The new Switch is called Switch 2. Super Nintendo Switch would also have been a way, but did not prevail at Nintendo.
Not only we have puzzled what the switch successor console is called. The fact that it is now simply called Nintendo Switch 2 was not a decision that Nintendo took lightly. Nintendo itself explains why the device is not called Super Nintendo Switch.
Nintendo reveals why the Nintendo Switch 2 is not called “Super Nintendo Switch”
That’s what it’s about: The Nintendo Switch 2 will be released on June 5 and was presented in detail yesterday at its own Nintendo Direct Show. We have received a lot of information about the launch lineup, the technology and much more.
Here you get a good overview:
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All important information about the Switch 2 in just 42 seconds: release, price, memory and more
Why is the Switch 2 Switch 2? Nintendo has thought about the name of the second Switch for a long time. It is said to have been eagerly debated internally, which is the perfect name.
In the interview by Nintendo, we were informed that long time also Super Nintendo Switch an option was.
Even in one Official question and response articles Nintendo once again reports in detail about finding the name:
“There were a lot of ideas for the name and we really had a hard time finding the right one. We even considered ideas like ‘Super Nintendo Switch’.”
Why didn’t it become? It was known that it was not the name that was actually quite well fitting, for the following reason:
“The Super Nes who came out after the NES could not play NES games. Since the Switch 2 can play switch games, it was not really possible to use the same naming as with Super Nes.
The Switch 2 is a new system with improved performance, but we want the players to get in their hands not concentrate on the specs, but that they have them in mind as the latest from Nintendo. “
In addition, it is still important for Nintendo that the Nintendo Switch 2 a mass of as width as possible appeals. Accordingly, the name should not sound like it, as if the console is aimed primarily at those who “prefer high performance hardware”.
The new name should just clarifythat potential customers who are considering buying a switch with the Nintendo Switch 2 get the latest console from Nintendo. That should be successful with the name.
How do you feel about the name of the Nintendo Switch 2? Would you have preferred to buy a Super Nintendo Switch 2?
