thechristoph
Sir!
I just got home from a four day business trip and I played my Switch once, on the plane ride out. It's too big to play comfortably on a plane; the detachable joycons were a lifesaver here.
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NoA conducted a poll asking where people play Switch the most. 83% said at home
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DeuceGamer
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Couldn't agree more. I love being able to play on the TV but instantly move it to Handheld if my wife or kids need the TV, or if I need to go somewhere other than the Living Room.
WhiskerFrisker
Member
Who cares what Gaf says. If you followee what Gaffers said about Switch, you'd think the Switch would be used only as a handheld. I personally never took my Switch outside and I'd say I've used it docked 95% of the time. I haven't played it undocked since May.
AdventureRacing
Member
Maybe not to this extent but I'm sure there were similar studies for previous handhelds. Most of the handhelds I've owned have primarily been played at home. I still find the portability to be a bjf advantage in that situation.
You don't realize how much you love that freedom until you have one in your hands for a few days.
Masterspeed
Member
I've never taken it outside my home other than a friend's house every weekend, and while it's at home I use it 90% handheld anyway.
For me it's just perfect to have a console I can just pick up and use if my other wants to use the TV or I can lay in bed using it. It's perfect.
For me it's just perfect to have a console I can just pick up and use if my other wants to use the TV or I can lay in bed using it. It's perfect.
Forerunner
Member
I have yet to play it outside my home.
I think the more interesting question would be how many also use it outside of their homes, and how much the different modes get used (handheld/docked). Because people mostly using it at home, isn't all that surprising as that's probably where they spent the most time, have the most free time, where it's not as weird to be gaming on a gaming device, and where it's also the most convenient/comfortable. It's not a phone, as it can take advantage of a bigger screen, as in there should be a difference in the gaming experience, whereas your phone is always your phone, so it won't alter your gaming experience the same way switch does, at home.
bobawesome
Member
https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/897856262221602820
Thought this was a pretty interesting result. This to me actually justifies Nintendo "home console first" marketing of the Switch. Handhelds do seem less popular in the west (note there was nothing stopping folks outside of NA from voting) than say Japan, but it's still surprising to see such a landslide result in favor of home gaming.
What about you guys? Where do you play Switch the most? What are your thoughts on the poll and the results? Me, I also play strictly docked myself.
I mean, you seem to think people are mostly using it as a home console just because people play primarily at home. 99.9% of the time I'm using the Switch it's in handheld mode.
OrangeGrayBlue
Member
A group of people who go out of their way to laugh at someone just hanging out at the beach are not cuties.
Wiitardation
Member
GBA was the last handheld i took outside. Switch is mostly a home portable.
texhnolyze
Banned
Strange.. from the various Gaf threads, I had the impression that people play everything on the go.
"Imagine playing this on the go!"
"This would be dope on the go!"
"Imagine playing this on the go!"
"This would be dope on the go!"
It's a system that many people play at home, myself included, but the beauty is the variety of ways you can play while at home. I can play in my office between researching stories or interviewing sources; I can play while relaxing in the recliner; I can play while in bed.
Sometimes you don't feel like "committing" to sitting down in front of the TV because, well, you're supposed to be doing other stuff... but with the Switch I feel like squeezing in a few minutes (that can quickly become a few hours) just by taking the "noncommital" approach of undocking the system and playing in my workspace, or at the dining room table, or whatever.
It's portable flexibility that enhances the experience of gaming anywhere, including at home.
Sometimes you don't feel like "committing" to sitting down in front of the TV because, well, you're supposed to be doing other stuff... but with the Switch I feel like squeezing in a few minutes (that can quickly become a few hours) just by taking the "noncommital" approach of undocking the system and playing in my workspace, or at the dining room table, or whatever.
It's portable flexibility that enhances the experience of gaming anywhere, including at home.
Rats Off To Ya
Banned
All the handhelds I've ever owned have been used "at home" >90% of the time.
Boston? Hello?
CrazyHorse
Junior Member
Title does not match poll.
MikeE21286
Member
I use mine 95% at home and 95% as a portable.
WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
I mean, I do play it outside of the house all the time.
Just not on planes, buses, or at beaches, given that I rarely fly, never take buses, and live in Arizona, lol. Terrible selection of choices.
pretty done
Member
I imagine this is true for almost all adults living outside Japan
Give War A Chance
Member
Just like me. I would say 83% is about how often I've used my Switch docked.
100% in my own home. It's never left my house since I got it in the door.
100% in my own home. It's never left my house since I got it in the door.
For reasons I won't get into I have an hour to kill at work in the morning 3 or 4 days a week. I usually spend it playing Zelda in handheld mode. I even bought a case so I don't have to worry about damage.
So I'd guess roughly 1/2 my playtime on the Switch every week occurs outside of my home.
I love the mobility it brings, but I'm glad I can dock it and play at home when I'm there because playing for more than an hour becomes uncomfortable I've found in handheld mode.
So I'd guess roughly 1/2 my playtime on the Switch every week occurs outside of my home.
I love the mobility it brings, but I'm glad I can dock it and play at home when I'm there because playing for more than an hour becomes uncomfortable I've found in handheld mode.
Yep. A lot of people drive to work and not a lot of people are whipping their Switch out in the break-room to play some Zelda during lunch.
Lol fixed
Earthbound64
Banned
Pretty much.
I mainly play it at home, but virtually never in the dock / on a television.
OP's conclusions are off-base.
Agreed.
The portable dongles are out! Modified my bent one a few months back into a dock and do portable LANs all the time. Amazing.I end up playing in public transportation quite a bit. I just throw it in my backpack in the morning.
Once they release the portable dock I will be plugging it in the office's TV as well for local lans
ChillyBilly
Member
I play mine mostly at home in portable mode. It's nice to be able to play (or continue) a game while working at my computer desk. I do travel quite a bit as well so it does get a lot of time out of the house as well.
But overall, it's mostly played at home in portable mode.
But overall, it's mostly played at home in portable mode.
Earthbound64
Banned
ryanofcall
Member
I might be wrong but I think they can already tell themselves how often consumers play undocked / doxked, because the switch sending back statistics like that would make sense?
What it cannot tell is where you play it.