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bonzobanana said: I think the Vita was a poor seller in the US and that again was a powerful system with a ok but not stellar range of software. It also had a big pricing issue due to using proprietary memory cards. Switch seems similar, high pricing including online, weak range of fairly minor software and a high console price. It seems a similar situation except Switch has a single amazing software title and the home console functionality is much better the rubbish 2 system approach of Sony with Vita and Playstation tv. I think sales in Europe will drop off fairly soon but it looks like US sales will be more robust. |
I dont think we can rely compare Switch and Vita, they are too different. First, Vita is just a handheld, Switch is hybrid, real home console and real handheld in one, Switch use SD card and they are very affordable and widely used on market, basically everybody have them, also for some people built in 32GB will be enuf. Switch like hybrid console does not have high price point and actually has very wide market appeal compared to Vita, online will be cheap, Switch plays full Nintendo home console games that wasnt case with Vita, evre console has weak range of software on launch but Switch will have some of strongest Nintendo IPs in its 1st 9 months, just Zelda BotW makes huge difference, but they are also MK8D, Splatoon 2, Mario Odyssey and possibly some other titles. Also fact is that Vita had weak launch in US while Switch had best launch ever for Nintendo console and actually one of best ever (only PS4 had stronger launch in US).
Predictions are based on launch numbers, but also on market demand for Switch and 1st year heavy hitter software.
