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thismeintiel said: Yea, I don't think Nintendo fans remember how much hype was put into the Wii U pre-launch. Even suggesting it would flop would bring BIG laughs and the fallback argument of "this is the successor of the successful Wii, but also appeals to tablet gamers, and has 3rd party support." Hell, even those who thought the Wii U would perform poorly overestimated it. I think I predicted somwhere between 40 and 60 million for the thing. Of course, even those numbers were scoffed at. Turns out it was MUCH worse. And before the PS4/XBO launched, they were saying console gaming was dead because "if this is how the Wii successor performs, the PS4/XBO don't have a prayer. " Now, they are using similar style of arguments. "It's protable." "It has a new Zelda." First of all, Zelda has never been a huge franchise. It sells well, but nowhere near Mario well. Nor does it push a lot of HW. And 2nd, portability didn't save the 3DS, which launched at $50 less than the Switch is. Nintendo had to do a $80 price cut to save it. Basically the real argument truly is "because its Nintendo." Having said that, I don't expect it to sell less than the Wii U. It should at least double it. Of course, if that's all it does, it's still a VERY bad result for Nintendo, considering this is getting their full attention. At that point, they might as well start thinking about going either 3rd party or mobile. |
While I basically agree, the joycons are a big question mark. It is clear that Nintendo can't compete in the same arena as PS and XBOX. But with the Wiimote they targeted different customers. The joycons give a certain Wiimote-vibe. But will it work? I have no idea.
