Looks kind of fun. They only showed it playing games; does that mean it doesn't also double up as a Netflix player and general tablet?

If i had 2 children, i'd prefer this over any other gaming platform.

I doupt the older audience they show in the video wanna carry it beside their mobiles?

Maybe targeting 'family' instead 'friends' would do better. It did well for Wii.

So what exactly will this thing achieve for me that my laptop and phone, that I'm already carrying, couldn't have done on their own?

Play good games. Quickly surf the internet. Like a tablet made for games. My comment was in the context of gamers. Not random photographers.

What is the demand to play "good" games on the move? As far as i can tell most people want to play crap games. Time fillers - simple games.

Do you really want to experience the final battle of some awesome rpg on the train or in the comfort of your living room?

I think if it also came with android it could be onto something. there needs to be a compelling reason to take a device with you especially when it is competing against the non-gaming market. Gamers and especially those games that leave the house a lot are mostly adults.

I'm a bit skeptical about the Switch. However, I can tell I'm one of those gamers who likes to play longer, AAA-like titles on the go. I commute almost 2 hours and this is a perfect time to play on the go. I spent lots of time with the flagship Vita games ( Killzone, Uncharted, Gravity Rush ) and at some point, such games ran out. So my interest in Vita did too. I don't mind to play a boss fight on the train if only I can quickly suspend the game and resume later. Being able to play the same game at home ( without worrying about battery life and on the big screen ) is also something tempting. But there's one thing which doesn't convince me enough - Nintendo. I played old Nintendo games, I acknowledge their importance in the video games history but I don't find playing yet another Mario or Zelda fun anymore. They had titles that came up to be good but it was just a handful of games that could hook me in and make me spend hours playing.

Well, there's this other "competitor" - mobiles. I usually have a gamepad with a clip ( MOGAPro ) that not only can turn my mobile phone into a small handheld gaming console but can also extend the battery life a little bit. I played a couple of games like that and it was a really great experience. Shame there are only few that support it. So this is a field on which mobiles won't be any competitor to Switch. Despite the mobiles can support a controller, the games rarely use that. The mobile market took a turn at some point towards 'free-to-play- experience and titles like old Gameloft games ( "Modern Combat", "Gangstar" etc. ) don't seem to appear anymore. Yeah, I know these were "cheap ripoffs" but also it was closest to what could be considered "a console experience on a mobile device". That's why I found Vita so appealing.

So here, in the middle of this, the Nintendo is. It's very important question who is a target audience for Switch. I think people like me could be the audience if only Nintendo lets more variety into their titles. Although, it's still too early to make any judgments on it.