| Einsam_Delphin said: Yes Switch most certainly will be considered a huge success at 80m since that is a great number in general and this time Nintendo isn't selling at a loss and all their games will be on that 80m installbase instead of just half. 3DS almost pulled that number, so imo it's safe to say the far superior Switch can reach that and more. |
Well, it's not like Nintendo sold at loss for long.
3DS was overshipped, it was selling way under expectation, so Nintendo answered with an excessive drop of the excessive price for a handheld console!
Although...3DS manufacturing cost and commercial price after the price reduction had still a 70$ difference, Nintendo was paying royalties for 3D effect.
The loss was reversed with 3DS XL release in the following year, at 199$ ( Nintendo exaggerated with the 3DS price drop, but they were panicked, so it's justifiable! )
Then was wii u that was overshipped but overproduced too! Nintendo underwent the loss by the clearance of the phased out in 2013 white wii u 8gb model for two years!
Switch is selling way above expectations at least for the moment, it's production/shipment is normal or under normal ( given how high is demand ) .
P.s
The overall money loss of Nintendo 2011/first half of 2014, is under half a billion, taking into account just how much money they have in the banks, that sum is meaningless and it was the first time in their history that they lost money.
