This is putting Nintendo on a pedestal. Major Japanese studios in general are consistently publishing great games and increasing hiring count / raising salaries. Switch 2 is also essentially just a spec bump from switch 1 which came out in 2017.

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/atlus-to-increase-sal...

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sega-is-raising-jap...

https://gameworldobserver.com/2024/03/06/capcom-salary-raise...

https://automaton-media.com/en/news/sonys-game-division-anno...