11th July 2019, 9:53 PM
So, Nintendo recently announced a slightly smaller, portable-only model of the Switch. The good is that it's a little bit smaller and is only $200, a full $100 less than the regular switch. Also the thing has a d-pad instead of buttons on the left side, which is nice.
The bad is that it can't be docked so it is not a "Switch"-able- console, it's handheld mode only and some games don't run well in handheld mode; it is still too large to easily fit into most pockets, as it's smaller than a regular Switch, but larger than a model 1 Vita; it doesn't fold to protect the screen like a DS-line system, meaning scratches are likely if you do carry it in a pocket; the controls are now attached to the system so it does not come with the removable joycons that some games require -- Mario Party, all Labo releases, Starlink (physical), and 1-2-Switch, primarily, though other games that take advantage of separated Joycons like Mario Odyssey or such lose that functionality of course as well; and HD Rumble is gone.
... Yeah, those are some pretty big negatives. Sure, it cuts the price by a third, and I'm sure the Switch Mini will sell well, but I at least have no interest in this. I mean, a more portable Switch would be great, but this is not that, it's still far behind the 3DS in that regard.
The bad is that it can't be docked so it is not a "Switch"-able- console, it's handheld mode only and some games don't run well in handheld mode; it is still too large to easily fit into most pockets, as it's smaller than a regular Switch, but larger than a model 1 Vita; it doesn't fold to protect the screen like a DS-line system, meaning scratches are likely if you do carry it in a pocket; the controls are now attached to the system so it does not come with the removable joycons that some games require -- Mario Party, all Labo releases, Starlink (physical), and 1-2-Switch, primarily, though other games that take advantage of separated Joycons like Mario Odyssey or such lose that functionality of course as well; and HD Rumble is gone.
... Yeah, those are some pretty big negatives. Sure, it cuts the price by a third, and I'm sure the Switch Mini will sell well, but I at least have no interest in this. I mean, a more portable Switch would be great, but this is not that, it's still far behind the 3DS in that regard.
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