But it´s more difficult, you have some games, it´s not a trend neither a dominance of VR games on Arcades. It´s a niche inside arcade games. 

We’re talking about human beings here, not chimpanzees :D

The whole “maybe people thought the console was a controller” thing isn’t based reality, but rather poorly thought out speculation propagated by people who want to avoid actual discussion of what happened during the generation as much as they want to ignore that most people thought the Wii U kind of sucked.

Just take a minute to think about it. In order for that to make any sense, you’d have to ignore your memories of the generation, convince yourself that it’s perfectly reasonable that few people actually saw Wii U consoles and games at retail locations, advertisements across the Internet, television, malls, in magazines, or any discussion of it across social media and websites like this. And that gamers would have just thought “I guess Nintendo is just taking this generation off to catch their breath after all the hype around the Wii.” It’s the equivalent of flat earthism.

If you choose to pay attention to reality, you’ll easily reasons why the Wii U failed. First, no killer app. Second, third party games were generally lacklustre - for example, EA released a full priced port Mass Effect 3 on its own for the Wii U while releasing a trilogy collection on other consoles. The Wii U’s marketing campaign basically pointed out how much it sucked. The one Gamepad per console “because Wii U’s about asymmetrical gameplay” sounded like the equivalent of “that’s not damage from bullets, they’re speed holes.” The demo Kiosks across retail locations put unremarkable launch window games and a sluggish interface into the hands of gamers across the globe - they only demonstrated how crappy the console was.

After a year, interest in the console dropped further because all those “AAA” ports flopped and new ones stopped coming. Nintendo fell into a cycle of promoting games that weren’t anywhere near launch… either because of bad marketing execs, or because there was simply too little of interest for them to market, so they started focusing on games 1, 2, even 3 years out.

The one feature that people were left to be excited about was the offscreen gameplay. Early adopters were quick to point out it didn’t really work because of the short range… Criticism of “Maybe this works for small Tokyo apartments, but the range isn’t even enough for me to play games while taking a shit.” Nintendo’s Switch’s marketing made a point to show a guy playing the Switch while on the can.

Yes, there were people questioning whether Wii U was Nintendo’s next gen console, but people weren’t debating whether it was a console or “just a controller” it was whether or not it was a stop-gap console.

I don't think they'll do such a thing. Handheld platforms have been more successful for Nintendo in terms of hardware and software sold.

It wouldn't make sense to release a home console with games the Switch doesn't have, while still making a Switch. Nintendo would have to put a serious investment into consoles to ever catch up to Sony and Microsoft. And if they have a home console separate from the Switch that can't even compete with an PS5 and Xbox Series X (and beyond, depending on the timing) in specs, then there's little point. 

I don't think selling a Nintendo home console around the power level of a Xbox Series S has much appeal.

Yeah there is simply no good reason for Nintendo to go back to a dedicated home console now, the hybrid concept is just so much more successful and doesn't divide their limited development resources.

I could them MAYBE make a reverse Lite/Vita Home type deal, but not an independent home console, there is simply no point.

The post had nothing to do with unbiased opinions, Kakadu18 was pointing out your contradictory statements that are the very antithesis of the ones you made in this thread .

Exactly. A Switch or Switch 2 with a home console only version (like PlayStation TV) would be a very welcome option for people who want a cheaper product than the standard hybrid and don't give a crap about portable play. Or maybe they have enough money and want a second Switch in their house that's tv only. 

I do think Nintendo will release a Switch TV at some point. 2022 might be a good time, or 2023 depending on how long we have to wait until the Switch 2 comes out. 

I only want this

New Super Nintendo Switch Series X U pro XL Deluxe & Knuckles + Cats of the Wild Entertainment System

Nothing else will satisfy

Nintendo won't go back to traditional consoles. Their success mainly comes from the games and the portable consoles the past generations. They've hit a home run with the Switch and there will definitely be a successor to it.

They might try and find a new gimmick to sell the consoles otherwise I don't expect a major departure from what we have now.

Nintendo unified the portable and stationary teams. Switch it's not portable, but a hybrid system, this dynamic it's the most positive side. You can play anywhere and have three ways, not only portable. The portable-only focus diminished the far strong switch side, one Sony and Microsoft have difficulty mimicking. Sony and Microsoft never treat the portable gamers equal,  stationary gamers have always preferred in the Microsoft and Sony consoles; and the AAA Focus take this at next level. 

DLSS, Cloud computer, and IA learning, focus on RISC is the future. I believe Nintendo makes this path, with good games, it's a good path. 

This would be awesome. I wouldn't consider this a dedicated home console, since it would still be the same base hardware as Switch (or Switch 2) just as a TV-only option like you said. But holy cow would it be nice if Nintendo offered this. Especially crazy if they did it with the current Switch hardware: it has such a low-end mobile SoC by today's standards, and such a paltry amount of RAM and onboard storage, that I bet Nintendo could easily release a Switch TV, WITH included Joy-Cons, for $99. And I am talking $99 with a good profit margin from the get-go, no selling at a loss. Just a simple box with a power out, HDMI, one USB port and SD card slot, probably the size of a deck of cards lol