How much does the switch have to sell to be a success?

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zorg1000 said:

spemanig said:

Disney has had their relevance decline in video games,even though they are the epitome of relevance culturally. What you're describing is similar, and it would not be good for them. Nintendo is not simply a software company, but a hardware company. That is integral to their identity and their bottom line, and having that decline more than the abysmal levels it is at currently would be very bad for them, regardless of a minor boost in software sales. All of that other stuff is supplementary to their dedicated gaming business, and selling hardware is the structural foundation of that gaming business. That cannot be overstated.

My other posts dont take their other business ventures into consideration, read those if you haven't already.

Just read them. My point still stands.

If the question is about relevance, their other business ventures are relevant (sorry) to this discussion. The entire purpose of these ventures is to increase the relevance of Nintendo's brand and IP.

Your question asked if selling less hardware and more hardware, would they be declining in relevance. Yes. There are less people buying the same product. If the Switch sells 30m units, but 20m copies of MK8, that is bad because it's the same people buying every other Nintendo franchise. It's relevant to THEM, but not in general. The more overlap there is between franchise audiences, the less relevant the platform as a whole is.