Hardware The name "Switch" sounds a bit ghetto

[zoogie]

"Switch" can also mean (archaically) a small branch used to spank naughty kids with, so the name has kind of a nice masochistic bent to it from my perspective.

 

[foob]

I think the font they used for the Switch logo is way too plain & boring. They should have made a custom & more exciting recognisable font for that. The simple 'switch' controller logo and animation is great and gets across the point well though, I reckon.

I have no issues with the name. Any name that is chosen must translate well internationally, which is easier said than done. I guess Switch is OK (?) for non-English speakers without causing too much issue but I think both the word and the font is not visually distinctive or 'new' and 'different' enough visually.

 

[Rena]

I think the name Switch seems a little cute?? Don't know just me, at first I found it odd like every new thing but then I learn to love it a bit.

 

[Bladexdsl]

would you rather it swiitch?

 

[4gionz]

it makes sense. like how the hell does x box mean anything lol

Xbox is named that way because the first one use direct x thus the name "DIRECT X box" shortened to Xbox

 

[Deleted User]

it makes sense. like how the hell does x box mean anything lol

It stands for "DirectX Box" IIRC.
EDIT: Damn, I was ninja'd

 

[Procyon]

Xbox is named that way because the first one use direct x thus the name "DIRECT X box" shortened to Xbox

Also the first prototypes were literally X Boxes

 

[filfat]

Using the slang ghetto sounds a bit ghetto to me.

 

[Ericthegreat]

...or like a shortened form of the Nintendo Bait-and-Switch. It's just a tablet with some doodads that stick on the sides. I mean there is nothing REALLY new, not even a gimmick like a headache-inducing autostereoscopic 3D display. Or shitty stylus-centric gameplay. Maybe they'll have voice control: "Siri, move Link 3 paces to the left."

Let's see how many times they can rebadge and repackage the same dumb games from the late 90s over and over on this console.

Wii sounds worse....

 

[Subtle Demise]

it makes sense. like how the hell does x box mean anything lol

DirectX-Box

 

[the_randomizer]

Yes, because Xbox One and PS Vita is such a better name, right?

 

[Xzi]

Yes, because Xbox One and PS Vita is such a better name, right?

When you consider that it can be shortened to "XBone," it's a pretty terrible name overall. The only thing that surprises me is that Nintendo didn't name one of their consoles Switch earlier, considering it comes from their most well-known franchise, Mario. It does make the most sense when you can actually "switch" from one gaming mode to another with this console, though.