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warm@kbin.earth 15 hours agoIt's handheld, which is already a major difference to the other consoles, along with the little Wii style control options.
They aren't selling it because of processing power, or necessarily the gimmick aspect, but on portability and affordability. That makes it a more compelling product than gimped PCs that cost twice as much.
jj4211@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
Right, that Steam Deck and myriad of PC handhelds I think is why I don’t consider the Switch quite so uniquely gimmicky… It’s a recognition that normal controller games can be played in a ‘tablet’ with better controls more than a particularly unique, possibly patent protected thing like the wiimotes, or the Wii-U tablet+main display, or the DS dual screens…
In short, if they made their low-spec games ported to PC it’s quite likely to be a nice additional revenue stream without having to compromise the game to be workable on PC. If the Wii-Motes were still a big thing, then Nintendo would have a hard time trying to make PC ports without screwing up their console.