I thought it was a gimmick as well (having owned a Wii and a Wii-U). Then I decided to buy the switch for BOTW, and it's no gimmick at all. Sitting on the couc

I thought it was a gimmick as well (having owned a Wii and a Wii-U). Then I decided to buy the switch for BOTW, and it's no gimmick at all. Sitting on the couch in whatever slouch position and playing is amazing. And occasionally when I am away from the couch and want to game, the hand-held mode works great.