Soundwave said:
Being supported and sold at retail into 2026/2027 is the the definition of a longer product cycle. You saying "well I don't think that counts because 600k a year isn't enough" is irrelevant, the 3DS is still here and now and still even getting new games. Switch 2 releases in 2023 I think most likely, the OG Switch will get 2 years software support at least past that, which brings you to 2025. It will still then continue to get new games probably even 1-2 years after that and stocked like the 3DS is now. That is a very, very long product cycle. A system is not "replaced" just because the successor console comes out, the PS2 sold like 50 million units after the PS3 came out, if Switch is the be all end all for sales, then it should be able to do the same or at least continue selling reasonably high numbers. A $350 Switch 2 is going to be selling to people who already bought a Switch like 5-6 years prior at that point, its not going to be taking sales away from a $149.99 Switch Lite. |
This is not about my thoughts, it's about the fact that Nintendo clearly means it will take a long time for Switch 2 to be released. But I guess we agree to disagree on this point.
But again, no matter how you define the product lifecycle, Nintendo says the Switch will have a longer life than the 3DS. The 3DS is now 9+ years old. So the Switch will have at least a 10 year lifecycle if we count last year's 600k 3DS as "alive".
And (see the edit in my last post) you are one of the people arguing Nintendo consoles don't sell well for a very long time. Yet, at the same time, you think the Switch will get software support until 2027 and have a 10+ year lifecycle? I mean... ok, I guess?
