why does the switch have so few streaming apps

wanted to use mine for netflix on a trip and found it's not there. youtube works but most of the big services seem missing. which streaming apps are actually available on switch right now?
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zeel_46 Nov 04, 2026
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Nintendo has never pushed it as a media device. It has YouTube, Crunchyroll and a few others, but most big services never made an app, Netflix among them. It's more down to the apps than the hardware. If you want streaming on the TV, a cheap stick does it better anyway.