That's more on the lines of, "We will know about this at launch."
Nintendo Switch Lite announced at $199, launches September 20th, "dedicated handheld" (smaller, has D-Pad, has gyro, no HD Rumble, no dock/TV output)
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about a half hour more than the Switch
3-7 hours (Orignal switch is 2.5-.6.5)
Here's all the info we have right now
Definitely exists to replace the 3DS portion of their market base. Hopefully, they can slash the price by another $50 in a year or two to cater to the lower income segment of the market.
Looks like a slam dunk
Looks like a slam dunk
This would be handy to use in tandem with my current Switch. Does anyone have experience using multiple Switches with the same account/game library? Is it a nuisance or pretty seamless?
There's still a USB-C port. It's just you'll only use it for charging.
There are actually a notably significant number of games that have better and more consistent framerate in portable mode (some even perplexingly running the same resolution as docked mode). Additionally smaller screen smaller pixels yada yada.
z0m3le are the battery profile pretty much confirming that the Lite is more powerful than the OG ?Well this was definitely leaked, the "Pro" model is also being produced already, so I wonder when they will announce and release that one, personally this was what I expected from the Switch Lite.
My wife wants her own switch for animal crossing. We were waiting on the news for this one to get out there but yikes it seems bad. Will just wait for a good bundle with the normal one now
Normally, i'd ignore this post, but since you are so "friendly", i think i might come back to you and this posts if i ever read a single report of people buying this and being disappointed by not being able to play on the TV.
A freaking rename is a freaking rename.
You had some people sue Red Bull because the drink doesn't actually enables you to fly like the slogan says. Yes, no sane person thinks that, but here we are.
Makes sense to me, you're stripping out the features that are associated with the dock and tv set up + hd rumble and going for a pure portable machine.
Still? The original is $300.
$100 is a massive difference for many families who want to get their kid a new game console.
Maybe we shouldn't call it the Switch Lite and call it the Bait and Switch instead.
:p
Not necessarily, they likely gutted any video out stuff to save money.
Because it's smaller w/ a better battery. It's the Vita successor I've been waiting for. Love my Switch but it's always been a little too big, the battery a little too crappy, and the joycons a little too loose. I only play in handheld mode so this is fucking perfect.
This clearly isn't an upgrade or targeting people who already own a Switch. It's lowering the bar for entry and creating a dedicated handheld for people who are into that. Great for families or multiple people in the same household who want to play together. I can't imagine kids will care about docking as long as they can play Fortnite or Pokemon.
People are upset they'll no longer be able to pretend Nintendo is dominating the console space when Switch sells well.
LOL. You mean piss off people who buy this early which is all that will do? There's a 0% chance this gets a price cut in a year
Indeed. Who in the world would ever buy a Nintendo handheld that cannot be docked to a TV set?!
I guess Nintendo shot themselves in the foot with this.
Unlikely, but it also seemed nuts that Nintendo would remove one of the most popular features in the Lite either 🤷♀️
Zelda last 1 hour more on the Lite (4 hours vs 3 hours).
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I thought the original was $250, I must be remembering a sale. $100 is certainly more impactful.
I wouldn't buy one of these as my one and only unit, but since I already have a Switch, I could see myself buying this one for myself and leaving the old one at home hooked up to the TV primarily.
How easy is it to switch back and forth between consoles with cloud saves...
How easy is it to switch back and forth between consoles with cloud saves...
Yep. Lots of Richie Riches here lol. This huge for lower income families.
Gonna be real interesting when the Switch Pro's specs turn out to be underwhelming for some.
Anyway, a few trade offs I don't like, but I think the Mini will stand extremely well. That price is an attractive magnet.
Anyway, a few trade offs I don't like, but I think the Mini will stand extremely well. That price is an attractive magnet.
I rarely play my Switch undocked (until SMM2) but this is cool nonetheless. Lots of people love their undocked Switches.