NSW2 Lifetime Sales

[Norion]

LordGustang said:

Norion said:

Of course it did that. So many people who were used to spending tons of time and money outdoors were now no longer allowed to do that for a while so there was a huge shift towards entertainment that can be consumed at home which will naturally have included people buying a console who wouldn't have otherwise. Even a small portion of people who previously only played games on a phone or people who hadn't used a console since the DS and Wii days deciding to get a Switch cause of that shift makes a significant difference and the PS4 and Xbox One would've obviously sold more thanks to covid if Sony and Microsoft kept producing stock for them so the notion that the many millions who bought a Switch in 2020-2022 due to the pandemic were all already intending to get one is utterly absurd.

Covid and the lockdowns causing a big boost in spending on video games is a well documented fact so the only debate to be had with this is just how big of a boost the Switch got from that. It getting a price cut and less games being delayed would not have made up for that since the Switch's declines each year since 2020 haven't been that big so if it sold like 22m in 2020 instead 2021 to now still would've lower even with a more gradual decline. Also saying that's extremely dumb and ignorant is funny when earlier you say the Switch has a chance of reaching 170m. Its sales pace so far this year makes it abundantly clear that even with a price cut it doesn't have another 20m left in the tank.

I won't repeat myself since you obviously didn't read or chose to ignore things that I said.

What are you talking about? I clearly responded to what you said.

Last edited by Norion - on 13 April 2025