What if the next Nintendo console is not the "Switch 2"?

[The_Liquid_Laser]

I normally look at the mid-gen upgrades to get a clue to what the next Nintendo handheld will be.

GBA SP added a clamshell design, a backlit screen, and dedicated rechargeable battery pack.  That was a pretty major upgrade, and all of those changes stayed for the DS.  DSi introduced an OS and the capability to download digital games.  Both of those features stayed with the 3DS.  The 3DS XL was basically a larger and more powerful handheld with an analogue nub.  The Switch continued this trend by getting even bigger and more powerful and the nub evolved into a second analogue stick.

The most notable thing about this OLED model is really just how little it changes.  The changes it does have are mostly handheld in nature: OLED screen, bigger screen, better kickstand, etc....  Whatever changes happen with the Switch 2 I mostly expect to happen on the handheld side.  Then you can also take that device, whatever form it takes, and still dock it for home console play.

Last edited by The_Liquid_Laser - on 18 August 2021