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As disappointed as I am with the name Switch 2 being so plain and ordinary versus their previous sequel consoles (Super NES, Gameboy Advance, Wii U); with the console being so similar to the Switch (1), I think they'd have another Wii U situation on their hands if they did have a more clever name.
If someone told me this was a mid-cycle refresh, I'd probably believe them; but maybe the official launch reveals will change my mind...
Nintendo overestimated the intelligence of their customers with the Wii U. They won't make that mistake ever again.
Not that they are alone in this. There's a reason why the Xbox 360 was called the Xbox 360 and not the Xbox 2. Microsoft didn't want the second Xbox console to appear a generation older by name than the upcoming Playstation 3. Nintendo at least don't have that problem, because the Switch 2 is in a market of its own and won't be compared to the Playstation 5 by the vast majority of those interested in buying it.