| curl-6 said: Aaaand here come the doomers on cue. This is the slowest time of year, there's a new model announced, and it's been several months without a big game, its normal for even a wildly successful console to have lulls; I checked the charts, and at this point in its life the PS4 was close to 200k a week. Also, Switch's trajectory is nothing like Wii or Wii U. Wii U never got off the ground to begin with, and Wii peaked in Year 2 compared to Year 4 for Switch. By this point in its lifespan both Wii and Wii U were a desert with regards to software, yet Switch has a packed lineup for the rest of the year and a 2022 already stronger than Wii's 2011 and 2012 combined even with most of its significant games likely not announced yet. Take a step back before getting too excited, or better yet, try finding something better to do with your energy than getting invested in wanting a system to fail. |
Yeah, this next quarter is going to be pretty low for Switch too but come October, Switch will be rocking again. Last year there was pretty much nothing for the entire holiday quarter - just the lasting effect of the pandemic at its worst, Animal Crossing, and September's Mario 3D All-Stars. This year there is Metroid, Mario Party, Pokemon, Shin Megami and Advance Wars (two of which are 10m+ sellers), and of course, the OLED model. That's to say nothing of the possibility of Nintendo surprising us with a new DK this holiday.
Switch should at least match last year's 11.57m for the Oct-Dec quarter.
Last edited by archbrix - on 11 September 2021
