Ljink96 said:
But you're also not taking into consideration the fact that fans of those franchises more than likely own a PS4 already. And again, we don't know Nintendo's 2019 or what it may look like. Sony is more of an open book, but Nintendo holds its secrets close to their chest. Coming off the Wii U, I don't think you're judging Nintendo based off where they are now. This is sufficed to say, a much different Nintendo than they were and since Switch will combine handheld and home console franchises on one device, Switch won't fall as easily as you predict. We don't know about Switch 2019 third party support yet but if the E3 leak is anything to go by, I think it'll get enough support to retain its high selling stature. Keep in mind, even on the tailwinds of God of War, Switch is still within range of the PS4, on those old Nintendo Wii U ports. Which is interesting to say the least. By comparison, Switch should have been left in the dust but that wasn't necessarily the case. So I don't think we know enough to dictate what 3rd party support Switch will get. And while they're living off Nintendo games (and tons of indies) the upcoming months look much different for Switch. You can't have a launch year like Switch had and follow up with another similar year, PS4 or Xbone sure didn't have a 1st year like Switch had, and couple that with the fact that numerous developers didn't have faith in Switch, it speaks in volumes of even against the odds, it sold like it did, in PS4's peak years. The fact of the matter is, Switch naturally has a greater selling potential because of how long PS4 has been out on the market, and the fact that it doesn't yet have games that historically push Nintendo hardware sales to multiple months of dominance. That would be Gen 8 Pokemon, Animal Crossing, 2D Mario, etc. As great as DOA6 and DMC V sound, they're not selling more than those franchises. The bottom line is Switch has greater potential, it's younger and has more to prove than the PS4 does. |
We really don't know how close ps4 and switch sales are in terms of sell though, all we have is vgchartz numbers which are not reliable, ps4 could very well have a much bigger lead.
I disagree about nintendo not having the titles that historically push hardware, 3d mario is has out sold animal crossing on 3ds, mario kart is massive up there with pokemon, zelda has changed formula like god of war is being labeled as revolutionary, and well mario odyssey is another one. you mention MHW and god of war, which are much smaller franchises then all those games i mentioned, they have became much bigger with these new entries, just like 3d mario and zelda but we'll see what happens soon. animal crossing and pokemon didn't make 3ds sales explode thats for sure. 3ds had its best year when 3d mario and mario kart came out.
Last edited by quickrick - on 08 June 2018
