Going on looks and interface, Wii, Switch, and DS Lite.
The Wii was the first console to not only add an interface that allows ALL previous Nintendo software to be played, but also added IR and accelerometer controls which allowed for applications not seen before.
On top of the interface advantages, the Wii remains, to this day, the prettiest console ever released.
The DS Lite looks delicious, especially the different colours. A 20 hour battery life puts it far ahead of the handhelds before and after it. It is the second console to feature a touchscreen, and the first that actually made use of it (the pre-DS Lite games barely used the feature). It is the best looking handheld ever created.
The Switch is a Wii and a handheld wrapped into one, and way more powerful with better chips. From an interface standpoint, it is the best console of all time (minus the bugs, dirt can get under the control stick and cause the sensors to trigger without user intention, drifting). The Switch is also, like the DS Lite, and Wii, one of the most attractive consoles ever made.
Speaking of the control drifting, different generations deal with it differently:
1. Baby Boomers: Buy new Joycons. ~30 minutes because it's the only reason they went out that night, and they'll go to a shop where the clerk does the shopping for them. And they'll pay with a cashier's cheque.
2. Generation X: Buy an electronics contact cleaner and swabs, and take 5-10 minutes to fix the issue.
3. Millennials: Launch a class action lawsuit against Nintendo, but none of them want to do the work or pay the bill, so it goes nowhere. The majority will spend the next 7 years incessantly whining on social media and forums with text screams of “This shouldn’t happen!” And expect that will make the problem go away.
I describe myself as a little dose of toxic masculinity.
