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

[DanneSandin]

zorg1000 said:

DanneSandin said:
1 console means less revenue from HW - and this system will not outsell the 3DS even

3DS & Wii U were both sold at a loss at certain points of their lives, if Switch is sold at a profit from day 1 than it can potentially be more profitable than 3DS/Wii U were even if it sells less.

Also we have no idea how well Switch will sell, for all we know it could become a massive hit, there is literally nothing to base sales on at this point.

I'm basing it on a declining console market over all; it's not only handhelds that are selling less and less, that's also the case for the home consoles. Is it stands right now, I can see the Switch sell somewhere around 30-50m (40m is probably more accurate), but I'm just throwing it out there as a hunch. All I can say is that consoles are in a decline, and this will affect the Switch.

I agree that the profit from Switch might very well out perform the Wii U and 3DS combined; you will have more games for just the one console, and that probably means a higher attach rate as well.