colafitte said:
Again, i used selling numbers of this site because it was faster, but official shipping numbers are just usually 1-2m more than sold, for each console, so the comparison is still the same between 3ds and Switch. And again, 18M+ and 20M+ for FY18 and FY 19 are more wishful thinking than anything. 3DS had very good games during its 3th and 4th year too and 3DS did not explode in sales like you expect Switch to do. And i repeat again, the price point is irrelevant in what i was saying. We were talking about unit sales, period. The reasons why one or another is doing the numbers doesn't matter in what i said. I said people were saying Switch was doing way better than 3DS (saleswise, obviously i meant), and i just pointed out that is was not true, at least, until now.
Look, i expect Switch doing better than 3DS like i explained in a post earlier, but if 3DS is around 73M after almost 8 years on the market, we should not expect more than 80M after 6 years for Switch, because we know what happened with every Nintendo console in the last 30 years, and no, Switch is not that different than another Nintendo handheld... In fact, in my opinion why Switch is doing better, is just because it has better software than 3DS in its first 2 years, that's all, not because the hardware in itself. |
Comparing official ship numbers for both consoles have much more sense in any case than comparing sales estimates that are constantly being adjusted. No, quite opposite, wishful thinking would be expecting anything less than 18m in FY 2018. and less than 20m in FY 2019, with sales we having for current Q3 and things we know about 2019. Its very obvious that Switch is not 3DS in any case, Switch is selling better than 3DS in same time period without price cut and any revision, and if Switch sell couple millions more in FY 2019. than will in FY 2018. that wouldnt be explosion of sales in any case.
You are wrong, we comparing sales of two platforms, and when you do that you need to consider that 3DS had huge price cut only 6 months after launch in order to start selling, while Switch still has launch price point and its selling better than 3DS. And yes, Switch in its second full year on market start selling much better than 3DS was doing, NPD sales proves that, and next month Nintendo results for Nov-Dec period will also prove that.
We definitely should minimum 80m after 6 years for Switch, what you fail to see is that Switch is not like any previous Nintendo platform, and Switch is also different compared to previous Nintendo handhelds. Switch is unified Nintendo platform, that means all Nintendo focus and (undivided) support in any case just for one platform compared to any previous Nintendo generation, also Switch is selling to both home console and handheld market. Switch had better software, but hybrid nature of Switch is far appealing concept than 3DS in any case, Switch is selling to handheld and home console lowers in any case, 3DS was selling only to handheld lovers. You can think whatever you want, fact is that Switch is selling in this year better than 3DS+Wii U did combined in their second year on market on strongest market for Nintendo (US).
Last edited by Miyamotoo - on 16 December 2018
