I'm the opposite with switch usage, where 90% of it is in handheld mode, but I'm of the same opinion. There's just no incentive or desire to upgrade.
Seriously, the selling points are that it has an ever so slightly better screen and an ethernet jack? This should simply just be the new standard Switch console they ship and the original model should just stop being produced. Can you imagine if they charged 50 dollars more for a 1-Chip SNES console back in the day because the video is much sharper? Nintendo thinks it can just keep peddling out seven-year-old Wii U games, 5-15 year-old games from two generations ago, and old and tired Mario Party and sports games. That might satiate fanboys, but the Switch has become the least essential Nintendo console in my book since I supported the Wii U in its day.
Most people won't notice the difference between a regular and 1 chip if where talking image quality
let alone that a 1chip's full potential only works on pretty good crt tv's on most run of the mill crt screens there ain't going to be a difference between a 1chip and a regular snes.
Even on these pricy crt screens the difference is still pretty ignorable for a majority of people. There is a difference but only with the right equipment plus it being a pretty miniscule difference withouth a side by side comparison you might not even know what your missing. AGS 101 is a pretty decent improvent but the 1chip snes is one of the most tiny upgrades we got in a console ever. it's a good thing it was hidden cause because most consumers would feel ripped off at it looking identical if they had to pay more while it's the same grey block like always. as a bonus unlike the regular snes the 1 chip has grapical glitches at certain parts in some games wich is considered normal. aside from being a small upgrade you do have some incompatibility issues.
Still though the snes oled model costing 50$ more seems logical considering you got a better quality screen this ain't an lcd screen but it's an oled one in handheld mode the image is going to look better than the old switch thanks to this new screen. At the end of the day You got to see it as a fancy version if you'd like to splurge more it just looks more shiny don't allot of other products have more fancy versions aswell withouth any spec improvements it does look more luxurious after all? Nintendo never promised a switch pro that's what we thought because of the leaks. Still on the plus side you don't have to double dip especially if your a docked player anyway that's a win aswell I'd say.
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not to shit on the wii u btw. but allot of the wii u games where not great I supported the wii u aswell.
Mario party 9 & 10 where bad, mario tennis ultra was really bad
Super mario party and this old school mario party are actually a return to former glory same for mario tennis aces. VS play is even better than power tennis.
And let's not forget the big fish Mario odyssey and smash ultimate being a hell lot superior than what we got on Wii u. The new stuff that we got on switch is pretty nice compared to the mediocre slob that the wii u has given us. instead of the slow pace of brawl that we got in smash 4. It's more towards smash bros melee in speed now plus brand new mechanics that are fun.
Fire emblem tokyo mirage on wii u vs an actual fire emblem game in 3 houses on switch.
Or what about stuff like SMT V and nocturne. Animal crossing amiibo cash grab vs actual animal crossin game on switch. Where getting 2 brand new metroid games on switch.
paper mario color splash almost considered the bottom of the barrel vs decent paper mario game on switch in origami king, What kirby game did wii u got again? Some tech demo vs kirby all star allies on switch. What amazing stuff did we get on wii u again? We got so many heavy hit releases on switch. There was rarely anything to be excited about on wii u and what we got with few exceptions was just acceptable but not to special wich I'd expect from Nintendo.
tropical freeze, xenoblade x and toad treasure trackers are not worthwhile compared to the new stuff we got on switch. I'm being scammed if I'd pick those titles over what the switch has to offer in terms of new stuff. (2 got ported but just for the sake of giving some examples of the wii u getting us some new decent stuff)
What are the arguments for the switch not being essential? Sure it got allot of the wii u games ported, But it got allot of brand new titles that are actually Pretty great entries in the series unlike most wii u games wich where pretty generic for Nintendo standards. indi game support is killing it on switch aswell and you can play games in handheld mode. Switch got more brand new stuff than wii u ports. It has definitely surpassed the wii u in brand new 1st party content at this point and it's only growing.
