DonFerrari said:
RaptorChrist said:
Hey Don!
I certainly understand what you're trying to say, but it's not completely accurate.
From a PR perspective, Nintendo has made statements saying that they aren't competing with Sony or Microsoft. But this is just PR talk. Realistically speaking, it's not up to Nintendo to decide what their competition will be, because:
1. A game developer will have to pick and choose which platform(s) to bring their games to, which affects sales and revenues.
2. When a game ends up on multiple platforms, a consumer who owns multiple consoles will need to pick and choose which one to play.
3. When a consumer is opting to purchase a console, they will decide between Nintendo, Sony, or Microsoft.
4. Retailers like Target or Wal Mart have limited shelf space, shared between Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft, and the consoles that are doing well will get more of that shelf space.
Those are the things that are beyond the control of the console maker, just to show that they are competing whether they like it or not.
But you've always seemed like a smart person, so I think maybe I'm misunderstanding you.
On the topic of it being bought as a second console, I think that's something that you would personally want to be true, but I don't know the extent of what you mean by that. Console that is bought second, or secondary console? Would I be correct in assuming that there is a little bit of a troll in that statement? I don't know that the average consumer even thinks of their consoles as primary and secondary. They may just consider that they own multiple consoles. I dunno, but to me it just seems like you don't like acknowledging any success that Nintendo has, so you downplay it by saying it's the secondary console. You're such a cool guy, too, Don.
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1 - Yes, and since GC most 3rd party haven't gone to Nintendo. On the other hand PS4 and Xbox 1 that compete directly receives the same games.
2 - Yes, but very few own both PS4 and X1, they do Switch because they compliment instead of compete.
3 - Yes, that is why they can be said indirect competitor. Because in the end you also have cellphones and other devices that indirectly compete with console for your gaming or entertainment budget but we don't count them as direct competitor (even when we have seem smartphones as one of the big reasons to diminish sales of 3DS).
4 - They also have a lot of other items on shelf, that doesn't mean these other products directly compete with one another.
Secondary, something you own as complimentary. And sure there are people that have Switch as primary (or WiiU before, etc) and PS/Xbox as secondary. The main point is that since Wii they don't directly compete.
Switch is a very sucesfull HW, have done good sales of SW as well, I own one even though I don't play much because I like other type of games and big screen. Most consumer may not even think on primary or secondary, but they will have a preference.
javi741 said:
Majority of Switch owners have a console to go along side the Switch. Imo Nintendo's Blue Ocean Strategy is smart cause thier systems are different and innovative enough to stand out from the competition, giving people a reason to buy a Switch as a secondary system because it's a concept the other 2 systems can't offer. I'm sure if Nintendo made a system trying to directly compete with the other 2 systems that'll not only canibalize Nintendo's sales, but Microsoft and Sony's as well since people won't have a reason to buy more than one system when they're all the same. Nintendo realized this after the Gamecube where Miyamoto stated,"Too many powerful consoles can't coexist. It's like having only ferocious dinosaurs. They might fight and hasten their own extiction." |
Not allowed to consider higher ups strategies =p
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