siebensus4 said: After the release of Zelda TOTK I would have said that a 2025 launch would be fine, but since October it's quite obvious that Nintendo has to release new hardware in 2024. In November sales were down 40% year-on-year and I guess that this should also be the case for December '23. We should see an announcement in May after their financial report, a reveal of name, hardware and launch lineup in June and a release in November 2024. |
I wonder if TOTK leeched sales away from the holiday season.
There could've been a good number of customers who were like
"I really wanna play Tears of the Kingdom and some other Switch games, but I don't want to wait all the way until November or December to get a Switch."
It'll be really interesting if Switch 2 launches 2025 or later so we can see how November and December 2024 compare to the end of 2023. Of course, if Switch 2 launches this year than Switch sales would be lower than Switch on its own unless Switch gets a major price cut and has crossgen games alongside Switch 2.
Lifetime Sales Predictions
Switch: 156 million (was 73, then 96, then 113 million, then 125 million, then 144 million, then 151 million)
PS5: 115 million (was 105 million) Xbox Series S/X: 48 million (was 60 million, then 67 million, then 57 million)
PS4: 120 mil (was 100 then 130 million, then 122 million) Xbox One: 51 mil (was 50 then 55 mil)
3DS: 75.5 mil (was 73, then 77 million)
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