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Nintendo's history of console gimmicks | Switch On Episode 9

Welcome to Switch On, the series where we bring you the latest news and talking points about the Nintendo Switch 2. Nintendo has a long history of developing hardware, and while its games have remained pretty consistent, its consoles couldn’t have gone in many more different design directions if they tried. So let’s take a look back at the company’s weird and wonderful legacy of gaming hardware, and see what it learned along the way. Video by Hal Dimond Additional material: Maddy Kendall-Murray and James Daly

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Nintendo's history of console gimmicks | Switch On Episode 9

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