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setsunatenshi on 04 November 2016
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Veknoid_Outcast said:
setsunatenshi said:

How do you have hard data on a device that will only be for sale like 6 months from today?

Previous sales figures of what exactly? I'm pretty sure Nintendo wants to be as far away from the previous sales numbers as they possibly can for their new device.

There's this myopic view from some Nintendo fans that more of the same is perfectly fine for Nintendo. If only they could please the existing fanbase, then everything is ok. Well I'm sorry, but I don't think Nintendo's investors and management feel this way. They seem to realize they need to expand the fanbase ASAP, only the way to do it might still be up for discussion. So yeah, IF, they could get some type of 3rd party release parity with Sony and Microsoft on their home consoles, that would be an amazing boost. As I mentioned before, quite a few people I have heard seem to be under the impression that's what's going to happen and that's a big selling point to them. Sure, it's anecdotal, but until I see some poll showing otherwise I have nothing else to go by.

More of the same? Like WiiU? Who exactly is happy with that?

You really think a $400 system with Battlefield and Grand Theft Auto is going to expand the fanbase? No. A $200 system with Mario Kart and Pokemon will expand the fanbase.

Like it or not, most consumers out there aren't like us. They don't care about cutting-edge graphics, they don't know who Hidetaka Miyazaki is, they don't mind that Bayonetta in Smash Bros. is overpowered. They just want fun games to pick up and play. That is the audience to which Nintendo should speak. Not the shrinking pool of video game hobbyists.

Wii U, Wii, GC, N64

You're asking me if people would prefer a system with BF and GTA to one with Mario Kart and Pokemon?

The fact you're even asking this question tells me you're blinded by your appreciation for Nintendo franchises. It's not about cutting-edge graphics, it's about 3 factors:  Quality, quantity and popularity.

Why do you think Nintendo console sales have been declining steadily since the NES? With 1 outlier in the middle called Wii who still managed to be a dud for software sales compared to the competition. I think the only Nintendo IP I really enjoy is Fire Emblem, but even I recognize they could do amazingly well if they could do what Sony does. Ally their own exclusive quality IPs with 3rd party game release parity across the other platforms and PC. Nintendo fans love to speak about how much money Nintendo has, so if they really want to be making hardware, why not make some serious competitor to the other platforms? Anyway, I hope you enjoy your Switch, because afterall at the end of the day we're all gamers here.