Switch Without Dock Coming to Japan - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 June 2018 / 3,640 Views
Nintendo has announced it will release a Nintendo Switch without the dock in Japan for 24,980 yen. That is 5,000 yen cheaper than the Switch with the dock.
The dockless Switch includes left and right Joy-Cons, and two Joy-Con straps. It is available for purchase in Japan at the Nintendo Store.
Nintendo has not announced that it will release the dockless Switch outside of Japan.
Thanks Gematsu.
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No AC adapter?
nope, just uses any standard USB C charger
@Ganoncrotch I don't have any usb c charger at the moment, so in my case I would have to buy one. But they're not expensive though, so I think it's not a big deal.
cheapest usb to C charging cable on ebay is €1.13 with free postage.
Not really deal breaker I think.
Good for multiple Switch households keeping cost down, you only need the one dock
$250 USD Switch for the west incoming~ Naysayers get plates of crow at the ready~
Astronomical sales coming.
This goes against the "it's a hybrid" talk though. Now, it truly IS a handheld.
If you also remove the joy con and the joy con grip from the bundle........ it is now just a touch screen device.
Who cares? It's a machine you play games on. Does it matter which label you slap on the box? All that matters is if the software is good and coming out regularly.
if you just buy the joy con pair you can forgo the console and just close your eyes and imagine you're playing a pair of maracas.
Are Nintendo even making video game related things anymore?!
Pokémon incoming
I mean as long as they offer the dock separately. Thats fine.
Looking more and more like the PSP Go now lol
Only differences are popular and supported by its creator.
Officially it goes from hybrid to portable when the dock becomes an optional sold separately.
Remember microsoft by removing kinect from xone.
The dock is sold separately so no problem there. The gamer can upgrade. Players choice ;)
Well it was only a matter of time. Now release a dock that boosts the power of the Switch lol. Perhaps Switch 2 will do that. i.e. as their patent they had submitted supplementary unit lol.
This will sell well in Japan. This means for me that Nintendo should have no issues anymore to meet the demand for the Switch.
So, can we officially stop calling the Switch a console competitor then? I mean, how many adults would buy one that doesn’t already have a ps4 or Xbox One? Especially at this point of the generation.
Your comment pretty much contradicts what those with actual sales numbers are saying. Mat Piscatella of the NPD Group has been saying for a while that Switch is complimenting the PS4 and Xbox One not competing with them. This means people buying the Switch are PS4 and Xbox One owners and they are purchasing these either for Nintendo exclusive games or the portability of the system; it is very much like how 3DS did not directly compete with the home consoles. Beyond that, as of March 2018 the system has shipped around 17.8 million units, and according to Nintendo's own internal data most of those buying are young adult males...again a demographic very similar to that of the buyer of PS4 and Xbox One. So it is clear that adults that own a PS4 and Xbox One are buying Switches, even at this point in the generation.
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