zorg1000 said:
Why would we exclude Wii or handhelds when talking about successful Nintendo systems? Oh thats right, because its fits your narrative!
The age group breakdown you are using is just for launch month, late teens/young adults are always going be the age group that buys new tech/gadgets at launch.
The conclusion you came up with actually doesnt support your argument. If Switch is selling to the same group of people that own PS4/XBO than it means they are buying it because it offers something that PS4/XBO dont, so getting AAA multiplats is not nearly as important for Switch as you make it out to be. |
For 2 reasons.
First, Switch is not presented, marketed, sold/priced and even perceived as a home console - with a portability aspect to it; It's games are home consoles games (both 1st and 3rd party exclusives).
Second, Nintendo's handhelds never really had competition. The only exception to this was the DS, but DS went for a new market, which greatly impacted sales.
Actually, the data showed was collected from an online survey provided by Nintendo during the month of October (almost 8 months after it came out).
You can check it here (page 9): https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2017/171031_2e.pdf
"If Switch is selling to the same group of people that own PS4/XBO than it means they are buying it because it offers something that PS4/XBO dont"
Not going to argue with this.
Nintendo has a grasp on this market like it hasn't had for years - even decades -, so, why not try and convince them that Switch can be a good alternative to PS and XB?
It doesn't have power, but it has portability and great iterations of some of it's best IPs.
As people say, Nintendo needs to strike while the iron is hot.
RolStoppable said:
I've gone over all of your points before and you didn't want to listen. I'll address your main point. The reason why Switch sales aren't cutting into PS4 and XB1 sales is either: 1. PS4 and XB1 owners are buying Switch. They do so because they are looking for something neither the PS4 and XB1 offer. They wouldn't be buying AAA third party multiplats on Switch because they already own a console that gets superior versions. 2. People who buy Switch don't own a PS4 or XB1 yet. Since they don't own a PS4 or XB1 after the four years those systems have been on the market, it's safe to conclude that they consider the PS4 and XB1 unappealing. After all, those consoles are cheaper than Switch. If they aren't interested in PS4 and XB1, it would be because of the games that those consoles have. This means that it can be ruled out that those people are looking to play AAA third party games on Switch. Reason 1 and 2 are not mutually exclusive, but they both lead to the same logical result: AAA third party games are not in significant demand on Switch. |
Given Switch's HW numbers, i think it's safe to assume it's not the second option.
To the first, i'll say to you what i said to zorg1000:
Nintendo has a grasp on this market like it hasn't had for years - even decades -, so, why not try and convince them that Switch can be a good alternative to PS and XB?
It doesn't have power, but it has portability and great iterations of some of it's best IPs.
As people say, Nintendo needs to strike while the iron is hot.
And as i said before, gamers are more then willing to sacrífice something. And power has been one thing they have been willing to sacrífice, given that they have a reason for that.
