>VR

>Local multiplayer

Choose one.

What was the last Sony-made, local multiplayer game? LBP3? 1.86M

It isn't a hybrid. It is a hand held that has a video out. 

And my arguments were for if those rumors were true which as it turned out, they were. I said it needed more to be a hybrid and I remain in that camp. I wanted a hybrid, that is not what this console is, unfortunately.

LOL! pretty much. And its a shame. I wanted so much more with NS.

What the hell are you even talking about?

"so much ignorance"

What ignorance? The things said in OP come straight out of the horse's mouth, do you know better than Nintendo?

"it is a gaming console"

Of course it is, when you play the semantics game anything that has something resembling a game is a gaming console, my old Tamagochi as well! When people say "console" it's clear what they mean by that, there's a clear distinction between consoles and handheld. The Switch is basically a handheld, you will never need to connect it to the dock to play games.

"no justification for negative reaction or pessimism"

There's no negative reaction, I'm not dooming or glooming Nintendo, I'm not even giving my opinion. Just stating the facts.

Your last statement is how I have been treated over my view of the facts. I even tried to explain in another thread how this is great because 3DS support is exactly what Nintendo's next console needs. The ability to play games like Bravery and Monster Hunter and Pokemon on televisions makes me want to buy the console. With that said, I am simply calling it as I see it. I know what a hybrid should be and this console does not fulfill those obligations. Saying the previous statement does not mean I hate Nintendo, am casting doom and gloom, or that I want them to fail. It is simply an analysis of the current situation.

Horse's mouth? Nintendo stated it was a home console. Just because it has portability, doesn't mean its a "handheld". Additionally, when people push that it is a handheld, they do so with intent to make it appear as a low-tier device. Thus, negative reaction or pessimism.

Does it really matter if it is called a handheld or console?

I am more worried about the internet store and how it all works.

I have to disagree with you, there are home consoles & handheld consoles, both are consoles! The Switch is first & foremost a handheld console to use Nintendo phrasing, not a home console like they say.

& just to be factual, you'll need to connect it to the dock to play games, because you need to charge it ;P but I get what you say & agree, you won't need it to be hooked to the TV to play it, you can spend a lifetime playing it on the go, so definitly 1st & foremost a handheld console!!!

If this thing is running Tegra X2, or even a juiced X1, it would destroy batteries and be hot to the touch if it wasn't downclocked for portable use. My guess is that it runs full boar in the dock - where is doesn't need to worry about battery consumption and the fan can kick on without being a nuisance.