Switch Hype. Is it real? or is it just hope?

[mjk45]

StarDoor said:
The Wii U launched with 34 games. The Switch is launching with 10 games and still has a higher attach rate even when you include Nintendo Land in Wii U bundles. I think that speaks for itself; the hype is definitely real.

And really, if your explanation is that Nintendo fans are just buying a bunch of games because they want the Switch to succeed, why wouldn't that have also applied to the Wii U? If Nintendo fans are way more excited for the Switch, that just shows how much better of a product it is.

The reason that nintendo fans putting their money behind the switch launch to help it succeed applies to the switch more so than the Wii U is the simple fact that the Wii U was coming off the success of the Wii, so you have a sense of complacency,  where as with the switch you can argue that nintendo stalwarts are  making sure that the switch gets off to a great  start, so that's why you can make that case.

Now my way of thinking is even though you can make a case for fans assuring it's early success , it is more complex than that,  the Switch by it's very  design immediatly muddies the water, so questions like who is getting onboard is just as important as why , it opens many more questions than answers,  like who is  driving the launch pre-orders is it WiiU owners or are the majority of what is a much larger group, 3DS owners who don't own a Wii U coming on board ,all this and how it effects people who up to now have chosen to use either Sony or MS for their console gaming and the 3DS for handheld, also is it exciting the casual market, there are many more questions like these,  so my conclusion is these broader demographics are making a larger impact than those with a pro Nintendo agenda deliberately choosing to buy early success .