Nintendo Reportedly Plans to Release Next-Gen Console During Second Half of 2024 - IGN
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Nintendo will release its next-gen console during the second half of 2024, according to a new report.

Nintendo Reportedly Plans to Release Next-Gen Console During Second Half of 2024::Nintendo will release its next-gen console during the second half of 2024, according to a new report.

  • Electricblush@lemmy.worldEnglish
    221·
    11 months ago

    This is what scares me the most.

    I absolutely agree that they need to “play it safe” this time.

    But for their consoles they have had a “it’s not worth launching something unless it’s really innovative” philosophy for quite some time. And if they decide on some bonkers idea that screws with my simple wish, a better switch, I think I’m going to be disappointed.

    And I say this as a guy who has loved Nintendo and their products since I got my NES back in the 90s. I stood in line to get the Wii at launch, heck I even liked my Wii U. (Even if it was under powered and confusingly marketed, I liked that they tried to do something new…)

    But this time Nintendo, just stick to a good, solid, backwards compatible , iteration on your original idea.

    • garretble@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      11 months ago

      I loved my Wii U. I was actually skeptical of the Switch initially, and for the first time didn’t buy a day-one Nintendo console. I played BotW on my Wii U and waited for that Splatoon 2 bundle for the Switch before I bought one. Of course, now I love the Switch.

    • PopOfAfrica@lemmy.oneEnglish
      5·
      11 months ago

      I do not say this to disparage the man, but since Iwata passed, Nintendo has been much more of a standard corporation. I think they will just do a traditional switch successor this time.

    • AnotherOne@feddit.deEnglish
      51·
      11 months ago

      I think it will definitely ve backwards compatible(the wii could play gamecube games, the wiiu could play wii games, the 3ds could play ds games etc.) Nintendo has always supported at least one system jump except for wiiu to switch (for formfactor reasons) but switchgames are so small i dont think fitting them into their next console would be as challenging/impossible as shoving a disc drive into the switch.

      • Redditiscancer789@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        11 months ago

        …what are you talking about. Nes wasn’t compatible with snes, snes not compatible with N64, N64 not compatible with GameCube. GameCube was compatible with wii/Wii u but Wii u wasn’t compatible with the switch. Their track record shows they are very hit and miss, especially since they have the new mentality of porting games to their online service.