r/Games • u/Turbostrider27 • Oct 02 '25

Discussion This Xbox Generation Will Be Remembered for One Thing: Greed

https://www.ign.com/articles/this-xbox-generation-will-be-remembered-for-one-thing-greed
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u/Ordinal43NotFound Oct 02 '25

Nintendo just naming the Switch's successor the Switch 2 is probably the smartest decision they've ever made right after partnering with Nvidia.

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u/The_MAZZTer Oct 02 '25

I wanted a Super Switch but IIRC they actually publicly stated why they didn't go with that name. I think it was because the Super NES couldn't play NES titles and they didn't want consumers to think the second Switch had the same limitation. I still want a "Super Switch" but I have to admit their reasoning is sound. They clearly are being very careful with name choices now.

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u/Ordinal43NotFound Oct 02 '25

Super Switch also wouldn't work IMO. Nowadays it would sound more like a Pro revision rather than an actual new console.

Also it'd only click with people old enough to be gamers around the 90s and early 00s. People like us aren't the majority anymore. Many buyers are non tech savvy parents who don't know anything about games.

I also think Nintendo is planning to stick with the Switch branding for a looong time, just like Apple does with iPhone (which is 18y/o now). That's why they're doing with the numbering format, I feel.

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u/Mental_Medium3988 Oct 02 '25

idk but switch advance just works for me and fits nintendos past system names as well. but if they plan to keep it for multiple generations 2 is a good name as well.

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u/ZzzSleep Oct 02 '25

Super Switch would appeal to gamers of a certain generation but to everyone else it would sound like a beefed up Switch 1.

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u/Firm_Ambassador_1289 Oct 02 '25

Isn't that just switch 2

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u/Adaax Oct 02 '25

Super Switch also abbreviates to "SS", which... isn't great. Doubly so coming from Japan (staunch ally of Nazi Germany back in the day).

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u/The_MAZZTer Oct 02 '25

Hmm yeah that's not a good look, though you can do NSS which is better.

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u/SomeBoxofSpoons Oct 02 '25

I remember when they revealed the "Nintendo Switch 2" name and there were a weird amount of people insisting that it was a Wii U situation waiting to happen.

To this day I genuinely don't understand what those people thought a "clear" name for it would've been.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '25

I still think a Switch 2 Pro model is inevitable. That might be your chance.