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KLAMarine said:
ps4tw said:

Means very little. There are plenty of die-hard Nintendo fans who'd by a frozen turd if it had the Nintendo logo on it.

I'm assuming this is hyperbole.

ps4tw said:

What matters is whether the Switch can draw in new customers to the Nintendo userbase.

My cousin's getting one: he has neither a WiiU or 3DS. Very much anecdotal but if you wanted a new customer in the Nintendo userbase, there's one.

ps4tw said:

Due to it's high price

Something that can go down as time goes by. I'm expecting price drops and/or bundles come the holidays.

ps4tw said:

lack of appealing Western games

As if Japanese-made games have never had appeal in the West.

ps4tw said:

and absolute lack of power, my answer is "lol no chance".

Lack of power didn't stop PS1, PS2, Wii, DS and 3DS from doing as well as they did despite their more powerful competitors. Nintendo's handhelds have always been weaker than their console contemporaries, naturally, and yet they did very well.

1) Of course it's a hyperbole
2) Most certainly anecdotal. I know people with 3DS who are wholly uninterested in the Switch
3) And so can the competitors, meaning the Switch will constantly be playing catch-up
4) Missing the point. The Wii U relied almost entirely on Japanese games and was a staggering failure. Unless Nintendo focus on getting the top selling Western games on its console or at least create an IP or two that are appealing to the Western gamer, the Switch will sell horribly.
5) Those consoles weren't almost a generation behind their competition. The Switch most likely will be. The Wii U was just as underpowered, and look how well that did.