Media Create/Famitsu/Dengeki - 11th - 17th Sept 2017

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Kyuu said:
Switch is doing great all things considered, and PS4 decent.

Metroid and Uncharted pretty much bombed as expected, while Dragon Quest dropped like a rock which is painful to see.. terrible legs. Splatoon 2 may considerably decline as well if standard Switch consoles become more available.


P.S: The Switch is only a "hybrid" because it has a homeconsole-like game development and costs. That aside, it's very much a powerful handheld with a little gimmick from a Chinese device. Also in this context, being a hybrid puts it in a better position than if it were a standard portable.

Some guys are trying to pass it off as a "home console" so as to overstate its success, without knowing that the whole hybrid thing makes it even more desirable in Japan than a standard handheld, let alone a home console.

I'm super interested in Switch's future baseline in Japan when the 3DS is no longer supported, Pokemon and Animal Crossing arrive, and the supply issues are no more.

Nobody is trying to pass it a home console to make it seem like its a bigger success than it is.We are just stating what the Switch is, which is a hybrid.It can be played as a normal home console, on a screen, while you sit on the couch.Or can beplayed as a handheld, which you can bring whener you go.

I dont undersatnd why people want to keep pressing this narrative of "Switch is obviuosly a handheld".My god, is it really that hard to see?I mean, you can considder it as a handheld or a home console, since you can play exclusively as one or the other.Thats your option.But the Switch is clearly a hybrid, since it has the function of both.

I feel like this misconception will prolong itself for some years, until the Switch, or its conception, becomes a norm.