Since companies started R&D on Switch Mini protective cases, seemed it would be announced sooner rather than later.

One of the big things for me here is that it has a proper D-pad. Don't want to play games like Bloodstained with an analog. But while I expected it to ship without a dock, I wasn't sure if they'd remove the ability to link up with a dock. And now that they did I want to know why. How much could they save by removing that feature?

$200 is a very good price though. 
The Switch "Pro" was reportedly delayed, and I'm interested in seeing what that one is going to be like as well.

The messaging on their site is confusing, because I read it as not being compatible with joy con controllers.

Because it still appears to be under the category "Compatible".
They should make it clear that it is compatible with them, and then make a separate category for what's included or not.

Well there you have it folks, Nintendo Switch is more of a portable system than a home console/hybrid. Nintendo didn't say it but they clearly showed it lol :P

Personally I do not like this model at all (though the design is nice). This Lite is nothing of what makes the Switch so amazing as a console. They stripped everything and made it the most basic handheld ever (no rumble feature either?!). And why couldn't they at least add in the USB-C port that you can connect to your TV? I'm sure it'd cost them nothing and at least with that you can still 'Switch' if it can do that. They might as well call this the Nintendo Cant-Switch. Honestly though I would've named it Nintendo Switch Go or along that line. Switch Lite to me seems like it's the same Switch but smaller so i'd initially think it would be able to do the same as the original Switch.

Either way I'm glad I have my original model. I do parties all the time and people needing the Joy-cons are a must (ahem Mario Party/Kart). But this is great of those that have always enjoyed the handheld life.

It's a shame that it's undockable because if it were, I'd replace my current switch with this as my main system in a second. I'm sure it's because the Switch Lite is not meant to run at a higher performance and does not have a fan, but not being able to play it on the TV is a problem for me. I don't take my Switch with me anywhere but I do play a lot around the house, and I'm tempted to get one just for that. Looks like a great handheld with *gasp* an actual D-pad!

Mr.GameCrazy said: The Switch Lite can connect to normal Joy-Cons. This is what it says about Game Compatibility:  "Nintendo Switch Lite can play the games in the Nintendo Switch library that support handheld mode. For games that do not support handheld mode, players can wirelessly connect compatible controllers (sold separately) to Nintendo Switch Lite. Just look for the “handheld mode” icon:"

So... it does support tabletop... why do they say it doesn't then contradict themselves underneath. xD

I am baffled why it doesn't support dock then, I mean I know physically it might not fit but they could always release an adapter or new dock or something, my best guess now is that the cooling isn't good enough to run the clocks inside high enough for docked. Removing dock functionality shouldn't reduce production costs at all.

I theorize that it actually CAN support "docked" mode too and that they just don't have any plans to release a physically compatible dock station, but if somebody modified their existing dock for it, or tried using a third-party dock, that it might still work.