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curl-6 on 14 July 2021
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yo33331 said:
curl-6 said:

DS was cut because Nintendo felt the need to get the jump on the Vita; there is no new competing system to push forward Switch's successor.

Wii's software dried up because Nintendo was having to develop for 4 systems at once due to their split hardware lines; also not so with Switch. And we can already see from what's been announced so far that Switch's software in 2022 is stronger than Wii's 2011.

Switch isn't that old, it will only be turning 5 in 2022, and it won't be hitting saturation point yet next year considering its hybrid nature and its massive breadth of appeal all the way from blue ocean casuals to "hardcore" enthusiasts.

Why to get jump on Vita ? The psp was far below DS, they really hadn't competition on the handheld market. Their fault if it was really for the Vita.

Also I've already said it. They could wait to release it till start of 2012, since the vita was launched worldwide then.

Their fault their mistakes. They can do mistakes again. In this case maybe announcing teasing or even releasing successor in 2022. It's all on them.

Wii started dropping in 2009. They had 2 systems back then, and were having 2 systems for the next 2 and a half years. And having all 4 systems in end of 2012. So much far away from when Wii began falling and it's software was stopped.

Sony or Microsoft doesn't rush or stop the success or the software of their systems 2 or 3 years before releasing new ones.

5 years is old. After march Switch is beginning it's 6th year. That's old. Especially in the market these days, where phones get out every 6 months or 1 year, and all of the tech releases very fast. And the switch's old tech inside doesn't really help.

But the new choice on the street is also big factor. Even though Switch is different type of console it is still game console and the new consoles will still lower the switch's sales for the year comparing to what would they've been if there wasn't other choice than switch.

Again though, the reasons for those mistakes do not exist with Switch, nor is there any sign at all Nintendo are heading in a similar direction.

Phones aren't a good point of comparison for Switch either, again totally different product. Wii's decine isn't analogous either as it followed a totally different trajectory.

If Switch's tech or competition from PS/Xbox was a problem it never would've sold in the first place, launching as it did midgen against more powerful dedicated consoles.