Switch-ing direction
PORTABLE PLEASURE
Nintendo’s legacy in portable gaming stems back to the original Game Boy. That heritage is evident in the Switch’s simple, but refined, design
F ollowing the failure of the Wii U, Nintendo has had the world’s eyes set squarely upon it in the last few years. It’s needed a win badly, and although last year’s Pokémon Go and the NES Classic Mini earned it a few feathers in Mario’s red cap, things on the home console front were seriously flagging. With overcomplexity seen as the main reason for Wii U’s poor sales, Nintendo needed to re-evaluate.
Everyone and their granny understood the Wii, with its easyto- grasp remote and . It was simple, and it was fun. The Wii U and its gamepad, on the other hand, presented a new level of complexity, and the touted second-screen experience failed to convince gamers or critics. Despite this, anticipation for its successor, codenamed NX, has been high. With the release of the now-named
