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Miyamotoo on 14 February 2017
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Nuvendil said:
Miyamotoo said:

Of Course there will be only handheld Switch, smaller and lower price point Switch. Nintendo will want to bring Switch gaming to masses with lower price point same they did with 3DS (3DS curently has price point from $80-$200), and to have something for some 3DS users that will want to upgrade but not paying $300 after 3DS dies.

That plan is very logical and actually great plan because there is no much sense (espacily we know all things Nintendo is doing) to release another handheld after 3DS that's not part of same Switch unified platform and that doenst plays same games.

Except it completely shoots the concept of the Switch in the ass and makes the name completely meaningless and muddies the entire message.  A 3DS is a DS system.  It's in the name and the core of it remains with the 2DS.  A Switch handheld would be a messaging train wreck.  "Hey here's the latest iteration to our popular Switch line!  It's a smaller Switch that completely eliminates the feature upon which every single aspect of the product is built, from design to the very name!"  Seriously, how do you even market a Switch that doesn't Switch?  That's not a gimmick like 3D, that's a core pillar of its whole design philosophy.  

And again, the 2DS has been a pretty modest success compared to the New 3DS so I'm not sure they would consider that philosophy worth following again.  And also again, the 2DS retains all the 3DS's core functionality.  The Switch being smaller and handheld only would eliminate all splitscreen gaming, all TV gaming, hamper online gaming potential, reduce the viability of large console games that really need that bigger screen to be worth playing.  It would compromise the cornerstones of its design, the very elements that make it desireable in the first place.

It would be far, far, far wiser to simply pursue discounting the base Switch as time goes on - which word is they already are planning ahead for - and then focus on a Switch Pro iteration to shore up its position in the console space.  

Nothing that Switch "Pocket" name for instance couldn't solve. Its not really so complicated or hard to understand, smaller, cheaper Switch just for handheld playing, its very simple and easy to understand.

Switch "Pocket" or Switch "Mini" would bring Switch to people who dont want to pay $300 for Switch, or dont need home console side of Switch, or just want smaller Switch with better battery for handheld playing.

Along side Switch Nintendo curently has lowerd price products with New3DSXl/New3DS/3DS/2DS, when 3DS dies Nintendo will definatly want to have something instead 3DS line with price point of $200 or lower for start, no way they will just have $300 Switch on market. That doenst mean there will not be Switch "Pro" or Switch "Home" down the line, but we definatly getting Switch "Pocket" or Switch "Mini" first because it's far more important for Nintendo to have something in similar price point because 3DS is most likely dying next year.