In the past, Nintendo has been synonymous with baffling business decisions and out-of-touch thinking. While that Nintendo still exists, the Japanese company has also started to reinvent itself this generation—and it’s all because of the Switch. The Switch actually feels cool in a way that the Xbox One and PS4 don’t.


In the latest episode of Fave This, a new podcast/YouTube show hosted by Gita Jackson and me, we dive into modern Nintendo and its highly-sought-after console. You see this makeover in everything, from the sleek design of the console, to the culture around JoyCon, to Nintendo’s brilliant new marketing strategy for the Switch. We also discuss No Man’s Sky, and how the new patches are winning back even the most skeptical haters. Discussion of Nintendo’s reinvention begins at 5:19, and discussion of No Man’s Sky begins at 23:40.

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