Few companies have managed to nail the handheld console market as well as Nintendo, and now that the Switch has turned four years old, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa wants to avoid seeing sales “nosedive” as it enters its middle phase.

The Nintendo Switch is now Nintendo’s third best-selling console of all time, trailing behind the SNES and Wii. In addition to Pokémon Sword and Shield selling over 16 million units at the tail end of 2019, the rest of the year also looked fantastic.

In comparison to the Wii U, the success of the Switch has been nothing short of phenomenal, with the recent release of the Switch Lite only adding more coin to Nintendo’s coffers. So how well has it been selling? Very well! That’s according to Nintendo themselves, who say that combined sales of the Switch and Switch Lite now sit at over ten million units sold currently.

On the one hand you’ve got the pure flexibility of the regular Switch juxtaposed against the singular handheld focus of the Switch Lite. Which one is best then?

While the regular Nintendo Switch is still the best Jack of all Trades console that you can find on the market today, the Switch Lite is a fantastic new spin on an already brilliant console that offers plenty of comfort and style at an affordable price.

Anyone looking to buy a Nintendo Switch in the near future could see their sessions extended by a significant amount, as Nintendo have revealed a new iteration of the console. Basically the same device, this one has a reworked battery that should give you anywhere between four to nine hours of playtime.

So which is the better console then? Should you shell out extra for the more expensive Nintendo Switch or will the Switch Lite serve you just fine in the long run? Let’s take a look at the core differences between the devices.

So how much less would the Switch cost if it scaled back on the technology that makes it feel so special? Lots! Here’s your first look at the Nintendo Switch Lite.