One way the Switches Price is going to hurt sales.

[Ganoncrotch]

vivster said:

Anfebious said:
I can't even bring my 3DS outside. The switch (when I get it) isn't going anywhere except my bathroom.

Now that you mention it, it would be awesome if the Switch was waterproof.

I would imagine that there has to be some level of protection in the unit from water, I would think it's at least splash proof, especially when you consider the fan vent at the top of the unit, considering it's made by the same people who wanted the DS to take a drop from Chest height 10 times without suffering major damage then I would wager that the switch is hardier than it looks.

As for your phone comment up top, can you not tell the difference between the switch and other devices easier than you can tell the difference between a iPhone 6s and a cheap android phone? And sure if there are parents who let their kids go out and play with friends with a 500+ euro phone then they'll be fine letting the same kids run out with the Switch, I'm just saying that from a point of Nintendo creating the 2DS to specifically aim a device at the parent who is cautious about a child destroying a valuable machine, Nintendo Switch is not the machine for that family. It's 4x the price when there is a game present in the machine and the Joy Cons alone would cost more to replace than the 2DS if they were lost by a child.