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Faelco on 02 February 2017
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vivster said:
Faelco said:

They always said that really clearly, nothing surprising.

And it's obvious they won't throw away their 60M handheld userbase because of a gamble with a $300 console. You don't just kill your most profitable market by focusing on a hybrid product with your least profitable one. That could be suicidal for the entire company. Third party developers are doing the same thing and keep developing 3DS games. So they are already thinking and working on a real "3DS2", with the same kind of price and the same market as a target.

If the Switch gamble isn't a reassuring success in the first few months or the first year, this "3DS2" will become real pretty quickly. 

Why wouldn't 3DS owners buy a Switch if their favorite franchises are continued exclusively on it. Why would a next generation handheld system "kill" their handheld market?

DS owners didn't want to buy a $250 3DS, and Nintendo had to urgently reduce the price by a third (!) a few months after launch because of the low sales. Why would they buy a $300 console then?

The Switch isn't showcased and isn't priced like a handheld, so it might not fit in this market, that's all. If your product doesn't fit in what your consumers are looking for, even if your product is "next generation", it can fail. Why wouldn't PS2 owners buy a PS3? Why wouldn't Wii owners buy a Wii U?