Nintendo now selling Switch systems without a dock in Japan

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Faelco said:

curl-6 said:

Ugh, I didn't consider that. Fuck that. Handheld mode would look horrible on a TV, which is the only way I play my Switch.

But it could also be a reason for a new handheld SKU, to push smaller developers to make the transition between 3DS and Switch more easily, without having to raise development costs because of the TV mode.

It depends on if they are still fully confident in the hybrid concept potential being bigger than a handheld, or if they changed their mind because maybe the sales are good, but not as good as they hoped. 

TV mode does not significantly raise development costs though; you don't have to create a whole different set of assets or more detailed ones, you just dial up the resolution.