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Player2 said:
RolStoppable said:
The only thing I really find interesting about this article is that it argues from the point of view that Switch is a home console and thus worries about Nintendo's handheld future. Meanwhile, we have a thread here where many people insist that Switch is a handheld.

Well, it's handheld, but what they're arguing is that it can't be a home console too (despite offering all the features of a home console) because it also does something else. You know, like the PS3 which isn't a home console because it's a blu-ray player.

I think the argument is that it's not a good console because it is a handheld. Having a TV out does not make this a good console automatically.



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Lawlight said:
Player2 said:

Well, it's handheld, but what they're arguing is that it can't be a home console too (despite offering all the features of a home console) because it also does something else. You know, like the PS3 which isn't a home console because it's a blu-ray player.

I think the argument is that it's not a good console because it is a handheld. Having a TV out does not make this a good console automatically.

No, it isn't. The argument is that it isn't a home console, that's why the title of the thread we're talking about says that Nintendo has quitted console gaming. If you've made a bad product you haven't quitted.



Im worried because they are saying nothing about it being handheld.
"First and foremost a home console"
Will mainline pokemon, fire emblem, monster hunter, japanese handheld games and etc be on the console?
And where is minecraft?
Battery life also is a concern for it..



Rumors pointing to a 3 hour batter will be really annoying, so hopefully those are just rumors

Price is my biggest concern, but all in all, I think it will do well considering the potential it has



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My biggest concern with the Switch is it will launch with just a bunch of "definitive edition" Wii U and third party X1/PS4 ports. I think the system itself looks like a major winner and far more appealing than Wii U ever was, but none of that will really matter if it launches with just the same games you can play on Wii U. Then it's not going to seem like a new system to a lot of people. Having the Mario game in the trailer ready at launch would be a huge coup, but I highly doubt it's that far along in development. I think a delay to q3 or q4 would be far smarter if they don't have a few good exclusives ready at launch, and I highly doubt they do given a few seconds of a Mario game is all we saw for a new exclusive in that trailer. 

The other concern would be pricing. Nintendo has branded themselves on being the "affordable" option for well over a decade in the industry, however this thing is essentially an iPad, home console, and handheld all in one. Considering that I don't think as high as a $400 price point would be unreasonable, but the public certainly would given Nintendo's image in terms of pricing. So that could be a problem too. Honestly I'd be surprised if it's feasible to launch this thing for as low as $300, but that's what people are expecting. So I'm worried about that. 



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hershel_layton said:

I wouldn't care about the mediocre battery life if they give us the ability to use portable batteries. Just the other day I saw a 4000 mAh battery at Target for 10 bucks. It'd be great to have compatibility with portable batteries.

Yeah, hopefully the charger is USB-C or microUSB so the many portable batteries will work.