Japan Sales Week 51 Media Create/Famitsu/Dengeki - December 17-23, 2018

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curl-6 said:

RolStoppable said:

The current Switch is the Deluxe/XL version of the console, so it makes a lot more sense to go for a smaller size of the console, coupled with better battery life.

Seriously, what's the point of going bigger, or more powerful which is another commonly voiced idea? Switch holds a monopoly in the portable console market, so there's nothing better than it anyway. And on the TV side, it's nonsensical to engage in a power battle because Switch has to remain portable.

How do you make the Switch significantly smaller without breaking compatibility with the dock and Joycons?

I dont think he said anything about being significantly smaller, something like DS to DS Lite would suffice.

DS

Weight-9.7oz

Height-3.33in

Width-5.85in

Depth-1.14in

Display-3.0in

Backlight-On/Off

Battery-850mAh

 

DS Lite

Weight-7.7oz

Height-2.91in

Width-5.20in

Depth-0.86in

Display-3.12in

Backlight-4 levels brightness

Battery-1000mAh

 

DS Lite was just a slightly smaller/sleeker design with a higher quality screen and better battery.

As for dock, the new model can have its own separate dock from the original model. Joy-cons are a but more tricky though.