Why Nintendo’s new game plan doesn’t involve kids

Video still from new Nintendo Switch First Look video. (Nintendo/YouTube)
When Nintendo unveiled a promotional video on Thursday for its next-generation gaming console, the Nintendo Switch, it featured almost everything that has made the franchise synonymous with gaming since the 1980s. There was footage of a new Legend of Zelda game, an upcoming Super Mario Bros., and even a new Mario Kart. But amid the hype for the upcoming hybrid home/mobile console—where gamers can pause the