Is the Nintendo Switch the best console of its generation – or just the most meaningful to me?
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/may/20/nintendo-switch-favourite-ever-console
For years, the Switch has been a companion through life’s changes, gaming milestones and a lifeline to fun in chaotic times
The lifespan of a games console has extended a lot since I was a child. In the 1990s, this kind of technology would be out of date after just a couple of years. There would be some tantalising new machine out before you knew it, everybody competing to be on the cutting edge: the Game Boy and Sega Genesis/Mega Drive in 1989 were followed by the Game Gear in 1990 and the Super NES in 1991. Five years was a long life for a gaming machine.
Is the Nintendo Switch the best console of its generation – or just the most meaningful to me?
Wed May 21, 2:48pm UTC
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/may/20/nintendo-switch-favourite-ever-console
> For years, the Switch has been a companion through life’s changes, gaming milestones and a lifeline to fun in chaotic times
> The lifespan of a games console has extended a lot since I was a child. In the 1990s, this kind of technology would be out of date after just a couple of years. There would be some tantalising new machine out before you knew it, everybody competing to be on the cutting edge: the Game Boy and Sega Genesis/Mega Drive in 1989 were followed by the Game Gear in 1990 and the Super NES in 1991. Five years was a long life for a gaming machine.