Favourite Nintendo system in terms of hardware (Not software)

[Pemalite]

curl-6 said:

BillyBlaze said:

Finally someone with the same issue! Since the Switch launched I have been amazed how nobody complained about the horrible ergonomics of the handheld mode. It almost made me think I was the only person in the world with big hands. It was also the only reason I did not pick up the Switch until last year.

Because of the hand cramps in handheld mode I eventually bought a Satisfye grip, which is not a cheap accessory, but makes the Switch very comfortable to play for me. I highly recommend it. Now I enjoy my Switch very much, but it's funny to think how some third party accessory producer had to fix Nintendo's design issues for me to be able to.

On topic: Because of the bad ergonomics I can't really love the Switch. I guess I have to pick the WiiU, because as much of nostalgia I have for my N64, I liked it mostly for its software.

I never got this whole hate towards the WiiU gamepad. I loved being able to play in bed, type in movie titles in the Amazon Prime app and create Mario Maker levels with the touch screen. Rayman Legends and Nintendoland were some of the most fun local multiplayer experiences for me because of the WiiU gamepad. I also liked the downward compatibility and support of the Wii Mote.

I have big hands, to the point where I find the PS1-PS3 dualshock uncomfortably small, and yeah the Joycons are smaller than I'd consider ideal, but I really don't find them that bad. Sub-optimal yes, but perfectly acceptable. I've never felt the urge to buy a Pro controller, and considering the way the system needs to function, I'm not sure making them much bigger would be viable. It's already large for a handheld.

Yeah. Not a fan of the Dualsock anyway, unless it's a 2D platformer or a fighter, then I will prefer it over the asymmetric xbox controller design.

Every controller has it's Pro's and Con's, without a doubt... And everyone is physically different, so they will need/want/desire different things... And like me, those preferences will change depending on the type of game I am playing.

In my opinion, the display could have been larger on the Switch, it already has a massive bezel that can be eaten into... And the Joycons themselves could have been a little bit wider with some curvature underneath to make them more ergonomic and comfortable to hold... That way there would have been more space on the Joycons for physically larger buttons.

The size of the handheld wouldn't increase much... And for users who don't like larger devices... (I'm not one of them!) the Switch lite is the viable option.

At the moment I generally take my Pro controller with me on long trips across the country (Which happened frequently with 5 day deployments to various fires for a couple months) because I just refuse to use the Joycons for anything that is action-intensive like say... Overwatch, so that is more weight and bulk in my carry-on anyway.

If I can find a viable 3rd party joycon, I will probably go down that path at some point.