When will 3DS owners migrate to Switch, and in what capacity?

[Pemalite]

Mandalore76 said:

Pemalite said:
Price is what makes it attractive for parents buying for kids. - The 3DS probably has a few years of life left in her still.

For me though, I won't buy Switch until Nintendo releases a Switch TV or something that ditches the display, joycons, dock, battery and sells it at a lower price.

Or takes it in the opposite direction and makes a Switch XL with a larger, higher quality display, larger capacity battery and such.

 

Everything I said wasn't wrong. It was my opinion.

Mandalore76 said:

The 2 things you are asking for both eliminate the Switch's main feature and selling point:  Portability.

Who gives a crap? It's what I want. It's not about you.

Mandalore76 said:

If a Switch TV can only hook up to the TV, it's not a "Switch" anymore.

Again. Who gives a crap? It's what I want.
It's not like the regular Switch console ceases to exist either.

Mandalore76 said:

The Switch concept is being able to seemlessly take your console gaming session on the go with you.

Obviously I don't give a crap if it's portable, making your entire argument redundant.

Mandalore76 said:

I don't see a version being released that can't do that.

I never said it was/wasn't something that was on the cards. It is just what I want.

Mandalore76 said:

Also, why ditch the joycons? Playing with detached joycons is the most relaxing way to play games since the wiimote and nunchuck.  I do connect them to the joycon grip in certain situations, but the majority of the time I layback on my couch or recliner with each joycon separate in each hand.  Why eliminate the option?

Because they would be superfluous with the Pro controller.

Mandalore76 said:

As for the Switch XL, a larger capacity battery or screen would be nice, but the Switch screen is already quite large as far as handheld devices go.

I am an Adult, with large hands. It needs to be bigger. Again. It is what I want, my post wasn't about you or what you wanted.

Mandalore76 said:

Something larger would hinder it's portability, which again would counter its greatest asset.

False. I have a JXD s7800 with a 7" screen. It's fine from a size perspective and remains perfectly portable, in-fact I wouldn't complain if it trended closer to 8".

Mandalore76 said:

In it's current state, I can slip it into most of my jacket pockets without even detaching the joycons. If it can't fit in my pocket, then I can't take it with me through the park while I walk my dog.  For me, that eliminates at least an hour of time per day that I've gotten use out of the Switch, therefore reducing the device's usefullness.

Congratulations. But I can do the same with the above... So your argument is moot.

RaptorChrist said:
I've been playing a ton of 3DS lately. In terms of the hardware aesthetic, the 3DS (specifically the "New 3DS") is right up there with the GBA SP and DSi as being my favorite handheld designs.

I have the New 3DSXL, I have tried to like it... I really have.
The 3D effect is cool when a game supports it. (Not all 3DS titles do.)

But the lack of app support (Youtube is better in the browser than the App for instances), low-resolution screens and small size just doesn't work for me.

I was hoping when I got it that I could load it up with a heap of 3D video, but that was a colossal waste of time.