Aaaaaaaaaaaaahahahah. Oh boy, DOA my ass. I saw plenty of new games like a new SMT game, Arms, Project Octopath Traveler, Dragon quest X and XI, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, etc etc.
Sony and Microsoft have been doing paid services for a while (Though Sony only made it important and required for multiplayer with the PS4), so why is this a surprise to you? Prices for it haven't been released yet either, and they said they're gonna make the service free until Fall. That's a hell of a lot more than Sony or Microsoft have done.
Nintendo systems have not often been more powerful than the competition in recent years, and with a handheld system like this, it's a bit of a stretch to expect it'll be MORE powerful than a full size console. On par, maybe. Slightly less powerful? Makes sense.
The battery life I feel could be better, but considering what this thing is capable of, I guess it's fair. So no, DOA I wouldn't say is quite accurate. Not to your tastes? Maybe a bit more accurate. But man, I'm sure you hated the Switch before anything was even shown, even when it was called the NX and we knew nothing