A Hybrid Revolution: The Appeal of Hybrid Gaming on the Nintendo Switch

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dc.contributor.authorZhangshao, Tianyi
dc.contributor.authorCarter, Marcus
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-26T18:38:57Z
dc.date.available2023-12-26T18:38:57Z
dc.date.issued2024-01-03
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.24251/HICSS.2024.321
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-9981331-7-1
dc.identifier.other67cc39b3-6b12-404c-8ae6-01ba32753a4f
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10125/106704
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 57th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectGames and Gaming
dc.subjectcasual gaming
dc.subjecthardcore gaming
dc.subjecthybridity
dc.subjectnintendo
dc.subjectnintendo switch
dc.subjectplay
dc.titleA Hybrid Revolution: The Appeal of Hybrid Gaming on the Nintendo Switch
dc.typeConference Paper
dc.type.dcmiText
dcterms.abstractThe Nintendo Switch is the best-selling current generation console, and the second-best selling console in Nintendo history. The iconic feature of the Switch is its affordance different gaming modes, enabling players to play in a wider variety of environments. This ‘hybridity’ distinguishes the Switch from other gaming devices, but how players engage with this hybridity has not previously been examined. In this paper we present the results of a study (n=13) into how players engage with the Switch’s hybridity, and the role of this hybridity in the console’s appeal. We argue that the Switch’s hybridity breaks down previously established boundaries between hardcore and casual play, console gaming and portable gaming, and flexible and inflexible play.
dcterms.extent10 pages
prism.startingpage2654

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