Be Honest: Why Do You Think Switch is a Sales Success Right Now?

[GhaudePhaede010]

RolStoppable said:

GhaudePhaede010 said:

This is a good post but I need one thing from you. I need you to point out the single most important factor in your opinion. I understand this may be tough and I think all of your points are excellent but I really need to know which one is the biggest contributor in your opinion.

Your question is similar to trying to separate Wii Remote and Wii Sports and asking what was more important for the Wii's success. A game console is hardware and software, because both are needed to play video games. I don't think your intention is to sell other factors short though, so there's not really a problem.

Since it is the software side of consoles that transcends time, my choice for the single most important factor for Switch's success is The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild because it is a crucial piece in more than one way. In and of itself, it is a fantastic game. But in the bigger picture, it signals that Nintendo is willing to listen to consumer demands and make a game like consumers desire. Breath of the Wild stands in stark contrast to Skyward Sword; an open world vs. the most linear Zelda ever made. An open world is what turned The Legend of Zelda into a legendary IP that was deserving of a gold cartridge in the first place.

While Nintendo might not follow through on market desires for all of their other IPs, Breath of the Wild makes the market give Nintendo the benefit of the doubt and hand out a vote of confidence with an early Switch purchase. Nintendo didn't expect such a strong initial response, hence why Switch is supply constrained.

I understand the difficulty of my question. And as I said, your points are all very solid. It was just about your opinion on which one thing stands out as, "Nintendo nailed it" or, "Nintendo would not be THIS strong" if they lacked.

I do appreciate your answer. In my opinion, there are many right answers and many wrong answers. As I said in my opening post, I want to read everything you wrote but I just wanted to know on top of all that knowledge you just dropped, which one was most important. This is not to say the other stuff is not important or that I did not want to read it because your answer and posts like it are exactly what I want, in fairness.