Would nintendo really release something called the Switch 2 when there is a PlayStation 5 out already?
They should call it the Switch 360, or the Switch One, or Switch Series N
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Would nintendo really release something called the Switch 2
They released the Wii U
It's Nintendo, so it will probably be called the New Switch U or something
That would be a pretty bad marketing move given the overall popularity dip that WiiU brought. Stronger option? Switch DS XL...
Super switch
Switch 3D 3DS XL
Super Switch! Switch 64 Game Switch sWIItch
Switcharoo
The New Nintendo Switch 3DU
... announcing the Switch First!
Is Nintendo really going to stop first party Switch releases the moment they announce/release Switch 2? I can see they wanted to drop the Wii U fairly quickly, but for the 3DS stuff like new Mario Party games came out after the Switch release. Metroid 4 is still in development, presumably targeting the Switch.
The 3DS wasn’t meant to be replaced by the switch when it released hence they supported both for a period of time.
The Switch 2 on the other hand is literally meant to be a replacement to the Switch so I wouldn’t be surprised if they dropped first party support when it releases.
Like how they did with the wii U. The only thing that would make me think that they would still support the original switch with releases is that hopefully it's successor is backwards compatible, a-la GBA -> DS style of support
The problem with the Wii U is that it didn’t sell very well.
I wasn't talking about how the wii u was failure. Just that their first game for the switch was also their last on wii u simultaneously.
Yes but Switch should have better longevity because the the size of the install base. I’m sure we are saying the same thing.
We are. It's why I said that it'll be like how the GBA to DS was due to potential backwards compatability.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
While rumors of a Switch successor have persisted for years, recent reports suggest that an upgraded device is not only coming but will be here relatively soon, with a potential 2024 launch.
The last time the company released a major Zelda and Super Mario in the same year was 2017, which just so happened to be when the Switch debuted.
Tears of the Kingdom, in particular, really feels like it’s pushing the upper limits of what the Switch is capable of — just look at some of the physics-defying creations players have come up with inside of its giant open world.
Nintendo built an all-new engine for the game and didn’t give the development team a specific deadline so that they could focus on quality.
After the dark days of the Wii U, Nintendo used the Switch to prove that it could offer a unified version of its console and portable businesses, one that — despite underpowered hardware — could find its niche among bigger, flashier competitors.
Nintendo is in a great spot when it comes to games right now, a process that was a decade in the making after the company merged its development divisions into one cohesive whole focused entirely on the Switch.
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Just fix the horrible eshop lag
If I remember correctly they also released a bunch of games in Wii u last year