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SWORDF1SH on 24 March 2018
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peachbuggy said:
SWORDF1SH said:

Yes, as a few of us have been saying for a while, tone down Nintendo expectations based on Amazon. There's been signs of Switch sales having a more Amazon bias than the other consoles for a while now. 

True. Even moreso, it seems after Feb NPD.

I think the bias seems to be bigger in February so what caused that? 

So my theory why the percentage Switch purchases are bought through Amazon compared to Xbox One and PS4 is that Switch buyers have an higher average age. My guess is that older people are more likely to buy off Amazon, instead of dedicated game stores  etc, than younger people. So was there an influx of older people buying to tilt Switch sales towards Amazon even more? 

If so, what caused this? Adults buying Switchs for their children? Maybe the anticipation of Labo and Kirby caused a lot of adults to buy Switchs for their children. I don't really know.

I do think the bias will reduce again in the coming months and PS4 and Xbox will have to be closer in the Amazon charts to beat Switch in NPD.