I can safely say that I didn't expect this.

Switch is a hybrid console. The vita was the last ever dedicated handheld platform to release. The market just moved on from them. 

I just finished the main story of this game last night after nearly 100 hours of playtime. My Hunter Rank jumped from 15 to 29. Had a ton of fun playing through this, but 100 hours may be enough for me. I have a huge backlog I need to get to.

Is this the time of the day where personal attacks are allowed and Switch is a handheld?

https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/4445/monster-hunter-world-75-million-copies-sold-worldwide-becomes-capcoms-best-selling-title

Haruhiro Tsujimoto, the CEO of Capcom, announced that the sales of Monster Hunter: World in the Asian region has reached 10 times that of original series.

Emerging market FTW. That's why Sony and couple of 3rd party Japanese devs are starting to publish games in SEA and Other parts of Asia.

Switch is both a handheld and home console. I'm using it exclusively as a handheld for example. You're just using the "hybrid" bullshit as an excuse to fabricate a narrative.

Market hasn't moved away from anything, except Playstation handhelds that is. 

The Switch is successful because it delivers home console experiences on the go. Something which Sony promised with the Vita, but they failed horribly. The fact that you can play Switch games on your TV as well is just a great bonus that boosts sales even further. 

Please don't get personal with people.

This goes for everyone in here, from this post onward. Debate with each other, that's fine. Don't throw out small digs.

And again, because you seem to have ignored my last post: Capcom does a lot of revised editions of games. From Street Fighter 2 on SNES all the way to Street Fighter 2 on Switch, anytime something was added to the title it was considered a different game.

Has Monster Hunter World sold more than all versions of SF2? No.

Has it sold more than any single iteration of SF2? Yes.

If you're going to deny the hybrid status of the Switch, then the only remaining route is "handheld with a TV dock". So which is it? Dockable handheld, or a hybrid?

Switch is successful for a lot of reasons, not just that it's a hybrid. It also launched with one of the highest rated games of all time and had a full-fledged 3D Mario title in the first 7 months. As a portable, many (not all, but many) households are getting multiple units, as it is difficult to share portables.

Did I mention Zelda? I mentioned Zelda.

And Vita failed because Sony didn't back it or handle it properly at all. It should have launched at $200, with an unlocked 3G model for $250. And Sony should have released an updated model with R2/R3/L2/L3 (and older models could make use of legacy touch controls). Oh, and fucking games.

I really couldn't tell you! He didn't really say why he was getting an X1, but I never thought him the type. If it were me, I'd go PS4 all the way. I'm definitely going to ask him more about it!