Nintendo didn’t just leave a star system and a text box for fans to leave their reviews in, either: Nintendo’s user review system had detailed tags like ‘intuitive controls’, ‘kid appropriate’, and ‘immersive’. Reviewers could also put a spoiler warning on their reviews, and even class themselves as parents, Nintendo fans, casual players, or core gamers. It’s not clear how many reviews were submitted under the new system, which disappeared from the website earlier today.
A Nintendo representative has since stated that the review system was a trial to evaluate the potential of such a ratings system, and the website now has a placeholder statement in lieu of a review submission form:
Microsoft has a similar review system with Xbox, though fans have long-clamored that only accounts which have played the games should be able to leave reviews. Nintendo, for its part, promised that the reviews were left from verified players. It isn’t clear if every available Switch title had the review feature enabled, but high profile Switch games like Splatoon 2 and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild certainly did.
Nintendo wasn’t forthright in why the beta review system was removed, but with the company stating that it has no estimated return date it looks like the Switch website is back to its review score-free environment for the time being. Like ranked mode in Rainbow Six Siege, perhaps Nintendo-hosted Switch reviews will remain in beta for years after its initial release.
Interested gamers can read the review of the Nintendo Switch itself here.
Source: Polygon
