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Soundwave on 16 April 2017
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Miyamotoo said:
Soundwave said:

They can release a smaller version, but IMO it won't sell better. Just like the smaller 3DS models do not sell better, or the smaller iPhone that flopped isn't selling better, or that PSP Go that was smaller didn't sell better. 

When people try out both side by side, the bigger version almost always IMO gets the better response, especially with gaming hardware. It's just not worth it to most people.

IMO, Nintendo will not release a version of Switch without Joycon support either. It's a money-magnet for them to have people buying Joycons over and over again and beyond that I believe they have games in development that work with specific Joycons that they plan to sell in the future. 

You missing point, Switch already has huge screen for handheld and already has higher price point, so there is no need for even bigger screen or higher price, but there is definitely need for smaller and cheaper version. OG 3DS had small screen, so it made sense to release device with bigger screen not smaller, but situation with Switch is opposite. Also you need to realise that Nintendo when 3DS dies will not have lower price point ($150-200), so they will definitely need cheaper version of Switch, not more expensive one than current.

There is no side by side comparision, like I wrote, not everyone are willing to pay $250-300 for Switch, not everyone needs TV mode, some people want smaller and more practical Switch with lower price point.

Switch Mini/Pocket can have Joycon support also.

There are plenty of reasons for a bigger screen. The current Switch is pretty hard to play 2 player games on largely due to its small screen size.

A version with a bigger screen is going to happen, I have no doubt about it. And I would bet it will pretty quickly become the best selling version too. 

You can take a ruler and measure it right now on the current Switch even, you can see they could increase the screen size to 7.4 inches roughly without even increasing the size of the system, a larger screen version is practically already baked into the current design. 

The appeal of the system is it's a *portable console* that allows for bigger experiences than what people are accustomed to, not a 3DS-2. If it was a 3DS-2, it would be selling far worse right now IMO.