Nintendo almost called the Nintendo Switch 2 the Super Nintendo Switch, but one important detail stopped them.
In a newly published interview on Nintendo’s official website, Switch 2 producer Kouichi Kawamoto and Switch 2 director ...
We even considered ideas like ‘Super Nintendo Switch.’ However, Super NES, which came out after the NES, couldn’t play NES ...
Instead, they opted to name it the Nintendo Switch 2. As Dohta noted, this name would further highlight that this would be ...
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In an interview, Switch 2 producer Kouichi Kawamoto revealed why Nintendo stopped short of giving the console a name reminiscent of the Super NES: > Super NES, which came out after the NES, couldn’t ...
"However, Super NES, which came out after the NES, couldn’t play NES games. Since Switch 2 can play Switch games, it didn't feel right to use the same naming convention as Super NES.
"We even considered ideas like 'Super Nintendo Switch'. However, Super NES, which came out after the NES, couldn't play NES games. Since Switch 2 can play Switch games, it didn't feel right to use ...