So Nintendo officially quit console gaming. Switch is a handheld system

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Hedra42 said:

FunFan said:
Its a new concept that puts into question the need of using categories such as "console" or "handheld". People need to drop their old close minded glasses and stop trying to define the Switch using previous and, possibly, soon to be archaic conventions.

This.

Ditch the concepts 'home console' and 'handheld', and you have Switch.

Sorry guys, Nintendo would have to pay me to repeat such PR bullshit. It's a handheld that can hook up to the TV in an elegant way, but it's a concept we've known since the PSP. To me this console is exactly what Vita always should have been and that's why I'm going to buy it

The only reason they are calling it a home console is because they know that even $250 is too much for a handheld - no handheld ever got traction at that price, handhelds have to be below $200 to sell, both Sony and Nintendo learned that lesson with 3DS and Vita. On top of that, handheld games do not cost $60-70...