Nintendo: Switch is a home gaming system ‘first and foremost’

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superchunk said:
- Switch has the tech partners and Nvidia confirmations to argue that it will be comparable with other home consoles and capable to support any of the 3rd party games.

Um... That's gobbledygook.  Nintendo partnered with AMD before, the same partner as Microsoft for X360.  Was that comparable?
No.  AMD and NVIDIA make chips covering a huge performance spectrum.  Working with them means nothing.  Specs are what matters.

JRPGfan said:

Slimebeast said:
I agree, this is bad communication by Nintendo.
They obviously should point the fact that it's both equally, a hybrid. 

^ this.   Its simple and elegant "its both", consumers will get it instantly and remember it fast.
And theres really nothing to be gain to be gained by going "its firstly a console, we might still do a 3ds replacement".
Im not sure if its because they are worried about 3DS sales if they go "its both", but thats obviously what they should have done.

Right, the entire name and presentation IS about being a hybrid, being "both", but their messaging here runs counter to that.
Whether or not they have a 3DS2 planned, it's pretty clear they continue to make alot of sales on that, and don't want to disupt it.  OK.
But that doesn't mean it's necessary to insanely insist "this is a home console only".  Just avoid taking the issue head on if necessary.
Having two handheld platforms is not inherently incompatable.  Sony has multiple home console platforms, between 3, 4, and Pro.
Being defensive around 3DS is a good or sufficient reason to screw up their messaging on Switch.  
Switch is a Hybrid, that is a Good thing, that is central to it's appeal.  If they can't push that message, then they can't push their own product.