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[PtM]

I hope that the DS/3DS line doesn't die otherwise how will Nintendo rerelease duel screen games on future systems virtual consoles?

I really don't consider the Switch to be a portable game system since I can't put it in my pocket.

Two views, one screen.

a) You couldn't either with a DSXL.
b) They will be able to cram the Switch into a smaller SKU at some point.

 

[Ubername]

Two views, one screen.

That gives me a great idea for a DS-based advertising platform

 

[Tanoooki]

I think the Switch was supposed to kill the whole paradigm of home console or handheld. Nintendo should just market the Switch as ... the Switch. That's part of it's genius and why it's doing so well.

Hopefully Nintendo will announce some AAA software that is must have because as of now 2018 looks pretty sparse for the Switch. A mainline Fire Emblem or Animal Crossing announcement right now would help propel sales after the Zelda and Mario hype slows down.

 

[Liliana Eileen]

Based off the massive success, yes.

 

[martinstraka8282]

My switch is 100% a console so Im good with that.

I'm definitely happy its a hybrid for the unified dev base though, always hated missing out on so many quality 3DS games but have zero interest in playing on tiny screens.

 

[ToysAndMoreClub]

I think they took a big calculated risk by calling it a home console that you can take with you, because one of two things could have happened, and one of them did:

1 - People start calling it the weakest home console out of the three
2 - People start warming up to the idea that games that you are normally forced to play in your livingroom can now be taken everywhere with you.

Obviously they didn't want to call it a handheld (because it really isn't), as that would have eaten up some of the 3DS sales, and Nintendo knew they would be supporting the 3DS for at least a year after the Switch launch.

With all of the commercials centered on being able to take it with you, people understood the significance of it, and along with arguably the best first-year lineup of any Nintendo console in history, it sold like hotcakes.

 

[cartman414]

Two views, one screen.

a) You couldn't either with a DSXL.
b) They will be able to cram the Switch into a smaller SKU at some point.

The DS(i)XL coexisted with the non-XL models.

 

[DESTROYA]

By the way it’s flying of the shelf’s, whatever way they marketed it worked.

 

[Mantorok]

A console you can play portably sounds much, much more impressive and interesting than a handheld you can connect to a TV.

Yeah exactly. Its awesome you can play on the go but it still rocks as a home console.

 

[SystemUser]

Do most people use the Switch more as a portable device or more as a console device?

Yes.

Spoiler

I use it more as portable device than my 3DS and more than my Wii as a home console.