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TH3-D0S3R on 07 June 2017
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Soundwave said:
TH3-D0S3R said:
I would say that a Switch could be appealing to casual audiences, specifically parents with kids. Recently, I always see parents needing to buy a distraction for their kids so they can play games on long drives and not be obnoxious. The number one device I see around myself that parents buy for young kids is an iPad. The Switch resembles closely to an iPhone/iPad sort of device, and the games on it would intrigue kids like they are intrigued by home consoles and handhelds. On top of that, $300 competes very well against expensive tablets like the iPad.

Personally I think if it can continue the core gamer/family friendly gaming device, this thing could possibly (personally I say easily) beat the Wii. The PS2/DS sales I think are actually achievable, but not likely. For now I think Nintendo is in a good place and keep the momentum of the Switch at full speed.

The problem there is like you said ... most parents already have a tablet for their kids. 

Switch is going to have to make hay with an older audience with more disposable income who reeeeeally want more complex game experiences than a tablet can offer, I think the kids market is less reliable for Nintendo going forward because mobile appeals so much to kids, and parents love it too. 

My parents would've been over the moon if NES and Super NES games cost $0 instead of $60-$70 a pop, so it's not hard to see why parents love just giving their kids a tablet and letting them sit immersed in that for hours and hours on end. 

$300 can buy you a pretty high end Android tablet too ... it doesn't neccessarily have to be an iPad. Even $200 really. 

I tend to look at it in this way; parents who can buy their kids their own tablet on a dime HAVE disposable income. However, just because you have disposable income doesn't mean people aren't stingy with money. This is why I like the approach Nintendo is currently taking in their advertising. Not only can you knock out the home console for the family, but on top of that it serves as a tablet for gaming and a distraction for kids. Let's say a family wants to buy a tablet for their kids to play on the way to a vacation and also a console so they all can play games together. Switch fills this market too well. Would you rather want the $200-$300 tablet combo'd with the $250-$300 PS4/X1, OR, would rather just pay $300 for the Switch that fills that gap for families by letting kids play their games on the tablet and let's the family game together.

This is the potential I see for the Switch and the casual market. Only time will tell if this prediction becomes reality.