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Phenomajp13 on 07 October 2025
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SvennoJ said:
Phenomajp13 said:

They lost me, no longer day 1 purchasing Nintendo systems, and hardly having used Switch beyond Mario and Zelda. (Part of that was joycon drift, next to my kids misplacing the thing / always leaving it out of charge)

That's nice, no one company can satisfy everyone. PS lost me with overpriced online and consistent failure to release software besides 3rd party games I can buy on other platforms.


If you add a controller to a phone, does it become a console? Are phones hybrids since they can mirror cast to TV?
An iPhone is a hybrid too, mobile device first.
A laptop is a hybrid too, mobile device first.
Steamdeck is a hybrid too, mobile device first.

Wrong and this is the issue. You seem to not comprehend the difference between coming with everything in the box along with being built from the get go to accommodate it including Nintendo themselves building software for its many different functions.

Phones/Laptop/Steamdeck doesn't come with detachable controllers/docks as you hinted at yourself because that stuff needs to be purchased separately. Those devices are also fully functional out of the box because those are devices made to be portable first. How many games on phones require a controller? Those games are developed to utilize the touchscreen because phones are mobile devices first. Laptops and Steamdeck also face the same issue of needing accessories to match the Switch's hybrid nature. Switch on the other hand was designed to accommodate all of this out of the box because it wasn't designed to be just a portable. Games like Ring Fit Adventure and Nintendo Switch Sports are part of this obvious plan. 


It's all about convenience for intended purpose. Switching the tiny cards is inconvenient when the dock is sitting in an AV cabinet, have to take the whole dock out to slide the Switch out to change the card. (And if it's not back in its box, goodluck finding it in a kids room ugh)

This is your problem not the world's issue. 


You pay extra for the tiny cards that now frequently don't hold all the data anyway, besides playing loading slower from card vs digital install. Discs are simply more convenient for storage, keeping track of, cheaper and more storage space. The tiny cards are purely for mobile use, inconvenient for console use.

What a ridiculous complaint because it's fully cherrypicked, Nintendo's own software doesn't require this and trash disc still requires me to have space to install while my physical copy of Cyberpunk has barely any storage used on my Switch 2. 

Also since you claim cartridges are so perfect for mobile use, why is Nintendo the only one pushing them? Why doesn't Steamdeck or Xbox Rog Ally use them?

Switch is a mobile device first, designed for mobile use first. None of the conveniences of a discreet flat box under the TV like Wii. Sacrificing BC for mobile play, no disc add-on. Wii plays GC discs and the original model has ports for GC controllers. Wii U plays Wii discs and supports Wii controllers. Switch sacrificed BC for mobile play first.

It's a hybrid no matter your nonsense excuses, how discreet is your oversized Xbox Series or PS5? Switch 2 is far more discreet than those trash consoles yet to complain about Switch lol. Switch and Switch 2 are fully backward and forward compatible, as a matter of fact a controller I bought in 2018 for Switch is fully compatible in Cyberpunk a game not on Switch at all. Your complaints are pure nonsense. 

I should also mention how dumb this looks for you to say this while ignoring Switch also doesn't offer 3DS backward compatibility despite also being portable lol.

Switch enhances mobile play with console like features (easy dock) but sacrifices console like features for mobile purposes. It's focused on mobile play first, and that's where Nintendo's strength lies. 

Now name the console feature is sacrificed compared to Nintendo home consoles? You can't because you are just trolling using PS/Xbox. Switch/Switch 2 isn't trying to be a PS/Xbox, it's trying to be a Nintendo home console because that's what it is.



I don't care about the lower power, but I do care about convenience in form factor and usage. Hence I play on consoles rather than gaming PCs or mobile phones.

Switch 2 is the most convenient platform in history. Fully forward and backward compatible, detachable controllers so no need to purchase anything extra unlike those mobile platforms, and includes a dock with a lan port and fan. Didn't need to buy another controller to play Street Fighter 6 with my daughter because it came with one. Offers all forms of gaming out the box including dual analog, mouse con, touch controls, and motion controls. 



Fact is, I have played way more games on N64, GC, Wii and Wii U than on Switch and Switch 2 is the first Nintendo 'console' I haven't bought at launch.

And if we take the best selling Nintendo console and mobile hardware, Wii + DS = (101 + 154) 255 million sales. Switch sits at 153 million. So by adding the console crowd to the mobile crowd, Switch hasn't managed to surpass DS sales yet...

Lol you can troll better than this! It's funny seeing you compare the only time in history the combined sales of a Nintendo home & handheld console isn't outsold by Switch alone. SNES & Gameboy, N64 & Gameboy Color, Gamecube & Gameboy Advance, and WiiU & 3DS were all smoked by Switch lmao. It's OK, Nintendo and Switch has really ruffled some feathers lmao. 



All cementing the theory that Nintendo survived this long because of their mobile strategy. You see the same in BotW and TotK, shifting from long dungeon crawls to bite sized gameplay more suited to short bursts mobile play.

Why do posters act like long play session games don't exist on Nintendo platforms? Can you name these games you consider long play session games? 

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Last edited by Phenomajp13 - on 07 October 2025