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    In the results call with investors, when asked if the next-gen console was “brand-new, or…”, Nintendo President Furokawa answered “Switch next model is the appropriate way to describe it”



    In the results call with investors, when asked if the next-gen console was “brand-new, or…”, Nintendo President Furokawa answered “Switch next model is the appropriate way to describe it”

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    4. MikeDubbz on

      Call it the Switch 2, leave it open for a potential Switch 3, and Switch 4. Don’t shoot yourselves in the foot by calling it the Switch U, New Switch, Super Switch, Switch Advance, etc.

      I can think of one possibly acceptable naming convention to return, but only if it includes one key feature that I can’t fathom it actually would. I unironically kinda love the idea of one being called the 3DSwitch (even if that does pigeonhole them for naming conventions moving forward), but only if it offered glasses-free 3D in handheld mode (which again, I can’t imagine that’s even being considered, but I would love to see it).

    5. Mushroomman642 on

      Can someone tell me who this guy is and if he really knows what’s going on?

      I tried looking up “David Gibson” on google and all I found was a religious author and several other random people with that name who don’t seem like they know much about Nintendo.

    6. australr14 on

      Guys… what if it’s literally going to be called the “Switch Next?” I doubt that’s what he meant but it sounds like a Nintendo naming convention.

    9. Abysswalker794 on

      Hahaha would laugh my ass off if the name is literally “Nintendo Switch Next Model”.

    10. FrozenFrac on

      It’s seriously hard to imagine Nintendo releasing a new system that isn’t just “a better Switch”. I’m a lifelong Nintendo fan, so I’ve always been in love with them being the wild card and doing whatever the hell they want with new systems; AKA, I love Nintendo gimmicks. What Nintendo has done with the Switch is make their “gimmick” arguably the greatest practical feature imaginable: a fairly capable gaming tablet with wireless controllers connected that you can hook up to a TV to play console quality games in multiple ways to best suit your lifestyle. They’ve all but killed off their handheld game division and now just focus on making “Nintendo games” rather than console and handheld games. I’d love to see Nintendo bring back motion controlled silliness, multiple screens, heck, maybe even dip their foot back into Wii U asymmetric gameplay now that people seemingly understand the appeal of the Wii U, but with how the Switch came out swinging as a smashing success, it really does seem like we’ll just get a 1080p Switch and then a 4K Switch and so on.

    13. MiltonRoad17 on

      So basically it will be like the Playstation or Xbox jumps rather than what Nintendo usually does and gives an entire new experience.

    16. fcuk_the_king on

      Some people are thinking this to mean similar hardware capability but I think it probably means a similar form factor.

    19. AHumanYouDoNotKnow on

      What if we gave the switch a second screen with 3D capability and made it smaller to transport it in pockets easier?

    20. fineseries81 on

      Good. It’s time to move on from introducing a transformative gimmick each generation. Nintendo finally found one that is actually good, just stick with it and iterate upon it.

    22. Seacliff217 on

      Seems like internally they see this as the Game Boy Color of Switch models, which I’d be fine with provided if it gets a significant enough boost in performance.

    23. Randolf22 on

      Any one remember what was the code name for the switch? It was NX, with minor adjustments it becomes NEXT

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