Prediction: Labo is going to flop

[peachbuggy]

zorg1000 said:

peachbuggy said:
I think the point of LABO is to expand the market potential of the Switch. Therefore, the intended consumer base for the product only slightly overlaps with the demographic on this site. Nintendo are going after the expanded audience/blue ocean again to further increase the userbase on the Switch. Could easily see a permanent sales baseline rise WW with a product like this. My guess is, Nintendo values an expansion of its userbase more than sheer sales of this product. More HW down the line= more SW sold for Nintendo, as new customers seek to add to their Switch/LABO purchase. This also adds to the fact that the Switch somewhat advertises itself. A new Switch customer shows their LABO to friends/neighbours and it snowballs from there. Am sure there will be more casual/bridge games in the future that won't necessarily appeal to the people here but will moreso to an expanded market. So whilst LABO might not appeal here,(or games after it for that matter), it will likely foster growth for the Switch in other areas. Largely ones that don't frequent places such as this.

Yeah i really think Labo will be to Switch as Nintendogs/Brain Age, Wii Sports/Fit & Kinect were to DS, Wii & 360.

If i'm honest, i think LABO will be the start. Once it is embedded in the homes of "new" consumers, then i believe at least some of the other franchises you mentioned will be resurrected. The brain age/ Wii sports crowd who grew up playing those games will now have kids of their own. They will buy LABO for their kids and then look for games for themselves, perhaps leading to more console sales, for themselves. Should they notice a "Wii series" game for example they will probably remember it with nostalgia and from there the effect will begin to take place.