KLXVER said:
The_Liquid_Laser said:
You're hilarious. If this were the Titanic, you'd be saying, "Where did they screw up other than hitting that iceberg?" I do understand that YOU like the Switch 2, and that YOU are excited to get one and play Mario Kart. YOU are not bothered by the price. Your opinion about YOU personally is not invalid. However, there are people that loved the Wii U and Gamecube, too. When you are talking about hardware sales, you need to ask "How does EVERYONE feel?" You haven't learned to read the writing on the wall. People were spamming the chat in Nintendo Treehouse Live with "CUT THE PRICE!" That is a huge warning flag. I've never seen anything like this in response to a console reveal. This is worse than how people reacted to the XBox 1 reveal, and that was a huge debacle. When people complain about the price, they are actually complaining about the value, i.e. the actual cost vs. how much they feel it should cost. The most common ways that console value is increased is either 1) cut the hardware price or 2) release several highly desirable games. This is why the Switch 2 is just like the 3DS. Both are perceived to be a terrible value at launch, but they can also eventually salvage the console like Nintendo did with the 3DS (or Microsoft with the XBox 1.) It's not a Wii U situation where the poor value (e.g. the gamepad) is an integral part of the system. The price is also not the only mistake they're making, but I'm not going to list 10-ish reasons here, because you'll still react with a sentiment "They made no mistakes other than hitting that iceberg." Instead I'll just say that time wins more converts than reason. When Nintendo releases their financial report ending the recently started fiscal year, you'll have realized you overestimated the public's desire for the Switch 2, if not sooner. |
I agree the price is high, but I really dont think many people understand how beloved the Switch is. Seen several people who were not really into Nintendo and now the Switch is their favorite console of all time. Its insane. This is not a Wii to WiiU situation at all. I watch a lot of collection videos and even people who dont do that kind of content, people who just do vlogs are still doing Switch collection videos. This console is not just a "gimmick" people played a couple of games and put down like the Wii. Its truly a phenomenon. The Switch 2 will do very well I think. |
I agree the Switch is a very beloved system. I think you underestimate how beloved the Wii is. It's also a very beloved system. For the first couple of years after the Switch released, Ubisoft still released Just Dance on the Wii, because it was the most popular SKU.
