Favourite Nintendo system in terms of hardware (Not software)

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Jumpin said:

DevilRising said:
I'm honestly surprised so many people have said Switch. On the one hand, yes, the "hybrid" idea is a good one, and while not terribly powerful, it has thus far proved powerful/popular enough to get a decent share of ports on it. But on the other hand, IMO, the Joy-Cons are terrible. They aren't durable, they can easily develop the noted drift issue, the sticks are tiny, the buttons are tiny, there's zero D-pad (I prefer actual d-pad over buttons-as-dpad). To me, the Pro controller is 100% better, all around, and that costs you an extra $70, if you want a good Nintendo brand one. I'm also not huge on the Switch's lesser touch screen. I think, while the Wii U's controller was TOO clunky, it had a great touch screen, d-pad, triggers and buttons. The Wii U as a system was a major disappointment. But the Gamepad as a controller, IMO, was far superior, minus the bulkiness, to what the Switch has going on out of the box.

Joycon drift is an easily fixable issue.

The quality of the touchscreen was irrelevant because its inclusion was largely unwelcome; no one wants to be forced to take their eyes off the main screen to see what they're doing with their controller. Off TV play was pointless because it wouldn't work the moment you left the living room, you could just play it on a TV instead.

Also, criticizing the Switch against the Wii U because of its power, what? That's like a beer fan criticizing wine for not having enough alcohol.

Whilst the range of the WiiU is limited... I am able to play it 2 rooms over from my living room just fine, in bed.
The construction materials of your home and console placement makes a difference.

Nintendo could have installed better antenna's as well... But the range issue is because of the insane amount of bandwidth being sent over the 5ghz spectrum in real time... But antenna mods can make a big difference.

Either way, the Wii U was a semi-decent attempt at making a hybrid console, it has a ton of caveats however.. But the Gamepad I find more comfortable to hold and use than a Switch's default tiny Joycons.