UK loves Nintendo products if its a sub £200 portable system but not so much home consoles. I have a huge Tesco store and did see 2 Switch games on a bottom shelf hidden away. One Game store I looked in recently does have a better Switch section now, close to the front of the shop (good sign) but no demo Switch console. It's why I think going beyond Nintendo enthusiasts may be difficult in the UK because it has little presence to remind people it exists. In fairness a lot of retailers made losses with the wii u and it left a sour taste I'm sure but I think if the Switch does have momentum and online sales are strong then the high street presence will improve.
As previously stated though UK is a strong market for Microsoft.
I think even if the UK slows down much faster than the rest of the world with regard sales I think it will pick up nicely again when the Switch goes sub £200 in a year or so. It's almost like a barrier in parent's minds that they won't spend £200+ on a handheld console for their kids.
I think the new 2DS will do brilliantly well in the UK at Christmas with likely 3ds/2ds models outselling the Switch if Switch remains at the £280 price point. Last year 3DS had 7% of the market in the UK for hardware with many parents often replacing damaged units with new in addition to new owners. The new 2DS pricing will be great for them. Despite our love of the ps4 the outgoing premium portable format Vita has a tiny market share of 0.4%.
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