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I'm betting on the fact the nintendo switch will be able to browse the web and reproduce music and video (youtube, netflix).

I understand that they didn't officially support this at launch probably because of time constraints and priorities but it just doesn't make any sense for the switch not to support this in the longer term. It's form factor is perfect for it.

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This is probably the clincher for our family, if it can operate as a general purpose tablet for media then we'll get it by Christmas. Having note seen it I'm much less viewing it as a WiiU replacement and more as the evolution of the DS line.

Why do you care about that from this?

How many devices do you actually want to carry around?

The consumer value proposition is greater if people can watch media on the same device.

I'm not convinced that's true at all. At this point most people have a plethora of devices that will get the exact same Netflix content on their TV. My TV has like 4 things connected to it right now that will (TV itself, ps4, chromecast, fire stick).

Yeah, but one of the main appeals of Switch is how portable it is. And when I carry around a device I expect it to not only provide games, but content consumption as well. Otherwise I can carry an ordinary tablet - it might be not ideal for games, but as a multipurpose device it would be superior.

Everybody is already carrying a much-more-multipurpose device with them everywhere they go (smartphone). Carrying around the sort-of-portable bit of the switch doesn't seem that much more convenient than having a laptop. Doesn't fit in your pocket.

Actually usable and highly responsive SmartTV for free :).

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