I actually agree. I've long thought a Switch Home would be a good idea. It'd be super cheap considering that they wouldn't need to put in a battery and a screen. A Lite, a hybird, a premium hybrid, and a home model feels like a complete family. Sure it wouldn't be the main seller of the system as most people want the hybrid feature, but there are definitely people who don't care about playing portable and are more likely to buy a super cheap $200 system rather than pay an extra $100 for it to be portable.

So yeah for Switch 2 I'd like to see Nintendo put out a complete family of Home ($200), Lite ($200), Hybrid ($350 launch, drop to $300 eventually), and Premium Hybrid ($400 launch, drop to $350 eventually).

Hence I found the WiiU a better design. You can play on TV with the pro controller or use the pad to make games like super mario maker easier to use. (So nice to build on the pad then seamlessly test creations on tv) It's a shame the Switch can't be used as a secondary screen like the WiiU (Hud, Inventory and Map in hand was so nice to have, clean tv image), a step backwards imo. Another reason why it feels Nintendo just wants to do the handheld part and making a hybrid was to get the tv 'stragglers' to come over to the handheld side. But making a hybrid limited them in touch screen use for games.

Maybe Switch 2 will do both again with a wireless dock so Switch 2 can operate standalone and as a secondary screen. Of course then Nintendo still can't make games that require both the pad and tv. Those asynchronous multiplayer WiiU games will stay on the WiiU.

I hope Nintendo does something with VR, Zelda in VR would be amazing! Not sure if strapping a Switch 2 in a holder will be any good though. I guess a balanced head band with extra battery on the back (so Switch 2 can work in boost mode like Switch docked) might work. Slide the controllers off and slide the screen into the headset.

One size fits a lot, but not all game types. So indeed curious to see what Nintendo has planned for Switch 2.

I would say the Wii U design would have been better if the tablet itself was less clunky and it could be used as a portable. But I was also disappointed that it didn't have the ability to display different stuff on the screen and the screen with the Switch. I really liked that functionality, but sadly Nintendo never really did anything interesting with it beyond Nintendo Land. I get why they didn't d that with the Switch, because they wanted to put the hybrid nature front and center. Now that people are familiar with the general concept they can add another wrinkle. This could actually work really nicely with VR, with one person being in their own little self contained world with the headset while others are on the outside.

Why so? I am really digging the idea. I can't wait for a Dual screen return 

Maybe a screen that is detachable from the gaming hardware and works separately as a gamepad?

Just a home console version could work. It couldnt be more powerful than the handheld though. That would just split the fanbase. Many would probably want a handheld, but also have the most powerful version of the Switch 2. So they would have to buy two systems.

A home console version of the Switch 2 would be nice to have, but I think it would ideal to have that as an alternate version to come out later than the launch version of Switch 2 (which is the hybrid model) to prevent any confusion.

Dual screen was tapped of all its' potential and appeal and no one wanted it anymore. Let it die. Going back to that well is another Wii U failure waiting to happen.

You could say the same for motion controls, but it doesn't hurt them to keep the functionality to appease its niche since the Wii.

Wii U main problem with DS was putting pressure on software development trying to figure it out its use on almost every game, because Dual Screen was its only marketing purpose.

The hypothetical Switch 2, the screen is already there as a portable so why not add Dual Screen functionality? With how things have evolved nowadays, It's impossible to replicate what happened with Wii U, people should just let go this stigma

 Motion controls have more practical uses and don't add bulk.

C'mon ! Bring us back a clamshell dual screen design for the New Nintendo Switch DS !