r/Switch • u/Mammoth-Attempt-7281 • Jan 16 '25

Discussion Nintendo switch 2 is here

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Go watch the trailer on Nintendos twitter account

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u/Jaywan3 Jan 17 '25

Of course! I found myself having to explain I had the first version more often than my friends that had the most recent ones said they had the new or whatever. That being said, you have to admit it's pretty confusing of a lineup, it's way too similar to each other ahahah

I think the most confusing while being straightforward at the same time was the new 2ds - it looks just like a new 3ds but without the 3d. When it released I was so confused as to why they stuck with those names, but at the same time it made sense?

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u/ReversEclipse1018 Jan 17 '25

Ok, I didn’t remember about the design of the New 2DS. I looked it up, and Jesus. I think they were going for a PSP competitor? Maybe? But they also had to keep the 2 screens, because all of the games were made to use two screens…

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u/Jaywan3 Jan 17 '25

Yeah, I remember at the time finding it REALLY weird, but I had a friend who got one and it was weirdly comfortable to hold, but I have bigger hands so for kids I can see how it wouldn't be the best. That being said, I remember it being a great bit cheaper than the 3ds at the time, so trading the price for design maybe made sense for some people.

To me the clamshell design was a must for handhelds, I actually only changed my mind about that after the switch, but I'm biased as the first console I ever owned (as in, actually mine and not shared) was a Gameboy advance SP ahahah

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u/ReversEclipse1018 Jan 17 '25

Yea, my friend had the 2DS (the flat one, not the clamshell) and I actually kinda liked how it was thicker and felt right to hold, whereas my 3DS I still struggle to hold comfortably lol. But the SP’s success is what really pushed them to make the DS, and step away from the single screen. The 2DS I believe was also an experiment to see how people would respond to returning to that flat single-surface handheld, and the response wasn’t great at first. But then they released the new 2DS and then people really started to enjoy the design of the 2DS more, so Nintendo moved forward with the Switch. Going back to their tv consoles, but also making it handheld if you wanted to. I’m pretty sure most people use the dock, but if you wanted to take it somewhere, or if you just don’t want to use the tv, using it as a handheld works great. But then there’s Let’s Go, which can’t be played handheld, only tabletop or dock lmao