You don't have to. Whether or not the model at its price point is appealing to you in particular is irrelevant. It's going to sell a ton to a lot of other people
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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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So buy a normal switch. I don't see the problem. Don't buy this if it doesn't work for you. Nintendo is not getting rid of the original Switch.
Ah, therefore don't include it for people with reasonable TV sizes lol.
Mario Party supports tabletop play? then yea, it's probably simpler, but I go in expecting they mean tv play. most customers don't want to spend the time to get the nuances of "tabletop play"
The core feature of the Switch didn't make much sense to a lot of folks from this community back when it was announced. I think Nintendo has a handle on it
Price is good, but a 5.5 inch screen is kind of disappointing to me. I'd probably still get it as my first switch though
Looks nice and cute. I love the colors, especially the turquoise. I can't understand people who time and time again are unable to realize that not every product is for them. We knew this was coming.
I mostly play docked and I really like HD rumble so I don't see myself buying this anytime soon. However, this holiday it will sell like hotcakes. The 3DS is dead when it comes to new releases, they needed a cheaper and more kid-friendly model of the Switch on the market. Somebody has got to buy Mario Kart 8 five million more times.
I mostly play docked and I really like HD rumble so I don't see myself buying this anytime soon. However, this holiday it will sell like hotcakes. The 3DS is dead when it comes to new releases, they needed a cheaper and more kid-friendly model of the Switch on the market. Somebody has got to buy Mario Kart 8 five million more times.
Great for those looking for a cheaper alternative, especially with that sweet dpad. It's gonna sell like like hot cookies.
But I'm gonna stick to my launch unit because: the difference in size is negligible, and my current Switch is already homebrew'd. Also, HD Rumble when utilized properly, adds a lot to the experience.
I don't care about the lack of TV connectivity at all, because I play exclusively in handheld mode anyway.
But I'm gonna stick to my launch unit because: the difference in size is negligible, and my current Switch is already homebrew'd. Also, HD Rumble when utilized properly, adds a lot to the experience.
I don't care about the lack of TV connectivity at all, because I play exclusively in handheld mode anyway.
The inability to dock on a TV and play local multiplayer on a single machine is very disappointing, but the price does make up for it... I think I might get this then. So many games I wanna play on the Switch, though I always imagined playing those on a TV screen. Hmm.
By "direct" I mean a specific event announced in advance with a countdown and that sort of thing. Similar to how they did with Labo.
LOL. Some of you expect Nintendo to give them away for free along with a stack of games.
$199 vs $299 is a big price difference.
Seriously? You're missing the point. If I could buy a $200 lite and have it dock, even if the game doesn't act like it's in docked mode on a regular Switch, it would be very useful and I'm still wondering why the eff the removed that feature when it served pretty much no purpose of savings.
The Switch now has an individual game save transfer feature. So, yes, you can. Would require having both Switches on at the same time
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The regular Switch is almost certainly going to go on sale on Black Friday, so consider holding off until then if docked Switch is important for you
Speaking about the colours, I would usually go for turquoise (that's what I choose for the OG 3DS) but there's something weirdly appealing about the yellow version, it combines really well with the light grey buttons/triggers so I think I will choose yellow.
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What's wrong with a 5.5 inch LCD screen at 720p on a multimedia device under $200? It's even cheaper than some Android tablets with 720p.
You see core features, I see gimmick. Nintendo ditching them is just a confirmation you were in the wrong to consider joy-cons and dockability as core features.
The no kickstand is the most surprising to me, as you'll still be able to link up Joycons/Pro Controllers and play multiplayer on the go. It seems like it would have been silly to not add in, considering it's literally a flip-up hinge (and doubles as the SD card flap on the OG Switch, which makes it doubly puzzling...why not just keep it in if it'll have an SD card slot anyway?)
Then again, it'd just require a carrying around a small piece of plastic to fix (which I'm sure third parties will make compatible ones). Still annoying though.
I gotta think of the plug economy, I can't use 2 sockets for 2 switches!!
Because this is one model when Nintendo has two. Don't buy this if you want to dock it. That is not the purpose of this handheld.
ok? doesn't change my thoughts of a lack of docking in this is a mistake and nintendo definitely isn't perfect and has made tons of mistakes.
lol HD rumble is a gimmick, Joy Con's are not, Docking is not, they are a core part of the switch and I can guarentee you the switch pro will have those features because this one is a paired down version doesn't make me wrong when I say that. Nintendo made a mistake by making this version unable to dock.
Probably no rumble, for battery saving. Rumble are battery heavy.
What I meant is, you can use your OG Switch's joycons and pair it up with Switch Lite to play Super Mario Party.
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Already explained in this thread why docking was removed. Please do a search.
It's [current year] and people on gaming comunities still think that Nintendo will ever, ever, ever have any bigger priorities than being able to sell a cheap portable handheld with big profit margins and Pokemon/Animal Crossing games to Japanese children and families.
I'm sure hackers will be able to get something out of it, they had PSP-1000 sending video to Windows via USB.
50 inch is reasonable... Either way, ewww, playing it on a 32 inch TV with handheld clock speeds. Do you really think that a slightly smaller TV will cover up the low resolution in some games? It's noticeable enough on the 6.2 inch screen of the Switch.
I'm in the same boat, I have extra controllers already and have considered getting a second dock for my bedroom tv. I would have bought this with a "mini dock" in a heartbeat. I'm tired of sharing the console with my kids lol.
In addition to kids (and price-sensitive parents), I think this product is primarily aimed at Japan and other regions where handhelds rule. It's cheaper, smaller, and for the last several years the Japanese have preferred handheld platforms so I think this will do quite well there.
Oh wow that's a really good deal. I wonder what the trade in value will be when the Lite launches. I'm having too much fun with Mario Maker to be switchless for 2 months.So are we still expecting a Pro because Gamestop is making a pretty compelling argument for me to side-grade. I want that better battery life...
