Nintendo announces the Nintendo Switch Lite

TheDarkGreninja · Jul 10, 2019

Darth Meteos said:
So... Nintendo has a winning formula and a unique console that everyone loves to pieces, and they... turn their back on what makes it unique? Why didn't they release a console upgrade that leant into the reason we're buying these damn consoles?! Instead we get this thing that will split the market, because Nintendo can't help themselves, ever since the DSi (arguably earlier) they've been doing these stupid "upgrades" with new features that nobody develops for, or even worse, reduces the market for the original, neutering the incredible concepts and designs that could have taken advantage of the unique system.

And again, it's because of fucking Pokemon. X & Y came with a 2DS that rapidly reduced the number of 3D-focussed games on the 3DS, and now... This. They've learned nothing.

Except the mini isn't an upgrade? They clearly marketed it as the step down product.
And I hardly think the name means anything to the company as they want to make the most money possible out of Pokemon SWSH, if anything this feels like a natural flow as a good chunk of people use the Switch as a handheld only. It's not about being unique it's about filling holes in the market, and the 3DS is leaving a pretty huge one (Which yes, is shrinking but is still large enough for at least 20 million new switch lite owners within the next year)

This focus on being "unique" is what has fucked Nintendo many times over, they kept it simple with the Switch with one major gimmick that was actually useful to the majority of the consumer base. None of us are going to miss not playing 1-2 Switch and arguably the people who care about Super Mario Party already own a Switch. Nintendo need to focus on keeping things simple for the consumer and making sure they know what they're purchasing. We don't need another Wii U gamepad with a fucking camera and sensor bar on the top that was basically never used except for vWii and that shitty wii u chat app. No dev gave a shit about any of the Switch's features other than motion and HD rumble, labo was a flop so the IR camera will definitely not be missed.

8BitWonder · Jul 10, 2019

asdf123 said:
It doesn't appear to have a kickstand so I doubt they would support external controllers since how would you even use them?

8BitWonder said:
You can, from source in OP:

For games that do not support handheld mode, players can wireless connect Joy-Con controllers (sold separately) to Nintendo Switch Lite.

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Rahkeesh · Jul 10, 2019

LoL at all the "Nintendo would never make a non-switching Switch." Is it stupid? Sure. But a very different question from whether Nintendo the 2DS company would ever do it.

The biggest fail I see here is that those analog sticks look exactly like the joycons. That's both obnoxious in the pocket and likely the same cheap internal mechanism that is going to fail within a few months. And it's going to be far more expensive to replace if you don't feel like opening the thing up.

I don't like the 5.5 inch screen either, even BotW is going to be unreadable, but maybe it will force devs to start actually paying attention to portable UIs so we get something legible on the 6.2 inch model.

In a sane world Nintendo would release some official Joycons with that same d-pad.... but this is Nintendo.

TheDarkGreninja · Jul 10, 2019

Mohammed2935 said:
New 2ds xl looks much better. This is the ugly regular 2ds hehe but I will buy one in the future.

imo it looks fine, but to each their own. (I won't be buying it either way because I already have a Switch so it doesn't affect me personally.)

Darth Meteos · Jul 10, 2019

TheDarkGreninja said:
This focus on being "unique" is what has fucked Nintendo many times over, they kept it simple with the Switch with one major gimmick that was actually useful to the majority of the consumer base.

1) being unique is bad for nintendo
2) switch's uniqueness was good

chrisisx · Jul 10, 2019

Unless they redesign the controller analog stick then will be good. If not then in just 3 to 6 months the horrible drifting issue will start happening and since the controller is not removable then you need to buy the whole unit again. This is a waste of money.

BlueFox gui · Jul 10, 2019

this is weird

Bladexdsl · Jul 10, 2019

you watch in 6 months after they release this they will announce the switch lite XL with a bigger screen

TheDarkGreninja · Jul 10, 2019

Darth Meteos said:
1) being unique is bad for nintendo
2) switch's uniqueness was good

I didn't say being unique was bad, I said the focus on trying to be different is what has fucked them many times over. That's a fact.

At the very least don't read half of my sentences lmao.

shaunj66 · Jul 10, 2019

No interest in a handheld only Switch. However, wake me up when Nintendo announce the Switch Pro!

MohammedQ8 · Jul 10, 2019

This

TheDarkGreninja said:
imo it looks fine, but to each their own. (I won't be buying it either way because I already have a Switch so it doesn't affect me personally.)

I already have two, one for online gaming and the second one for ROMs. However, I didn't finish any of the game roms hehe.

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shaunj66 said:
No interest in a handheld only Switch. However, wake me up when Nintendo announce the Switch Pro!

You already have the PRO version lol.

Clydefrosch · Jul 10, 2019

its probably unlikely they gave this a bit more power and permanent boost mode to make sure handheld runs smoothly, no tv out seems like a bad idea too, i guess battery is still the same...
controls are still cramped together which is kinda surprising. it made sense for the removable joycons, but there is no reason why the - button is still stuck so close to the stick or why there isnt a bit more space between the right stick and the buttons.
they'd really have to cut the price to like 199 or less for this to fly...

Bladexdsl · Jul 10, 2019

Mohammed2935 said:
You already have the PRO version lol.

his talking about the pro X version

spotanjo3 · Jul 10, 2019

Bladexdsl said:
there's a notch on the back of it maybe you can use a piece of wire to short circuit it into boot mode?

Clydefrosch · Jul 10, 2019

note that it has a guiding notch at the back still. who knows, maybe there will be a dock for it after all

Foxi4 · Jul 10, 2019

Looks like a worse version of the original to me, although it's always nice to see budget options. Personally I'll wait for a Switch Pro, or however the updated revision is going to be called.

Bladexdsl · Jul 10, 2019

Clydefrosch said:
note that it has a guiding notch at the back still. who knows, maybe there will be a dock for it after all

more likely to connect to it's charger station

Foxi4 · Jul 10, 2019

Clydefrosch said:
note that it has a guiding notch at the back still. who knows, maybe there will be a dock for it after all

I don't see why it wouldn't be dockable if it has USB-C just like the original. The signal is there, it's just the form factor that's different.

NoNAND · Jul 10, 2019

relevant at this point. With all the rumors abd talk behind this it was bound to happen sometime.
Good to see it comes with a standard D-Pad rather then the weird directional buttons as found on a regular switch.

Bladexdsl · Jul 10, 2019

Foxi4 said:
I don't see why it wouldn't be dockable

it says it's not compatible

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