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Nintendo Switch 2 – First-look trailer [Official]
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Eh, I had the Gameboy, then the Gameboy pocket, then the Gameboy color, then the Gameboy advance, then the Gameboy advance SP, then the DS, and so on. Sure, some were just different models of the same base console, but several were real upgrades with exclusive game libraries. This upgrade feels par for the course when it comes to Nintendo handhelds, and honestly, I like that. The switch was a great idea, and jumping to a new thing just because there's some competition would be lame. Pretty much the only benefit of capitalism is supposed to be the whole "competition breeds innovation" thing. Maybe we'll get a bit of that in the handheld market for once.
You're actually skipping one of their handhelds: the Virtual Boy, Nintendo's attempt at a 3D console in 1995. It was such a huge flop that its designer, Gunpei Yokoi, delayed his retirement in order to help develop the Gameboy Pocket, which was meant to hold the company over until the Gameboy Color was ready for launch.
I get what about not jumping to a new thing just because, but that's kinda Nintendo's whole thing (well, that and abusive IP lawsuits). Sometimes it's a huge hit, like the Wii, and sometimes it's a train wreck, like the Wii U, but it's always different and, either way, it usually causes them to innovate.
That's what I like about Nintendo; unlike their competitors, they're not releasing the same product every few years with a graphical update, but that seems like what they're doing here. I'm used to seeing them keep the same system alive for a decade, like the Gameboy or DS, and I'm used to them coming to market late with a relatively underpowered system, but I'm not used to seeing them say, "That was successful, let's just make another one of those."