Why do you think Nintendo has survived so long as a platform holder?

[Phenomajp13]

SvennoJ said:

Phenomajp13 said:

Agree with the first sentence, as the next Zelda / Mario will determine whether/when I'll get Switch 2.

As for the handheld/console debate, that's why I'm not buying a Switch 2 since I will never use the screen anyway. If Nintendo releases a Switch Home I'll buy it day 1, but as a handheld (that gets lost and forgotten, yeah I have kids) I have no interest other than the next Zelda / Mario.

It's not a proper hybrid, it's extra hassle with uncomfortable controllers. Got to buy a classic controller separately for comfortable play.

Now if it had AirPlay or screen mirroring to TV so you could use the Switch 2 like the WiiU gamePad, inventory management / map on the Switch 2 screen, gameplay hud free on TV, then I would consider it a proper hybrid. But then it's under powered again for TV, so that won't work.

Anyway I know I'm in the minority in enjoying the Wii U set-up. Bloody nice to have touch screen inventory / map controls in your hand while having Hud free gameplay on TV. Switch is a step backwards.

Wasn't going to respond but you have made two post based off your preference/comfort as if that is relevant. What you find comfortable is nothing more than your opinion, your opinion doesn't determine whether Switch is hybrid or not. 

Imagine me saying the Wii isn't a home console or PS consoles aren't home consoles because I find their controllers "uncomfortable"? That's a silly argument. Just like you find them uncomfortable others find them comfortable enough to do the job they do. The job they do, is to be as versatile as possible to support a hybrid platform. What controller offers everything the Joycons offer? It offers the convenience of attaching to the console for handheld play and detaching for tabletop and TV play including motion control games, multiplayer, and dual analog lol. Switch 2 joycons improved the technology and added mouse support so now I can play shooters properly (The PC way). I agree the joycons aren't perfect but neither are all the other controllers and the other controllers lack the versatility a hybrid platform needs. 

At some point we have to admit only pure nonsense can continue to push the agenda of Switch was made to be a mobile platform first and foremost because everything about the console was clearly designed to be accommodating for both forms of play (portable and home) besides the actual Switch model made to be only a handheld (Switch Lite). Nintendo Switch is just as much a home console from Nintendo as Wii and WiiU. Funny enough, Switch Oled is the first Nintendo home console to include a lan port lol. How does that happen if Nintendo isnt clearly designing Switch to accommodate both forms of play? What relevant Nintendo home console franchise hasn't made its way to Switch? What has Nintendo lost since Switch due them going full mobile as some of you claim? If power is your argument then Wii and WiiU aren't home consoles either because they also were weaker than the competition. Switch sales all of the same accessories as you expect from a home console (extra controllers and storage) and handheld console (screen protectors, cases, and storage). Why didn't Nintendo design any of their other handhelds with fully detachable controllers?

Obviously it's a hybrid platform in every facet imaginable and neither Nintendo nor consumers care about some made up rules individuals bendover backwards to make because they have something to complain about. Me complaining about PS consoles doesn't make them all a sudden not home consoles.

Last edited by Phenomajp13 - on 07 October 2025