Nintendo looking to support the Switch for more than the traditional 5-6 year period

[AlfredoTurkey]

RolStoppable said:

AlfredoTurkey said:

They told us "it's a home console that you can take with you, not a handheld that plugs into your tv". If that's the case. If it's a home console, then it should have a home consoles lifespan. They've been releasing home consoles for more than thirty years and have always replaced them every five to six years. If they change that now, it's pretty easy to deduce what their mindset is because their handhelds have always... get what? Had longer lifespans. 1+1

The only handheld with a longer lifecycle than six years was the Game Boy.

The Gameboy did but so did GBA (2001-2008), DS (2004-2011) and 3DS (2011-2018). The 3DS looks like it's going to blow right through it's seventh year.