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Nintendo @lemmy.world Wussy @lemmy.world 1y ago

What do you think the Switch successor should be called? Keep the Switch name or nah?

I think things would've worked out differently if Nintendo hadn't messed up the naming of the Wii U. We probably would've had a line up like this:

• Wii
• Wii Pro (Wii U)
• Wii Portable (Switch)

They're at that crossroad again with the Switch name. What do you think the Switch successor should be called? Keep the Switch name or nah?

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I think you would fall into the same trap as the Wii U by staying too close to the Switch name. It's muddled by the fact that PlayStation and Xbox brands have become so tightly associated with their parent company's gaming marketing, but Nintendo's most recognizable brand is and always has been "Nintendo".
- Super Switch or bust.
  
  1000%.
  
  People were smart enough to understand NES -> Super NES. They can understand Switch -> Super Switch.
  
  It’s the perfect name, really. Especially if most of the changes are under the hood. I’d personally just like a better screen and a better CPU/GPU. That’s all I need.
- I agree and I think they fumbled the naming convention as far back as GameCube. Nintendo, Super Nintendo and Nintendo 64 were all known as a 'Nintendo' by the masses.
- I dunno, I think calling it the "Switch 2" would be very clear that this is the second switch. Playstation did not have this problem in the noughties.
- Just start giving them numbers. This one will be the Nintendo 8 or something.
  
  This’ll get super confusing though in 400 years when the Nintendo 64 is coming out.
- Yeah I agree. I think they’ll try to do something different in design and perhaps even highlight whatever new gimmick the system has. Of course I would assume it’ll still have the portability but maybe not highlighted as much to avoid people from thinking it’s the same thing.
  
  A name that’s completely different is a good first step.

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