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They're the true innovators. They brought rumble, they brought gyro, and they brought most controls in general. You know what the other two are going to bring every generation, but you have no idea what Nintendo will do.
The thread title really has nothing to do with the content. Even if Nintendo is only doing portables now, I'm sure they could have created something more powerful than the switch on release.
The audience is not really used to high end performance in this kind of handheld product and given its huge success, it doesn't really matter, except to a few nerdy forum people like us.
Due to that, I don't expect the landfill grade chipset plus paper maché materials strategy to change anytime soon.