Let's settle this once for all...

[Mnementh]

Leynos said:

Mnementh said:

As the Switch is so similar in concept and tech to the WiiU, that must be the reason it does sell so similar.

BraLoD said:

Switch is a handheld, don't worry about it.

That is why the Switch Lite sells so much more than the hybrid model that includes a costly connection to TV handheld gamers don't need.

And this must be the reason the Switch sell as well as the NVIDIA Shield did.

"But Mnementh, Switch sells because it has a Nintendo logo on the package."

As did the WiiU.

Switch is much more capable than a Wii U hardware-wise. Docked it's closer to Xbox One but still a ways away. Undocked raw power it's comparable to Wii U but still more capable. More modern chipset. Wii U used a GPU from 2008 and a  modified CPU from 2000.Switch uses hardware more modern than Xbox One or PS4.  Switch supports a lot of features Wii U could not do. Switch does not use Nintendo's craptastic API GX. It uses Nvidia NVN which supports OpenGL/Vulkan. Why else do you think modern engines like UE4/5 support it?

I'm not one to say power is the sole deciding factor on generation. Only point of this post is to point out Switch is not only a fair bit more powerful than Wii U but much more modern and offers features Wii U was incapable of power aside.

Yeah, the point of my post was to show, that all these comparisons fall short, as obviously customers perceive Switch different to WiiU, Nvidia Shield and a dedicated handheld. That is what sales figures show.

Customers seldomly care about tech in itself. They do care about gaming experiences. True enough, new tech *may* help new experiences, but it doesn't on itself opens these possibilities. For instance: motion tech in Wii was not what made it successful, but it enabled new gaming experiences showcased by Nintendo with games, and that made the Wii successful. That also made the Wii a new gen compared to Gamecube, as GC didn't have the possibility of these experiences.

Therefore new tech is an enabler, but not the driving market force. It is what devs do with that tech. For that reason I think also defining a gen based on tech alone is foolish.