I still dont understand why the switch have a touchscreen that you cant use when the system is docked...

I still dont understand why the switch have a touchscreen that you cant use when the system is docked. Seems pointless and developers wont make use of it because that would mean you could only play the game when its in handheld mode.
We mostly likely wont be seeing gameplay usage of the touchscreen, maybe in ports of ds titles which I doubt they will do in first place.
If they took off the useless touchscreen the system would be at least 50$ cheaper or focus the hardware to be a tad more capable.

Its just clutter that makes the console more expensive.

People nowadays excpect that a screen that size have touch functions.

Because releasing a device that looks like a tablet without a touchscreen would be suicide

When it's docked you probably use a cursor with the Joycons to take over the touch functions.

I guess thats because the switch is handheld first and console second, theyre trying to convince us its the reverse, thats a console on the go, but actually its a handheld that can be upscaled to be player at a tv

changing native resolution is not upscaling.

Because there's no reason not to have one. Screens that size and resolution cost about the same whether they're touch screens or not.

might they halve the price and release a version with no handheld?

>touch functionality costs $50
You're overstating the cost by about six orders of magnitude.

its meant to navigate the interface mostly

This would strongly slow down the gameplay. Imagine playing something like fruit ninja with a cursor, or even Wonderful 101

>touch functionality costs $0.00005

If that was the case they wouldnt cheapout in the wiiu screen

Good thing they're not making touch games then.
Yes, the joke is the ridiculous exaggeration.

They wont, It would be a shot at their own foot

so you wouldnt play those when docked who wants to play fruit ninja on their TV?

>Good thing they're not making touch games then

Thats the point. Why have a touchscreen that wont be used.

That was an exemple. That are a bunch of touch heavy games on DS or even wiiu that wouldnt be enjoyable If played in docked mode.

Because it's a trivial element? The Vita has a touchscreen too (and the back touchpad) and tons of games do nothing at all with them.

And what a resounding success the Vita was. Actually its fitting. The switch Will probably be Nintendos vita in every sense.

Wonderful 101 was vastly superior with the analog stick anyway.