How Will Nintendo Approach Nintendo Switch 2 Lite? Will There Be One?

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Helloplite said:

Jumpin said:

The lack of a Switch TV feels so much like money left on the table. But I’m not going to say I have Nintendo’s analytics or market strategy, only that it seems weird as a consumer. It could be some other reason, like deals with other companies… it might be that Nintendo has some kind of deal with a component manufacturer that says they get stuff cheaper as long as all devices have a screen.

A Switch TV is fundamentally pointless: Switch 2 is designed with portability as priority; a Switch TV would only save the costs of the LCD panel, at the expense of the hybrid form factor (which I guess Switch Lite also sacrificed so not a priority perhaps for Nintendo). I guess they would have been able to put a beefier fan in there, and overclock the unit somewhat - for improved docked performance. But I am not sure that's where money is. Nintendo has already tried and failed at traditional consoles with Gamecube and Wii U, and the environment is very established with Playstation 5 today. Plus Japan is not interested in traditional consoles. It would be a niche product for a niche market. Switch 2 can do everything it can and more. A Switch Lite that is dockable, would be a much better proposition if it can become smaller in size, as Switch 2 is huge now for children's hands.

Given that data suggests that ~20% of people used Switch 1 primarily docked (with ~30% as handheld and ~50% as both), I'd say there's enough people who might've wanted Switch TV, thus Switch 2 TV as well.

As for savings - no screen, battery, joycons (standard controller) and few other savings, which would account to BOM that's even lower than Switch 2 Lite...so easily $349 as price tag (at this moment).