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Nintendo has always remained focused on its unique vision.
Undeterred by which direction its hardware competition is heading, the
Japanese gaming giant’s unerring conviction in its product is admirable.
The company has drawn upon the strengths and weaknesses of its
console business over the last 11 years and designed hardware to
appeal to its core fanbase and casual users alike; the result is the new
experimental ‘hybrid’ mobile/home console, Nintendo Switch, out this
month. The video game industry always sits up and takes notice when
Nintendo release a new console and initial groundswell surrounding the
Switch has been positive. Nintendo’s strength is nostalgia and there
is an enviable pond of gaming franchises from which to fish, but the
key to Switch’s success lies in a good mix of its back catalogue and
new creative software – both first and third-party – that will intelligently
utilise the innovative platform. For gamers, the launch of new hardware
is always an exciting prospect and by the time you read this, the Switch
will be available at your local JB. All we need now is a consistent line-
up of titles to follow in its wake.
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