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DEVINDRA HARDAWAR: This
is the Switch Lite.

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It's Nintendo's smaller, cheaper
version of its current console,

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and it's a surprisingly
impressive device.

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First impressions--
just holding this thing,

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it feels incredibly light.

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It's about a third lighter
than the original Switch

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at, like, 0.6 pounds.

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The Switch is, like, 0.9 pounds.

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It feels more almost like a 3DS
or a typical portable console

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from Nintendo.

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And the other thing too
is it feels very sturdy.

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One thing that always kind of
annoyed me about the Switch

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is that those Joy-Cons,
they're removable-- which

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is really nice and
convenient, but

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sometimes they go flying out.

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Sometimes I can't always
feel like it's always

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firm and sturdy on the console.

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This machine feels like
everything is all in place.

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But to get smaller, of
course, Nintendo had

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to sacrifice a couple things.

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The Switch Lite has
a 5.5-inch screen,

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compared to the 6.2-inch
from the original Switch.

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Playing it a little, it's
not super noticeable.

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I think for
something that you're

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going to be playing handheld
most of the time, that's

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actually fine.

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It's actually a
better screen to have.

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An issue with the Switch
that I've always had

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is that it always
felt kind of lopsided.

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It was a little too wide,
especially with the controllers

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sticking out.

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It never felt
comfortable with one

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hand, which is--
this is something

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I can hold up really easily.

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And with two hands,
even the original Switch

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felt a little awkward at times.

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This feels perfect for
portable, on-the-go play.

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And of course, since there
aren't any removable Joy-Cons,

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I think the controls just feel
a little more sturdy as well.

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The big difference here-- it has
the same joysticks and buttons

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as before, but instead
of a four button D-pad

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facsimile type thing,
this machine actually

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has a traditional D-pad.

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And playing through
Mario Maker 2--

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but as Zelda, like, it
just feels very tight.

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It feels like what I'd expect
from a Nintendo console,

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whereas the original
Switch's D-pad

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always felt kind of funky.

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And of course, because it's so
much lighter and more portable,

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this is a Switch that you can
actually fit in your pocket.

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I'm wearing some slim jeans
and it slides in pretty easily.

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Coming out, it's
kind of a problem,

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because those
joysticks just kind

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of get stuck onto everything.

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But still, a great
deal easier than it

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is with the original Switch.

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That can fit in my pockets,
but it looks ridiculous.

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It's way too tall.

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And getting it out of my pockets
is kind of a huge mess too.

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This, for people who just
want to play Switch on the go,

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seems like the ideal machine.

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The Switch Lite is
$200, so it's $100

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less than the original Switch.

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And you know, you also
lose a couple other things

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because of that.

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There's no more video
out, so you can't

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play on your big screen TV.

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There's no HD
Rumble, so any games

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that relied on that or use
that feature in any way,

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you just won't be able to
take advantage of that.

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So that's kind of a shame.

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Honestly, HD Rumble
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I've ever relied on too much,
so not a huge loss for me.

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I will say, the biggest
downside of this console

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is that it looks like
something I really

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would want to take on the go.

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Maybe take on a work
trip or something,

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plug it into a hotel TV,
and play on a bigger screen.

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The fact that we can't do that
is a little disappointing.

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I think for the lower
price, a lot of people

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will probably be fine
making that sacrifice.

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Playing through Mario
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Breath of the Wild, this console
feels just very comfortable.

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It definitely feels
like something I'd

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just want to snuggle
up in a couch

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and play for hours on end,
whereas the original Switch,

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maybe not something I'd
always want to do that with.

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That was always the console I
preferred docking and playing

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on my big screen TV.

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This one definitely
feels more suited

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to gamers who are expecting
more of a 3DS experience.

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Overall, as a
portable machine, I

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think people are
going to be really

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impressed with the Switch Lite.

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It feels honestly like
an upgrade over the 3DS

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and Nintendo's past
portable consoles.

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And in some ways, it's a
downgrade from the big Switch,

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but I also think the gamers
who never really jumped

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onto that console
because of the price

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or because of the mechanics
of it being a little too large

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to be portable, they're
probably going to be more

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interested in the Switch Lite.

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So it seems like a
smart move for Nintendo.

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And if you're not
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you'll still get a bit
of benefit from this.

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Nintendo brought over
some of the hardware

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into the original Switch for
a new revision that's going

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to have longer battery life.

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It's still the same
$300 price, but it's

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going to last a lot longer than
our launch Switch did, which I

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think makes it more viable
as a portable console

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for a lot of people as well.

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So when the Switch
launched, it definitely

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seemed like Nintendo was
playing with the idea

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of juggling portable
gaming and console gaming.

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The Switch Lite is definitely
a bet on pure portability,

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but it makes sense.

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Just as a console,
it feels better.

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I think for a lot of people,
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going to be really compelling.

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The real question is, what's
going to happen with the 3DS?

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What's going to happen
with those other consoles?

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That remains to be seen.

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