Ex-PlayStation Boss On Switch 2’s Name: Nintendo Created So Much “Brand Value”

Nintendo is arguably taking the protected route with the identify of its Change “successor” – confirming at first of this 12 months it will be formally often known as the ‘Change 2’.

In case you are nonetheless questioning why it is known as this, or why Nintendo did not go along with a extra thrilling identify, 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 simple to see simply how a lot “model worth” there may be within the phrase ‘Change’.

When additionally queried about Nintendo’s present place inside the gaming panorama, Layden reiterated how Nintendo has “created its personal lane” (or “Non-public Idaho”, as he beforehand put it) and its future appears to be like vibrant:

“Everybody respects Nintendo, they seem to be a competitor however you respect every little thing they’ve finished to create this trade that now all of us get pleasure from and love, so I believe they will carry on protecting on and the way in which they do it, they have the correct individuals round it, the correct perspective round it.”

“…they have been on this enterprise a very long time, they’ve seen all of the peaks and valleys…they may proceed to achieve success”

Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer additionally just lately commented on the Change 2, mentioning he thinks the system might be a “large success” and the way you do not guess towards Nintendo.