| curl-6 said: There is no need for a "Switch Pro", and no need for a Switch successor before 2023 at the earliest. The market is clearly happy with the level of power the Switch offers. Graphics aren't what people are buying it for, nor are AAA multiplats, so the idea that it needs to be stronger and get PS5/Scarlet ports to stay relevant is simply wrong. |
Things can change in a hurry, Wii went from a top brand to a brand that was fizzling out in about 2 years flat.
Nintendo systems often look strong in year 3 ... by year 4/5 it can quickly be a different story.
The only post SNES Nintendo system that "finished strong" in a full life cycle has been the DS, everything else they seem to run into real problems by after the 3rd anniversary of launch.
And the DS had some unrepeatable factors, it had a slow launch due to it being rushed to market to replace the GBA and compete with the PSP, it really did not find its legs until about late 2005 even really 2006 with the DS Lite "reboot". That and it had the whole touch screen gaming to itself before smartphones completely ate that market for lunch.
Switch really can't rely on either of those factors.
