SuperData expects Nintendo's Switch console to finish the year with 5 million units sold, but a lack of compelling software in its early months will likely result in a slow start.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-03-02-nintendo-switch-to-sell-5-million-in-2017-superdata

IHS Markit has forecasted the Nintendo Switch will sell 4.4m units by the end of 2017, with the vast majority of buyers being either existing Nintendo console or handheld owners or general early adopters.

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/ihs-switch-to-hit-4-4m-sales-by-end-of-2017/0179624

Quite hilarious because 4 months after launch Switch is at 4.7m with huge stock issues, and we still have 6 months of sales including holiday season. :)

I think the threads here were more hilarious tbh.

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=224655

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=224602&page=1

HAHAHAHHAHAHA lol, I mean ok the Wii U yes, but still, have a little faith in Nintendo, it's been a long time since they ever had a situation like the Wii U, it was a rare scenario for them for a product of theirs to do that bad.

But anyways, these are funny looking back on them now.

lol

TBH straight after Nintendo's January presentation I'd give people a free pass for reactionary posts.

That presentation was awful.

To be fair those are not "analysts". :)

The presentation was fine it was not flash but it was not poor either if you jump the gun declaring it won't outsell the Wii U despite the common knowledge that Switch is also the successor to portables you won't get a free pass for that reaction.

Agree, presentation wants awful but also it wasnt best or blowing people away, it was OK. I think people mostly was disappointed because they didn't show planty of new games.

A few days before the presentation was the leak of the clock speeds, learning the Switch was only going to be 393 GFlops docked. Massive negativity surrounding that one, this built into the negative perception of the presentation. Rumours were the Switch would launch at a low price of $249 at that time.

The presentation came, $299 not the rumoured $249, Paid Online was announced, we learned Mario Kart 8 wasn't a launch title and the Switch was launching with practically nothing, and they spent a ton of time showing our lord and saviour 1-2-Switch.

It was a dreadful presentation. You've just forgotten how bad it was.

Even Rol was defeated by it.

Didn't stop them trying to be analysts here is another gem of an article from VGC themselves.

http://www.vgchartz.com/article/267594/why-the-nintendo-switch-may-struggle-to-sell-well/

Also Rol being witch hunted for predicting Switch would do well.

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=224719&page=1

Another notable thread.

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=221724

https://www.polygon.com/nintendo-switch/2017/1/13/14263186/nintendo-switch-lineup-wii-wiiu-3ds-comparison