Nintendo has formally locked in a launch date for the Nintendo Switch 2, its successor to the extraordinarily fashionable Nintendo Switch. That identify, although, might have been a bit of bit completely different, if not for a chunk of Nintendo’s previous.
In a new Q+A printed as we speak alongside the Switch 2 Direct, Nintendo carried out an interview with three of the builders behind the making of the Switch 2 {hardware}. From the Entertainment Planning & Development Department there was producer Kouichi Kawamoto and senior director Takuhiro Dohta, in addition to Technology Development division GM Tetsuya Sasaki.
When requested how the crew landed on the identify Nintendo Switch 2, the builders stated there have been a “lot of concepts” for the identify of the console, and so they struggled to search out the precise one.
“We even thought of concepts like Super Nintendo Switch,” Kawamoto stated. “However, Super NES, which got here out after the NES, couldn’t play NES video games. Since Switch 2 can play Switch video games, it did not really feel proper to make use of the identical naming conference as Super NES. Switch 2 is a brand new system with improved efficiency, however we would like gamers who get their fingers on it to not give attention to the specs, however quite to think about it as the newest system developed by Nintendo.
“So, within the hope that it turns into the brand new commonplace for Nintendo Switch, we named it Nintendo Switch 2.”
Dohta continued, speaking concerning the crew’s objectives for the system.
“From the start of growth, we needed Switch 2 to be a system that may be loved by all kinds of gamers,” Dohta stated.
“This hasn’t modified from Switch to Switch 2. I additionally needed to create an expertise that as many gamers as doable might take pleasure in, quite than an expertise made specifically for individuals who choose high-performance {hardware}. So, we needed a reputation that may talk merely to potential prospects that, in case you’re contemplating shopping for a Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 is the latest system.”
Sasaki stated the identify was easy and simple to know, since “growth started with the concept Switch 2 can be a correct successor to Switch.” So after a number of battle and deliberation, the crew arrived on Nintendo Switch 2.
While the identify shouldn’t be essentially stunning, it is fascinating to see how Nintendo appeared again by itself historical past and what the “Super” prefix wound up representing, versus a “2.” The Nintendo Switch 2 does carry ahead a substantial amount of the Nintendo Switch, from its video games and providers to an identical kind issue. Switch 2 does appear to be the acceptable identify, even when Super Switch is a enjoyable little bit of alliteration.
There was a number of Nintendo Switch 2 information as we speak, from the launch date and supreme worth reveal of the brand new console to a number of video games arriving at or after its debut. For all of the information and headlines, you’ll want to take a look at our recap of all the pieces introduced on the Switch 2 Direct right here.
Eric is a contract author for IGN.
