Oh, I completely agree with that. No one wants a $300 handheld he said as he glared at the Vita launch price.

The Switch, like I said, is a really good idea. It plays off of Nintendo's strengths, not it's weaknesses. Heck, it's only real flaw right now isn't even game selection- it already has a number of high-profile titles like Breath of the Wild (GotY), Spla2n, and MK8 Deluxe (Not Mortal Kombat, lol). I would say it's single greatest flaw at this moment is Nintendo's absolute refusal to understand how online works.

If 3DS sold well or not at 250 is irrelevant; how long it took them to lower the price, likewise.
What matters is that it was first priced at 250.

Yeah, Switch games are priced like they were Wii U games.
You completely ignore that dev costs went up and cartridge costs went up aswell. And that isn't spin?

So while you say that they are "full console AAA games", instead of taking into consideration that those games automatically mean an increase in cost over 3DS games, you just ignore your own argument, because... Nintendo's view on Switch?
If you are going to say they are X type of games, than, in coherence, you have to say they have X type of dev costs.

DS and 3DS having cartridge games doesn't mean costs didn't go up for Switch cartridges.
Actually, seeing as Switch cartridges are bigger, it's only natural Nintendo/others pay more per cartridge.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2017/03/14/the-cost-of-nintendo-switch-cartridges-could-hurt-its-third-party-support/#779289c879d1
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-03-10-why-nintendo-switch-games-are-ending-up-more-expensive

Dev costs and cartridge prices probably had a bigger role on SW price for Switch, than you think.

The Switch is selling well because it's an amazing concept that can appeal to anyone. The handheld gamer, the solitary console gamer, the local multiplayer possibilities and the lapsed gamer who has very little time to play, where Switch fits around their lifestyle.

3DS came with a 3D camera and builtin games so launch price comparisons aren't really fair.

I would instead argue that the core issue is this sudden backlash to a well-known fact concerning the Japanese gaming market. Just the most recent charts released show Japan purchased over 50% more handhelds than home consoles that week

You wrote yourself why it's doing great so far. 

It appeals to many handheld gamers and to many home console gamers. They targeted two target groups instead of one with their previous systems, so it isn't that surprising that the sum of these two target groups (early handheld adopters + early home console adopters) is larger than only appealing to one of these target groups, despite some compromises in each direction.

If the people they gained by that hybrid solution will be higher or lower in the long run than the people they lost (which would have prefered a faster console or a cheaper/smaller/lighter handheld), remains to be seen. But they can get a lot of these "lost customers" back later with different form factors for the Switch family, f.e. a Switch lite handheld and a stationary 4K-switch without screen+battery. 

The hybrid nature of the Switch gives it marketing flexibility. Nintendo can advertise the Switch as a console that can also be a handheld or a handheld that can also be used as a console. The former resonates with the western market while the latter resonates with the Japanese market.

I am kind of speechless that people are being defensive over this, of all things. It's like getting angry because someone says that being a home console helps the PS4 in North America.

The amusing thing is that pretty much every multiplat thread made on these forums is quickly filled with comments like, "I want the Switch version so I can play on the go."

Is portability a major advantage to selling well in Japan? Yes, it is. Is being a portable Nintendo console a major advantage to selling well in Japan? Yes, it is. I'm sorry, I know that's a bitter pill to swallow.

As far as the 3DS goes, that was obviously over-priced and everyone knew it from the start. The hardware was not worth the price and the gimmick obviously was not. I also seem to remember only die-hard Nintendo fans getting excited over it's launch games. The situations are not identical.

We agree on something. That's both unexpected and unsettling.

Oh, so we're playing "no u"? Or are you saying that Japan didn't purchase more than 50% more handhelds than consoles based on VGC's most recent numbers?

Because then you would be wrong.