Soundwave said:
It's possible I think if they have more hardware versions and different classes of hardware, thus basically incentivizing people to buy multiple Switch systems over the same 6 year period that would define a normal "generation". They can bend the rules there, much like tablet makers and phone makers do, as almost no one keeps one phone for like 6 straight years. I think you'll see the current Switch die-shrunk to a more efficient 16nm chip, and eventually that model will be smaller + cheaper and Nintendo will target that to a younger audience, but by mid-cycle IMO they'll have a higher powered Switch to replace the top end of the market (2DS/3DS likely completely gone at that point). They can do this much more easily now too because Nvidia because continues to iterate up on the Tegra chipset, so Nintendo doesn't have to pay a ton for R&D or shoulder the R&D burden themselves. |
Yeah, I certainly think they will do redesigns (and a more powerful Switch that basically plays the current docked mode in handheld mode would be too obvious of an opportunity to pass up on).
As for your other post: I believe the Switch will sell very well to women once the price goes down and the right software releases. You can't have a breakout hit system without women, as women have about 80% of all purchasing power ("pitch to the b*tch" is what they teach you when you want to become a salesman). And I don't think smartphones will change that. Two months ago many people thought handheld gaming was dead because customers in general had moved on to smartphones. Apparently, they haven't. And once the software hits, women will be on board. I just recently read that Nintendo was very pleased with the 2DS because it sold so well to women and children and women are certainly the target audience for the 2DS XL. Nintendo has always seen female gamers as a very important market and they won't stop to release the right products for them.
Edit: Didn't read the part about the N64 at first. I don't agree here, I think the N64's problem was the wrong software that was released for the console. Software that was more complex and complicated than that during the NES and SNES days (basically, everything went 3D. Even Mario).
