I'm the opposite, I primarily play docked, though I've played undocked during trips too. Absolutely love the flexibility, but I'll always prefer the biggest screen available. :)
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Nintendo: Switch undocked mode most popular, but majority plays both modes similarly
- Thread starter Zedark
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Same for me. I live portables better than home consoles, but from time to time you want to play it on a big screen.
Well, I guess I'm contributing to mantain the draw. I've never played it docked since I bought it. Not once. I mean, that's really the appeal of the console for me. Being able to play Splatoon while you are in the toilet.
I was expecting to play way more docked since I don't traditionally like playing handhelds, but having a bigger screen makes portable gaming so much better, as does being able to play in table top (though I really need a better propped up solution) for longer sessions.
I'd probably say that my switch gets used in both modes nearly the same amount of time. Splatoon or FE Warriors when I'm in bed or have to be away from my monitor on portable mode, docked mode whenever I can sit down back at my screen again.
I do both. Similar to others here, I do docked for the big 3D games like Mario and Zelda, undocked for everything else (including Mario Kart and a bunch of 2D games).
Because of this, the Switch sometimes still blows my mind, lol. I play Puyo Tetris on the train, then I bring it home, dock it, and I'm like "woah, yeah, I can play this on the TV!"
Because of this, the Switch sometimes still blows my mind, lol. I play Puyo Tetris on the train, then I bring it home, dock it, and I'm like "woah, yeah, I can play this on the TV!"
I try playing Mario Odyssey in handheld mode but just can't. It's just not as impressive, visually. The game is glorious on a big screen.
I prefer playing docked on my television whenever possible but very much appreciate the versatility of the console because my game time is very limited these days and sometimes a situation calls for the "grab it and go" approach.
I prefer playing docked on my television whenever possible but very much appreciate the versatility of the console because my game time is very limited these days and sometimes a situation calls for the "grab it and go" approach.
Anyone with percentage of less than 80% docked or portable, is considered playing in both modes.
I never play mine docked anymore with my pc and PS4 hooked to tv i have no free hdmi ports, but in all honesty it suits me just fine this way. There is nothing better than chilling in my bed with Mario or Zelda.
i Play probably 70 percent undocked, 20 percent docked and 10 percent tabletop mode :) . Has basically tripled my weekly game time now that stupid tv shows are not eating into my game time.
I mean i never understood why it wasn't obvious from the start to all..
When your last home console was bought by 15 million people and your last portable by 60+ million, there is a slight chance the portable side of the Switch is going to be the most popular.
That's why any game prioritizing the dock mode or being like "well it sucks in portable mode but it's ok in dock mode so that's good enough" is terribly wrong. That's also why putting motion control in your main Mario (and i don't care how important it is) is dumb as fuck.
When your last home console was bought by 15 million people and your last portable by 60+ million, there is a slight chance the portable side of the Switch is going to be the most popular.
That's why any game prioritizing the dock mode or being like "well it sucks in portable mode but it's ok in dock mode so that's good enough" is terribly wrong. That's also why putting motion control in your main Mario (and i don't care how important it is) is dumb as fuck.
You're doing it wrong. I can play my Switch in bed either docked or undocked.
Sign me up as one of the people who's playing it both as handheld and as console then. Lovely to see some hard stats showing that docked only isn't that popular after people insisting that it was a home console.
Personally it depends on the game for me. In Golf Story and Master Blaster i'm happy to use handheld, but I prefer docked for games like Zelda and Mario.
What I love though is the versatility. Preference aside, both modes work extremely well across the board, so it's great still having that option.
What I love though is the versatility. Preference aside, both modes work extremely well across the board, so it's great still having that option.
I think I split my time pretty evenly between TV and undocked. If I want to take nice looking screenshots of games I make sure to dock it first, though. Noticed a couple of my screenshots from Super Mario Odyssey looked kinda bad and those were all taken in portable mode.
I disagree. If Switch was released just as it is without a docking/console mode, it would've had similar sales. In fact, I wager it'll sell more because it'll be cheaper.
I pretty much use it 50/50 as well. If I have control of the TV, it's always docked. If girlfriend is around or I have some appointment where I'm waiting around, handheld mode it is.
I'm not quite sure why the narrative in this thread is "It's a handheld for most people, duh" when the biggest chunk is people playing it both ways. And that's not just a relative majority, but an absolute one.
"70% of Switch owners play it as a home console at least from time to time" sounds quite a bit different, doesn't it?
"70% of Switch owners play it as a home console at least from time to time" sounds quite a bit different, doesn't it?
I play docked about 99% of the time. Lately there have been a few times where I've taken my Switch to bed with me and played for a little bit before I went to sleep, though.
