So much silliness in this thread, I love it.
To be the wet blanket, no, Nintendo did the right thing because they learned their lesson from Wii U, and to a lesser extent from the New 3DS
It's not about the players, it's about who buys it, and the ones who buy it are parents and adults who aren't always up to date on gaming news.
PS2, PS3, PS4, PS5. That makes sense, you want the latest one? Buy the bigger number.
Wii U? I already have a Wii at the house, the kids don't even use it. It's a tablet? They already have a tablet though.
New 3DS? I already got a DS and they tricked me into the 3DS! I don't even need the 3D feature, that was a waste of money. It's still pretty new, I don't need another new one.
I worked at GameStop all those releases and I can't emphasize just HOW MAY TIMES I had those conversations with customers. Not just parents either, but casual consumers.
Xbox was confusing too eventually.
Nobody got confused on Playstation.
