the Wii, prompting major third-party publishers like Electronic Arts and Ubisoft to rescind their support of the console near the end of its first year. According to Fils-Aimé, when it became apparent that the Wii U would underperform relative to the company's expectations, the Switch became a "make or break product" for Nintendo.

The design of the Switch was aimed to bridge the polarization of the gaming market at the time, creating a device that could play "leisurely"