Rate Nintendo Direct - 03/08/18!

[The_Liquid_Laser]

zorg1000 said:

The_Liquid_Laser said:

Disappointing sales = significantly below forecast.  Whatever official forecast they give, it will be several million below it.

Mario/Zelda/Splatoon are still helping them now, but they won't move hardware forever.

Such an odd stance to take.

They passed their launch forcast by 38%

They had to increase this year's forcast by 50%

Now they will all of a sudden sell millions less than expected next fiscal year based on what exactly?

Based on first party lineup.  2017 had several great first party games.  2018 has Smash Bros and everything else is minor by comparison.

Lonely_Dolphin said:

The_Liquid_Laser said:

Disappointing sales = significantly below forecast.  Whatever official forecast they give, it will be several million below it.

Mario/Zelda/Splatoon are still helping them now, but they won't move hardware forever.

So all that matters is whatever Nintendo forecast, not how much they actually sell. If they move 17m units for the year, that's a good number if they forecast 16 or 18m, but if they forcast 20m, that same 17m number then becomes disappointing. That's pretty silly.

Also of course not forever, but they'll still be moving hardware throughout 2018.

Disappointing is the best word I can use.  Sales will not skyrocket, nor will they fall down to Wii U or XBox 1 levels.  They will be disappointing.  If 20m is the forecast, then it will be several million short of that.  They might increase the forecast above 20m, but the sales will still be disappointing.