Regarding Nintendo Handhelds, was the Switch concept inevitable?

[AJNShelton]

Mr Puggsly said:

SKMBlake said:
The logical evolution failed with the Wii U. While the 3DS was pretty much as powerful as the Gamecube (and the New 3DS is as powerful as the Wii), still one generation behind, we got a new handheld which is more powerful than the current gen Nintendo console and can compete with other home consoles.

Following previous Nintendo handhelds, we shouldn't have a handhelds as powerful as the Switch before the next generation. But I guess it's for the best.

No, I'm not the tech expert guru around here. I'm sure 3DS can do things the PS2, Gamecube, and Wii can't. I mean it has more modern capabilities and effects, I mean a game like RE:Revelations actually looks pretty amazing for 3DS. It kinda reminds me of a OG Xbox game, the assets aren't amazing but its using effects you just couldn't get on PS2 or Gamecube.

I don't think 3DS/New 3DS has the GPU power or whatever to push out the best looking games on PS2, Gamecube, or Wii without scaling them back. First of all 3DS runs at a much lower resolution and still struggles to handle all the assets, visuals, and performance of 6th gen ports. Porting games to 3DS is evidently a lot of work because it often seems changes need to happen for it to work.

This is what makes Switch look even more impressive. While the 3DS was struggling to handle 6th gen content, the Switch jumped way ahead by being a lot more powerful than 7th gen consoles and has solid ports of 8th gen games.

I don't understand your point, you said no then said pretty much what I said. Of course a 2011 device can run games with a more "modern" approach than a 10+ YO device. But we got Gamecube and Wii ports, even scaled down it shows that the 3DS is on par with the GC and Wii