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#1  Edited By Archix1
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I'm not really surprised by the numbers. The Switch is a first-of-it's-kind hybrid console that came out with Nintendo's heaviest titles outside of Pokemon. When they release Pokemon it'll rise even higher. I think the bigger tell-tale sign of the Switch's success will be what comes after. What keeps the PS4 going isn't a strong set of year one titles or fanboyism, it's a constant influx of new titles that combine a fairly diverse portfolio of games.

The Switch doesn't seem like it's going to be getting too many current gen 3rd-party titles, so it's going to really be on Nintendo to expand a library that consists more of then just their standard titles, indy games, and old last-gen games. If I was Nintendo, I'd definitely be using some of that extra cash to be picking up young-and-upcoming studios.

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@SolidGame_basic:

@SolidGame_basic said:
@AdobeArtist said:
@Planeforger said:

I'm honestly surprised that people are still struggling with the basic concept of the Switch.

It's both. It's a hybrid. This isn't complicated.

What I keep saying.

SGB's problem is in trying to categorize the Switch from a preconceived false dichotomy (he actually says it's gotta be one or the other), according to conventional concepts of consoles and handhelds, which Nintendo just isn't following in taking their latest entry into a new direction. The old ways of thinking no longer apply.

Do either of you play on handhelds? As mentioned in my last post, there's a difference between having a console game on the go, and actually having a game that's designed for the portable experience. Imagine if Metal Gear Solid V came to Switch. That's a console game that you can take with you. Now imagine if Konami announced Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops 2. That franchise is specifically made for handhelds. And it's funny how you keep insisting that Nintendo doesn't know the difference when they clearly have pointed it out. But anyway, that's my two cents on that.

The thing is "handheld" games are specifically made because technological limitations in handhelds, not just randomly. The Switch is not really getting current-gen games, and the few they are getting are watered down. What they are getting is a lot of titles that can run on the system smoothly but aren't mainstream, much like prior mobile consoles. You can't use that as an indicator of being mobile/home console, because then anything that isn't "powerful" gets thrown into the category of not being a home console.

The reality is, the very definition of a home console is whether it plugs into your TV or not. By that, the Switch is a hybrid. It's fairly under-powered for a home-console in today's landscape, and make no mistake about it, that's not why it's been competitive, but it's still a fact that it can do both. However, while the Switch may be a Hybrid, like I previously said there is no doubt it's first and foremost a mobile console over a home one. Nintendo was smart to abandon their specific home consoles that outside of the hail mary that was the Wii, has greatly struggled after SNES. Now they get to focus on their successful side, mobile, and focusing on it is no doubt crucial in an increasingly competitive environment due to smartphones.