cartoonist
Cartoonist
cartoonist

Up to four players can share one joycon, actually. You lay it flat on the table and each player takes one button. Everyone places their left hand on the thumb stick, which is controlled much like a Ouija board.

Since I never thought to murder any of the children in Skyrim I never realized they were immortal and hence never had this issue affect my level of immersion.

There is certainly a bit of scope lost, and if I’m fighting a boss or watching a cutscene in BOTW I’d rather be on TV, just as I wouldn’t play Overwatch on a handheld, or anything that requires full concentration. But sometimes I like to play games with less than full concentration and intensity, so that I can relax a

I play it a lot on the couch—with the tv fully in view, but preferring still to be comfortably wrapped around my screen. Also allows me to share space with my girlfriend without the noise and nuisance. I like the controls and ergonomics, and the battery is totally fine for me—it’ll get me through a short flight, and

I would settle for two square inches. Even three!

When (if ever) are we going to see a portable 1-sq-inch peripheral that allows a Switch to connect to a tv and power without all that unnecessary and cumbersome plastic? Maybe from a third party? The Switch is meant to travel, let it be free!

This was probably never a money-maker to begin with, given production costs coupled with sales cannibalized from e-Shop NES games. It was probably mostly an advertising/brand-promotion gimmick that has since worn out its use.