Pokemon and Animal Crossing are coming this year. Of course there will be a smaller, cheaper Switch.

— Imran Khan (@imranzomg) January 31, 2019

I was saying that long time ago, smaller and cheaper Switch revision makes most sense this year, especially when 3DS will be dead this year.

If this new model launches in August/September, sales will explode worldwide, especially in Japan

"The company said that ‘couldn’t comment’ on their plans for the product, but has informed multiple suppliers and game development companies that they intend to release them as early as 2019. According to their affiliates, they are ‘miniaturizing the console with portability and playing outdoors in mind, as well as cutting features to reduce the price and expand the userbase.'

https://nintendoeverything.com/rumor-nikkei-claims-smaller-switch-is-coming-nintendo-planning-new-service-for-this-year/

I don't know how to feel about this rumored mini revision because, like many have stated before, it has the potential to confuse and ruin the Switch's branding if it's executed incorrectly...which Nintendo has a history of doing.  On the plus side, they'd easily be able to drop the Switch's entry price to handheld levels if they did this, which would push yearly sales estimates to >20m per year for the next 2-3 years as long as Nintendo keeps on supporting the Switch with big games.  If this is real, I expect it to be released at the same time as Animal Crossing.

Also, it looks like they saw Fortnite's success and said "I want in".

This is what I've thought of, too. Especially because the New 3DS XL didn't even come with a charger. I think the dock is probably expendable, along with a little height. 

*sigh* a Switch mini wont happen.It simply dosent make sense.

Im not feeling the mood to spend 30 minutes of my life writing and explaining all the reasons why this is not feasible, so Ill just list them: Joycon(cant make them smaller and Nintendo wouldnt make another version to confuse people on which works with what), battery life(For it to become smaller, you have to sacrifice something, and baterry would be one of its victims), the WHOLE Switch concept(Making it smaller not only would potentially sacrifice the whole aspect, because it might not fir in the dock and all, but you alsow ould have the issue with the joycons again, with them being too small to form a regular controller and all).

The Switch is already small, at least for todays standards.Everyone carries tablets around, and those are bigger.Not only that, but you always have someplace to store your Switch:Backpack, purse, your car(while you are doing your duties) and so on.A mini concept makes sense on paper, but when you actually go to practice, its dumb on many levels, at least for the Switch.And Nintendo knows that.

Plus, if you want to amke a cheaper SKU, you just have to do a price cut.You dont need a whole new model for that.

I'll be okay with a Mini as long as there's a Pro with no bezels, thinner/lighter, and better battery.

I wonder how small will the Switch Mini be, considering the joycons would have to be redesign to fit it, and those are small enough as they are. A Switch TV would have made more sense, but I guess they are keeping that model for a later date, probably closer to the end of its lifespan. Also, I'm really worried about that service "targeted at people who pay large sums of money for microtransactions."That doesn't sound good at all.

Everything you said is wrong  ;) 

The 3DS is approaching 80m, in its 8 year selling about the same pace as the Xbox One yet somehow we think that there is no market for a cheaper dedicated handheld than the Switch?

I'm not going to bother detailing all of reasons but its pretty obvious. Not "everyone" carries a tablet ( I don't)  and a 10 year old kid cannot fit a Switch in their pocket. It's nice to have your own portable console not have to share amongst siblings (think of how Ninty has marketed prior handhelds with multiple in one family-Pokemon is also due this year)... related to this I want to focus on the most frequent point brought up about the "impossibility" of a Switch Mini: The Joycons

Not only are they one of the biggest costs (which almost every game works without), they can very easily be purchased as an accessory like I'm sure 90% of Switch owners have already done (or purchased a pro controller). 

Nintendo sells a Switch Mini at $199 with no Joycons (built in buttons), a smaller 5" screen, no dock or HDMI... And if you want to adapt it for home play you buy a dock accessory and controllers (but maybe you already have this, referencing multiple switches in one household). Its a no brainer. They have nothing to loose.