A new dedicated handheld?

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PortisheadBiscuit said:

Conina said:

The Switch doesn't only have $60 games, it has games in all price ranges! It has big games AND small games.

Some good smaller games, usually priced between $5 and $20:

• Celeste
• Shovel Knight
• Steamworld heist
• Steamworld Dig 1 + 2
• Cave Story +
• Stardew Valley
• Night in the Woods
• Owlboy
• Axiom Verge
• Rocket League
• Enter the Gungeon
• Minecraft
• Sonic Mania
• Thumper
• The Binding of Isaac
• Owlboy
• Super Meat Boy
• Pinball FX3
• Rayman Legends
• Thimbleweed Park
• Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
• Oxenfree
• The Darkside Detective
• Golf Story
• ...

Still, youre $300 in the hole before you can play any of those games. While a budget gamer can pick up a $79 2DS with a top tier 1st party title already installed. It's a market Nintendo could continue to tap into should they choose.

 

I just dont really get what you are proposing.

You are saying they should release a budget system to fill the gap but there is no gap, 2DS is their budget system. Its $79 and has a huge catalog of low cost titles. They will just keep it on the market for young kids and price sensitive consumers until Switch can get its price & form factor small enough to replace it in a few years.

I just cant wrap my head around why Nintendo would release a $99-129 device slightly more powerful than 3DS, it just makes zero sense.