Switch overtakes total PS4 sales in Japan, in less than half the time

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curl-6 said:

OTBWY said:
I missed the QuickRick alt? Goddamnit.

Anyway, I don't think we shall see another Vita. It makes me wonder though, if the PS5 isn't as successful in Japan. How will that affect it's 3rd party support. I wonder how much of their relations are based on loyalty or just making profit.

PS5 will still get plenty of big games in Japan; some they'll money-hat, others will be shared with Switch, and yet others will be made for PS5 instead of Switch by devs who'll prioritize eye candy over being financially sensible.

0D0 said:

Nintendo's been a handheld company since GBA. Their strength, soul and success are on handheld only. Leaving the console market was a brilliant decision.

Not strictly true, the Wii was a success.

0D0 said:

Whatever other reasons, Switch got a lot of Wii U content early on and that what made Switch sell so much early on. Nintendo almost used every big franchise they have on the first 12 months. I reckon it's unprecedented.

Splatoon 2 wasn't a Wii U game, nor was Odyssey. As for using "almost every big franchise in the first 12 months" where was Pokemon, Animal Crossing, 2D Mario, Smash Bros, Donkey Kong, Mario Party, etc?

Wii was an exception. NES and SNES barely had competition.

My mistake was saying 12 months. Wii U had Smash, MK, Mario 2D, Mario 3D, DKC, Zelda. This is "almost every big franchise".

RolStoppable said:

curl-6 said:

Not strictly true, the Wii was a success.

What a terrible response. There is absolutely no evidence that Nintendo's soul has not been in home console gaming; every generation the home console versions of their games outclassed their handheld counterparts in quality and content. Nevermind that Nintendo did not exit the home console market with Switch which again reinforces that they are passionate about having their games played on big screens.

"Not true at all" would have been the appropriate response here. Nintendo's brilliant decision was that they can now focus on a single console without exiting either the home console or handheld market, something that Sony failed at.

Yes yes, brilliant that they have left the home console business, instead focusing on a single tablet.