Everything you said is correct. My gripe is mainly in the on the fly changes (as said, metroid other m -> made for the Wii) which tear me out of the experience.

If a game has good controls and sticks to it or switches at useful points, fine.

But anything that makes me refocus on outside of the game itself during the game is a distraction.

The same mistake is also made by some switch games (Wario ware, m&l brothership - Luigi b button).

And while the issue itself is known and also can add to bad review scores (other M) it seems to hit some people more and others less. For various reasons I get very immersed in games and hence I figure the disruption is even worse - it’s a personal thing.