I think conceptually there may be some problems in the sense that it's a compromised device in some ways.

As a console it will likely be weaker than even the XBox One, and you have the Scoprio and PS4 Pro coming, in a year's time for *console* performance this thing will likely be looking very weak. I'm not sure if Nintendo really was expecting Sony/MS to release mid-gen refreshes though.

That means pretty much every third party multiplat is going to be weaker on the NS, and we saw how Nintendo fans reacted when things like COD and Assassin's Creed were even just a tad worse than their PS3/360 counterparts ... they got upset and those games sold like crap. Well it will likely be worse this around. This kinda worries me.

As a portable for me, it's fine. I don't like putting handhelds in my pocket, I only take them out of the house on long trips and plane rides so the size is OK. I like higher end hardware so as a portable it has good graphics. And I don't really play much for longer than 3 hour sessions so battery life doesn't bother me.

That said, I can see why the size of the thing (it's pretty huge, even has fairly large bezels around the screen) and the low battery life are going to bother some people.

And like the Wii U, it's really not bringing anything new to the table in terms of a game play mechanic. It's basically the same controller layout, you can now just take it outside of the house instead of just away from your TV. Nintendo has not been able to really come up with a new control gimmick since the Wii era that has been able to drive their hardware sales and Switch looks like more of the same from Wii U era in that respect.

It's not: the Wii U was based around the dual screen mechanic and touch controls. The Switch won't have any of that. The Switch is a departure from the Wii U, the only thing that's similar are the graphics.

And that tablet. And the utility of being able to move it away from the TV. 

Nintendo never really tried with the dual screen gaming, there's like what? 2 or 3 games from Nintendo that really utilized that feature after 4 years? 

The concept of the system really was to have a system that a player could use when the main TV was in use, they even had that whole Japanese video that showed the guy using it around his house, he'd move it into the kitchen while making ramen noodles but continuing to play his game, etc. etc. etc. 

Switch is basically that concept just taken to it's natural next level. Instead of being able to take it just into the kitchen when baking ramen, you can take it out of the house entirely.