Repost: Emily Rogers "Why you should be excited about (Switch)’s software output"

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Lawlight said:

zorg1000 said:

I gave you a whole list of "outliers" yet you decide to focus on just one.

You cant just disregard anything that doesnt support your argument.

Sega Genesis was an outlier, no other Sega device has sold over 15 million.

Gameboy was an outlier, no other device has ever had its best sales year a decade after launch.

Wii was an outlier, all Nintendo consoles had sold less than their predeccessor up to that point.

360 was an outlier, no American made console had ever sold over 40 million.

PSP was an outlier, no other non-Nintendo portable gaming device had ever been successful.

PS3 was an outlier, both previous PS consoles had over 70% marketshare.

At some point you have to realize, these arent "outliers" and that the gaming industry doesnt simply follow trends.

Let me guess, if Switch is successful than it will be an outlier as well?

I think you don't know what a trend is. A trend is a general direction - go check the definition. It is by no means a strict pattern.

Let me give you some trends:

- Handheld gaming is declining.

- Nintendo consoles are losing their importance in the market.

- PS winning a generation.

The Switch will be successful but it won't be more successful that the 3DS and will further demonstrate that handheld gaming is declining.

PS4 winning a generation isn't a trend, as it is just a single point, and a trend requires multiple points. The Switch is also different than a traditional handheld or a traditional gaming console.

As well, from what we've observed, trends don't tend to apply very well in her videogaming market as far as brands go, as last generation Sony was last place for most of it, and only picked up at the very end. What you can say is that the traditional gaming home and handheld console markets are declining after peaking about 7 years ago. That's largely because of the change in culture. The switch is moving toward the right direction, bringing something in he form of a major videogame console that appeals to the smart device market. Something that has never been done.