What I believe:
- Either the devkits developers have now are split into two different models with different SoCs (the latter being the more powerful drake) or, they're both drake but with specs that differ beyond system memory compared to the upcoming consumer model.
- Nintendo doesn't believe they'll repeat the 2017 success with just zelda and wants to wait out for at the very least 2-3 more heavyweight first party titles to launch drake with. Specially considering the people who already have a switch might just buy only the game since their current hardware can run it. I don't think the WiiU is an argument here considering BOTW released on it back when the console was at the end of it's lifecycle, would cost someone the same as a switch but not come with all the advantages and even run the game worse. Not only that, but nearly no one had a WiiU. The switch situation is different, everyone and their mother owns a switch, if the game runs well enough on it, people aren't going to bother. It's always about launch software, until it isn't. WiiU had nintendoland and ZombiU as launch exclusives, too weak. Wii had a system seller that came with the console - wii sports. The Gamecube only had like Luigi's mansion, again, not enough. The 3DS started weak but managed to pull off in terms of software in the following years, the Gamecube could've done it considering how prime came a year later and they also had windwaker and other bangers soon after launch, but I think it didn't because of how strong the Sony competition was.
- They already had a name for drake for months, it's the New Nintendo Switch™. Super nintendo switch, nintendo switch advance, nintendo switch <something> would all be bad considering how they can lead to worse search engine results or not translate well into acronyms (eg: SNS - Super nintendo switch) although there is an issue with this, I still think "New Nintendo Switch" would be better solely because of how straightforward it is and how search results are more promising. Plus, they can get away with bundling the console within the same sales group to inflate numbers.
- They are expecting a stagnation in sales this 2023.