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Conina on 05 October 2018
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Nautilus said:
Conina said:

No, it wouldn't fracture the audience. Normal joycons would of course stay 100% compatible and you can buy them later as accessories, if you want or need them for some games (and save that money if you don't want to play these few games with mandatory joycon input)

Just like Switch owners buy an optional Pro controller since Switch launch if they want it for some games. WIthout the Pro controller you don't get the full experience either. Without the Retro NES Joycons you don't get the full experience either.

Then why have the mini version if the point was to cut costs(for the custumer), if in the end they will have to buy acessories to actually be able to play every single game the system offers?And no, you dont need a pro controller to have the full experience.I mean, as far as I know, no game requires the pro controller to be played.Nor the NES Joycons.

They won't have to buy the accessories, it is just an OPTION. Most Switch games work perfectly fine with the Pro controller or a third party controller, many of them even better than with joycons.

How many and which Switch games only run with Joycons? Not every Switch owner wants to play 1-2-Switch.

Also Nintendo wants to bring more than one Switch system into a gamer's household. Different form factors can help with that plan. I wouldn't buy a second normal Switch with all the same advantages and disadvantages (and a second dock I don't need) for another €300... but I might buy a €200 Switch mini/lite with better battery life, lighter weight and smaller dimensions for mobile use additional to my standard Switch, which would stay in the dock.

Last edited by Conina - on 05 October 2018