| tak13 said: Why though? Switch doesn't have bc and cost 100$ more than a New 3ds xl and 220$ more than a 2DS... Nintendo France expects 700k 3ds units to be sold this year, like 2016 and 2015 and 800k switches! Switch isn't being seemed as 3DS successor by the majority yet! Let's wait for Nintendo to kill 3DS and perhaps make a more portable, affordable and durable switch version, if it really replaces 3DS too.
For reference, 3DS sales increased in Japan in the week of switch launch and wyoy wans't much down, and the YTD in neck to neck with last year, to think, it has hit an almost utter point of saturation in Japan, i.e there is no much room from growth as in the west, 2DS release helped a lot, also remember that more and more will be upgrading to a new 3DS XL, which is still at its initial price afte two years of its presence. It had just a huge holiday season in its 6th ( for its 6th year and alledgly being succeded in 2017 ) thanks to Pokemon go+Pokemon Sun and Moon, that caused stock problems in the west, especially in the usa, demand was higher than the amount of units that Nintendo produced! Nintendo has increased 3DS sales forecast by 1m every quarter since April ( FY16 Q1 beginning, FY16 end in March 2017), 5.2m->6.2m>7.2m, Nintendo underestimated the power of Pokemon. 3DS sold 7.7m in 2014 ( new 3ds xl in autumn in Japan ) , 7.5m in 2015 ( New 3ds xl year in the west ) and 7.4m in 2016 ( Pokemon go+ Sun and moon ) Calendar years. |
But thats what it mans to cannibalize sales..... i suspect the 3DS wouldn't end up selling as well as it has in previous years because of the switch. The switch doesn'tr hav to be backward compatible for it to be seen as the next best handheld. And be rest asured its price is gonna drop this year around the time when it has a large number of games.
The simple fact is that its a hybrid. Its not a home console nor a portable, its both. Those that want a nintendo home console will get the switch, those that want the most powerful poratbble console will also get the switch. And its a better portable device (outside its battery life) than any device before it. I just don't see how it won't take sales away or staunt the sales of the 3DS.
