Nintendo Quarterly Sales Update: Switch at 139.36m shipped

[Dulfite]

RolStoppable said:

Dulfite said:

I was hoping Switch 2 would have a 2-3 year head start on the next Xbox/PS, just like the Switch 1 did in 2017 with the HD twins not releasing their next gen until 2020, but with rumors of Switch 2 pushing to 2025 and rumors of the next Xbox being sometime in 2026 it's looking like Switch 2 won't have that "What's the freshest device on the market" hype for as long as its predecessor, which is a shame.

You say that as if the console market as a whole would still care about the Xbox brand. 2023 has been more or less the peak sales performance for the Xbox Series and yet it was still outsold roughly 2:1 by an aging Switch.

If Xbox S2 launches in 2026, then it is highly likely PS6 will also launch that year. Either way, NS2 won't feel as exciting for the casuals when those two launch. NS1 had 2.5-3 years of being the newest major console on the market before competition released XS and PS5.

I just think Nintendo is crippling their long term sales potential of NS2 hardware by not releasing it this year. I'd be happy to eat my words by 2031 if it happens.