zorg1000 said:
Yep, having Nintendo's software split between two seperate ecosystems increases the likelihood that people would find each individual system unappealing. Just because someone didnt have a 3DS or Wii U doesnt mean that person wouldnt want a system that combines their software support. It's not just 3DS+Wii U owners but also Vita owners who have migrated to Switch with it being a high end portable with a ton of indies, smaller Japanese games and various western ports. Also Switch has been able to regain some of the Wii crowd with its motion controls, couch multiplayer and fitness/rhythm/party games like Just Dance, Super Mario Party & Ring Fit & Fitness Boxing all having success. Brain Training recently released and I expect to see more of the DS era games like Nintendogs, Rhythm Heaven, Art Academy & Style Savvy in the next year or two. |
Yeah it will always a very silly argument, but I remember seeing it over and over in the first year or two of the Switch, "oh it's selling well now, but it won't reach 100 million because Wii U + 3DS shows there's only about 88 million people out there interested in Nintendo."
Thankfully we seem to have reached a point now where the downplaying has largely died off compared to 2017-2018. It's not gone completely, but its far less prolific now that the Switch's success is essentially undeniable.