Reddit Leaker Claims To Have Seen/Held Switch 2 (Retail Version)

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Wman1996 said:

Soundwave said:

If the name is Switch 2 I think it could also throw into question a lot of things about Switch 2 since the whole "b, bu, but Nintendo doesn't do that!" crowd would have a clear curve ball thrown their way.

Yes in the past Nintendo doesn't do things like that, but you're also not taking into account Nintendo has an entirely new president who is of a different generation completely too and likely has different points of views on things. If the Yamauchi and Iwata eras were dramatically different, it's quite possible things will be different under Furukawa.

There's a possibility Nintendo has finally learned that an iterative successor again is the way to go. Kookiness and some innovations are fine, but too much or too confusing is a liability. Wii U is the textbook example, as it cashed in on the passing fad of Wii and created confusion with its GamePad. 

Switch 2 leaves little room for confusion. I'm struggling to think of any game platform with 2 or similar increased numbers in the title that wasn't a successor. Switch 2 would not make people think it's a mid-gen (late) refresh, but a brand-new system. 

A lot of the recent leaks such as the new button, shape of the tablet and JoyCons all add up. So does the name. I'm skeptical of this particular Reddit leak, though. And I'm relatively skeptical of most of the leaks. 

You can do wacky/off-beat things, it doesn't mean you have the make the entire console be about that. The NES and Super NES still had ROB the Robot, Zapper, the Power Pad, 3D glasses in Japan, SNES mouse with Mario Paint, Super Scope 6, etc. The Switch still has Ring Fit, Labo, etc. It just doesn't have to be the focus of the hardware as it was with the Wii in particular.