Japan Sales- Switch Year 1 vs 3DS and Wii U

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Mbolibombo said:

pokoko said:
The numbers in the OP show just how much of an uphill climb the Switch has in replacing two systems. Yes, the Wii U did modest numbers but when you place that total on top of the successful 3DS, that's an imposing goal.

That total hardware units sold will contract is a very likely outcome, perhaps even by a significant degree.

I hope we can get some good software numbers (including digital) so we can find out if the Switch is selling a lot more software than either the Wii U or 3DS did on their own, which it has to do in order to be considered a success.

One successful system is better than one succesful and one failure though. It's just about about the raw number. I think that comparison is silly.

 

What should be taken into account is handhelds like the 3DS sell on average around 50% less software per unit compared to home consoles , so it will be interesting going forward to see how the overall software figures for the Switch pan out being a hybrid with a foot in both camps, has to how those two intersecting buying patterns affect each other depend on a lot of variables, overall change we will see in the figures , just not the micro patterns underneath.