The Nintendo Switch Dock Is "Not the Main Console"

Framerates....... Will this thing be able to match the frame rates you get on a larger screen or will it be as perfect as the trailer presents itself?

I really do wonder about that.

What if.... This "Main Console" is only a port for a better graphics card only. Just hope there's no bottle necking issues.

Does anyone remember the Suplimental Computing Device that they had a patient on? Will this ever happen to the Switch?

It's a portable system, Extra large DS. Nintendo is no longer a console player, they may as well start producing software for sony and microsoft.

2 Words: Monster Hunter!

If this turns out to be nothing more than a DS that you can attach to a TV then it will be utterly useless for me.

Which it really seems like thats what it is. A wii handheld, or a DS main console.

If this thing cannot show a graphics increase over the WiiU, then I don't care if it can do 1080p 60fps.

People just deal with it!

The Nintendo Switch is the new Gameboy.

It will not or have the same specs as a ps4 or xbox1

I did hear that it will be something a la Playstation Vita, it will use an Nvidia Tegra ship.

The truth is that NINTENDO is done making a real console to compete with ps4/xbox1.

so disappointed ?

I had read somewhere that nintendo had said there was additional processing power in the dock, atleast a little bit maybe not anything huge. I guess we will find out for sure soon

So Nintendo somehow figured out how to make a portable tablet that has the same graphical power as the upcoming 4k consoles and has multiple hour battery life.

Otherwise, what's the point?

Its yet to be seen how much powerfull the tech is built in the mobile unit.

Zelda looks like a big open world game with nice looking graphics...all in all,it has potential to play big games at adequate performance.

We have to see how good they run when 3rd party publishers release games the X1 and PS4 already have(Dark Souls 3,Skyrim).

As i said in a different article,i am not excited for the Switch as it hasnt the games i would like to play on it...at least from what i saw yet.

Super Metroid 2 or a game ala The Last Story is i want...i am not interested in Mario 3D or Mario Kart

This was confusing? Seemed clear enough in the trailer. If it was the dock, how would you transfer the game so quickly? It's basically the WiiU being built into the Gamepad.

Does the tablet have a docking station that once you plug it can play on a TV?

Wasn't that clear? It's a glorified tablet with attachable controllers, the dock is just a dock.

Ummmm. A three minute video is still not enough for these freaking idiots to grow a damn brain cell and figure it out. They are so damn close minded and one sided that's it's crazy!

Did you not get it from the video? It's BOTH A MOBILE AND HOME CONSOLE.

"What is it doing?" Playing damn video games!

"How do they expect powerful hardware?...." That's your expectation NOT Nintendo's. They don't care about power they care about the games

"...why are they calling it a console...?" Because it is a HYBRID CONSOLE. It's a new concept I know...so hard for close minded people to understand...get used to the new concept.

I think is a good concept but it will be overprice when you compare it to the other system, you'll have to pay a price for all those gimmicks.

I think there are two sides to the argument here.

Personally I don't understand how people can't understand the concept, the video they released did an exceptional job in demonstrating the console and its uses. Criticism in that regards is unwarranted.

I do however agree that 3rd party support will inherently be weak, because it's clearly not a console made in any manner near to how a PS4/Xbox One or PC will operate. Given it's a powerful handheld, it's likely that a lot of games on typical home based consoles will be far too powerful for it to run properly. And if it can, not for a very long period of time, which defeats the concept.

Ultimately Nintendo are covering a niche market. Those that lived through the glory days of Nintendo would love valid nostalgia, and we are all grown up now and likely in work, so I can understand their direction and idea. It's brilliant, but brilliantly pointless. We can't juggle these into our lives and those that can are going to look a bit weird on the bus playing on such a large handheld.

Saying that, if they can get Pokemon on the big TV, I'm in...

It's like Nintendo has never heard of usb/hdmi cables.