Rumour: Nintendo Switch Mini possibly leaked by a BigBen silicone glove
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It really does remind me of those Vita grips I also saw for sale.
This one is 100% not happening, lol. No way Nintendo goes with Symmetrical analog sticks, puts the primary action buttons that low, or changes up for a traditional D-Pad.
Most likely the Pro has the same form factor as the OG Switch.
Why assume it's not the same form factor with just "enhanced" internals as commonly reported?
Yeah, I would just use a Pro controller. But note sure if I should get this or the "pro". I might as well wait longer, Metroid is like three years away.
No? This case implies they will be using a real d-pad, since it has a circular hole where it would go.
It would make sense if the Switch pro is called the Switch 2, and launches at the same time as has been rumored.
Still not a great name but at least it would make sense.
The stronger switch better remove the bezels that will disappointing if it's exactly the same screen
Calling it "Switch 2" connotes a bit more than a mid gen refresh to the general public, though. I think it's a bit confusing.
I wouldn't mind it being called switch 2 it would really confuse the average person that expects Nintendo consoles to last 5-6 years though
Yeah like I said it's not a great name for a product ~2.5 years in. I hope it's not real, unless Nintendo does a really good job with messaging (likening it to smartphone refreshes instead of new console gens).
If it is real there will be some seriously inflated expectations about what it can do.
You'd need to market that just right. Like, convey it's an iPhone 4-to-5 kind of thing and not a Playstation 3-to-4 kind of thing.
Precisely.
Yup, and I'm not sure I have any confidence in them doing that.
If they can communicate that it's on a Smartphone-esque update line rather than a traditional console one (which could be done relatively simply by showing the exact same OS with full game and accessory compatibility) then I think they'd get away with it without confusing too many.
Basically everybody is familiar with smart device refresh cycles at this stage after all.
I may be being wildly optimistic here granted.
In the Switch era, I'm not sure anyone in this industry has done every close to as good of a job as Nintendo at marketing and branding.
They threaded a pretty fine needle.
No, the Switch Mini would be called Mini Switch 2. The enhanced Switch would be called Switch 2.
At least according to this image in the OP.
Nintendo has never done a numbered successor so consumers might not already have strong expectations if it's really going to be called the Switch 2 Mini. If the branding is right, it can work
Yeah honestly based on all the reports and rumors so far this situation seems to make the most sense to me.
- We hear a cheaper Switch revision and an enhanced Switch revision are being prepared
- We hear the cheaper Switch looks different but the enhanced Switch looks basically the same as the original
- We hear the cheaper Switch, the enhanced Switch, and the OG Switch are all currently in production and have moved some of their production to SEA
- We hear the cheaper Switch and the enhanced Switch will launch together in September
If they actually call it a Switch 2, then I hope the spec bump of the Pro is more than the very modest gains I've been expecting. That or they add a lot of hardware refinements/improvements.
It would be the opposite situation though, where people thought "I don't need a new Wii, I already have one", where that was a completely different hardware configuration. This should be far less confusing even if it's called "Switch 2". People are very used to numbered releases with phones already as it is.
This case in the OP clearly suggests a real d-pad. The render in the bottom left of the box is a placeholder showing a product that currently already exists for the OG Switch.
The actual case in the box shows a circular hole where the d-pad would go, which would not make sense if it had the buttons that the current Switch has.
Coming from the company who made this move:
DS -> 3DS -> 2DS
On topic: whatever they do, if the controls are permanently attached to the unit, that's a huge improvement and I might buy.
If it is a mini-switch 2 and switch 2, then shouldn't the specs be the same (if we are going the phone route)?
Also, why not call it mini-switch and switch+ (I think someone else mentioned this too)? Or Switch (2019 Rev.) and mini switch (2019 Rev.)?
Edit: As for the D-Pad, it would seem the mini will have a traditional D-Pad, but I wonder about the upgraded version. Will, that use a D-Pad also, or keep the button pad layout (keep both sides relatively the same for two people to play, like on the regular switch)?
Also, why not call it mini-switch and switch+ (I think someone else mentioned this too)? Or Switch (2019 Rev.) and mini switch (2019 Rev.)?
Edit: As for the D-Pad, it would seem the mini will have a traditional D-Pad, but I wonder about the upgraded version. Will, that use a D-Pad also, or keep the button pad layout (keep both sides relatively the same for two people to play, like on the regular switch)?
Wasn't Doug Bowser Head of Marketibg before he took over Reggies job?
Wasn't he partly responsible for the first year of advertising for the Switch?
As far as the Switch 2 naming convention, maybe the pro model provides a bigger boost than anticipated? I'm not sure how else to read into that name
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If this thing's "d-pad" were the same as the current joycons, it would use the same cutout on both sides since the directional buttons are the same size as the face buttons, the image they have on the bottom left doesn't even match the case. I'm thinking we're getting something along the lines of this render:
I'd also be disappointed if they didn't take this opportunity to put a d-pad, but with non detachable controls I'm hopeful.
If this thing's "d-pad" were the same as the current joycons, it would use the same cutout on both sides since the directional buttons are the same size as the face buttons, the image they have on the bottom left doesn't even match the case. I'm thinking we're getting something along the lines of this render:
I'd also be disappointed if they didn't take this opportunity to put a d-pad, but with non detachable controls I'm hopeful.