Crunchyroll, an anime streaming service, is now accessible on the Nintendo Switch.
Crunchyroll has announced that its new Nintendo Switch app will provide users full access to tens of thousands of anime episodes. The Crunchyroll app has been available for quite some time on competing consoles, smart TVs, and other streaming-capable devices. Switch is noted for its lack of streaming apps and non-gaming entertainment options when compared to Microsoft and Sony’s consoles. This might be a game-changer.
Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll’s Unreal Engine-powered app joins Funimation, another anime streaming service available on the Switch since late 2020. Crunchyroll hopes to set itself apart by being the first streaming app to support offline viewing on the Nintendo Switch. Those without a subscription can still watch episodes with advertising. Crunchyroll on the other hand offers subscription options that remove ads and allow viewers to see episodes when they air in Japan.
While Crunchyroll’s addition gives some optimism for the future of non-gaming entertainment on the Switch, Nintendo has a history of prioritizing games over all else. Fans should not expect the device to become a go-to streaming platform overnight. Unless they’re anime fans, most Switch owners are better off watching movies and TV on a different console or on a device like a Roku or Chromecast.
Service Options
With an account, viewers can stream an ad-supported selection of popular episodes for free. Then there’s Crunchyroll Premium, which offers ad-free access to the whole Crunchyroll library as well as a variety of other perks in three tiers: Fan, Mega Fan, and Ultimate Fan.
Subscribers to the Mega Fan and Ultimate Fan tiers will be able to download episodes for offline watching. This is just like on the Crunchyroll mobile app.
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