Switch mini v Heat

[Pyro as Bill]

JEMC said:

Pyro as Bill said:

Nintendo cares A LOT about controls. They're not going to give sub-par experience, worse than the one the Switch offers right now, just to make their machine a tiny bit smaller. That doesn't mean that they won't get rid of the joycons, although I doubt they will as it would make it incompatible with some games, but that doesn't mean that they're going to get rid of the traditional controls.

Joycons are going to be compatible with every model of Switch. The ability to stick them on the side of the console is a bonus for HH-gamers.

As I already said, there are ways to improve the cooling even on a smaller design. For starters, the use of an X2 chip at the Switch's X1 level of performance would result in a much lower power consumption, allowing Nintendo to use a simplified cooling system.

I've never noticed the fan running in HH-mode. If HH doesn't use the fan then that proves the current Switch could be even smaller (built in controls= - 40%, - fan/heatsink =-?%). 

Thicker does, in no way, mean equal to less portable. We're not talking about a Switch revision that's twice as thick, only two or three extra millimeters would do the trick.

And the Switch's biggest problem when it comes to portability is its batery life, and then, the size.

I disagree. I think size is a bigger barrier than battery life.

In any case, Nintendo knows that they do when it comes to the build quality of their consoles. If they decide to go with a smaller version of Switch, they'll launch a properly cooled product.