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Intrinsic on 18 November 2016
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robzo100 said:
curl-6 said: Switch won't create a new market the way Wii did, as it does not tap into a previously unreached demographic in the same way.

I'll be honest, right now I don't see paralells as astronomical as the Wii era. Which leads me to believe, either you are right, or there is something on the software side of Nintendo's equation that paint's the full picture of Switch's appeal.

I mean, unless there will be more surprises on the hardware side...?

if we are to be honest and realistic, depending on its price, the switch would at best sell as well as the last Nintendo handheld. Look at the Nintendo console. There are only about 15M people willing to buy a Nintendo home console. And only god knows how many of those also had a Nintendo handheld too. 

the only thing that the switch has done is combined nintendos hardware portfolio. It's nit revolutionary. no more as revolutionary as plugging the PSvita into a TV. Only thing now is that it represents a united front for Nintendo. That's it. 

So as I said, it would be at best as successful as a Nintendo handheld. And thats assuming it's successful. which I think it should be able to pull off and allows nintendos work in a niche of its own without ever really worrying about competing with Sony and MS.