The original Switch emerged into a world where Nintendo was on the backfoot, and many of us expected the company to crash and burn if this new console couldn’t correct the myria

Nintendo has never utilized a "2" in any of its hardware launches, making the successor to the Switch a first of its kind. While this may seem like nothing more than an aesthetic choice, especially when the Wii U and SNES acted as successors to their respective console lines, it's a way bigger deal when you consider what that means for the future.