GoOnKid on 20 December 2018
Generations are only used to compare some devices against each other, but it actually doesn't matter at all. The boundaries are arbitrary and every rule to define a generation can be countered with an exception. Business decisions and environmental situations don't care about arbitrary generational definitions. Should Nintendo have waited longer and postponed the Switch to a later date so that it aligned better with the competition? Just because we wouldn't have to scratch our head about where to put the thing? I don't think so. The market decision pushed Nintendo to act accordingly, and every other exception to the generation system can be explained by market situations.
