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Wman1996 on 23 January 2021
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ArtX said:

If the Wii U, from the beginning, were a hybrid it would probably sell good as Switch right now.

Maybe. Maybe not. With 2011-2012 technology though, I honestly think Wii U as a hybrid would have to be weaker than what we got. Probably only 1 GB RAM, similar CPU to what we got, and maybe a marginally better GPU than PS3 and 360.

Now I'm sure that still would've done better than Wii U. Especially if 3DS didn't exist in this alternate timeline and software was going on one platform. 

But I think Nintendo did wait until the right time to make a hybrid, more or less. The Switch launched as an very weak home console specs-wise, but the most powerful handheld leap ever.



Lifetime Sales Predictions 

Switch: 156 million (was 73, then 96, then 113 million, then 125 million, then 144 million, then 151 million)

PS5: 115 million (was 105 million) Xbox Series S/X: 48 million (was 60 million, then 67 million, then 57 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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