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Miyamotoo on 17 April 2017
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Soundwave said:
Miyamotoo said:

Its not that hard, and actual current Switch is already big for handheld.

I have doubts about bigger version of Switch, I don't say it won't happen at all, but I don't see point for it. I dont it will sell well either, nobody really needs handheld that's bigger than 6.2", even here people saying that they would buyed smaller Switch not bigger.

 

Hardly we will have two new Switch models next year, too early.

You're thinking of everything through the prisim of the handheld gamer. You guys are quite frankly a small and shrinking market. 

Even kids don't like smaller screens. 

The Switch is having success because it's doing something different from the 3DS ... and wisely so. In a world of free/low budget gaming being the reddest ocean, Switch justifies the concept of a portable game machine in the smartphone world by offering a console-type experience. 

3DS is the worst selling Nintendo portable in their history. Lets not forget that either. Changes needed to be made.

What you have wrong IMO is the thinking that Switch is "wrong" for being too big and all that. You're wrong IMO. The Switch is suceeding precisely because of those differences. It's a different product and a different product is needed for a different world, and we are in a different world thanks to smartphones/tablets. The DS design was right for the world of 2006 ... it's not anymore though, Switch is more attuned to the consumer world of today. 

Actualy I am not handheld gamer, I thinking whats most logical. You do realise that handheld market was in most cases bigger than home console market for Nintendo, that goes for last 3 Nintendo gens.

Its not point whats kids like, its point what's more practical and to have lower price point.

Like wrote, Switch Mini/Pocket means lower price point and more practical handheld device, that basically means more offers for consumers to choose, fact is that not everyone are willing to pay $250-300 for Switch, not everyone needs TV mode and that some people want smaller and more practical Switch.

I relly dont see how fact that 3DS is worst selling portable having anything with what we talk, fact is also that 3DS will sell 5x more than Wii U, and that almost evre Nintendo handheld outsold evre Nintendo home console.

You are wrong, I dont think that Switch is "too big", but it's definitely big if you compared to all others handhelds and not most practical if you are using it like handheld only device, so I dont think that size of Switch is mistake, but its very smart to offer and Switch that's smaller and more practical for only handheld use with lower price point, same like it was smart to offer bigger 3DS. And I am sure that Nintendo will do exactly that when 3DS dies, because that's totally make sense, cheaper, smaller, more practical Switch only for handheld use that will have more affordable price point ($150-200) that will effectively replace 3DS price point on market. You need to realise that Nintendo always had lower price point and more affordable offer, they will definitely not abonde that with Switch. Even this analyst talk about smaller and cheaper version of Switch because that totally make sense and that's expected from Nintendo, they don't mention bigger more expensive version of Switch.