Video just uploaded by Nintendo explaining the Switch and what you can do with it. I guess it’s aimed at Christmas shoppers who haven’t made up their minds yet or something? Still, I found it sort of confusing. It’ll be 7 years old soon, why this video now 🤔

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      1 year ago

      That’s exactly it. “Clear out our stock and feel real dumb in a couple months when we reveal the new one!”

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    1 year ago

    I didn’t expect to see a Steamdeck competitor from Nintendo. Will be interesting to see if it gains any traction.

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    1 year ago

    In answer to your question about why - https://xkcd.com/1053/

    There are a surprising number of people who don’t game, have a different perception of what gaming is, who have heard about this switch thing but don’t know what it does, who think consoles just plug into the TV etc etc

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      1 year ago

      There are also a lot of kids that have just gotten old enough to maybe get their first game console, so showing thier parents that a switch is a good first game console is a good move on Nintendos part, my niece will be in that category next Christmas.

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    1 year ago

    I feel like lite users deserve an OLED upgrade. The Nintendo Switch LOLED, if you will