Global Hardware And Software 12 August 2017

[Mnementh]

AngryLittleAlchemist said:

Lawlight said:

We're talking about the rest of the world here - the Switch did not outsell the PS4 there. The margin is what I am doubting. We're talking regions like ANZ, Middle East, Africa where Nintendo is virtually absent.

And you can doubt that adjustments will be made but we've seen for a fact that VGC massively underestimated PS4's sales this year and they've had to do adjustments.

Still don't see how it's surprising that Switch can compete, but okey dokey. 

Generally, for Nintendo as a pure game-maker it is less reasonable to create a representation in smaller markets. At some point the profit made in these countries is not matching the pay for the people that push the hardware and games into the market. It is easier for Sony, as they sell general electronics, not only games. Moreover, the Switch is relatively new and hasn't launched in all markets. Recently we had the launch date for China and Korea. This is not yet in the sales. Sony and the PS4 have some advantages in Rest of the world. That doesn't mean the numbers are wrong: the Switch has also things going for it, like general popularity. But basically, if it hasn't launched in a market, you expect it to do much worse. This alone reduces the chances of Switch.