If Nintendo Switch fails this will be Nintendo last console.

[Miyamotoo]

SpokenTruth said:

KLXVER said:

Fair enough. I just hope they really go for it with the Switch.

Do not forget that their home console and portable development teams merged recently.

Yup, another important thing. Before they had separate handheld and home console teams, separate handheld and home console teams for hardware and software, and I think last year they integrated them. Now we have one integrated hardware division and one integrated software division.

 

 

JRPGfan said:

DanneSandin said:
I agree that if it only sell like 10 million units, it'll be a failure and Nintendo will move away from the console market, or become a 3rd party publisher. But that's not gonna happen. I think will a total sell through of 30m Nintendo will be happy, anything above will be a bonus. I'm guessing around 40m when it's all said and done - and that's without knowing price or anything.

Wii U (13m) + 3DS (60m) = 73m+ total.

If the Switch is their new handheld + homeconsole in one, they need to sell 70m+ for it to have really payed off from where they currently are.

Nintendo cant and shouldnt be happy with just 30m sales for the Switch.

I really don't think Nintendo calculate like that, they are aware that standalone handheld device each generation whould have less and less sales because of mobile and tablets (actualy one of reasons why they relasing Switch). Also have on mind that with 3DS and Wii U they had R&D costs for two totaly difrent platforms for hardware and software, and two marketing costs, with Switch they have costs of only one platform. So even Switch aiming handheld and home console market is same time, it's still one console/device. So saying that Switch need to sell more than 70m to be successful isn't true.

Saying that, I think Nintendo would be satisfied if Switch sells 50m+, but selling less than than doesnt mean its faile.