| RolStoppable said: You still have a lot of doubt regarding the Switch. By now it should be easy to see that Switch is better positioned than the 3DS when it comes to hardware image and software lineup. The 3DS will finish with over 70m units lifetime, so throwing out a number like 50m and wondering if Switch can get much further than that comes across as you not wanting to see the Switch being more successful than that. Still, it's an improvement over two months ago when you used 40m instead of 50m. |
Regarding hardware image, I agree with you but as for software lineup I think their both similar so far ...
FWIW, I always thought there was a good chance for the Switch to reach 50M units and was only certain that it will go above 40M units ... (may my uncertainty meter always tick)
Switch looks good for now but Nintendo didn't change their initial forecast from the last quarter so they're still expecting to ship ~13M units at the end of this fiscal year which is behind what the 3DS achieved in a similar timeframe ... (there are good reasons why I think up of the numbers as is)
We'll have to see how the holidays will play out along with the spike in demand during that time to see how long it will affect the supply or MSRP and next year's lineup to truly know if the Switch is 'better positioned' than the 3DS ... (it will be interesting to see if they'll make any changes to their forecast in their Q3 report to get an idea of Nintendo's own current confidence)
