Japan Sales Week 38 Media Create/Famitsu/Dengeki - September 17-23, 2018

[Miyamotoo]

Kerotan said:

Miyamotoo said:

Its not point about strength of hardware at all and that really wasn't never point of Nintendo hardware, Vita was much stronger than 3DS and 3DS destroyed Vita in sales, same like DS sold much better than PSP. Simple $300 is still high price point to have popularity and sales like Nintendo handhelds usually have in Japan, when Switch have price point of around $200 in Japan, than Switch sales will really explode, with around that price point Nintendo goal with Switch will start fulfilling, and thats that Switch become device per person instead of device per family (they literally said that, but also that current price point is still not yet there).

Switch sales already exploded. They will explode again with new games and new price but in the end i don't see it selling much more then 3ds if even any. In todays world switch has shown a 300 portable console isn't a problem. Vitas problems was its games not its power or price. 

Hardly sales can explode when Switch still has launch price point and actual home console price point, so no, they didnt still explode, fact that Switch is selling good with curent price point doesn't mean that sales explode, Switch is still selling one Switch per family/household. I talking about Japan specifically, and $300 is still high price point to have popularity and sales like Nintendo handhelds usually have in Japan. But 3DS also was very weak and ended 3rd best selling gaming devaice in Japan ever, also PSP was stronger than DS and DS sold almost twise better than PSP, so like I wrote, strength of hardware wasn't never reason if some Nintendo hardware is selling good or bad. Its way too early too say how much Switch will sell in Japan LT, it will depends of how low Switch can go with price point, how much revisions it will have and how long life span of Switch will be (Nintendo said they planing longer than usual 6 years). For now Switch is selling very good despite still have high price point for handheld and despite still have launch price point, in this time of 3DS lifespan, 3DS had almost twice time lower price point.

Last edited by Miyamotoo - on 28 September 2018