I think the true appeal of the Switch became apparent to me when they released the Lite version.  People still prefer the base model.  Even in Japan, which is handheld territory, people prefer the base model.  I believe it's because people like the value of it being both.  It's like buying a PS4 and getting a Vita for free.  It's very much both, and that is its strength.

I will tell you why. Once the Switch battery can no longer hold a charge. Even docking it, the system will not turn on.

Both?

I mean, sure there are some exceptions, games that have more/better features in one of the modes, but they are aiming at both.It's a hybrid system people.

Nintendo treats it like both, because it is both. Breath of the Wild or Mario Odyssey for example are far above the caliber of what people would consider portable games, but Pokemon Sword/Shield just seems like natural progression to what we saw on the 3DS.

If we are talking about strickly 3rd parties however, they are treating it as a portable that can handle console games. What reason is there for someone to choose the Switch version of Witcher 3, DOOM, MK11, Outer Worlds, Wolfenstein, etc other than the ease of playing it portable? It is literally the primary selling point. I mean sure some people only have a Switch and would only be able to get that version, but those sales are just a bonus TBH.

Yeah, that really gets on my nerve... 

Nope, the Nintendi Switch didn't get a console port of Fifa 18, it got a specific designed version of the game with another game engine, which was slightly improved for Fifa 19 before being just the updated game with Fifa 20

If you put it back in the dock when the Switch tells you to (even if you wait until the "console going to sleep soon" message or whatever the final warning is), then yes it will remain on and continue to play.

When the battery can no longer hold a charge. As in it's fully depleted from a lot of use and I mean dead.  Cannot be charged anymore. You cannot turn it on. It can't charge anymore. Not even docked will it turn on. Vita was designed in the same way that even with a direct power source. If that battery can't hold a charge. It just won't turn on. My PSP which the battery could no longer charge from being old. You could try to charge it for hours but as soon as you unplugged it. Dead. PSP at least let me play without a battery. You can't do the same with Switch plugged in.

"Just like" referred to "received a console port", not implying it was the exact same engine used.  My point was that EA and 2K had both stopped releasing dedicated handheld versions of their biggest sports franchises years ago.  EA stopped releasing FIFA on 3DS and Vita after 2014.  2K did not release a single NBA 2K game on either the 3DS or Vita.  Not when they were both brand new devices.  And, not even when the 3DS sales picked-up steam and built up a decent install base.  You'd have to go all the way back to 2012 to find the last dedicated handheld 2K port, which was NBA 2K13 on the PSP.  When the Switch released with both home and portable functionality, both EA and 2K started porting their flagship sports titles to it.

Not to negate any other peoples arguments on how 3rd parties treat Nintendo consoles but I have found a key point people often miss when asking _why_ a game does or does not get ported over to a system. That being storage space. Whether it be on the system itself or the physical medium, it can be one of the greatest key factors.

Why would Skyrim ever be on a system like 3DS or PSVita? Not just that it would suck, but there is simply not enough storage space.