Patcher always downplays Nintendo, been doing it for decades now really, obviously it's probably fair to say the Switch is incredibly popular with kids too. 

What has changed is the the whole "kid grows up with a Nintendo platform and then by age 14/15 is pushed into Playstation" ... I don't think that is happening anymore to same degree as the 90s/2000s at all and Sony knows this. Nintendo and mobile are eating up kids and changing their gaming habits young and the problem for Sony is these kids are not growing up and abandoning those platforms/IP as they age up. 

Nintendo is getting kids when they are young and then locking them in as life long fans that will be a cash cow for them as they move into their teen and adult years.

There are *a lot* of kids I think where the dynamic is --

Mobile is their 50/50 or even lead platform, Switch is actually their "console choice". The Switch is actually filling the need of scratching the itch for these gamers who when they do want something deeper/more complex with a physical controller than mobile games. 

There is definitely with this generation (and I'm seeing this first hand) a lot of kids that are fine just playing on Mobile (low level, pick me up games) and Switch (ironically this is where they go for more complex games). It's a changing dynamic. 

Patcher always downplays Nintendo, been doing it for decades now really, obviously it's probably fair to say the Switch is incredibly popular with kids too. 

What has changed is the the whole "kid grows up with a Nintendo platform and then by age 14/15 is pushed into Playstation" ... I don't think that is happening anymore to same degree as the 90s/2000s at all and Sony knows this. Nintendo and mobile are eating up kids and changing their gaming habits young and the problem for Sony is these kids are not growing up and abandoning those platforms/IP as they age up. 

Nintendo is getting kids when they are young and then locking them in as life long fans that will be a cash cow for them as they move into their teen and adult years.

There are *a lot* of kids I think where the dynamic is --

Mobile is their 50/50 or even lead platform, Switch is actually their "console choice". The Switch is actually filling the need of scratching the itch for these gamers who when they do want something deeper/more complex with a physical controller than mobile games. 

There is definitely with this generation (and I'm seeing this first hand) a lot of kids that are fine just playing on Mobile (low level, pick me up games) and Switch (ironically this is where they go for more complex games). It's a changing dynamic. 

Patcher? A big test for how many fans they've got locked in now will be how the Switch 2 does. If Nintendo does things right it should be at least a PS4 level success with strong potential to go higher though considering how their last two successor platforms went I can't be overly confident in that until they announce both the system and its first year lineup.

Guerrilla has commented on brining the game to Switch:

"It was just a really unique opportunity for us. It was a natural fit for the ambitions that we had. I keep mentioning it, but we want this to be for everyone, and the Switch is really a platform that allows us to broaden the audience. That ethos goes all the way through the game, from the control schemes which are quite simple, [for example] it works on a single Joy-Con, and then also the simplification of the story, the lightening of the themes, the humour – it’s all part of the same ambition."

"Personally, it was my first time, but there were many staff members on the team who had experience developing for the Switch, so there were no special difficulties.

Regardless of the hardware, we wanted to bring “Horizon” to as many people as possible, so we tried to keep the controls as simple as possible. In that sense, it may have been a first for us, but rather than calling it difficult, we took it as a positive opportunity and proceeded with development.

Nintendo has been very supportive of our development on the Nintendo Switch."

https://www.gonintendo.com/contents/36662-lego-horizon-adventures-devs-say-switch-was-a-natural-fit-for-the-game-allows-for-a

Guerrilla has commented on brining the game to Switch:

"It was just a really unique opportunity for us. It was a natural fit for the ambitions that we had. I keep mentioning it, but we want this to be for everyone, and the Switch is really a platform that allows us to broaden the audience. That ethos goes all the way through the game, from the control schemes which are quite simple, [for example] it works on a single Joy-Con, and then also the simplification of the story, the lightening of the themes, the humour – it’s all part of the same ambition."

"Personally, it was my first time, but there were many staff members on the team who had experience developing for the Switch, so there were no special difficulties.

Regardless of the hardware, we wanted to bring “Horizon” to as many people as possible, so we tried to keep the controls as simple as possible. In that sense, it may have been a first for us, but rather than calling it difficult, we took it as a positive opportunity and proceeded with development.

Nintendo has been very supportive of our development on the Nintendo Switch."

https://www.gonintendo.com/contents/36662-lego-horizon-adventures-devs-say-switch-was-a-natural-fit-for-the-game-allows-for-a

Turns out the game is being made on Unreal Engine 5:

https://www.dsogaming.com/news/lego-horizon-adventures-is-powered-by-unreal-engine-5-and-it-will-have-ray-tracing/

Aside from Fortnite which transitioned across a while back, I believe this may be the first Unreal Engine 5 title on Switch.

Previews are also out and seem to be quite positive:

https://www.pushsquare.com/features/preview-lego-horizon-adventures-is-an-unexpected-but-very-pleasant-surprise

https://www.ign.com/articles/lego-horizon-adventures-preview-lets-do-a-silly-one

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/lego-horizon-adventures-isnt-your-typical-lego-game/1100-6524180/

https://www.eurogamer.net/lego-horizon-adventures-is-a-perfect-match-a-breezy-light-hearted-approach-the-series-has-perhaps-always-needed