"It's been almost a year and a half since Nintendo announced the NX, and now the gaming giant has finally dropped the codename and secrecy in favor of something more official: Switch. Like the countless rumors previously asserted, it's indeed a hybrid mobile and home console with a tablet element and detachable controllers." - Link

Middle ground from the WiiU console and 3DS portability, best of both worlds.

Well maybe I will make the Switch then

While it looks cool - time will tell if they really get developers on board which I feel was one of the leading issues of the Wii(u) consoles.  I mean they almost at some level shot themselves in the foot with the lack of many 1st party titles.  I think one of the biggest factors will be pricing.  I am sort of disappointed because I have 0 interest in the portability aspect of it.  My wife and I do enjoy playing the Mario games though so it would be nice if there was some sort of option that was cheaper and did NOT have a screen built in.

That may be the most awkward looking, uncomfortable controller I've ever seen ......... and it will come down to if they get/ make any good games , 3rd party support, and hardware power

That commercial.....
 
Call me old fashioned, but I can't even remember the last time I saw a grown adult using a dedicated mobile gaming device. The entire commercial is based around 20 somethings taking their video games to parties and the basketball court?
 
6 year old skyrim?
 
Is everyone taking crazy pills?

DOA in western markets guaranteed. 

aka_STEVE_b
That may be the most awkward looking, uncomfortable controller I've ever seen ......... and it will come down to if they get/ make any good games , 3rd party support, and hardware power

fearpoint
Call me old fashioned, but I can't even remember the last time I saw a grown adult using a dedicated mobile gaming device. The entire commercial is based around 20 somethings taking their video games to parties and the basketball court?

 
If I'm going to the basketball court - I'm going to play basketball not PSP.... wait I mean Nintendo Switch.   All they did was shrink a tablet, make a docking station for it, and put slots in the sides for controllers to slide into.  
 
I feel that the form factor on this may be a limiting factor in horsepower due to power and thermal constraints.  But then again the last 2 Nintendo consoles have been extremely limited compared to the competition.  I get it, they are targeting a "different" market - but that equates to a smaller more niche market.  Which also translates into less sales and less revenue.  Supposedly they have confirmed support from Activision, EA, and Bethesda among others but a lot of that will depend on the dev environment.  XB1/PS4 are both on similar platforms (x86) so I wonder how hard it will be to port over to this console.

Why is Nintendo still making hardware? Just push all their games to iTunes App Store and Google Play Store. This is the console version of Blackberry still trying to make phones.

As long as I can play The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild everywhere I go i will be happy