Is Nintendo releasing an additional device to the Switch?

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palou said:

Regarding statements such as this one:

Kimishima suggested that the Switch is part of a bigger ecosystem. "It may be appropriate to call them accessories. Or it might be better to call them add-on hardware. It’s probably more correct to call them accessories. You can assume that there will be a wider array."

and an earlier patent for an additional computing device

http://images.nintendolife.com/news/2015/12/intriguing_nintendo_patent_points_to_a_supplemental_computing_device_and_use_of_cloud_resources/attachment/1/original.jpg

I've come under the impression that Nintendo might actually release a seperate unit to attach to the Switch, as a cheaper replacement to the usual home-console generation (maybe the bid that AMD was talking about?)

I think it means game-specific Joy-cons.