| zeldaring said: I think switch would eventually came out anyway but we would still have powerful Nintendo hardware doing 40-50 million units while switch does 120 million tops. I would have said to wouldn't work before but after the Switch yes a ninetndo home console only could do 50 million plus easy. |
Switch might've still happened eventually in this situation, but it would probably be half a gen at best in spec upgrades.
Wii U had some specs better than Xbox 360 and PS3, some worse (net lead over them). A Wii U in this What-If would be on par with a PS4.
The upcoming Nintendo system in real life will be around a PS4 in specs at least if rumors are to be believed, possibly better.
Getting back to my earlier sentence, Nintendo would not cut Wii U off in 2017 in this situation and even by 2019 or so when they release a new system there's no way it would be a Switch with PS5-like specs.
A hybrid system seemed inevitable, and Nintendo seemed to pick the best time to do it when they could get away with a bump (but not generational leap) from Wii U and a huge leap from New 3DS.
Lifetime Sales Predictions
Switch: 161 million (was 73 million, then 96 million, then 113 million, then 125 million, then 144 million, then 151 million, then 156 million)
PS5: 122 million (was 105 million, then 115 million) Xbox Series X/S: 38 million (was 60 million, then 67 million, then 57 million. then 48 million. then 40 million)
Switch 2: 120 million (was 116 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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