RolStoppable said:
Exaggerated and overdramatic.
Nintendo did not have only the Wii U during the previous generation, but also the 3DS. If Switch had failed in the home console market, Nintendo could have focused on their monopoly in the handheld market by releasing a cheaper hardware revision to salvage their business pretty easily, so Switch was never a case of make or break.
Despite a poor financial performance last generation, Nintendo had hardly touched their cash reserves to get through the rough times. Nintendo was not on the brink of reaching their end as a hardware manufacturer, because they had enough money for more than one try.
Reggie is a marketing guy first and foremost. The story of the phoenix rising from the ashes sounds amazing, but the reality wasn't even remotely as dire as he described. |
I don't think he's referring to the economic side at all, he's just saying that another failure would've made them change their strategy with their home console business, even moreso than with the Switch which is exactly what you're saying, anyway. That is a make or break situation to me.
My bet with The_Liquid_Laser: I think the Switch won't surpass the PS2 as the best selling system of all time. If it does, I'll play a game of a list that The_Liquid_Laser will provide, I will have to play it for 50 hours or complete it, whatever comes first.
