| Soundwave said: You run into problems once you start shrinking the Switch as well. Like standard Joy-Cons ... how does that work? Does Nintendo have to start selling all of them in different sizes? What about games that ship with their own custom Joycon? This is definitely going to be a thing, will those work on the smaller unit? What about games like Just Dance that need the TV? Those won't play at all I guess? There's a lot of issues, I think in reality too a Switch XL will outsell a Switch Mini. People will prefer a bigger screen, not a even smaller one. |
Athough I don't agree with all of the OP's description of the device would be, a dedicated portable switch makes perfect sense. Especially in context of all of the things Nintendo has previous done like the Wii with no Wifi, 2DS etc.
-Joycons may only be used wirelessly because controls will be build into the dedicated handheld, indended for peope who want just that, a cheap 3DS style device that they can easily be pocketed and played. But we don't know the nature of the joycon ports to say they wouldn't be compatible with a smaller device.
-Games which are bundled with their own (optional) custom joycon will again not be centred around the dedicated portable. This isn't a problem, simply something that will be blindingly obvious to anyone who opts to get the dedicated portable.
-No switch games will need a TV to play, that defeats the purpose of the hybrid. Also just dance is playable with phones as a control option if it comes to it.
-compatibility with the dock will always be there imo, it just won't be sold with the device and I wouldn't expect this device til 2018.
I think Nintendo will have both a Switch XL and a smaller one. The 3DS style version would of course be the budget device, so you start removing things like the joycons, the dock, start using cheaper materials, cheaper, smaller screen and you've got a $50 different in pricetag later in the systems life. Theres no meaningful logistical issue at hand.
