The Switch 2 could have been called the Super Nintendo Switch
, by Thibaut
Just after the machine's presentation, Nintendo provided further details about the Switch 2. The console's three creators answered several questions.
One of these concerned the choice of the name Switch 2. And it turns out that the Japanese manufacturer almost went for something else.
"There were a lot of ideas for the name, and we really struggled to find the right one."
"We even considered ideas like “Super Nintendo Switch.” However, Super NES (25), which came out after the NES (26), 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. Switch 2 is a new system with improved performance, but we'd like players who get their hands on it not to focus on the specs, but rather to think of it as the latest system developed by Nintendo."
Source: nintendo.com