[brundolf]

You may be right about the ramp-up time, though the Switch is only at like 50% of its lifetime and I wouldn't be surprised if the next console is a "Switch 2" or something with backwards-compatibility, given what the other console makers have done

[Jasper_]

The typical lifetime of a Nintendo console is 5 years (N64 was 1996, GameCube was 2001, Wii was 2006, Wii U was 2012 because the Wii was such a smash success, Switch was 2017). The release cycles have been slowing as of recent but we're far more than 50% in.

[brundolf]

They've already announced an enhanced "Switch Pro" and said they hope it "extends the life cycle of the Switch platform for many more years": https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-04/nintendo-...

[blonder]

A rumor != Nintendo announcing a "Switch Pro", your quote was from an analyst, not someone from Nintendo.

[cheschire]

What you say is logical when considering things generically, however I’m struggling to remember a decision that Nintendo ever made that was based on what other console makers have done.

[hawthornio]

A switch with increased pixel density and some other improvements seems almost certain to me.

[isaacimagine]

I mean, after the success of the Wii Nintendo released the Wii 2 *ahem* U.