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Ljink96 on 19 December 2016
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spemanig said:
Ljink96 said:

3DS isn't anywhere near as powerful as any console on the market right now but it's still the best selling device. It's not about the power you have, it's what you do with it and what games you can make with it. Switch isn't a home console, it's not really a handheld but it's more of a handheld than it is a home console. So I think Nintendo is shooting for portability with games that look far better than 3DS, Vita, PS3 and 360 and Wii U (maybe as good as Xbox One), that can also double as console games

Handhelds are a different market. It's only competition was the Vita. Switch is not "more of a handheld" and, like it or not, is competing with PS4/XBO. That's how it's being marketed, that's likely how its software will be priced, and that's how the mass market are going to make their purchasing decisions with regards to it.

Going by rumors it's going to be $250, which is what the Vita and 3DS retailed at. I didn't bring up the other consoles because it was their respective competiton or not, I brought it up because Switch will be more powerful than all the devices listed, which is very appealing for the rumored price.

My entire point about the switch is, it's not a deathmatch with PS4 or Xbox One or Scorpio or Pro. Nintendo's simply trying to bridge the gap between their handheld and console markets. Which means, there won't be a stand alone handheld or a standalone console, so naturally when 3DS is discontinued, and Pokemon Stars or Pokemon Red Blue 2, Fire Emblem Switch, etc. come out, they won't be on the 3DS. They'll only be available on the Switch and that's where the power of the switch and its shared library come into play. People don't realize that Nintendo's handheld market, although slowly declining, is nothing to sneeze at. 61 million units is huge for a "Dying" breed. 

But not only will Switch inherit the handheld lineup, it'll have the console specific games as well. So I don't think it's so black and white as you portray it as. There are users who didn't buy a PS4 or Xbox One and don't care frankly, who own a 3DS. Once the 3DS no longer recieves support, if the customer was satisfied with the last 6-7 years of 3DS, they'll most likely buy the Switch because again, the software has moved. So you have that market that Switch is competing for. Then you have the market who does see Switch as a competitor to PS4 and Xbox One because they are aware or are interested in PS and XB and want to see what Nintendo has to offer. That's the market you're referring to and it's much smaller than the first one I've mentioned. 

Switch's success will bank mostly on the portable franchises that will jump ship from 3DS onto Switch. And those consumers who enjoyed 3DS will follow the software that you can't get on PS4, Xbox One, or 3DS. If Switch doesn't get support from games like Red Dead 2, Call of Duty, etc. (which have always sold poorly on Nintendo consoles), it isn't the end of the world.