Nintendo is arguably taking the secure route with the title of its Change “successor” – confirming in the beginning of this yr it could be formally referred to as the ‘Change 2’.
If you’re nonetheless questioning why it is known as this, or why Nintendo did not go along with a extra thrilling title, ex-PlayStation boss Shawn Layden has now shared his ideas throughout an interview with the ‘Kiwi Talkz’ hosted by Reece Reilly.
When it was acknowledged how Nintendo took a web page out of PlayStation’s naming conventions with using numbers, Layden famous the way it merely comes right down to “model worth”:
Shawn Layden: “They’ve [Nintendo] created a lot model worth within the phrase Change, why would you mess with that?”
The Change has now shifted over 146 million models globally as of September 2024, so it is easy to see simply how a lot “model worth” there’s within the phrase ‘Change’.
When additionally queried about Nintendo’s present place throughout the gaming panorama, Layden reiterated how Nintendo has “created its personal lane” (or “Non-public Idaho”, as he beforehand put it) and its future seems to be vivid:
“Everybody respects Nintendo, they seem to be a competitor however you respect every part they’ve accomplished to create this business that now all of us take pleasure in and love, so I believe they will carry on conserving on and the way in which they do it, they have the proper individuals round it, the proper angle round it.”
“…they have been on this enterprise a very long time, they’ve seen all of the peaks and valleys…they are going to proceed to achieve success”
Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer additionally lately commented on the Change 2, mentioning he thinks the system will probably be a “huge success” and the way you do not wager in opposition to Nintendo.