javi741 said:
Software sales only dropped 9%, it's so miniscule that it's not even worth mentioning. Nintendo is still more than profitable with the Switch right now with the Switch having their most profitable install base in their history. Nintendo could legitametely just support the current Switch for years on without a successor and still remain profitable just off software sales, releasing a successor will bring more risk than anything right now. Switch will have the greatest and most profitable install base for any console in history, it's far from a guarantee the successor will do the same. Also, there's very little to worry about Nintendo's software pipeline for the next Switch. I think it's likely that Switch 2 will have some sort of backwards compatibility with the OG Switch so it's likely that the hardware between the two will be similiar enough for OG Switch games in development to make their way over to Switch 2. Two of Nintendo's first and biggest Switch launch window games were BOTW & MK8, both Wii U ports. Nintendo could definetely switch development over to Switch 2, they've done it with many late gen games before. |
Only 9% yeah but they are forecasting a bigger 15% drop for this fiscal year which is notable so the Switch is clearly in the decline phase now and will make Nintendo less and less money each year going forward. Surely it makes more sense for Nintendo to release the successor next year before the Switch declines too much that it starts harming the company and release some cross-gen titles for the first 1-2 years to take advantage of the install base instead of damaging the company through continuing declines in revenue and profit?
