People do, not the same people the 2DS was marketed towards, those people do not bring around expensive devices.

People doing something doesn't mean everyone will do that thing, I rarely see kids playing outside with laptops but 2/3DS's are very common to see now.

And why would a kid care how expensive their new shiny portable console is?

Nah, I used Switch on the train and at my parents home and have it with me every day.

Have you showed it to every passenger up close to give Nintendo that sweet sweet free advertising?

I agree, to a certain degree, at least as far as I can see, that thing is as expensive as can be.

Ugh, I just woke up.

I said before launch that the Switch probably won't be a real replacement for the 3DS. I see multiple kids from one family carrying a 3DS at Walmart. That probably won't happen nearly as often with the Switch. Not only will parents only buy one Switch for the family but they sure as heck aren't going to let the rugrats take it to the mall or smuggle it into school via their backpack.

In short: tablet PC.

I don't know of many people afraid to take their iPads, phablets, tablets, smart phones, etc. outside of the house for fear of dropping them, losing them, getting phone jacked, etc.

Aaaand reading the comments, I'm about the 50th or so person to instantly recognize this.

The only thing that would make me hesitant to take a Switch out of the cradle today would be the relative difficulty in quickly replacing it due to very limited availability. Once they're readily available on shelves or through Amazon, it's a non-issue unless you're the butter fingers type of phone user who always sports a cracked screen on every smart phone you've ever owned.

If anything, if Switch users are suffering from the same ailment that had them flinging Wii motes into ceiling fans, HDTVs, through windows, etc. it will just mean that Nintendo sells that many more consoles to the klutzes who keep breaking them.

Just like the commercial. 

You're Anti-social Karen.

Just completely mis-treat your Switch like my PSP. Scratched to hell, faulty umd drive, dead pixels galore, even when the PSP had value no one wanted it. It was just dropped far too many times. Also seen iphones that look fit for the bin that some people have got after much abuse, now with very little value. Even to the point where they have to scroll the text so its a position away from the cracks in the screen to make it readable.

I suspect it won't be long before a few cartridge slot covers get lost, stand gets broken off and the screen gets scratched up just by putting it in the dock. Also seems like a lot of Switch's are developing dead pixels.

Alternatively do what some people do for bicycles, grunge them up to make them less appealing to thieves. Horrible stickers and awful repainting.