Global Hardware 1 June 2019

[Ganoncrotch]

curl-6 said:

Ganoncrotch said:
Whoa @ that Xbox adjust down. Was the first week at sub 50k and almost jumped to being a sub 40k week.

Being outsold nearly 3:1 by the switch in the USA can clearly see why Nintendo are looking to manufacture some switch units outside of China to avoid the tariff but still crazy to see the X1 lose another 8k off already really bad numbers.

@curl-6 I know they're very likely to do just fine, I just meant it would take that happening to mess up the end of the year for the switch, I agree btw with Starfox on wiiu was so bad to ignore fan feedback telling them not to make that game but I think stuff like that and federation force were learning experiences for Nintendo and they genuinely seem to have learned this Gen.

Bloody hell, those are some shockingly bad numbers for the Xbone after adjustments. Globally, Switch is outselling by more than 4.5:1, and that's without any big new games in ages.

And yeah, if nothing else the Wii U generation was the kick in the arse Nintendo needed to stop living in lala land and start listening to consumers again.

Sometimes though a kick up the arse can help a company see that it fucked up and they try and fix that fast, with the launch PS3 Sony were told fairly straightforward that people weren't paying that price for the system which at the time also historically "had no gaemz" The WiiU for Nintendo was a case of the gimmick getting in the way of the games to the point where games suffered badly for little to no consumer gain and this E3 Microsoft were out talking about Scarlett as the console built for games, no BS about TV streaming or w/e because while a system like that should have those abilities caked into it, they should never be the focus for a console, focus should always be 1st Games 2nd Gimmick 3rd Priced accordingly otherwise people will kick up about it.