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Nintendo is taking hype to its advantage. Let the excited people get their consoles first, then bring out the games for those who won't just immediately buy the Switch. 

I have nothing against it- just hoping we at least get simple services such as Netflix/YouTube on the eshop

But still not as high as Wii Sports. If you don't count bundles let's look at Japan. Hint: Wii Sports sold more than Twilight Princess.

While all indicates that Nintendo isn't fully prepared for the Switch launch, it's not a soft launch, but rather a full scale console launch (albeit an imperfect and probably improvised launch), with all the marketing behind it. I just cannot understand the disasturous PR - for some aspects, like online, they should've prepare all the necessary information or should've ommited some vague presentation parts alltogether.

People who don't consider one of the most known and beloved IP's in the history of gaming a system seller are delusional, but success of Switch launch is directly tied to BotW. If it indeed turns out to be Nintendo's Skyrim, they will just need to sit back and watch people fight over every Switch unit on the shelves for months to come. In hindsight, not lowering the price of Wii U was a great move for Nintendo, since there is almost no incentive getting a Wii U over Switch to play BotW.

That's where 1,2 Switch comes into play.

1,2 Switch looks nowhere near as good as Wii Sports.

I could see it as a soft launch, but I also see it as a mistake. Perception is reality and a soft launch means that the system will look bad. Youtubers will be showing the system in its imperfect state and it will cause casuals to look at it like they look at Wii U (if they looked at Wii U at all). When Nintendo lines up their ducks in the fall the damage will already be done.

That's true watching  it from a western culture perspective, I'd like to find out what's the perception of 1,2S in Japan, which has a rather different taste.

But, even if 1,2S isn't any good, the size of the Switch consol, it's portability aspect, and rather good roster of games from 3rd party Japanese devs will push Switch in Japan.

So they've broken you down, too. I learned to choose my battles.

Some people don't care about being right or wrong. They just want to win. I've quit debating with those people.

So far youtubers that have mostly casual audiences and were invited to the presentation have talked mostly positive about switch. Also, many casuals got the first impression from the switch reveal video (25 millions view), and has gathered overwhelmingly positive reaction.

Exactly.  Buying at launch is an investment in trust for the future of the system.  My PS4 at launch wasn't worth the $400 I spent, but in the years since has easily been worth it.