Tell him he’s dreaming: What would an Australian Special Edition Switch look like?
It’s Australia Day! Hopefully you’ve found a nice place to park your bum, relax and do whatever you want to do. Just don’t over do it – you’ve got work tomorrow right?
Now more than ever the Australian flag is plastered on any number of products, cups, plates, hats, flags for cars, thongs, the other thongs and even dog jackets. So why has it been nearly 20 years since we got a Nintendo console with an Aussie flavour?
19 years ago Nintendo released this precious gem, the Limited Edition Green and Gold Neotones Game Boy Color!
The only thing not Australian about it is the spelling of colour, even Olympian Michael Klim’s face adorns the box. So it’s got Australia, the flag, a sports person and it’s green and gold. How much more Aussie can you get? (Well it could not be a product made in Japan, by a Japanese company – Ed)
So what would an Australian console look like today? Well it could look like this…
Ugh gross! It’s a bit jingoistic isn’t it? Maybe we should all send the Queen our regards. La-di-da!
How about instead we take the great, if not a little garish Neotones Game Boy Color and make some special edition Joy-Cons for the Switch? Wouldn’t that be a cool world to live in?
Switch UI mockup created by SkyDX
I’m actually mostly excited at the thought of limited edition Joycons. New colours, different themes. Only problem is I’d end up with an abundance of joycons I’d never use – already preordered – red and blue set.
Ewwww, no no no
How about a bad bronz-ish colour with tanlines (from budgie smugglers) and a southern cross tattoo on the rear? Seeing as I’m from Melbourne, wouldn’t see that too often…
Maybe Joycons for a Tantalus game?
As a kid, my uncle ran a takeaway store and V (the energy drink company) gave out clear green GBCs similar to the Ausske version to their retailers, so my cousin had one. I assume it was pretty rare because he was the only kid I saw who ever had one.
yes, Yes, YES!!
How do turn this talk into action?!?