{"id":206788,"date":"2020-02-21T21:38:13","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T18:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/we-need-more-colorful-consoles-like-this-pink-nintendo\/"},"modified":"2020-02-21T21:38:13","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T18:38:13","slug":"we-need-more-colorful-consoles-like-this-pink-nintendo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/we-need-more-colorful-consoles-like-this-pink-nintendo\/","title":{"rendered":"We need more colorful consoles like this pink Nintendo"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nintendo announced this week a new color for the Nintendo Switch Lite, the first since the handheld launched, and it\u2019s a lovely shade of coral-pink. While I had no intention of getting a new Switch that I don\u2019t need, I admit this one color is making me question my own color preferences, but also why we don\u2019t have more brightly colored consoles out there.<\/p>\n

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A new splash of color joins the #NintendoSwitchLite<\/a> lineup! The vibrant and playful coral Nintendo Switch Lite system arrives on 4\/3! pic.twitter.com\/bZwdrPMm1R<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) February 18, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Nintendo revealed the new color would be released in conjunction with the new\u00a0Animal Crossing<\/em> game, New Horizons<\/em>. Nintendo is also releasing an\u00a0AC<\/em>-branded Switch Classic in delightful green and blue. But still, that pink though<\/em>.<\/p>\n

[Read:\u00a0The legendary Nintendo PlayStation is on auction, and it\u2019s already at $48K (Update: Now at $360K)<\/em>]<\/p>\n

The pink Switch is the first color of the console I\u2019ve actually liked in its entire lifespan \u2014 and I\u2019m including both versions of the console in that. I\u2019m not keen on any of the Joy-Con colors, and while the turquoise Switch Lite is alright, the pink one is the first one that\u2019s triggered the need in my little magpie brain.<\/p>\n

Okay, maybe this yearning isn\u2019t entirely without precedent. I owned the pink Game Boy Advance, and was so enamored with the color that, when I bought the ubiquitous worm light, I hunted for ages for a pink one because it\u00a0had\u00a0<\/em>to match. I also owned a red Nintendo 3DS, both of which, while not in regular use, occupy places of honor on my console display. And they stand out, because the other seven devices on the shelves are either SNES gray or a shade of black.<\/p>\n

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There\u2019s nothing wrong with the Switch I\u2019ve got. It\u2019s a day one Switch Classic. It\u2019s solid, dependable, and has the iconic\u00a0red\/blue Joy-Con the company showed off in the months leading up to launch (the only other option at the time was the one with two gray Joy-Con and\u2026 no). It\u2019s my ride-or-die, and I\u2019m frankly astonished we\u2019ve been together for almost three years now. Time flies. But damn it, it\u2019s just never quite had the je ne sais quoi of the other\u00a0Nintendo handhelds I\u2019ve owned.<\/p>\n

This gleeful reaction to the pink Switch Lite makes me wonder why such great colors are a curiosity, and basic black is the norm. Consoles are supposed to be instruments of fun, and\u00a0black plastic really doesn\u2019t look as techno-chic as it used to. While we have yet to see the PlayStation 5, we have seen that the Xbox Series X is yet another black box, and I have no reason to believe the PS5 will be any different.<\/p>\n

Come on, console makers, would it kill you to give us some color options? Give me a PS5 in royal blue or an XSX\u00a0in neon green and I\u2019ll buy five\u00a0yesterday<\/em>. After all, I don\u2019t have room for a pink Switch Lite specifically because I\u2019m leaving room for the next-gen offerings.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n