There is No such thing as Gen Nine!!!!!

[couchmonkey]

ArchangelMadzz said:

JRPGfan said:

Generation titles dont make any damn sense at all.

It used to be evident before, because every new gen, you could clearly see a drastic improvement from the last.

Its not like that anymore, we should stop useing "gens" monikers.

I'd say there is a big improvement from the Switch to Wii U. Way better build quality, docked mode is twice as powerful (and a bit more) as Wii U. Controls improved, adding mobile capabilities. How is that not a generational leap?

Also your argument has now changed from saying they're the same gen to now saying to drop the name once you've been proven wrong and history shows they're different gens. Which is fine, but acknowlegde that in gaming industry terms and categorisation the Switch is 9th generation. 

Nice answer.

For a long time, maybe gamers have assumed that generation changes meant "better graphics".  Wii should have disproven this assumption but it's typically dismissed as a fad (partly becasue Nintendo botched it with Wii U).

Graphics are one factor that had heavy weight for a long time because they're readily apparent.  Now new generations will be defined on other values (such as building a hybrid console like Switch).  If you don't think so, look at other consumer products:

Cars - constantly upgrading on a variety of measures - safety, styling, performance, etc.  If Honda didn't refresh the Civic for 10 years, sales would drop drastically.
Phones - Cell phones would be an interesting case study because the refresh cycle is annual (sometimes even more frequent than that).  Styling, screen size, camera performance, CPU performance are all examples of items that change regularly.
Ovens - these are on the opposite end of the spectrum from phones - you could hold on to a reliable oven/stovetop combo for decades, but they do improve with time - faster heating times, better and better digital displays, integration with your smart device.  Again, imagine if LG was the only manufacturer creating Internet-ready ovens - they'd eventually kill off all of their competition.