The Switch Lite fashions are beautiful little machines, aren’t they? Perfect when you do not play on the TV. We thought the unique three turquoise, yellow, and gray colors have been all fairly swish, however the fourth color, coral — launched in April 2020 — was a really totally different however welcome addition to the line-up. And, because it seems, the inspiration for the color got here from a really huge 2020 recreation.

In a Nintendo key phrase article, which has been translated by Jarop for Nintendo Everything, Nintendo designer Sakai Yuriko shared that Animal Crossing: New Horizons served because the inspiration for the console.

Yuriko was conscious that the sport could be launching earlier than the console, however he needed one thing to match the aesthetic and temper of the sequence. And a heat color — just like the coral — was good.

“The idea behind the Nintendo Switch Lite is a small, gentle, and easy-to-use gadget, however it’s additionally a form of trend accent – like sneakers or a handbag, it’s one thing you showcase whenever you’re out and about. The concept for the brand new shade got here from enjoying the Animal Crossing sequence. Looking by way of the potential candidates, we determined that pink could be a good selection, as there weren’t any heat colours on the present line-up.”

Yuriko needed the shade of pink to be a special one from the neon-coloured Joy-Con that got here out alongside Splatoon 2, and acknowledged that pink could possibly be a “divisive” color, however felt that the hotter coral balanced out the opposite three decisions, and was additionally “well-suited to the Animal Crossing franchise, with its yellowish tinge that evokes the thrill that spring brings”.

Well, we could not agree extra! And Nintendo clearly recognised that as one of many coral bundles comes with a replica of Animal Crossing, It’s the right poolside recreation, the right enjoyable recreation, and the right summer-coloured console!

We’ve since had a fifth color within the Switch Lite line-up — a fairly beautiful blue that reminds us a little bit of the GameCube — together with a number of restricted designs for Pokémon Sword & Shield and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, however what if there was a sixth color, a Yoshi inexperienced?

Do you’ve a coral Switch Lite? Have you performed a variety of Animal Crossing: New Horizons on it? Let us know!