This is putting Nintendo on a pedestal. Major Japanese studios in general are consistently publishing great games and increasing hiring count / raising salaries

This is putting Nintendo on a pedestal. Major Japanese studios in general are consistently publishing great games and increasing hiring count / raising salaries. Switch 2 is also essentially just a spec bump from switch 1 which came out in 2017. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/atlus-to-increase-salaries-and-reduce-fixed-overtime https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/atlus-to-increase-sal... https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sega-is-raising-japanese-employees-salaries-again-three-years-after-its-previous-increase/ https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sega-is-raising-jap... https://gameworldobserver.com/2024/03/06/capcom-salary-raise-japanese-employees-graduate-hires https://gameworldobserver.com/2024/03/06/capcom-salary-raise... https://automaton-media.com/en/news/sonys-game-division-announces-record-high-starting-salary-increases-in-japan/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/sonys-game-division-anno...