Nikkei rumor: Nintendo Switch Mini Launches In Mid 2019, New Online Services Aimed At Core Gamers

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thismeintiel said:

zorg1000 said:

Handheld and console specific skus makes the platform more affordable and attractive for people who only care about one aspect. They could use the Tegra X2 to make these 3 revisions.

Switch Go-$199, 5" 720p screen without detachable Joy-Cons.

Switch TV-$199, micro console with pair of Joy-Cons bundled.

Switch Pro-$299, 7" 1080p screen, better battery, hybrid form factor.

Possibly.  But, I think an all-in-one Switch at $249, the same price as the Wii at launch, is going to be MUCH more attractive than splitting the base into three.  Especially if the bottom 2 SKUs may be confusing for your average consumer.

It's really the same principle as MS having 4 different SKUs for the XB2, 2 with disc drives and 2 without, but next to it is the all-in-one PS5.  The PS5 is going to sell more just because of simplicity.

I remember when they first started talking about NX they talked about wanting a family of devices similar to iOS. You have iPod, iPad, iPhone and Apple TV in that family, I can see something similar for Switch with a handheld (iPod), hybrid (iPhone) premium hybrid (iPad) & home console (Apple TV) skus where like 98% of the software is shared between all devices.

It will all come down to how well they market/advertise these products. If its executed poorly than yes there may be alot of consumer confusion, if they execute it effectively than it should be minimal.