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d21lewis on 14 April 2017
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Soundwave said:
d21lewis said:

They kinda do need that casual (or should I say "Mass Market") money Luckily, Nintendo knows this and have the pieces in place to get it.

Sales are amazing but they have to make sure that the initial interest doesn't wane. PS2, Wii and DS didn't dominate by only appealing to hardcore or core gamers. They had something for everybody.

This whole side discussion kicked off because somebody said "They need a Wii Sports". They do. They need a Wii Sports. They need a Call of Duty. They need a Madden. They need an Animal Crossing. They need a Final Fantasy. They need a diverse library. The difference between being an N64 level success and being a Wii/DS level success will depend on having software that even people playing on other platforms won't want to skip.

The Switch is passing the first test with flying colors. It had a successful launch. Now I hope it has a successful life. I don't want it to be a flash in the pan.

I actually don't really buy that they do need that. 

First of all, you don't sell 900k in one month without being "mass market". 

THIS is the mass market. OK. Anyone paying $300 and $50 for a video game in the modern world of 2017 ... this is the mass market now. 

This is what's driving PS4 sales, and it's largely the same audience driving the Switch, Nintendo just finally got the right type of hardware that makes even that audience go "oh hey, you know that's pretty cool, I want that". 

EA by the way better be looking at these sales and thinking "yeah, y'know maybe we should do Madden NFL with FIFA". I can understand some of their PS4/XB1 only titles not being possible or being difficult on Switch, that's fine, but Madden is still being made for PS3. That should be on the Switch. 

Wii Sports isn't possible in the world of today. Why? Because that audience doesn't want to pay even $10 for a video game anymore. You don't need Wii Sports. PS4 doesn't have that, Switch just broke records without it. The gaming world doesn't revolve around any single fad, once upon time you "had" to have a fighting game with blood in it. Today, who cares. A lot of these fads come and go. 

If you're saying it needs a diverse library, sure I agree with that.

Right now, I think a lot of the appeal is the hardware. That won't last forever. I'm not one of those people who says " WiiU sold 3 million in its first few months and look how that turned out." but.... WiiU sold 3 million worldwide in its first month and look how that turned out.

 

Now is not the time to get lazy, overconfident, or whatever. Nintendo has a history of telling people what they want. As a result, two competitors have risen and, in home console space, managed to make Nintendo a bit player in their own game. 

 

If we went be first month sales alone, XBO would be almost tied with PS4. It's not a sprint, it's a marathon. Cliche, but true.