Why did switch get almost outsold in the least two global hardware weeks by xbox?
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| Ajax said: Why did switch get almost outsold in the least two global hardware weeks by xbox? |
Massive discounts (S model was as low as $189) and Xbox One X just released a few weeks earlier.
When the herd loses its way, the shepard must kill the bull that leads them astray.
I honestly think this would be a better prospect for the Switch's third year. Historically Nintendo consoles have done their best during their latter years rather than their early ones.
| cosmic_drift said: I honestly think this would be a better prospect for the Switch's third year. Historically Nintendo consoles have done their best during their latter years rather than their early ones. |
You sure about that?
When the herd loses its way, the shepard must kill the bull that leads them astray.
20 millions? Then the PS4 will probably sell 30 millions
zorg1000 said:
You sure about that? |
Nintendo console sales usually hit their peak during second or third year, and then begin to taper off around the fifth year.
Here is a chart for the 3DS:
https://www.statista.com/statistics/262074/worldwide-sales-of-the-nintendo-3ds-since-2004/
And one for Nintendo home consoles:
https://www.statista.com/statistics/227012/lifetime-unit-sales-of-nintendos-home-consoles/
| PAOerfulone said: - Plenty of ‘B’ tier franchises like Kirby, Yoshi, Fire Emblem, Bayonetta 3, Pikmin 4 and Luigi’s Mansion 3. The former 3 have already been confirmed, the latter 3 are hopefuls. |
Bayonetta 3 is confirmed
“When we make some new announcement and if there is no positive initial reaction from the market, I try to think of it as a good sign because that can be interpreted as people reacting to something groundbreaking. ...if the employees were always minding themselves to do whatever the market is requiring at any moment, and if they were always focusing on something we can sell right now for the short term, it would be very limiting. We are trying to think outside the box.” - Satoru Iwata - This is why corporate multinationals will never truly understand, or risk doing, what Nintendo does.
VideoGameAccountant said:
Nintendo was never competitive in Europe all the way back to the third generation. The Sega Master System outsold the NES despite the NES dominating the US and Japan. It's no surprise that Nintendo's systems have done the best there. Sony's rise in gaming had more to do with them removing the licensing requirements from and Sony was able to leverage the company's larger asset pool. When Sega was beaten, Sony took the market from them. Nintendo does well in some European countries (like France) and poorly in others (like the UK). I don't see that changing unless Nintendo can create a new megahit that appeals there or hope the Switch takes off like the DS did. Europe, in general, doesn't have the same iconography with Nintendo as other regions do, and Nintendo relies heavily on that. Not to say this will hurt Nintendo's ability to sell 20 million. It's more why they struggle compared to Sony systems. |
Huh? Nintendo has most certainly been competitive in Europe. Nintendo Wii was sold out across the continent for 2-3 years. Nintendo handhelds have always been huge in Europe as well. I remember people standing out in the snow for hours waiting to get a Wii. The reason the NES and SNES aren’t more highly represented are mostly because of bad distribution. NES didn’t really have proper availability until after the Mega Drive had already launched, until around the time of the SNES release. Many people were forced into importing software as well, most of my SNES library is imported. N64 didn’t do well because of pricing, games were usually 2-3 times more expensive than PSX games; also, no RPGs hurt N64, because that was the hot genre through Europe back then, and they have remained somewhat big. GameCube didn’t have anything wrong with it except for its weird controller and toxic “kiddie console” reputation.
I think Switch has a good shot at being bigger than the Wii overall. Particularly because of mass transit. Especially if more traditional style RPG battle games come out (like Pokemon), and more non-action simulation type games; it’s why Nintendo handhelds have been big. Stardew Valley is a good start. But the Wii has that party demographic, and I don’t mean “party” as in 3-5 nerds in a basement, but party with drinking/dancing and attractive/fun people. Switch is probably the first console that has a shot at that demographic, we’ll see.
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megaman79 said:
Bayonetta 3 is confirmed |
Not for 2018
| Pillertriller said: 20 millions? Then the PS4 will probably sell 30 millions |
Thats good logic. Hopefully switch can do 25mil so ps4 can automatically do 37.5mil!
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