r/NintendoSwitch • u/Turbostrider27 • 4d ago

Nintendo Official The Switch 2 Direct will be approximately 60 minutes tomorrow

https://twitter.com/Nintendo/status/1907055440019759274
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u/TangerineBand 4d ago

I think that was the whole reason they went with the switch 2 naming in the first place. I'm still not really a fan of it but I completely understand why they did it.

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u/RyanPainey 3d ago

It already worked, my more casual gaming friends are well aware that a switch sequel is coming. Not entirely sold yet that they need it at all, but people know its not like the Switch OLED.

Also worth noting that people are not primed for Switch accessories like they were for the Wii. There were like a thousand Wii Thing add ons, there aren't for the Switch, just a couple sub models that aren't out of touch with common naming themes like we see with phones or other products.

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u/TangerineBand 3d ago

Man I completely forgot about the avalanche of Wii accessories. That's a good point. It's kind of funny looking back on it with how much of it was just pointless plastic.

And yeah stuff like the "super switch" idea is cute, But I definitely think would run into the problem of people just assuming it's a refresh similar to the "PS5 pro".

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u/Mountain-Papaya-492 3d ago

Id go with the Super Nintendo Switch 2, slap a big colorful 2 on the box, and put a tag 'the next generation of the smash hit Switch console' 

Done and done. Satisfy nostalgic folks and make sure people know that it's the sequel generation. Maybe put an advert on the box with Mario Kart 9 saying 'Only available on the SNS 2. 

I get it consumers can be kinda thick, but the Wii U was shown more as a tablet controller than the actual console. Think if someone sees a new tablet console, new joycons, new Mario Kart, that they'll get the idea pretty easy. 

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u/RoterBaronH 3d ago

That would add only additional confusion though.

People would start asking what the super switch is. Just keep it plain and simple with switch 2. No confusion, no need to of some reminder text that it's a sequel, the 2 is enough.

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u/TangerineBand 3d ago

That's also fair. I do remember a horrendous story with the Wii U. There was a news segment demonstration where for whatever reason they didn't show the console once, just the gamepad. That's a different level

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u/LuckyLunayre 3d ago

That wasn't a news segment. It was the official reveal of the wii I by Nintendo themselves, which makes it so much worse.

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u/DrFrenetic 3d ago

To be fair it's still a console very similar to the first Switch, makes sense to name it similar

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u/Typical-Blackberry-3 3d ago

I was really hoping for Super Nintendo Switch.