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Miyamotoo on 02 December 2018
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Soundwave said:

No I think you will see bigger upgrades than things like 3DS XL and New 3DS and 2DS ... those types of things don't excite consumers. None of the 3DS revisions caused a notable increase in sales for the 3DS, whereas XBox One X has caused a very noticable increase in XBox One sales and PS4 Pro is helping the PS4 with higher than anticipated sales for being in the back half of its hardware cycle, so much so that Sony had to revise sales expectations up.

"Pro" models have been helping Apple and Samsung sell more phones and tablets for years too.

People like the premium model, I'm talking bigger than things like 3DS XL, PS4 Slim, XBox One S, or even New 3DS.

A New 3DS type revision for Switch alone is not really gonna lit many people's world on fire. It's 2019 almost, you gotta bring more to the table than that. "It's slimmer and has a few new features" doesn't cut it, it's not 2004 anymore. 

There will be a slimmer/smaller/more power efficient Switch sure, but that won't be the only model Nintendo sells, a Pro model is gonna happen eventually too IMO, one that has a significant upgrade. And Sony and MS will also release new model PS5s and XBox 2s 3-4 years into that cycle. It's simply going to become the new normal and it'll become more like the PC side where generations become basically blurred.

New 3DS had solid upgrade, but those things didnt exited consumers because we were still talking about low power in any case at end, despite its solid upgrade. I disagree, New 3DS is one of reasons why 3DS maintain good sales, you can bet that without revisions 3DS sales would be much worse. Xbox X had good effect on sales because people were buying X to have best system currently available for their 4K TVs, Pro has much less effect on PS4 sales than X has for Xbox.

What you keep ignoring that despite Pro models all apps and games still works on weaker Apple and Samsung devices. Same is for PS4 Pro and XB1 X, and for around 99% games will be same for Switch in any case.

Base is still selling much better in any case than Pro model.

Switch Pro wont made also people on fire, PS4 Pro also didnt made people on fire, if current Switch didnt set on fire some people, New Switch or Switch Pro want do also. It will boost sales offcourse in some degree in any case, but its not like we getting brand new console that will make people that didnt had any intrest in Switch before will Pro make them buying one. Cheaper/low price point Switch would have higher effect on sales than potental Switch Pro.

It will be multiply revisions for Switch in any case, but you totally wrong if you think that plenty of 3rd partys would want to release game just for on revision and where most of Switch install base couldnt play. Around 99% of games will be still be playable through hole revisions in any case.

 

Pemalite said:
curl-6 said:

The Switch is modern hardware capable of running many third party games, and it's still missing out on plenty it could viably handle. A Switch Pro won't suddenly get an avalanche of third party games like RE2R , KH3, or ES6, just like the current Switch is still missing RE7, GTA5, Overwatch, Spyro Reignited, etc.

Overwatch needs to be on Switch. Missed opportunity in my opinion.
Would be good if they had crossplay with Xbox and Playstation too.

I am pretty sure it will be, they several times said they considering Overwatch for Switch, probably it will be E3 announcement same Rocket League and Fortnite were.

Last edited by Miyamotoo - on 02 December 2018