Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford says Nintendo’s innovation has resulted in nice consoles just like the Wii and Change 2, in addition to occasional duds (from a gross sales perspective, anyway) just like the Wii U.
Pitchford has been a vocal fan of the Change 2, however for causes that do not want explaining, he is been much less vocal in regards to the Wii U, which is in my view Nintendo’s finest console from purely a {hardware} perspective despite the fact that it was an goal failure when it comes to gross sales.
Speaking to GamesRadar+ throughout Gamescom 2025, Pitchford briefly touched on the awkward center baby of the Nintendo console household, if solely to single it out for instance of a misstep from Nintendo, as if it hasn’t been crushed up sufficient.
“The Nintendo Change 2 is an superior, superior machine,” stated Pitchford. “I am so grateful for it. I keep in mind once I was first briefed by Nintendo about this platform, and I used to be so excited, as a result of what we’re at all times anticipating is that Nintendo’s gonna do one thing actually fascinating, and generally there’s an unbelievable innovation, just like the Wii, which simply exploded.
“And different occasions,” Pitchford added, “the innovation, like I used to be saying generally, just like the Wii U did not work in addition to the Wii. The Change 2 is simply sensible. It is much less about innovating and extra about perfecting and giving us what we wish and what works.”
Throughout the identical interview, Pitchford referred to as the discharge of the Change 2 “essentially the most profitable new console launch within the historical past of online game consoles,” which is true when it comes to gross sales, and stated he naturally desires to “carry extra video games to it.”
Talking of, the entire motive Pitchford is speaking in regards to the Change 2 is as a result of it is getting Borderlands 4 on October 2.
Within the meantime, listed here are the finest Change 2 video games you possibly can play immediately.
