shoving it down your throat with individual video after individual video. Rather it's just part of a grander conversation point. Obviously we can always have conversation videos like this once in a while, maybe updating the situation on certain things. Like eventually I want to make one of these talking videos. I think for next week going over everything we know about Breath of the Wild 2 because you might be surprised some of the minute details and things that maybe you haven't thought about or recognized in the trailers that confirm certain things. So I'd like to go over and make a video on that as well as obviously what I think are maybe the most pressing things we still need to find out the name of the game included. So that's kind of where I want to focus my coverage of SwitchPro moving forward. Means less individual SwitchPro videos. Those videos would just be tossed in or the line of those topics would be tossed into our prime news episodes. It's just one of many topics. And then if I do make individual videos on SwitchPro it'll be either because I just want to talk about some hypothetical theoretical specs which again, you really only need to make one video on that at least until we get some more information. And if and when Nintendo obviously announces the damn thing and they may never announce it. I mean they'll announce new hardware someday but yeah, I just kind of wanted to explain why I do a lot of coverage of it. I don't really care about the YouTube algorithm. I'm not gonna say I never care about the YouTube algorithm but if I just wanted to hit the algorithm hard I'd just be making nonstop Zelda videos because my audience loves Zelda videos. And the algorithm with my channel loves when I talk about Zelda. Not a surprise because this channel used to be Zelda Informer that the algorithm prefers that I talk about Zelda. Or even like something like Mario Galaxy 2 and you know, the arising of that's gonna come to Switch someday. The algorithm loves when I do stuff like that as well. So, what am I gonna do then for my individual videos that aren't part of that? Obviously I'm gonna cover topics that I'm passionate about such as this. So my Odyssey, thank you so much for your video. He won't be covering it. Doesn't mean he won't be talking about it because you know, I can't guarantee it'll never be topics on our podcast. But again, it's one of other topics. I guess not like the sole focus of the podcast until there's an announcement. If there's an official announcement we literally could have a podcast special that talks nothing but about that announcement. But that's different because then that's official news. It's kind of like we can speculate on a direct but we can have a whole show dedicated to a direct when it happens, right? So anyways guys, thank you so much for tuning in. I am Nathan Robledance from Nintendo Prime and I will catch you in that next video.