This feels very much like iPhone sales arguments I've heard. The phone uses older components, price is higher than rivals but offers less options in apps etc so why does it sell so much?! Why are people buying the god damn product? Could it be artificial demand?!
People forget Nintendo have mascots that are as famous as Mickey Mouse or even more. Families have been gaming with these since the mid 80's and their handheld systems have always sold well.
The switch is a combination of both meaning or will have console and hand held owners buying the system.
Secondly, going by the WiiU sales and how well the PS4 is doing, they probably produced a Conservative amount just in case sales were front loaded with the buyers mostly being hardcore Ninty fans. I can see Ninty playing careful just in case that is the case and they end up with tons of units on the shelf.
Let's face it, out of 3 make games before the holiday season, 2 are remasters. Maybe Ninty thought that may not give the system the boost in the sales it has.
I don't think this will be as big as the Wii, just as the PS4 won't hit PS2 numbers, but this will certainly be far more successful than the WiiU. And I won't be surprised if Ninty has already started putting small numbers aside to build up stock levels for Mario launch and holiday season considering how fast these things are selling out.
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