Bigger, better, more badass.
My first thought on seeingSwitch 2was probably a lot like yours.
Mumble mumble, continuity, familiarity mumble mumble.
You were probably a lot more coherent than me, and my apologies for that.
And that’s weird?
Has there ever been a genuine hardware sequel before?
I think the closest I can recall is probably the movement from NES to SNES.
Continuity was important, but this time it was everything you already knew you liked made SUPER.
Probably the easiest pitch in all of video games.
And what a new machine that was.
But it felt bracingly new.
Four face buttons, the shouldery bits, Mode 7.
Not, in my mind, a sequel.
Switch 2 is a sequel.
Yes, the name makes this clear, but just look at the machine.
Magnets for the Joy-Cons, a proper stand in place of the little bike kickstand the Switch had.
This has made me think: I’m not against this.
You’re really good at making it well.
It feels hyper-evolved, in that it gives you games where you want with a minimum of fuss.
And it reminds me of the thing about withered technology that always gets talked about with Nintendo.
