UPDATE: Will the Switch 2 Have Legs?

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curl-6 said:

I feel like it's way too early to give an exact answer; we still don't know its price or software which will be major factors, or how long it's life will be.

Just going off the hybrid form factor and expecting the usual Nintendo franchises and third party support equal to the current Switch, I'd say 120 million is the floor, but if it has some unexpected breakout hits, better-than-Switch third party support, an affordable price point, and lasts as long as the current Switch, I'd say 150m plus is on the cards.

Mar1217 said:

The only problem here making those kind of predictions is the lack of insight into the actual future the next console will launch in.
Considering the clowns in the US office thinking of the tarrifs bit could definitely impact a part of the US Switch 2 sales long term.

Aside from that, I'm really expecting something similar to the SNES in terms of proportions (like most would for what is an iterative device).

Although, launch aligned it looks like it could get the early lead on its older brother going by rumored forecast.

Nonetheless, we're never under the looks of a pleasant surprise or a deceiving one.

We definitely do have a lack of information and our expectations could change. I mainly wanted to get people's initial predictions after the reveal, as I remember people overestimating the Wii U due to the Wii's success and underestimating the Switch due to the Wii U's failure. I agree 150 million is in the cards if I'm being super optimistic.