What should Nintendo have done instead of Wii U?

[Cerebralbore101]

Pemalite said:

Cerebralbore101 said:

Hahahahahahahahaha!!!!

Dude, the Wii U can't be played unless connected to a power outlet. A hybrid console is a console that can be played both connected to the T.V. and out in the world running on its own battery power, without the need for a plug-in or TV connection. 

The handheld screen can be used without being connected to a power outlet, it has a battery and can operate from several rooms (At-least in my household) form the base station without the need for a television.

It's a hybrid console.

Fuck. People even recognize the WiiU was a "stepping stone" from a traditional console to the Switch.

By your argument, the Switch isn't a Hybrid either as it's primarily a handheld that has display output like... I dunno. A shit ton of Android tablets and phones? It even has portable only variants.

Being able to play a select few titles on the Gamepad, while still being in your own house does not make it a portable system or a hybrid. 

Something can be a stepping stone without being the actual thing it is transitioning into. For example: A gliding mammal is often a transitional species to a bat. But it still isn't a bat, because bats have powered flight. 

Right. "A hybrid console is a console that can be played both connected to the T.V. and out in the world running on its own battery power, without the need for a plug-in or TV connection. " Therefore Switch isn't a hybrid? That's a complete non-sequitur. My argument (bolded above) had nothing to do with a T.V. display output disqualifying something from being a hybrid. In fact my argument was the complete opposite. Having a T.V. display output is a key feature of a hybrid console. 

You are correct that certain Android Tablets and phones with T.V. display output would technically qualify as hybrids. But they are terrible ones for obvious reasons that I won't get into here. 

Yes, Switch Lite is a portable, and not a hybrid. That's irrelevant though.