I think it was a smart decision myself. If they would have came out with a normal console it would have been obliterated. The Switch has a chance to do well at least

The difference between the 3 are exclusive games

So let's just get to the point here; the op is irritated? because Nintendo called it a home console and not a handheld. I mean the op even said he would be fine if they called it a handheld. *facepalm* okay that's just ridiculous.

not trying to be mean but your reasons for being mad at the Switch are based on speculation. You don't know how powerful it is compared to PS4/X1.

True, but we can say with almost total certainty that will be weaker than an Xbox One.

Then again, what else is new? Nintendo haven't released a system that power-competitive since 2001. They've made it clear that they want no part in that arms race. Wii and Wii U were about 5 years behind the curve power wise and Switch looks like it will be as well. At this point, it's best to just accept that Nintendo does things differently; we'll probably never see another system from them that competes head on with Playstation and Xbox. They dance to the beat of their own drum, for better or worse.

Ive been meaning to ask, what are your thoughts on Switch?

I know that you dont like playing on handhelds despite being interested in some of the games that release on them so i thought this type of setup would be beneficial for someone like you.

A good idea would be

1) Go for specs!! No need to go for High-End stuff like a custom GTX 1080 build, but at least MATCH Ps4 and XB1 with something extra. PS4 and XB1 are already so outdated that they both are receiving mid-gen upgrades, still being behind them for a 2017 release is unexcusable. 

2) Bring back the motion controls! It was something Nintendo did greatly on Wii, and them they threw it away with Wii U to favor a Tablet thing controller because, because people liked tablets at that time ( not so much anymore). If they just improved motions controls and offered a spec bump Wii U would have been interesting. I know it supported Wii Mote, but it was extremely secondary to that tablet thing. I don`t understand why Nintendo didn`t improve on motion controls, i really don`t understand why they ditched it.

3) Improve a lot on online, and I mean a lot. 

4) Switch right now has no innovation in it. It`s just a tablet using a proprietary Nintendo OS with a TV Dock in the box, I mean, it`s just that and nothing else, the only thing it actually has is Nintendo games, and just that. It really has nothing to offer to consumers but Nintendo exclusives, I hope i`m wrong, but this way only nintendo fans are going to get one, again. 

Going for specs, improving online and bringing back motion controls are nlt innovations.

Commercially speaking, I think Switch is a good idea. If they price it well ($250 USD ideally) and promptly kill off 3DS in order to focus all their first party output on a single device and avoid the software droughts that crippled Wii U, I think it could do quite well.

As far as me buying one, I have no problems with the hardware itself. My concerns are whether Nintendo will continue a lot of the trends that caused things to go sour between us over the last couple of years, like the constant delays and not listening to their fanbase. I'm going to wait and see for the moment. My first hurdle is whether Breath of the Wild still comes to Wii U. I just don't think I could ever forgive them if it doesn't.

1) It's speculated to be a little below XB1. If it was on par, it wouldn't be a huge difference. The specs race is overrated anyway. Gameplay won't improve with higher specs. Third parties might have an easy way to port their games, but we all know that they can't sell their multiplat stuff on Nintendo consoles, so why even bothering anymore. Third parties should try to develop games that are suited for the Switch, like Capcom recently stated.

2) The WIi U had motion controls! Look at Nintendo Land, Splatoon, Fatal Frame V or Starfox Zero. The problem is that motion controls are hated by the so called "hardcore" gamers and they shit on it whenever they can.

3) Care to elaborate? All the games I played online so far worked amazingly well (Mario Kart 8, Smash, Splatoon, Devil's Third, and currently Metroid Prime Federation Force). The only exception would be Lost Reavers but I refuse to blame Nintendo for that.

4) Detachable controlers are the innovation. This allows for various ways to play.

Exactly! Off TV play is the one big thing that I believe is a big plus in this entire generation. Nothing else is new. On a side note, we also played Scribblenauts for quite a while, and we enjoyed Hyrule Warriors in multiplayer mode without the need of a splitscreen. It's really great ^^