Wyrdness on 19 January 2018
| JRPGfan said: This makes me think that launching a new console in feb, so you can benefit from extra sales in the holidays (that arnt the fanboys/guaranteed sales) is better. Im not sure theres a big benefit from launching in novemeber/december, like console makers have done in the past. Theres a "core" user base, that ll always adapt early, and those guys/gals buy whenever it launches. Then your sold out (usually) in the first year, just ruining your holiday boost. Nintendos way of launching early in the year makes more sense to me, that way you dont risk wasteing your first holidays. |
Problem with that is that you need a reliable line up to see you through the year which most consoles don't this is why many launch in the holiday because being the new device makes being bought during that period easier.
Switch could do it because they had two game of the generations ready to go, one at launch with BOTW and SMO in the holidays with a solid line up in between them. If you don't have this luxury you'd find that you may not get extra sales in the Holiday like you think and instead sell less.
