Nintendo is committing a lot of the same lethal mistakes they did with the WiiU, and more.

[The_Liquid_Laser]

Wyrdness said:

The_Liquid_Laser said:

The big question is "why does the Switch sell so much better than the Wii U when their libraries are so similar"?  And the main answer is that if you look at the sales curves, the Switch actually sells very similarly to the 3DS.  That means that right now Switch is selling like a handheld, because mostly people in the handheld market are buying it.  (Switch is actually selling a little better than the 3DS for a variety of smallish reasons.)  The one main reason the Switch is selling though is that it is mostly selling to the handheld market.

Disagree some what on it selling like a handheld I think we're still quite a way from that point due to pricing still being with in console range as remember the 3DS itself struggled its initial price point, the main reason imo  is that it has established itself as a device that fits around your gaming habits whether as a primary or secondary platform for your needs or as a portable or home console. The result is both consumers from home console and portable markets are buying it for this reason for example some people may not have as much time for console gaming as they used to due to moving around for what ever reason but aren't into portable gaming before due to the type of games in that section of the market but picked up the NS as they can still play games like Doom, Skyrim, BOTW and so on while away from home.

Unlike the Wii U NS not only has a clear established identity in what it is and what it brings it both has enough to make it unique in its own right while also having enough to satisfy the traditional market leading to it being an appealing product.

http://www.vgchartz.com/article/271115/switch-vs-3dsvgchartz-gap-chartsnovember-2017-update/

Look at the second chart.  You'll see the shape of the curves is quite similar.

Last edited by The_Liquid_Laser - on 31 July 2018