Nintendo's success with the Switch both a blessing and a curse?

[Mr Puggsly]

goopy20 said:

After the Wii-U bombed it's amazing that Nintendo was able to come back so hard with the Switch. It probably could have beaten the ps4 this gen if it was launched at the same time as the ps4/Xone. The problem, however, is that next gen is just around the corner. Meaning the specs of the Switch will be even more dated next year and I wonder what kind of impact that will have on its sales and support from 3rd party developers. Nintendo could launch a more powerful next gen Switch, of course, but it will probably take a couple of years before they would be able to get next gen like hardware into a handheld device. 

So what you guys think. Will the Switch still sell like hotcakes when the next gen starts. And if not, should they continue down the path of a handheld device, even though they could only launch it halfway through the ps5/ Scarlett's life cycle?

 

Switch is really the successor of 3DS and Wii U, not just Wii U. Nintendo made the right choice by focusing on a single platform and mobile was the way to go.

I am not sure Switch could have existed in 2013 as it does. If so it would have been less powerful or more expensive. At that point Wii U was also just a year old, which inspired Switch.

Most of Switch's support from 3rd parties is low spec retro-ish games and ports of older games. Therefore support probably wont change much. It may become more difficult to port technically demanding 9th gen games to Switch, but some may still happen.

A Switch that makes significant performance upgrades is probably years away and there wouldnt be much motivation to support just the upgrade. OG Switch specs would be the lead.

Switch will continue to sell well just doing what it does. There is a market for portable Nintendo hardware and its exclusives.

Last edited by Mr Puggsly - on 21 December 2019