Barkley said:
Oh they'll certainly be higher then they would be otherwise without it, though if Mario Kart didn't release sales would be completely dead. It'll carry it for a few weeks, it'll have a higher baseline, but sales won't be "high" in May, I don't think Arms is going to move systems either. Splatoon 2 may reignite strong sales but otherwise I think we're waiting till the holiday season for the Switch's high demand to flare up again. I could be underestimating Mario Kart though, it's impact may be bigger and last longer then I think. |
You think that If Mario Kart wasn't coming Switch sales would be dead soon??? The system is still sold out worldwide and Mario Kart is hitting in 13 days! It'll might still be sold out when Mario Kart launches, which means the sold out period will last even longer. I don't think Mario Kart will be that huge initially since it is just a re-released Wii U game, but still it's gonna sell plenty of consoles. The weekly numbers for Switch are entirely dependent on how many Nintendo can make. Switch's number in comparison to PS4 mean nothing right now since Switch is sold out. There are still probably millions of people trying to get a switch RIGHT NOW, which means those people will be picking it up in April/May/June as they become available, along with the people who are waiting until May/June to look for one. Don't be surprised if it is still hard to find a Switch out in the wild until June. This summer Switch may be selling less than PS4 as I don't know what is coming between Splatoon 2 and the holidays, but I'd expect Switch to be between Xbone and PS4 for the summer/fall if there aren't any huge games coming, and that is far from being dead.
