Although that large screen is undoubtedly a thing of beauty, I must admit that neither its size nor its resolution wowed me. Heck, I think I'm going to sell my dock and cables, because there's no way I'll ever use them. It's incredibly easy to boot up the Switch in portable mode: I took it out of the box, plugged it and presto, I could play! To my utter delight, it's also possible to ignore the dock entirely and charge the tablet directly with the AC adapter, thus treating the Switch like a de facto portable system. The obsessive-compulsive in me is definitely not pleased. ![]() The analog sticks gather dust really easily, and they're quite hard to clean. I've felt no incomfort in my wrists and thumbs so far, even after long playing sessions. The Switch is much more comfortable to hold and play than I expected. Well, who am I to shun my ever-faithful gaming instinct? Heck, if I was so obsessed by that game, then surely it was a sign from the Universe that there was a mind-blowing gaming experience ahead, right? I've been playing said coveted game for a couple of hours now, and a blast is it indeedy. I tried hard to rein myself in, I waited a couple of weeks until the desire to play that game evaporated, I tried to focus on other games but nothing worked, and my gaming instinct stubbornly refused to be swayed and remained hell-bent on playing that particular game and nothing else. I'll let you on about a little secret, dear fellow gamers: there was actually one single Switch game that I really, really wanted to play. A collector like me always needs backup systems, oh yes precious. In a nutshell: no more reasons to wait, gimme that gorgeous piece of kit! And if Ninty does release a portable-only Switch down the line, well. The only reason for such a move would be the budget aspect, and I'm not sure Nintendo would do away with the Switch's main attraction for the sake of shaving off a couple of bucks. There's thus no sound reason for Ninty to release a pared-down Switch to cater to worried parents and gamers who don't give a crap about the gimmick du jour. Most Switch owners seem to love the switching gimmick and use it profusely and unlike the 3D effect, the switching thing poses no threat to one's health, nor does it make one want to regurgitate their lunch when playing. ![]() the hope of seeing a portable-only Switch grace the market, seems rather pointless now. ![]() With the game release schedule picking up the pace and at least a dozen coveted games in my To-Get-My-Paws-On List for 2018, I had absolutely no reason to wait any longer before securing a Switch-all the more so as my main other reason for waiting a couple of years, i.e. The games, folks! It seems that the optimistic scenario I mentioned in my post about the future of portable gaming is becoming reality, to my utter delight and relief: developers that used to toil on the 3DS and Vita are moving to the Switch en masse, and the console is suddenly being flooded with all sorts of appetizing nichey, budgety, low-fi titles. Yeah, I know I didn't wait a couple of years as I claimed I would. That's it, dear fellow gamers: I finally (and deliciously) succumbed to temptation and treated myself to a shiny brand-new Switch.
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