Ultimate Zelda Nintendo Switch Setup!

- [Video Game Narrator] In the land of Hyrule,
there echoes a legend.
(gentle music)
- We've done a gaming setup for the PS4,
and we've done a gaming setup for the Xbox One S,
so now I thought it was about time
we finally did one for the Nintendo Switch,
which really affords us a bit of a more
unique situation compared to the other two,
because while both Sony and Microsoft
have their popular franchises,
none of them have quite hit the same level of popularity
as what Nintendo brings to the market.
And the biggest one right now,
thanks to being a launch title for the Switch,
is the Legend of Zelda.
♫ Down with Zelda from the very start
♫ I got the heart and smarts to play the part
♫ Down with Zelda
- And what's really cool about this,
is there's just so much awesome stuff out there
that celebrates the Legend of Zelda franchise,
that we had a lot more options
with doing something more unique and interesting
with the setup compared to the last two.
You know, with the Playstation 4 setup,
I'd say that was about 60-70% function,
with a little bit of form.
The Xbox One S was the flip of that,
'cause we got that custom designed shelf for it,
but still needed to make everything manageable.
This though, the Switch doesn't really require
all that much in terms of cabling
or accessories or extra stuff,
so we were able to focus pretty much entirely on form,
making not just a gaming setup,
but really almost a shrine dedicated to the Legend of Zelda.
Now obviously there is a whole lot going on
with this setup here, so let's break it down
piece by piece, and look at all that stuff
that makes it up, starting with figures.
As soon as we decided on doing
a Zelda-themed Switch setup,
I knew I wanted to have a ton of figures involved.
I've done it before with my other setups,
I had a little Nathan Drake with the PS4,
I had one with the Xbox One S,
but with Nintendo, we get the added benefit of Amiibos.
There are a ton of different Amiibos,
especially for Zelda, with even more on the way,
so it allowed me to pick and choose
some of my favorite ones to incorporate with this design.
Now, Amiibos are cool and all,
but I wanted something a little extra special
involved in this setup, so I grabbed a pair
of Nendoroids as well.
They're much more detailed figures
that are posable and have all kinds of different
customization options, and they've done quite a few
different Legend of Zelda designs.
I thought the perfect fit for this setup,
where I wanna have both Link and Zelda shown off,
is a pair that's designed based on the Windwaker series.
Now, to round all this out,
we have a couple other little knick-knacks.
I got a collector's edition guide
that just looks beautiful on display,
our custom Zelda Switch dock,
a replica of the Ocarina of Time,
and the biggest and best piece of all,
a custom colorware Switch designed
with Breath of the Wild colors in mind
that I'm actually going to be giving away,
and you can see a video on tomorrow.
Now all these things individually are pretty cool,
but what really makes this setup special
and ties everything together is the set design.
We hit up a couple different home improvement
and craft stores to grab all the stuff
you see behind me to create this kind of
ancient ruins feeling.
Columns bordering each side of the T.V.,
vines covering the wall.
Got some replica stuff, like an Hylian Shield,
and I think one of my favorite little things we did
is put Hue Go's inside of these sconces,
so it actually acts like a torch.
Also, favorite moment while building up this whole thing
is the fact that we bought some vines,
put them up, looked at it and went,
yeah that's really cool, we have to buy like,
four times as many of these right now.
Now for those of you worrying about the functional side,
where am I gonna store controllers,
where am I gonna store any other accessories I want,
well in my opinion, the Switch is still ultimately
a portable system, so I just keep everything in a backpack.
Stores all my joy con's, portable batteries,
everything I need is in here,
so I have access to it when I'm on the go,
and if I wanna use it while I'm at the setup,
just grab right out of the bag.
You know, of all the setups we've done
on this channel, I have to say this one was by far
the most fun one to do.
I have been a long time fan
of the Legend of Zelda franchise.
When I was growing up, and even to this day,
Link to the Past is still one of my favorite games
of all time, sorry Ocarina fans,
but Link to the Past is better.
And being able to incorporate that love
into a setup, something that was beyond just simply
oh we need to make a cool looking setup
that involves a PS4, an Xbox One,
something that celebrates a series that I truly love,
just led to making something that was truly special.

Ultimate Zelda Nintendo Switch Setup!

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