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DS->DS Lite->DSi->DSi XL->3DS->3DS XL->New 3DS XL I think it tracks perfectly
DS lite, DSi, DSi XL were just iterations of the original DS. Same with 3DS family. These weren't a new console, only 2 consoles - DS and 3DS
The DSi was a hardware upgrade and so was the New 3DS.
It was a PS4 Pro situation. It was still the DS family, same games etc. A Switch 2 with only updated internals would be totally different, it won't be the same console
Fine, Wii > Wii U
How were Wii and WiiU similar in anything but the name?
The GameCube, Wii, and Wii U all use the same basic setup: PowerPC G3 CPU and an ATi/AMD GPU with an upgrade each generation. They are, in effect, very similar to how the PS4 and Xbox One started their own current trends. In fact, the Wii U can run GameCube games natively with some effort, and Wii games out of the box.
But WiiU is anything but a Wii in another case. It is completely different in how you play the games through the controller and different to what the first comment was saying
NES -> SNES.
I mean arguably it goes back further than that… gameboy, GBC, GBA / GBA sp. IIRC at least the OG DS were backwards compatible with gameboy games too.
The Switch line was great because it integrated their console and handheld lines into one. They won't go away from that.
Wii U stuck to it. Same motion based, same wiimote along with new pad, same CD style. They marketed it very, very badly
If it ain’t broke don’t switch it!
Unless if you consider the Switch as part of the handheld consoles. Game Boy to Colour, Advance to SP, the multiple generations of DS to 3DS, and now I guess Switch to Switch 2.