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Miyamotoo on 03 July 2018
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potato_hamster said:
Miyamotoo said:

Simple because they want to have low price point offer of Switch platform on market, especially when 3DS dies, current Switch is $300 (so home console price point) while part of 3DS family (2DS) is $80, and Nintendo always had low price point offer on market, so lower price point Switch Mini/Pocket would replaced 3DS price point offer on market. You would still have normal Switch on market, but Switch Mini/Pocket would be lower price point offer of Switch platform for people that want just handheld play for less money. Current Switch is hybrid, but Nintendo probably aims at family of systems (similar to 3DS) than just simply aiming for concept.

Aren't you assuming that the best way to accomplish this is to make a "Switch Min"i that isn't compatibile with Joycons? There are numerous ways Nintendo can save costs as technology advances many of which don't involve changing the height and joycon compatibility of the Switch. The way I see this is advocating that Nintendo should sell a 3DS/2DS with only one screen.

But let's be clear. The Current Switch is a handheld that ships with a dock. It's no more of a "hybrid" console than any other handheld that was "dockable" and allowed you to use gamepads with it.  They're already selling it without the dock in Japan.

Reason why I mentioned built in controls instead of Joy Cons because that would effect greatly on build price and selling price point, in that way Switch Mini/Pocket could have selling price even $100 cheaper compared to base Switch. Actually Nintendo is selling 3DS with one screen and without 3D feature, 2DS is technically one screen that is divided in two and whithout 3D effect, and in that way Switch could cover quite difrent price points similar like 3DS is curently doing (from $80 to $200), and again reason why Nintendo done that is because in that way they offered very affordable price point for 3DS family.

No, lets be clear, Switch is made in way that can be used like real handheld and real home console out of box, where games operating difrently in handheld and docked modes, and even including local multiplayer even in portable mode, so its not just handheld that buy accident offers full home console experience. Going from that, Switch Mini/Pocket revision that would be made smaller and just for handheld play could save a quite of number of parts in order to have much more affordable price point compared to base Switch.