Feel like the Switch has been out for a long time? Well you’re not imagining things or exaggerating the situation, as we’ve got the stats to prove it.
We all know that the Switch’s successor is on the verge of being revealed, as the Switch has been on the market for quite some time. As a matter of fact, as of today, the Switch is now Nintendo’s longest-running home console. That means Nintendo fans have never seen a longer wait between the releases of two Nintendo consoles.
As compiled by VGC, here’s the breakdown of Nintendo’s consoles and how long fans have had to wait for Nintendo’s next piece of hardware:
- Color TV-Game (June 1, 1977) – Famicom (July 15, 1983): 2235 days
- Famicom (July 15, 1983) – Super Famicom (Nov 21, 1990): 2686 days
- Super Famicom (Nov 21, 1990) – Nintendo 64 (June 23, 1996): 2041 days
- Nintendo 64 (June 23, 1996) – Nintendo GameCube (Sep 14, 2001): 1909 days
- Nintendo GameCube (Sep 14, 2001) – Wii (Nov 19, 2006): 1892 days
- Wii (Nov 19, 2006) – Wii U (Nov 18, 2012): 2191 days
- Wii U (Nov 18, 2012) – Nintendo Switch (March 3, 2017): 1566 days
- Nintendo Switch (March 3, 2017) – Present day (July 11, 2024): 2687 days
The wait between Color TV-Game and Famicom was the previously record-holder, but now the Switch has taken the crown. It’ll likely hold onto it for quite some time, as we still don’t have any clue as to when the Switch’s successor will launch. Thankfully, Nintendo recently revealed quite a slate of games heading to Switch, so we should be sitting pretty for quite some time!
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I think you meant that the wait between Famicom and Super Famicom was the previous record.
humanfart
26d agoLove that header graphic!
curry
21d agoI'm glad it's like that, it's an incredible console. It should always be like this. Wish phones and pc hardware would also take 7-8 years to launch a new one
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