Sony Vet Shuhei Yoshida Says Nintendo Is "Losing Their Identity" With Switch 2

NintenDOOMED?Over the decades, Nintendo has cultivated a reputation in which it seemingly strives for innovation in gaming over simple iterative upgrades. The Wii and DS were perhaps the most obvious instances of this, pushing Nintendo into the stratosphere by appealing to mass audiences beyond the usual hardcore crowd.With the Switch 2, Nintendo is seemingly playing it pretty safe, offering up a console that – mouse controls aside – more or less updates the Switch's current features with more powerful hardware. It makes sense, too; a quick sense check online indicates that most fans are still pretty happy with the hybrid nature of the Switch, and aren't quite ready to move on to something completely new just yet.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Apr 15, 2025 - 11:40

Sony Vet Shuhei Yoshida Says Nintendo Is "Losing Their Identity" With Switch 2

NintenDOOMED?

Over the decades, Nintendo has cultivated a reputation in which it seemingly strives for innovation in gaming over simple iterative upgrades. The Wii and DS were perhaps the most obvious instances of this, pushing Nintendo into the stratosphere by appealing to mass audiences beyond the usual hardcore crowd.

With the Switch 2, Nintendo is seemingly playing it pretty safe, offering up a console that – mouse controls aside – more or less updates the Switch's current features with more powerful hardware. It makes sense, too; a quick sense check online indicates that most fans are still pretty happy with the hybrid nature of the Switch, and aren't quite ready to move on to something completely new just yet.

Read the full article on nintendolife.com