RUMOR: Nintendo Developing Handheld-Only Switch Mini?

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The Nintendo Switch is a hot commodity and has exceeded sales expectations across the board. Bloomberg has published speculation by analysts that a new variation of the home console could remove the docking feature and solely be a handheld gaming device.

Citigroup Inc. […] expect the Kyoto-based company to release a smaller version of the Switch in the fiscal year through March 2019, according to analysts including Minami Munakata, Kota Ezawa and Alicia Yap. — Via Bloomberg

Interesting speculation which may mean a lot for Pokémon fans if a main franchise title does indeed end up on the Nintendo Switch.

If there were a handheld-only version though, would it defeat the purpose of the “Switch”? Weigh in below!

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4,142 thoughts on “RUMOR: Nintendo Developing Handheld-Only Switch Mini?”

  1. So it’s snowing right now and in this single day there’s honestly more snow than their was in winter

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  3. Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh bored……..home alone on a sullen cloudy day…..not a peep in the house
    the only thing i hear is the tapping of my keys and a desk fan
    i think i’ll take a depression walk

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  13. I return from my depression walk
    i’m drenched in rain and sweat and my gyroscope i bought online is a piece of junk

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  17. Each Pokemon can have five moves or you can carry seven Pokemon

    Which would you choose and why?

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  18. Anyone notice Dunsparce has a Amazing move pool with Serene Grace

    It can be a Great staller with Air Slash, Dragon Rush and Glare

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  20. Wat the hell with this Pinsir Beedrill Heracross team in pkmn duel is that a real team or just somebody who want to lose??

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          • So Rhydon becomes pure steel? Well, judging by the image, it’s a painting of an Indian Rhyno made by Rüder, this is basically the first painting of Rhyno and who is the first Pokemon? Arceus And what​ it’s typing is? Normal, but Rhydon already ditches Normal so Rhyhorn being a normal references that and not only that but Rhyhorn was the first Pokemon ever made!!

            But what other Pokemon is considered the first one? Mew

            Your Rhydon and Rhyperior are Psychic/Steel

          • -This picture was made in Germany
            -Germany was the “protagonist” of the WWs
            -In wars they use weapons
            -Many of them explode
            -Explosions are related to fire
            -Fire/Steel

            T h e r e ‘ s h a v e t o b e a r e a s o n a s t o w h y y o u c h o o s e d t h i s p a r t I c u l a r p I c t u r e i n p a r t I c u l a r

          • I chose it due to its association with Europe, and my country is brit based

          • no, as i angrily remember he imported them to his region for some dictator and purged their type somehow making them Normal and force fed them ore to be steel all to be a weapon

          • Not that aggressive, it was a dietary change but it was simply a matter of changing its diet. As minerals essential for its ground and rock qualities dwindle, minerals promoting the Steel type would kick in, accompanied by intense breeding programs with steel and normal types

            Also debated having my strain be a district breed from a Rock/Normal ‘OG’ Rhyhorn and the Kantonian variant being another strain

          • It’s vaguely knight esque due to armour, but I decided that it’s mainly for self defense now. Only thing is is that it trades its palm propulsion for a more developed tail which works as a sledge hammer – esque weapon, partially for siege partially for clearing rubble and other obstructions.

            Gets either Sheer Force or an ability that boosts hammer moves, and gets two new moves that are Steel and Ground type that take advantage of this (OG Rhyperior gets this ‘Earth Hammer’ too)

          • So your ditching the weapon origin? kuz it was either a dictator or a king who wanted them to be weapons
            I know i remember

          • Decided it was a bit too convoluted with the change from stone to iron, and I decided to make it more benevolent or neutral origin (king simply misunderstood Rhyperior as a steel type and wanted a steel fuel one) then full on weapon.

            Also old one was a clusterfuck, it had a sword horn cannonball palms and a huge hammer tail

          • (i do like the idea of a Rhyperior with a Minigun palm)
            but i still don’t like regional variants

          • That’s fine, we’re all entitled to our opinions

            I’m just how you’re not shredding this version to pieces tbh

          • oh i could but why bother you getting your panties in a knot
            i mean its dietary influenced body composition change

    • Since its been an hour

      Steel/Normal > Steel/Fighting

      Goes from a armoured rhino to a bad ass bipedal rhino dinosaur with a hammer tail, used to defend itself and its loves ones. Has an ability that amplifies the strength of hammer moves, and learns Hammer Arm, Ice Hammer, Dragon Hammer, ‘Earth Hammer’, and ‘Iron Hammer’ (names up to change)

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      • Oh that makes so much sense, the picture was made by Albrecht Dürer whose one of it’s most pictures is Knight, death and the devil And what knights do? They Fight

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  24. Gonna draw all the convo I can

    If you had a theme song, what would it be? Link a song and the other weebs can rate it if they don’t have anything better to do

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  25. After seeing that cool gator clip it reminded me that my region is lacking in electric types
    so far
    a electric fox
    Electric/Dark Gremlin (which i’m proud of the name Snafflux)
    a Psychic/Electric Jellyfish brain
    and a Grass/Electric Anemone
    and one more but my list is off hand

    any ideas

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    • You probs have a pikaclone and that would make five distinct lines which I’d say you’d probs only need one or two more for

      Wire snake?

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      • nope the snakes are Comboa which is a personal favorite being a pure fighting type snake

        and my desert snakes
        Sanwurm, Servepent, and Pharobra

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    • oh got the list and i forgot my Fossil which is Rock/Electric stegosuarus, Gnibbiri my computer mouse and my living balls of fiery solar radiation, Solasma Hotomic and Photomix which are Fire/Electric

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        • so yeah i’m good for that
          onto ghost!
          which so far
          Regional Rodent evo a permadead opossum Opasson
          my Specter/Reaper line Spectini Ghostalker Greaper
          a ghostly eyeball Necrocular
          a dragon zombie Drequiem

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