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I'm always impressed with how much risk they take from generation to generation.

N64, Gamecube, Wii, Wii U, and Switch.

GB, GBA, DS, 3DS, and Switch.

All of them feel like a generational leap instead of the incremental improvement model of other companies.

Interestingly the Wii is more or less the same hardware as the GC but with upgraded specs. In fact the Wii even has GC ports on it (for GC controllers and memory cards) and plays GC discs. Additionally the Wiimote was originally designed to be an add on for the GC before Nintendo decided to release it as the primary controller for their next console.

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