Wyrdness said:
The revisions have never been a big difference from each other like what's in the OP, N3DS had a slightly better cpu and DSi had some improved wifi and storage. The only thing close to a sku like what you two are thinking of is the GB to GBC and the latter went on to be its own platform and was only released because the GBA got delayed. Nintendo do revisions but no SKUs that differ significantly in performance. |
The DSi had a CPU that was doubled in power and RAM increased by 4 times by the way (on top of added cameras). Just so we're clear on that. The "Nintendo would never do, becuase they've never done that before" crowd has taken a lot of losses the last couple of years anyway.
When people suggested a hybrid console: "Nintendo would never make a single hardware device, they've always made two hardware lines, a portable and a home console, they'll never change that" (wrong)
When people said Nintendo was going to bail on the Wii U: "Nintendo will not stop supporting the Wii U, not before a full five years is up, they've never done that before with a console" (wrong)
When reports surfaced of Nintendo choosing Nvidia for the NX chip: "Nintendo won't work with Nvidia, they've never done that before in the past, it will be an AMD chip gaurunteed" (wrong)
When people said Zelda would be a Switch/NX title: "Nintendo won't do that. Every Nintendo console has it's own Zelda game." (wrong)
Nintendo does things people don't think Nintendo would do all the time. Even last year I remember I was arguing with a poster who said he was a programmer of games and said that multi-tiered platforms ... like a Nintendo system with two graphics settings, a upgraded Playstation 4, and an upgraded XBox One would not only never happen but was impossible for developers to support. Look at where we are today.
I feel making Switch an ecosystem rather than a single system is Nintendo's way of co-opting the fact that they've been reduced to one hardware line also. So they'll keep the older weaker Switch around, but IMO they will sell it concurrently eventually with a higher end model too. It makes them money and keeps the Switch concept fresh.
