> I can count on one hand the number of times I've used the Switch outside the house
Do you live in the US and in a non-urban area (e.g. not NYC)? If so, you probably have no reason to use the Switch outside the house. You may have a car commute and live in country where playing handheld games outside isn't normal.
I say this because growing up in a suburb, not many people played their GBA/DS/3DS outside. We all just brought them to each other's houses or played them in cars.
Now that I live in NYC, you might see me playing on my 3DS or Vita during my subway commute (I'm too scared to take the Switch out since it costs $300). In Japan, handheld games and consoles are becoming the norm, so it's very common.
I will say the ability to go from couch/TV/projector to bed and still be playing the same game is awesome.
I haven't needed a handheld in probably 10 years, and haven't had one. But I often wish I did as some key titles only exist on them.
Previously my argument was that I wasn't going to spend a few hundred dollars to play games hunched over a handheld in my living room as that's the only place I play. The switch happily fills that niche of having handheld titles but still being a capable living room console.
It seems to me that Ninetendo are great at finding ideas that at first glance seem really silly, but were borne from research into the real world outside of the typical gamer echo chamber.
You're afraid to take out your switch? I am assuming you don't own a $300 phone either.
Unless you're in a shady neighbourhood at weird hours of the night waiting for the train no one care about your switch.
I see a few people using them on the subway but surprisingly handhelds never seemed super popular on the train because I dont even see many people on the cheaper Nintendo DS's either.
I see lots of people gaming on their phones though.
Yeah it's a little weird but I just don't feel good about taking it outside yet... maybe that will change.
As for the second part of your comment, it's simple. Playing handheld video games in public is not typical or socially normal in the US... unless it's on your phone.
> I will say the ability to go from couch/TV/projector to bed and still be playing the same game is awesome.
WiiU has your back there too, assuming your house is not too big. I do kinda wish the Switch managed to keep the feature of dual screen play. Not having it makes my hopes for a new Mario Maker for Switch pretty faint.
> And yes, FFVI is the best JRPG of all time.
Preach.
And yes, I live in the US in a small town and my commute to work is on the order of ~5 minutes.
Do you live in the US and in a non-urban area (e.g. not NYC)? If so, you probably have no reason to use the Switch outside the house. You may have a car commute and live in country where playing handheld games outside isn't normal.
I say this because growing up in a suburb, not many people played their GBA/DS/3DS outside. We all just brought them to each other's houses or played them in cars.
Now that I live in NYC, you might see me playing on my 3DS or Vita during my subway commute (I'm too scared to take the Switch out since it costs $300). In Japan, handheld games and consoles are becoming the norm, so it's very common.
I will say the ability to go from couch/TV/projector to bed and still be playing the same game is awesome.
And yes, FFVI is the best JRPG of all time.