Nintendo president essentially confirms Switch is a handheld

[Xen]

Veknoid_Outcast said:

Xen said:

What else does it play? What support will it get? Will 3DS support migrate in a big way? Is it geared for one market, another, or both? It's very important to communicate that in order to start building up hype among gamers, and giving clear targets for devs.

If the only thing it's gonna do is "play Nintendo games", then its fate is much closer to the Wii U than the 3DS. It is not enough for mass market success.

And all of that hinges on whether we call it a console or a handheld?

Other way around. The whole debate exists because there is so much uncertainty around which it really is.