RolStoppable said:
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It's not like saying that a dock less Switch is not a Switch as it's still compatible with a Switch dock. It can still be used like any other Switch. A mini Switch wouldn't be compatible with Joycons, and wouldn't be compatible with a dock. It would require new/additional accessories to be compatible with both. It is incompatible with existing joycons because it would not be able to charge additional joycons. It is incompatible with the dock because it would not be able to be removed from the dock due to the way it was designed. It seems strange to me that Nintendo would have the foresight to know that they planned on making a portable, joycon-less, dockless Switch mini within a few years of launch but not have the foresight to design the joy cons or dock that would be compatible with it. It just doesn't seem like a very Nintendo thing to do if you ask me.
As for market confusion, this is the same market that in general thought the Wii U was a tablet accessory for the Wii. So, I think you are overestimating the markets education and thought process behind game consoles, and overestimating how easy concepts are to convey. If Nintendo had tremendous difficulty conveying to the general public that the Wii U wasn't even the same console as the Wii, how confident can you possibly be that conveying the idea of "this portable Switch doesn't do any of that Switch stuff" is going to be easily accepted by the general public?
I didn't name any other games that require Joy-Cons because it doesn't have any relevance to my point. But again, you insist to adopt the concept that one's refusal to address a point is a tacit agreement that your point is correct. Stop trolling users with this silliness. If you're more interested in "winning" than you are in actually having a conversation, then I'm not interested in engaging with you.
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You wouldn't be able to slide Joy-Cons on a Switch Mini, but you can sync Joy-Cons and Pro Controllers with a Mini. Switch Mini gets its own dock with integrated Joy-Con charging spots, so all of the concerns you raised are solved with a single new piece: A redesigned dock. Which is an optional purchase, and not hard work to redesign for Nintendo because the dock hasn't many components to begin with.
I've always rejected the poor excuse that Wii U failed because of market confusion. The console failed because it plain sucked. Revisions of popular consoles are commonly accepted by the general public, unless they are something that serves no good purpose. The Mini we are talking about is for people who already have a regular Switch in their household and are looking for a more portable option, and for people who have waited for a cheaper and more portable version of Switch and have yet to buy any Switch. That's a good purpose.
When someone gets explicitly asked to back up a point and doesn't do it, then it's usually because they can't back it up. If you don't like me assuming that you can't back it up, then back it up in your next reply. And if you have a sincere interest to actually have a conversation, then you have no reason to refuse.
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The mindshare for Wii U was really low, anecdotally the avg person had no idea what it was. Peoole KNOW the Switch
