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Re:Nintendo announces price increases for Nintendo Switch 2 by ozbonus on Friday May 08, 2026 @11:14AM (#48064357)
Does Nintendo intentionally make its hardware really underpowered and cheap in terms of chips to juice profits?

Yes! Famously so, in fact. Look up Gupei Yokoi and "Lateral Thinking with Withered Technology".

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Re:Nintendo announces price increases for Nintendo Switch 2 by gorjusborg on Friday May 08, 2026 @01:34PM (#48066278)
Comments like yours are why I come to HN discussions. Thanks for sharing.
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Re:Nintendo announces price increases for Nintendo Switch 2 by johnnyanmac on Saturday May 09, 2026 @01:28AM (#48072065)
As another fun fact: the most powerful system has never "won" the console generation. Nintendo only has to be strong enough to realize its and 3rd party's visions. And even then, it can get away with being a little weaker than that line.
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