We’re not making stupid switch puns at the following link.
I don’t like the name. I’m actually just now pondering this and I don’t like the name. Adding “Super†to the NES was fine. And adding a 64 at the end of Nintendo also worked. The GameCube even worked and was a fantastic name for what that console was. Then came the Wii and Nintendo hasn’t looked back since on how to name their home consoles. Same applies with the new one. I’m sure the marketing department was ALL over this thing with the way they could promote it. The term “make the switch†will likely be the tagline for the ad campaign. They are going to pun the hell out of this thing.
So, there’s my thoughts on the name, which we oddly didn’t discuss in this episode. We do discuss the Switch, however and give it a full hour to ponder what this thing is and what it might end up being. We’d like your opinion though so leave comments or send us some emails and give us your thoughts. According to Nintendo, the conversation for this thing is over with at the end of the 3 minute video they released, but there’s no way we’re going to let it end there.
That really would be a switch. I swear that’s the first and only time we’ll pun this thing.
I promise.
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