Nintendo Switch Lite - Turquoise - Switch

I’ve had the original Switch since day one. I’ve loved the platform for many many reasons, mainly because Nintendo seem to just be on the ball again with that old school magic. So many awesome games. Why did I buy the lite when I have the original? Well, 90% of the time I would play mine in handheld mode. I don’t have kids yet and only used Dock mode when playing Mario Kart with the wife or friends. Other than that, it’s train commute, flights and chilling on the sofa being lazy. The Lite is the perfect handheld mode Switch, I prefer the design, the feel and the screen. The library of games as well is excellent and I really feel like I have the first truly modern Game Boy replacement with a great selection of classic games, new indie games and AAA Nintendo originals like Breathe of the Wild. I love playing family friendly games like Mario Kart or Monkey ball with the original in Dock mode. Then using the Lite as MY OWN dedicated space to focus on completing adventure like Links Awakening or Celeste, in my personal mind space. It stays in my bag and goes everywhere I go. I’m removing one star from an otherwise glowing review because I think it’s a mistake to not have any TV out functionality. I understand it’s handheld only and out of the box, I don’t think it should have it. But, there should be the option to. The original Switches modular approach to every use case was perfect. £280 for a handheld and a dock when needed. The dock sells for £80-100 on its own, so in theory, if Nintendo did a normal switch without the dock, it should retail for £199. There is £50 android smartphones that have the capability to do HDMI out, so why has Nintendo removed this entirely from the Switch Lite? Have it as an optional extra. Not expecting it out of the box for £199, but let us buy a dock to turn it into the TV out mode, even if it’s a more expensive dock. Yes, I’ll have to buy a pro pad or Joycons (already have them), but give us that option. Yes, it was fine to reduce the cost but we didn’t get that saving passed onto us folks. By RRps, removing the HD Rumble, the Dock, the L and R Joycons was enough to reduce the RRP by £80. So, for this reason I am left disappointed with Nintendo’s decision. Will it sell like hot cakes? Absolutely? Am I a niche who feels this way? Very likely. But if you’re a family who want to buy this and then opt in the future for the Dock mode at a later date, you will have to buy a whole new console. Unless of course, Nintendo make a Dock mode only version that isn’t portable in anyway.

Just what we had expected

Great console

Bought it for the kids. I was pleasantly surprised by the screen. Looks and plays great.

The switch works well it does what it needs to do I would recommend buying this as a as a gift off of yourself as it is a good item to have.

Love the nintendo switch... its very nice to hold but the prices on the store are silly

The switch lite feels so nice and light (pun intended) in the hand. As someone who already owns the regular switch, I can comfortably say that the lite is night and day the superior system for handheld. Much more comfortable to hold, feels sturdier too, and the buttons feel slightly better. Also has a full regular dpad. As you can probably tell, I am a big fan. Now is the lite worth getting if you already have the original switch? Probably not unless you really want it. Point being, it is not necessary if you already have the original. However if you want a smaller, lighter and more comfortable switch for handheld play then it is a good buy. Battery life also appears to be a bit better. Which make sense as smaller screen and no rumble feature.

So lit

Really like this item

Ordered this before the prices went up, everything was in great condition when it arrived with no damages or missing parts, the console works perfectly. No complaints here.