The Switch will be a success through people who bought it and with the people who see it.

[vivster]

Ouroboros24 said:

vivster said:

You kinda need to clarify your point a bit better. Do you think the console will sell well because it's a handheld or because it has games? Because it seems the former alone is no guarantee for success.

Okay, have you ever seen something cool that someone brought to school?  And that something, did you get the something because you just thought it was so cool and you just have to have it?  Well, that's basically what I'm saying.  The free advertisment is there.  Smash bros is a great example of that.  Once me and my friends had a Smash all night party, everyone who attended bought one.  That's the point of the thread. 

I think history has shown that this kind of advertisement means absolutely nothing. It just helps successful handhelds to be more successful. It does nothing for failures.

So I think we can conclude that the mere fact that it's a handheld will have only very little to do with the success or failure of the Switch from an advertisement standpoint.