bunchanumbers said:
You didn't need a tv. Everything you needed to play was right there. First home console ever that was entirely self contained. Nintendo should have focused on that instead of the asynchronous gameplay. |
You're right that the Wii U didn't need a TV. But it is not truly hybrid because the gamepad still has to be physically close to the console to work. It was a significant step in the direction of hybrid status, though.
The Switch is a true hybrid. It functions like a handheld console when away from the TV, and it functions like a home console when hooked up to the TV. It does not, as far as we've seen from the trailer, function like a tablet.
Now if it transpires that the Switch can do all of the things that a tablet can do, (without using any of the joypads/controllers) all that means is that it functions like a tablet as well as like a home console and handheld. It means it would be a 3 in 1 hybrid instead of a 2 in 1 hybrid.
