They wanted to release it 6 months ago, rumor has it. But they postponed it to shore up supply to meet launch demand, give extra development time to its key launch games, or to squeeze the last bit of juice out of the Switch 1 – or some combination of those things.
The Switch 2 will do just fine, better even, than its next closest competition.
catloaf@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Nintendo has never really cared about their competitors.
yggstyle@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Or their fans - consequently.
kratoz29@lemm.ee 1 week ago
And yet they thrive, kinda funny isn’t it?
pory@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Tell that to the Gamecube and Wii U eras. Funny that those are also all-time peaks for game quality, Nintendo is better at making video games when they’re struggling.
YourAvgMortal@lemmy.world 1 week ago
They thrive now, but they will never forget the Wii U
Jambalaya@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
Yeah but that’s because they historically have been so different than the competition. But in this case they have had their lunch eaten by the steam deck, Rog ally, etc.
pycorax@lemmy.world 1 week ago
The Switch is a lot smaller and pocketable than those you described and is far better as a party game machine. It’s also much more widely available. I don’t think it’s so clear cut especially if people are getting it for their exclusives. Yea, you can emulate it but there’s a bit of work to get the ROMs and BIOS that the average lay person isn’t really comfortable with doing.
NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
That’s true, but they still usually aim to be the first “next gen” console on the market every generation. Admittedly it probably would really affect them if they didn’t hit that but that’s how they’ve always done it