When anyone talks about the Switch Successor, they usually want the same thing as the Switch, but just more powerful. I decided to take a different direction and keep the best elements of the Switch while innovating in the most Nintendo way possible. Innovation and new gameplay ideas rooted in technology Nintendo has already experimented with. I call it:
Nintendo Switch Squared also known as Nintendo Switch^(2)
For $299, you get two 4 inch by 4 inch bezelless Nintendo Switches (called Switch Squares) that can slot together to make a 4 by 8 inch rectangle. Each Switch Square has two male ends (like the ridge on joycons) and two female ends (like the slots on the current Switch) that can be slotted into each other. If you gather 8 people, you can combine up to 16 Switch Squares together in whatever shape you want.
I’m a horrible artist, but the concept would look something like this. (The first image is the current Switch design and the second is my concept for the Switch Squared.)
[https://imgur.com/gallery/tuWLuGg](https://imgur.com/gallery/tuWLuGg)
The main gimmick will be Switch Squares can now “switch” with each other (as well as their dock and Joy-Cons). Each Switch Square has a 1080 by 1080 screen and their own Tegra X1+ chip or whatever cheap chip is available. (Basically each Switch Square is slightly more powerful than a regular 2017 Switch, but when 2 are combined it’s twice as powerful.)
Although each Switch Square will have an outdated SoC, Nintendo will utilize DLSS or some other fancy Nvidia technology to bump the graphical power when multiple SoCs are working together.
Like an advanced version of this:[https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/data-center/nvlink/](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/data-center/nvlink/)
Games will automatically adjust the aspect ratio depending on how many are connected and in what shape they’re connected. 1 Switch Square will play in 1:1 aspect ratio. 2 Switch Squares connected together will play in 2:1 aspect ratio, 3 Switch Squares will play in 3:1 aspect ratio, 4 Switch Squares will play 4:1 aspect ratio, 8 (4 x 2) Switch Squares can play in 2:1, etc etc.
Combining up to 16 Switch Squares unlocks a variety of unique gameplay ideas. (Like the tank mini game in Super Mario Party that required two Switches.)
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hETCPgzeOtM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hETCPgzeOtM)
Connecting up to 16 Switch Squares in strange shapes is called “Board Game Mode.”
(Like the Super Mario Party tank mini game, the Switch Squares don’t need to be fully connected together so you can go really wild with the shapes you wanna make.)
Some of these “Board Game Mode” gameplay ideas include creating your own Mario Party board, top down Zelda dungeon, a top down Pokemon overworld, Mario Maker level, Metroid dungeon, creating your own spins on Clubhouse Games games, top-down Mario Kart track (like the original top-down GTA games), top-down Luigi’s Mansion, a sprawling Super Smash Bros stage, some new Nintendo IP like their take on Dungeons & Dragons or Warhammer 40K, or Tomodachi Life, Nintendogs, or Animal Crossing done in the style of the 2005 Radica Cube World toy where your Mii, Nintendog, or Villager can visit each other’s Switch Squares.
Imagine this, but flat, full color HD, bezelless, and interactive.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFVp30m1Cnc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFVp30m1Cnc)
You can also play vertically for supported arcade games like the original Donkey Kong.
You can also use a 2nd Switch Square to display maps, inventory screens (like the bottom screen of the DS or Wii U Gamepad.) A 2nd Switch Square can also be used for asymmetrical multiplayer gameplay like the Wii U. For example, you could dock one Switch Square and use the other Square as a controller/2nd screen.
You’ll also be able to slot the male ends of a Switch Square into the female ends of a 2017 Switch or 2021 Switch OLED. (Although the effect won’t be as great because of the bezels on those models.)
The basic set comes with a dock, two Switch Squares, two Joy-Cons (one male Joy-Con and one female Joy-Con), and bundled with the launch title “Nintendo Land Squared” for $299.
You can also buy 1 Switch Square and two Joy-Cons individually for $199.
Maybe you can get a Switch Square by itself with no Joy-Cons and no dock for $149.
Because the base set comes with two Switch Squares aka two screens, they’ll add DS and 3DS games to “Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack Squared” which unfortunately will be a huge price increase.
What do you think? Do you think the tech is there to pull something like this off? Could you see Nintendo moving in this direction or am I nuts?