RolStoppable said:
If Nintendo launched such a revision, they'd essentially be saying that console gaming is about processing power. Nintendo will be much better off by letting their competitors make such a mistake; that is, let Sony and Microsoft talk up how cool it is to play your console games outside of your living room. Phil Spencer already boasted about showing third party developers how their games run on a phone. Obviously, Switch has a major advantage here, because one and the same device can competently play the games without any additional subscriptions or a required internet connection.
Nintendo doesn't need to force anything here, nor should they. They've let the 3DS family fizzle out naturally, so they did it right. |
Hm, you make it sound like they ignored console power altogether with the Switch, which in my opinion hasn't been the case. Being that it's a handheld machine, it's technologically relevant. But creating a hardware boost may also allow for games being developed for the PS5/Xbox to be scaled down and ran on the Switch hardware.
I suppose I have my doubts that the Switch can sustain this level of momentum once the next-gen consoles are released. Nintendo has a lot working in their favor what with their already massive installed base, but to keep consumer interest I think the timing would be right for an upgrade.
Also, I don't necessarily agree that they let the 3DS fizzle out. They kept it alive for as long as they could. They used the same tactic when the DS launched. I believe the term they used was "third pillar". They tried to claim that the GBA, DS, and Wii would all co-exist together, even though it was fairly obvious that the DS was the successor to the GBA.
