Gaming

I keep hearing this argument when it's about Nintendo, but it never happens with the other companies. What Sony and Microsoft do is upgrade the hardware and change the aesthetic of the console, and that's about it. The reason the Wii U failed is because it felt like an accessory (marketing focused on the pad and the actual console was very similar to the original Wii).

I don't think they can do anything that isn't hybrid now.

I can’t see how they could possibly market a “Game Boy Advance” handheld successfully. It’d have to be something fundamentally different from the Game Boy Colour. 😉

For the average consumer, it’s all about the games. If the next platform has awesome games you can’t play on the current-gen platform, it’ll sell. (Well, barring some disastrous marketing…)

People ate up the switch oled. I've heard a ton of people who already had a switch say they bought one. Sales numbers are also pretty good I think? If they just call it a Switch 4K or something people will definitely buy one. I think you're mistaken about both the insane popularity of the switch, and also the demographic that uses nintendo handhelds. They've frequently done refreshes with the gameboy and DS lines, and people buy them because they can hand off the old one to a family member or friend.