Being able to use our consoles to stream TV series and movies is something we take for granted with today's consoles. But this seemingly doesn't apply to Nintendo, if Business Insider is to be believed.
They have spoken to Kit Ellis from Nintendo who says it is a unit meant for video games first and foremost, and that is just won't have a whole lot of multimedia apps. They write that we shouldn't "plan to watch Netflix on the Switch".
That means your laptop or tablet will still be mandatory on journeys if you want to watch a streaming service. Hopefully, Nintendo decides to change their minds regarding this, being able to switch (pun intended) from games to video at a hotel room or a train with wi-fi doesn't interfer with the overall vision of Switch in our opinion.
Update
As confirmed over on Kotaku, Nintendo has confirmed that apps such as Netflix won't be in place at launch, but will be considered as part of future updates. Here's what they wrote:
All of our efforts have gone toward making the Nintendo Switch system an amazing dedicated video game platform, so it will not support any video-streaming services at launch. However, support for video-streaming services is being considered for a future update.