Kotaku - Switch is Dominating PS4 in Japan

[Kerotan]

Miyamotoo said:

Kerotan said:

It's also a fact that before splatoon 2 launched people were getting their switches in anticipation for it.  Splatoon 2 was the main seller and if switch was a $300 handheld it would have easily sold the same.  

 

The portability is the main selling point in Japan. 

Lol, of course that's not a fact, we can assume that some people were getting Switches in n anticipation for Splatoon 2, same like we can assume that some people bought Switch to play Zelda BotW, 1,2 Switch, MK8D, ARMS, Mario Odyssey, Xenoblade 2...  And no, Switch wouldn't sell same if it's only $300 handheld, because value of Switch would be smaller and definitely some people wouldn't want to pay $300 just for handheld device in that case and sales would smaller.

Yes portability is main selling point in Japan, not only selling point.

Also reply with 3 weeks delay, lol.

It's well known that lines were crazy big for the Switch when they were starting the test fires.  It's clear to everyone splatoon was the main seller from launch in Japan. 

 

And yes it would sell the same and I'll tell you why.  Switch as it is now (hybrid)  has sold X amount.  But it's deeply supply constrained and could probably have sold double by now.  Therefore the number a $300 handheld only Switch would have to sell is actually a lot lower than the hybrids true potential.  

 

While it would most certainly be selling the same numbers I'm not demand or the waiting list would be as big.