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Slownenberg said:

curl-6 said:

It definitely doesn't need them as much as a young system that's still establishing itself, and its evergreen catalogue will keep it from nosediving, but I still can't help but be concerned that if it goes too long without anything big to bring in new buyers that it's pace could slow.

Welp, Switch had a 10+ million seller come out in February, another one come out in March, another one coming in October, another one coming in November, another one coming in January. The post-AC period in 2020, along with 2018 before the holiday season, were the periods of big drought of major sellers. No such drought of huge selling games in 2021 or 2022, not sure what you're worried about. Switch has several mega selling games coming out each year, has supposedly a new model coming out at some point in let's say the next 12 months, and has plenty of 3-5+ million selling games coming out as well, on top of the fact that Switch is, other than the DS, the hottest thing in the history of the video game industry right now, and as a fall back they could always introduce their first price cut during year 6 of it's lifecycle if Pokemon, Zelda, Splatoon, Metroid, Mario Party, a slew of other new games, and a new model doesn't entice people to buy by far the hottest thing in gaming.

Personally I'm not thinking about sales falling off, I'm wondering if they are gonna hold Switch sales above 25 million three years in a row!

I agree on 2018 and 2020, I just can't see any of the games left for 2021 really shifting hardware to those who don't already own a Switch, they're more for the already converted. Mario Party and Pokemon D/P are old game content remastered, from franchises already established on Switch, Metroid and Shin Megami Tensei V are more hardcore niche affairs.

Not that I think sales will fall of a cliff or be in any way bad, it'll probably still pass 25 million, but I think hopes that this year could reach the big 30 are gone.

Last edited by curl-6 - on 23 June 2021