Nintendo consoles are on a weird scale. They always last about five years before there's a successor. The Xbox and Playstation consoles (especially after the 7th gen) last a bit longer. The only reason the Wii U kinda lined up with everyone else is because the Wii came out a year after the Xbox 360 and its successor came earlier but still only a year before. The Wii U fizzled out rather quickly but still within Nintendo's usual time frame. The PS4 and Xbox One arrived later and lasted much longer. Now we have a 2017 console that will probably have a successor in the next couple of years, living life amongst consoles that are fresh out of the gate and will be around for another seven or so years.
There's a good possibility that the next Switch will be ending its life right when the PS5 and XS are ending their lives. When that happens, what do we call it? We have an 8th gen Nintendo console along side 9th gen consoles? Or do we have a 10th gen Nintendo Console along side 9th gen consoles? AND the 3DS was clearly an 8th gen console. Is the Switch a successor to that? Is it a 9th gen portable/8th gen home console? I'm giving myself a headache.
One thing's for sure: 9th gen (aside from the Switch--if you consider it a 9th gen console) has been extremely boring thus far. It's hard to have an interesting conversation about the PS5 and XS at this point in time.
