• Echo Dot@feddit.uk
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    7 hours ago

    It does it’s just Nintendo going out of their way to be awkward even to their own detriment.

    Look at Apple, everyone gets USB-C iPhones now they could have made a USB-C version for the European market and a mag-safe port for other markets but that would have meant two different power boards and different body designs but each market which wasn’t worth it. Nintendo however have decided to actually put the cost into making two different body moulds and two different circuit boards one for non-replaceable batteries and one for replaceable batteries.

    Nintendo have been anti-consumer for a long time but I’m surprised that they’re willing to waste money on it.

    • BigJohnnyHines@lemmy.ca
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      27 minutes ago

      I think this is giving Apple too much credit, they played the largest role in the development of USB-C’s design. Started putting it on their MacBooks and IPads pretty early. They were more likely just trying to avoid another bad press cycle like when they switched to lightning. As we can see with the App Store and browsers they absolutely will be anti-consumer when they don’t think their is any real risk to them.