Johnw1104 on 26 May 2017
| xl-klaudkil said: Ps4 and x1 beating switch |
There's a few big differences:
First, PS4 and Xbox1 launched in the holiday season.
Second, Nintendo rather seriously underestimated demand and did not produce anywhere near as many consoles for their launch window.
Finally, Microsoft and Sony's capacity to quickly manufacture and ship large numbers of consoles as demand increases far exceeds Nintendo's.
Given that Nintendo's overall finanancial health is in part rooted in profiting from hardware sales (as opposed to absorbing a loss as Microsoft and Sony often have), they're far more hesitant to potentially over-produce their hardware; the Wii U's abysmal sales has made them far more cautious than they were with their last two consoles.
