Switch Lite Announced - $200

My literal reaction:

Well if it is sold as a switch i am sure it will be accounted as another console sold,when in reality is a portable.

I bet its still an lcd display.

In this forum, yes. But it's touted by the usual names that don't want to acknowledge the system as a hybrid (no need to drops names, you all know who you are). ?

But anyway, no. The Switch is exactly what Nintendo intended all along, which is a Hybrid system, not a 3DS replacement. The Lite however is a 3DS replacement. But personally, I would have rather had a new DS model. I'm one of those folks who is still getting a lot of the 3DS because I'm more interested in it's utility software (which doesn't exist on the Switch) than it's games.

The Lite exists for two reasons: 1) The 3DS is on a decline now and Nintendo needs to fill that void with something before someone else does. 2) A Switch model priced at $199 with an already established quality library will sell... ALOT.

So I agree with you, it's going to sell like mad by moving into the price slot of the 3DS. But I won't be picking one up because it offers nothing that I don't already have.

.. well, maybe that D-Pad. Ha!

@heirren: Its the same screen just smaller... You should try actually reading the article in the op.

Cows are afraid now! This price will sell hotcakes like mad!

@fedor:

Lol it was a joke. I just dont get the reasoning. Are oled panels that much more expensive.

@heirren: Yep.

Nintendo iterating on their existing models, as proven by this mini design.

Price is amazing. Seriously 200 is nothing when the original model is still selling at 325 years after release.

Just wish there was a purple model :P

(Oh, and it's a big bigger than the Vita even, screen is bigger as well.)

Can’t wait for the cows using this as an excuse and saying switch is a handheld, when Nintendo crushes Sony in 2019!

Propriety memory cards for starters, developers also abandoned it. Wanted another Freedom Wars, oh well.

Their iterating and the mini is proof that they are going to release a strong home console?

They went the other way from what i was expecting. I was expecting the current switch to get a price cut while a more powerful one takes its place. This is switch's true form perhaps. Portability is the best feature it honestly sux on the big screen.

By not including internal storage and continued using Proprietary Memory cards that were overpriced.

I like this. I was never interested in plugging it into my TV or detaching the controllers. It would be nice to play in bed at night. But the 5.5” 720p screen is concerning.

I will wait to see what the Pro model looks like. I hope they make its sleek like an iPhone

@heirren: because of the reduced size, it might not have adaquate cooling to cool it with the higher clocks in docked mode.

Nintendo is definitely not going to drop the current Switch model in fact I fully expect a Switch Pro, probably around September or October 2020 just before Microsoft’s and Sony’s next gen hardware hits. It’ll most likely be a hybrid as well.

@reavis86:

Possibly and good point but i still see them offering the option in the form of some overpriced accessory. Instead of releasing it outright though, nintendo will hold a Direct amd "claim" it was out of popular demand.

Now even more useless than a regular Switch!

It’s official now. Switch = Handheld.

It is NOT a console. It does not connect to the damn TV at all LMAO.

It does not compete with PS4/PS5/Xbone/XboxTwo.

Sheep are having meltdowns.

Cool... pretty much what we expected. Perfect for those that only want a pure handheld (but for people like me who have long fingers, the smaller size isn't good).

And looks like the upgraded Switch will be coming next year, as I expected (to coincide with Scarlett and PS5).

@Archangel3371: What's the point of that though? The rumors for the lite turned out to be true, so if we look at the rumours of the pro they say it's a minor upgrade. It won't even put a dent in the technology gap.

@XVision84: It’ll be a more powerful system that’ll give the Switch another 2 or 3 years until the Switch 2 or whatever Nintendo’s next gen system will be.

great price at 200$

will sell gangbusters this holiday.

still waiting for the pro model myself as i dont use it much in handheld mode

Yeah. I think so too. Basically a PS4 Pro type in-between.

I want a white or black one grey looks like crap 199 damn whos gonna buy the regular switch anymore

Why would it "not competing" with home consoles would cause Sheep to have meltdowns?

I already have a PS4 so this is good for me, I don't want the same games on both platforms, I expect Switch to offer me singular experiences and it couldn't be better. I'm really glad I have a Switch.

I know the idea of it, I just don't think a minor upgrade would accomplish that. What meaningful change in graphics would come out of a Switch pro? Even if they made it a 1080p screen undocked, that would be double the pixel count of their current 720p screen. Wouldn't that require a hell of a lot more than a minor upgrade?

I would never hook up a switch to my tv anyway so I'm not bothered. With Pokemon and fire emblem on the way it looks a good purchase.

@XVision84: Well maybe it won’t be such a minor upgrade at all.

No one is having a meltdown here, just you because it's gonna outsell your PS5

@FireEmblem_Man:

Lol that remains to be seen. It depends if it catches on with the Pokemon crowd.

Basically nintendo pulls out of the console market and now focuses on mobile + handheld sololy.

yep.

@Archangel3371: That's what I'm hoping for, that's just what all the rumours suggest. They're just rumours but they were spot on with the lite.

I'd definitely get a switch pro.

@XVision84: Yeah you never know with rumours. Sometimes they’re right, sometimes they’re wrong.

@ajstyles: It’s a good thing the Switch doesn’t compete with the Xbox One. That would be a bloodbath. The Switch has killed the Xbox in sales since release and could pass it LTD this year. That’s more worldwide sales in 4 fewer years... The Switch has also been killing the PS4 as of late and passed it LTD in Japan.

So you’re probably right. It’s best not to compare the Switch with the other consoles. That would be an automatic L for Xbox and PlayStation

It’s really smart. I don’t want one cuz I am very happy with my OG Switch but at $100 cheaper than OG this will increase the install base big time and that means more games for us. I had a strong feeling this would surface around the time Pokemon S&S came out so peeps who wanna still only play Pokemon on handheld can still so that. Also expect a Pokemon bundle with this badboy for $250 around the holidays. All in all...this product isn’t for me but this is a smart as hell business move for Nintendo.

The D-pad is good. I'm good with my original Switch though. :P

Makes sense. Portability is the big thing with the switch. Playing on TV is just inferior to the xbox and ps4, unless you really want to play Nintendo games on the big screen.

The price point is enticing as it reminds me of the GameCube years back. Intersting enough, Nintendo will still support the aging 3DS with the Switch Lite.

Sony's spectacular incompetence.

Great for people who want to save money to finally play some Switch games, but my opinion, you're losing too much just to save a hundred bucks.

this is perfect for kids, to keep them off the TV.

the 3ds xl is 200 bucks, so you can now play switch games for the same price as 3ds. Not bad, not for me since ive got a normal switch, but this is even tempting to get for my gf because all she plays is stardew valley, tetris 99, and other indies anyway on the switch, might be worth getting this for her this Christmas

Unless it offers the option to switch saves back and forth between the OG one and the Lite, I don’t see myself getting one. That’s one thing I liked about having two Xbox Ones, with cloud saves being useable on both of them.

As for no TV mode, while it may be disappointing to some, I wouldn’t put it past people figuring out a way to get TV mode working anyway depending assuming it’s not an outright hardware limitation preventing it. A software limitation could be overcome by the right people.

guess i'll just end up getting the original switch