I've been staying away from Switch conversations online because people are getting Very Mad all over the Internet about it, but I genuinely don't see what everyone is so disappointed about.
Portability:
It's kind of large, but that's the only real knock I can see against it. If you throw it in a bag you'll be totally fine, and the battery life is very similar to 3DS. The best battery life you can get out of a 3DS family system is a New 3DS XL - 3.5 - 7 hours. The Switch is 3 - 6 hours. So when I see people saying the battery life is bad... I don't really understand that argument.
Games:
This system is launching with a new Zelda, which puts it in a pretty great position amongst Nintendo fans. The fact that it's one of the most hotly anticipated new Zelda games only adds to this advantage. The biggest problem here is that the Wii U is also getting this game. However, the Wii U sold very few units, and probably sold largely to people who will buy a Switch regardless of the launch line-up. There are still plenty of people that will buy a Switch for Zelda.
On top of this, I don't really think the games for this first year are as sparse as people say. I think 1 2 Switch and Super Bomberman R are not compelling titles, but someone will buy those games. There's also Just Dance and Skylanders which sell pretty well on Nintendo platforms, as well as Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ and Constructor HD which were just confirmed as launch titles today. More may be on the way, but if not, the year is still looking decent. Snipperclips and Has Been Heroes look great and are launching in March, and there was a potential leak of April 15th for ARMS. Splatoon 2, updated Mario Kart 8, and Super Mario Odyssey are all this year as well. Their exclusive lineup for this year is already pretty full for 9 months in my opinion, and they've said there will be more games announced before launch and at E3.
I don't really know what else there is to say. My biggest complaint about the Switch, aside from accessory pricing obviously, is that they'll be continuing 3DS development alongside it. I'd rather see every new 3DS game get Switch version parity so that they can begin to sunset the 3DS and push the Switch even harder. I still don't buy the party-line that the 3DS is nowhere near done when you can barely find them anymore, but I guess that remains to be seen.
The online service stuff seems very weird and I'm completely not ready to give them a pass on charging for what amounts to an app, but the actual functionality I feel okay about. I really don't think I'd mind having chat/messaging on an app since I already use Discord instead of psn/xbox messages, and I'm also pretty okay with the idea of organizing parties on my phone.
I'm pretty excited overall. I totally understand that not everyone will be interested in this system, but I do think it's a huge improvement over the Wii U's offering. Simply launching with Breath of the Wild already puts the Switch head and shoulders above the Wii U. Looking back over the Wii U's release, that first year is really more bleak than I think anyone remembers. The first really great, no qualifications, Wii U exclusive game (imo) was Super Mario 3D World out in November 2013, a full year after release. The Switch looks like it'll have quite a few games up for that title within the first nine months.
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