No, not just timing, but like i said usage too, it's literally called 2nd set unit. That's what Nintendo calls it. That's the official name. And that's the target audience. You can come up with comparisons etc, but that's just moving the goalpost.
At the time of release of the 2nd set unit, there were no other versions available like the 3DS. Like people wanting to upgrade. So that comparison doesn't work. You are grasping at straws at this point.
Who would buy the 2nd set unit who doesn't already own a Switch + dock? You would need to buy the adapter separate. That would wipe out the savings and you are left without dock, joy-con grip and hdmi cable. You not only pay the same price in the end, but missing accessories and functionality. Lmao, people would be really, really dumb to buy the 2nd set unit, because they want a "portable-only" Switch.
Nope, I disagree, as I said very clearly "IMO", there is no objectively right here, you didn't need to own a Switch to buy that model, you don't need a Switch AC adapter to charge the Switch, USB-C chargers, including fast chargers which are all over Japan, can be used to charge the Switch just fine.
I respect that you don't think of the Switch in the same way that I do, but clearly Nintendo could have made a console that you took a lesser functioning GBA style controller away from the unit, that would be a hybrid platform, that is both a portable and a home console, but in my opinion, because the Switch functions as a whole unit as a portable, it can be called a portable device, and in terms of context here, that is all I'm saying, that Nintendo portables sell really well and that Switch is a portable.
I've agreed you can call it a hybrid or a home console at least some of the time, but that doesn't even apply to all Switch units, with the Lite now selling about 1/3rd of the Switch units going forward are going to be portable only devices, so where is the issue with calling it a portable? The very idea that we separate portables from home consoles is very weird and only applies to video games, we don't separate laptops from desktops, we just call them PCs, but here there is some weird console warrior attachment to separating one from the other, no. The Switch functions exactly like a laptop with a dock.
