Ive been saying the same thing since the reveal. No more gameplay gimmicks. Mos def a good thing.

Something I haven't heard people consider, is the possibility of after market (larger) Joy-Con controllers.

Technically you can still play anywhere, just not for more than 3 hours. :L

I actually think casuals would maybe mind the battery less than us hardcores since I imagine they play in short burst more often, like 30m Mario Kart here n there, but yeah I have no idea. I probably shouldn't be generalising like that, a game like Animal Crossing can easily be played for hours no matter who you are afterall. If 3 hours really is the limit, we'll just have to wait and see how that affects sales if at all. I only know that's just barely acceptable to me and I'm hoping for better battery sold separately or a remodel soon.

I think that most of your are setting yourselves up for disappointment. Nintendo specifically said that this is a home gaming console first and foremost, with the mobility of a handheld as a feature (the gimmick). That's not reading between the lines - that is direct from their press release.

This console is meant to be plugged in most of the time, and battery life won't be as good as a portable device.

They will most likely release a smaller, portable version that will have a longer battery life in the future (as a replacement to the 3DS). They cannot do that right now, because the 3DS is the only platform that is still making them money. If they killed off the 3DS now, and the NS doesn't sell, then they would have a cash flow crisis. That is a risk that I think no one at Nintendo wants to take.

Nintendo also needs to sell this device for $199, and they cannot do that if they were to use the best CPU / GPU / battery. As many you have mentioned, they can always sell you an official battery pack accessory to make it more portable.

you're wrong because Nintendo can do no right and only do terrible gimmicks! rawr

only complaint i have atm is the small joy-con controllers

You can use a pro controller though

I agree. Because it is not forced gimmick like Wii and Wii U had. If you want you can still play on Switch as on a traditional home console

The Wii Remotes were by very nature not a gimmick because they were essential to the core functions of the system. There would have been no Wii without them. To answer the question, no I'm not really convinced by the useability or necessity of this new system's array of gimmicks.

Definitely my favorite part of the whole thing. Every Nintendo game with traditional controls is finally back

the gimmick is old. Its pretty much the same as Nvidia Shield tablet or Oyua console. Trying to make aaa gaming possible on an modern ARM cpu.