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Louie said:

This report is of course not worth anything as there is no way to judge demand of a product 5 years in advance. Nintendo wanted the Gamecube to sell 50m units - did that have any effect on its actual sales? No. Same here. This report isn't worth anything and shouldn't be treated as some sort of in-depth knowledge or insight. Do I expect the PS5 to be successful? Absolutely. But certainly not because of this report.

Some executives at Nintendo expected the Wii U to sell 100 million. Imagine how stupid Nintendo would've looked if they produced 20 million Wii U consoles in the first year. They would have to cut the price down to $200 or less at some point just to recoup some of the loss (while still taking a loss). Wii U would've sold 20 million in that case, but it would've lost Nintendo more money.

It's moronic for a piece of hardware to be produced and then ship 120 million units in just 5 years. That would require faster units sold worldwide than has ever occurred. Pretty sure it took the PS2 6-6.5 years to ship 120 million units.



Lifetime Sales Predictions 

Switch: 151 million (was 73, then 96, then 113 million, then 125 million, then 144 million)

PS5: 115 million (was 105 million) Xbox Series S/X: 57 million (was 60 million, then 67 million)

PS4: 120 mil (was 100 then 130 million, then 122 million) Xbox One: 51 mil (was 50 then 55 mil)

3DS: 75.5 mil (was 73, then 77 million)

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