mjk45 said:
Discounting the few loons who say that [insert console name here] will end up being the biggest selling console ever in the usual VGChartz poll and discussion that happens prior to each new consoles launch, it can be said that even those of us who were optimistic never saw this scale of success. While the Switch was coming off the Wii U because it was essentially combining both Nintendo gaming sides into one most logical people saw it as a positive move that would easily surpass the Wii U, what was undecided was exactly how much of a success it would be when put against the 3Ds and Wii U combined questions of like since with the exception of the Wii Nintendo home consoles sales weren't that big how much growth would need to come from the handheld side and if so would it have the software attachment ratio of a handheld or be more inline with the higher ratio of a home console, now these questions were answered by the simple fact that the hybrid nature of the Switch acted as a catalyst that went beyond just the sum of both parts it replaced, but even then with all that early success that lead to most seeing it least matching if not passing the Wii, who could have imagine the scale of those two covid years and sales that have pushed into the console sales realm of the PS2. |
Pretty much, yeah, outside of those usual few shoot-for-the-sun claims, the idea that the Switch would so this well was considered an insane pipe dream prior to its launch, and even in its early life.
Heck, back in 2017 and 2018 a lot of folks still thought it would sell less than the 3DS, and when Nintendo announced that they were aiming for Wii level sales, most people scoffed at the thought and said it would never happen.
Imagine going back and forecasting it would outsell the PS4 back in 2016 or 2017, you'd be labeled a delusional fanboy. And yet, here we are.
