Nintendo is not a traditional console maker anymore (have they been for a while anyway?). Although I intend to use the switch strictly as a home console, the switch is neither a traditional handheld or a home console. It's piss poor battery life, large form factor, and price take it beyond any sensible notion of a normal handheld these days. It's lack of a good ergonomic traditional controller in the base unit, rather excessive it's low power, and price to reach that traditional sweet spot take it beyond what is normal for consoles these days.
I am forcing myself to get a Switch. It is going to cost me about $450 for the unit, pro controller (which I consider essential) and one game. I am not getting the Switch because of all the gimmicks and bells and whistles Nintendo has in this thing. I am getting it on the off chance that Nintendo gets a 3D Zelda right for a change, on the off chance that enough exclusive good RPGs come to it that I don't end up with buyer's remorse like I did with the Wii.
A warrior keeps death on the mind from the moment of their first breath to the moment of their last.
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