Nintendo would be pretty much screwed if they try to make a traditional, powerful console like PS4/One. It doesn't stand a chance fighting against them. That train has already gone away. The only option for them to sucess is to do their own thing, and deviate from that competition. That's what they're doing, and I think that's clever. It's precisely what gave Wii/DS era those sales. Wii wasn't powerful, but it had a highly marketable concept. Just like the Switch.
I think that people who think that Nintendo would attract those gamers who were playing not-Nintendo consoles for years would jump to the Switch just because of it being powerful... are wrong. But I can see people jumping because Nintendo is offering a different experience.







