![]() We got a few trickles of info over the years about Tears of the Kingdom, then, BAM, they gave us a whole bunch, but it was JUST the right amount. Plausibility: There are tons of ways Nintendo could muddle the messaging around its next console, but ever since the Switch reveal, Nintendo has been batting close to a thousand when it comes to marketing. ![]() It split the user base, which Nintendo has done in the past with stuff like the N64 memory expansion, but at least the memory expansion didn't require you to purchase a whole new console (New Nintendo 64 XL?). But certain games could ONLY be played on the New Nintendo 3DS hardware, and it wasn't immediately obvious which ones unless you were savvy enough to know there was a difference between the 3DS and the New Nintendo 3DS. ![]() The New Nintendo 3DS also suffered from being confusing, although the upgraded version of the 3DS sold almost as well as the Wii U. Remember when everyone was saying grandmas were going to go into GameStops and buy an Xbox One X because they wouldn't know their grandchild actually wanted an Xbox Series X, thus ruining Christmas? It was a whole thing, a very dumb thing, but nonetheless there is often confusion when a new console comes out, real or imagined. There's always a little confusion around a new console, and the discourse doesn't seem to mind helping to stoke the flames of confusion, even if there's nothing to be confused about. Plausibility: I'd say it's not likely, but entirely possible, because as Kat said on the show this week, "Nintendo." Worst Case Scenario 2: It's Confusing Remember when we all thought the PS5 was going to play every PlayStation game, ever? Well, some of us did, and Xbox fans sure do love talking about how they can play Fusion Frenzy any time they want, in 4K. The last few generations have proved, regardless of how much people actually use it, backwards compatibility is enormously important in the minds of gamers.
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