Switch 2 Sales Predictions: Next PS2 or Wii U Disaster?

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super_etecoon said:

Any time anyone brings up the COVID boost for Switch I will counter with the Animal Crossing boost for Switch. That game was going to be amazingly successful and sell a TON of hardware whether we were locked down or not. Maybe not the 45 million it has sold, but certainly 25-30 million, same as a Pokemon, Zelda, Mario, or Smash. It's in the same category and has been for quite a while. I know the Switch certainly received a bit of help, but it isn't like the Switch was floundering and was saved by a global health crisis. And the hype levels for ACNH were at a fever pitch long before most had even heard of a coronovirus, let alone COVID 19.

I think it's difficult to argue against a Covid boost, but also you're right that the increase in Switch sales was not exclusively influenced by Covid. Typically there are a myriad of factors that influence a certain outcome. Heck, I bet quite a few people used their US Covid stimulus checks to buy a Switch!