The Switch and Nintendo hardware

[Lonely_Dolphin]

The_Liquid_Laser said: 

Not a 180 at all.  Let me be clear what my stance is, then you can go back to my original post and see if I am contradicting myself.

1) This year, 2017, the Switch is selling well because of two factors: A) People who want a powerful handheld and B) Zelda.

2) In 2018, sales will decline compared to 2017, because the momentum from Zelda will have worn off.

3) In 2019+, sales will dramatically rise because new groups of people will hop on board the Switch.  This will be because of things like a larger library (i.e. many 3rd parties) and cheaper/simpler hardware.

Also, here is a bonus for you. :)  Switch's year 2 will be different from every other console, because Switch's year 1 was different from every other console.  Name another console that both launched early in the year and sold far beyond nearly everyone's expectations.

Yep you said Zelda momentum (which implys Zelda is the sole cause of momentum, a conclusion only possible using personal bias) is gonna suddenly wear off for reasons you've yet to explain, despite the many other games that you just said will keep the momentum up.

Why should I name one? You're the one implying launching early and exceeding expectations somehow means a worse 2nd year, so you need to provide proof of that. There is none of course, as that logic just doesn't make any sense. Every majorly successful console exceeds expectations so I can't even begin to see how that would mean suddenly selling worse. Infact when expectations are exceeded to the point of supply constraints as is the case with Switch, that only means seling more next year is practically guaranteed.