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Leaker shares mounting Nintendo Switch Mini or Switch Pocket evidence, offers up release date and price predictions (www.notebookcheck.net)
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I think we all know that patents don't usually mean anything and aren't an indicator of a product actually coming to launch, but what do you all think of a potentially smaller, more portable Switch?

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[–] echo64@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago (3 children)

the thought of even smaller switch controls makes me hands cramp just thinking about it.

You can get slightly smaller - but same size controls - by making the joycons be permanently attached, but not a lot. if you shrink the display the controls gotta come in with it

Don't have a massive amount of confidence in nintendo hardware design for controllers these days unfortunately

[–] FlihpFlorp@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Semi related but for my switch and switch oled I have this grip thing that attaches to it in handheld making it shaped like a wide traditional controller. Makes playing in handheld for more than a half hour so much more enjoyable

If that’s not built in to this I can already feel my hands being extremely sore

[–] Grangle1@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd just like a wider grip for the joy-cons when detached and playing docked than the one provided, to make it as wide as a pro controller or other traditional controller, but I haven't found any. Don't count too much on any Switch 2 controller grip being any wider, though, in Nintendo's eyes they're still mainly a children's toy company and will design their hardware primarily sized for children. I get cramps using even the DS and 3DS.

[–] FlihpFlorp@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I got crams when I was younger even on my 3ds when I was in middle school

My timing might be off with these events but yeah they’re not comfortable deceives

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I fucking hate the switch controllers. I loved the wii, and I think Nintendo sucks now. The wii controllers are better in every way, including their actual ability to track motion.

[–] pycorax@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Worked fine for the 3DS, not everyone has large hands.

[–] echo64@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not saying your experience is invalid, but the 3DS was well known for being uncomfortable to use

[–] pycorax@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Fair, I do think it does show that there might be a market for it though.