Nintendo Switch to succeed, then fail

[Pyro as Bill]

catofellow said:

I have to admit, I was really hyped by the laptop reveal.  I think it will be really successful at launch and immediately following.  However, upon review, I think sales will ultimately slow and it will fail in the long run.  All the functions and different ways of using seem impressive, however, none of them seem great.  Here are my thoughts, let me know if anyone disagrees.

1.  Portable.  This device seems bulky for a purely moblie device.  Can't be popped in a pocket, and battery life is probably not great.  I'd rate it as a mediocre mobile computing option.  The Personal Organizer X9000+ is much better.

2.  Portable screen with trackball mouse.  Let's be real here, nobody is going to want to cramp around a 5-8 inch screen with a friend.  This is not a realistic way to work.  Also, either the trackball and mouse buttons will be centered rather on than at the edge.  This is made worse by how small the space is.  This is a non starter.

3. Home computer.  This is what it was made for and my biggest concern.  The device will almost certainly be underpowered compared to desktop computer.  Especially with the almost certainly lower compacity internal storage and cartridge relative to floppy disks.  This despite the fact that there is nothing unique that we have seen about playing this way like the electronic typewriter Z9000.  So as a home computerit will be inferior to the competition.

For a multi function device to be successful, it has to do one thing really great.  Think the original iPhone.  It was mediocre phone, and an oversized iPod, but it was the greatest mobile internet device anyone had ever seen.  The Nintendo Switch so far does not seem to do any one thing greater than the competition.

I'm not so sure.