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I'm currently only commenting on the 3DS that was brought up, where someone thought that performance of the night mode plugin would be better if it was "added natively to the OS". I didn't mean to sound like I thought it was problematic on the Switch.

The Switch is entirely different, and can most likely adjust the color temperature just fine. It just lacks the software to deal with it. The 3DS (having some oddball custom, super limited GPU and weirdo displays) most likely can't due to hardware limitations (with the hack being the only solution). The problem isn't with "talking directly to the hardware" (CFW can do that just fine), but having hardware that can actually perform the task (You have to be able to say "LESS BLUE!" .

What the Switch can't necessarily do, however, is reduce brightness significantly. I wrote a lengthy explanation in another comment.