GuyDuke said:
Nate4Drake said:
The beauty of taste and opinions. I think Nintendo Wii was outstanding in the first 3 years, and it was "only" a Home Console. In the end it depends on how we perceive success.
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For Nintendo Switch, I believe success will be measured extensively, as Nintendo themselves are hoping for a longer lifespan (longer than the average Nintendo console, home or handheld). As Nintendo Wii's sales plummeted very fast starting fiscal year '10, Switch could win slow and steady.
It's a marathon, really.
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I got your point, and yes, I smell a longer life cycle for the Switch, even though I would never place a bet :) Things might change very fast without a significant notice, and for all Companies and consoles. I was not expecting Wii to slow down like it did from end of 2009, and 2010. Sony introduced Move, Microsoft Kinect, but that was really the reason behind the Wii progressive decline ? Perhaps partially, but I don't think it is to be attributed to the answers of Microsoft and Sony to Nintendo motion controller, being in my opinion the the most fun and versatile, my personal taste. Ok, PS3 got the cheaper slim, but still Wii had the best motion experience, and this is what made it so successful, selling like hot cakes for over 3 years. What happened after? I could not predict Wii progressive decline, really. So I will not try to predict anything about lifespan, as I still don't know what Sony and MS will pull out in Nov 2020(just a guess), and don't know how long Switch will continue to be so attractive. One very good point in favour of Nintendo is that they have no competition in the portable market, Nintendo is the king, and selling an Home Console together with a portable might sell very well for a loooong looong time. Sure Switch is a success, and Nintendo is focusing on a longer life cycle.
When I said about Wii being outstanding in the first 3 years, I was referring to raw selling numbers; Success in the long run is a different story, as you said, and Switch could be more successful than Wii, in the long run, as it appears its basic concept cannot be replicated by its competitors.
Last edited by Nate4Drake - on 29 September 2018