You say Nintendo software is tethered to Nintendo hardware as if no one buys Nintendo hardware for Nintendo hardware.
I bought the Wii U because I liked the Gamepad. I bought the 3DS because I liked the the 3-D and dual screens. I bought the Wii because I liked motion controls at the time. I wanted to see how all games would utilize them, not just Nintendo games. This "you buy Nintendo systems for Nintendo games" rhetoric needs to stop, because it's out of touch with reality.
I bought the Switch because I like the Switch, not because I like Nintendo games and have to buy their "shitty hardware" to play them.