Intrinsic said:
First off, thats just not how launching a console works. LIke you don't just sit down and say.... oh because we are launching in november we are going to make more consoles than we would have if were were launching in march. Like there is just so much wrong with that notion. Thats also why you have preorders, this way they have an idea just how many people are interested in buying. There are always going to be stock issues because sometimes they don't even start manufacturing till like 3/3 months before the launch day. I don't know why this is hard for some to accept. Theer is no way to klnow if nintendo could have made more than 2M consoles for launch, because we also have to assume that if they could have released in 2016 they would have, or if they were targetting a november 2017 launch it would have been because they weren't ready not that they were trying to stock pile stock. Like I don't even know how to start telling you how little sense that makes. If they released in november... with the amount of consoles they shipped, they would have sold exactly the same amount of consoles they sold. Pls, keep in mind that till now the NS is still stock limited. Keep in mind that in its first 4 months on the market nintendo only managed to make 4.7M of them. And they all sold out. As far as sales comparisons go.... I think the absolute best way to compare it would be by just looking at them launch aligned (there is a thread for that already). Yes, the NS and PS4 will keep leap frogging each other but thats just the nature of the current landscape. And I thin it should be embraced. |
But fact is that consoles sell much more during Holiday season in any case and that goes for launch also. Thats why Nintendo initially planned 2m for Switch launch in March, because they are launching console outside Holiday season, they would definitely planed much more consoles if launch was during Holiday season. And you can bet that Sony whould probably planned less consoles for launch if launch was outside Holiday season.
We cant know that for sure, but from start they were saying around 2m for launch, if console launch was during Holiday season, they would work to have 3-4m consoles for launch. It doesn't matter why Nintendo launched Switch in March and not during Holiday season (they definitely had reasons), point is that there is definitely difference if we compare console sales of consoles is they are launched during holiday season and outside holiday season even if they are both sold out.
I keep that in mind, but if Switch teoreticky had launch during holiday season Nintendo would aim for more stock units for launch, so Switch would sold more units on launch.
Totally disagree, like I wrote, there two huge reasons 1st year sales are not best comparison, first PS4 had launch during Holiday season while Switch had in March, and Switch most of time until recently had huge stock problems (and actually still have them), PS4 have them only 2-3 months. So comparing full second year on market makes incomparible much more sense (assuming there are no stock problems any more), than launch aligned.
Intrinsic said:
I really think you are not trying to understand what we are saying. If you think anyone here is downplaying how well the switch is doing? Please don't. I dont think thats what anyone is doing. All we are aying to you, is that launch window trumps holiday period. Because of stock. You don't even realize that by admitting the NS was outta stock during its launch window just goes on to help prove the point we are making. It doesn't matter if you launch in march or december, when you don't have the stock to meet demand either way. Nintendo couldn't meet demand, months after the released the NS. And no, upping production from 700k/1M a month to 2M a month is not just a phone call away. |
I understand what are you saying, but it seems you dont undertand what I am saying.
NS was out of stock during launch period, but if it was launch during holiday season Nintendo would prepared much more stocks for launch, because they know consoles sell much more during holiday season in any case and that they would sell much more cosnsole during holiday season that they could sell in Match. And if PS4 was actually launched outside of holiday season, its very likly that PS4 wouldn't be sold out, because fact is that people much easier and much more spend their money during holiday season compared to any time of year especially only few months after holiday season.
I mean even Wii U (worst selling Nintendo console of all time) had good launch because holiday season, and than right after Holiday season sales were terrible.
Last edited by Miyamotoo - on 16 November 2017
