Wii U had a big list of developers early on as well. That didn't amount to much.
But really. Lets get a few things straight. Obviously, given Nintendo history we should all manage our expectations.
That doesn't mean we shouldn't discredit bad sources. I have about 5 sources for Switch's specs. They're all leaks, and none have been confirmed by an official source. Some conflict.
Source 1: Emily Rogers - initially made the claim that Nintendo was Switching to nvidia. Something anyone could guess. Although, so far has been the most reliable source. Predictions were accurate.
https://arcadegirl64.wordpress.com/2016/08/31/recap-of-nx-hardware-details/Source 2: Laura Kate Dale - said switch would have 4mb of ram. When you go to her twitter page right now, the first thing you see is a link to donate to her pay pal.
Source 3: A Chinese Worker
http://www.gamespot.com/forums/system-wars-314159282/rumor-chinese-factory-worker-leaks-nintendo-switch-33369556/Source 4: Unnamed sources connected to Venture Beat
Source 5: Venture beat apparently reconfirming an article in july
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2016-nintendo-switch-spec-analysisSource 6: Nvidia says directly that it is a custom chip. Nintendo doesn't do regular chips. Remember Big Blue and Watson? Their chips were based off of those, but they weren't those.
https://www.engadget.com/2011/06/07/ibm-puts-watsons-brains-in-nintendo-wii-u/There is a lot of circle jerking going on with people who have apparently broken a scary Nintendo NDA. Also, does anyone think that is most suspicious that more leaks and rumors have come out since the general public became interested. I hear a lot of people taking Tertiary sources as facts.
None of us are talking directly with God(Nintendo). There is no Holy Book(Nintendo or nvidia's website) We're getting information from Apostles(reporters or worse youtubers and tweeters), who are getting their information from Prophets(leaks from developers). I got too much conflicting dogma going around to know what is what. We can't use science(detailed chip hacking) to find out what is true yet. The only thing we can wait for is the next Revelation(January 12)
I also talked to Jeffry Grubb who is somehow connected to Dean Takahashi of Venture Beat. In my chats with him he was trying to manipulate the conversation to cover his ass. He doesn't understand the wall of skepticism. The motive to create fake news to get internet hits is just too high right now. At least with Emily Rogers and Laura Kate Dale, they have a track record of being right. Dean Takahashi and Jeffrey Grubbs are coming from nowhere. Not every source is a trusted sources, they have to earn it. I have access to a developer myself. However, they're tight lipped as ****(They work at Ubisoft). They never tell me ****. I've known them for like 13 years.