superchunk said:
Soundwave said:
It can be a "home console" ... it's just a mediocre home console, Sony and MS control the home console market now.
Nintendo either needed a new break through fad controller or competetive hardware, which it doesn't look like they really have.
This will sell to the same 20 million hardcore Nintendo fans that are willing to buy a Nintendo console, but for "home console" usage everyone else is buying a Playstation or XBox.
The main audience here is the 3DS audience, by creating a hybrid device, Nintendo can at least get some of them (and most Wii U owners own a 3DS, so they are already in that crowd).
I think as someone else mentioned above Switch will still sell under the 3DS because the portable market is shrinking, but at least that's a still somewhat viable audience for Nintendo.
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Except this will be replacing the portable line as well which has a 80MM fanbase.
Japan doesn't want home consoles, so this will kill off PS4 support there (assuming 3rd parties support, which the will).
3DS is selling well at $200.
NS is goign to smash at $250 considering it will get the home console games plus the portable games. Even for home consoles, this will be heavily individualized (like 3ds and other portables) so families will be more than one. (I plan on getting at least two at launch)
NS is potential 100MM seller given:
1) $250 starting price or less
2) 3rd party support (not 100%, but heavy on staples like FIFA/Madden/COD/etc)
3) 3DS is shelved in 2017 and 100% of portable software goes to NS
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PSVITA is slowly dying in Japan. If Sony is not going to release another handheld, this is only good news for the Switch. It will give them an advantage if those Vita games heads on to the switch.
