colafitte said:
I still don't understand this notion about some posters here saying that Switch is tracking way better than 3DS at the moment....
3DS at the end of 2011 -> 13'2M
NS at the end of 2017 -> 13'1M
3DS at the end of 2012 -> 14'1M -> 27'3M LT
NS at the end of 2018 -> around 16M -> around 29M LT (30M if you want to be optimistic)
Why people keep saying Switch is doing much better when the data says otherwise??. Is doing better, yes, but not that better. And we're talking sales, not talking about price or price cuts, because then, PS4 and XBO were way more expensive than Switch.
For example, 3DS did 5'5M during 2012 in Japan. The real difference with Switch is that Switch is doing better in the west than 3DS but Switch is doing worse in Japan.
I think this mentality has spread because Switch is doing way better in USA than 3DS and the american-centric focus in the press and in the media gives Switch way more representation. But the numbers are there.
And by the way, 3DS, sold 13'2M in 2011, 14'1M in 2012 and 14'3M in 2013. And after that, it never reached 10M in a year again....(and this despite Pokemon X/Y launching at the end of 2013 and Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire and Smash Bros 3DS launching a year later)
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Mainly because the 3DS needed a massive price cut in the first year, thus removing any potential price reduction overtime to maintain steady sales, which explain why the console peaked in it’s first year. The Switch still have this advantage and has yet to sell like handheld.
The sales distribution between regions also favors the Switch since the shipments are more balanced from one region to another, while 3DS were more prominent in Japan.
So even if both are selling at the same pace, the Switch has more potential growth in the long run than the 3DS ever had, sonwe should see a gap forming sooner than later.
That’s my take.
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