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Re:The Nintendo Switch and Gadget Design by skybrian on Monday August 07, 2017 @11:57AM (#14948483)
Did they also work well when plugged into a TV?

Yes, this is typical over-the-top Wired writing, but it's still a clever design that's likely to influence other hardware design.

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Re:The Nintendo Switch and Gadget Design by devotedtoneu on Monday August 07, 2017 @12:07PM (#14948578)
The Vita did
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Re:The Nintendo Switch and Gadget Design by MBCook on Monday August 07, 2017 @12:19PM (#14948670)
It wasn't as simple as the Switch's dock, which is included in the box. It felt more like an afterthought.
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Re:The Nintendo Switch and Gadget Design by jamesgeck0 on Monday August 07, 2017 @01:40PM (#14949413)
IIRC, the original Vita included a special port intended to connect to the TV... and then Sony never released the cables to do it.

Instead they released the PlayStation TV, which was incompatible with literally half of the Vita's library for controller and licensing reasons.

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Re:The Nintendo Switch and Gadget Design by PhearTheCeal on Monday August 07, 2017 @12:07PM (#14948582)
Yes, you could take the cartridge out of the GameBoy and put it in the N64 controller then play on the TV.
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Re:The Nintendo Switch and Gadget Design by MBCook on Monday August 07, 2017 @12:19PM (#14948666)
That required a second console and an add-on.
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Re:The Nintendo Switch and Gadget Design by smlsugarlumps on Monday August 07, 2017 @12:49PM (#14948946)
no you couldn't
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