| Mat5 said: I always read your comments, which are very interesting, but there's one thing I don't understand: why are you comparing the sales of the Switch and PS4 to those of the Switch 2 and PS5? It's not 2017 anymore; the situation is different. A lot has changed, especially in Europe, with price inflation. The Switch was incredibly successful thanks to its aggressive pricing. In France, it was priced at €279, while a PS4 cost €399. The Switch also benefited from the Wii U's failure, but this time, with the Switch 2, the Switch has been incredibly successful, so many people are hesitant to upgrade, partly because its price is significantly higher than the original Switch. In 2017, Zelda and Mario were released the same year as the Switch, and both games were incredible, which isn't the case with the Switch 2. I'm sorry to say it, but aside from Mario Kart, the other Switch 2 games aren't great. Furthermore, the Switch is still selling well, which is hurting the Switch 2 a lot. I think Nintendo made two mistakes: continuing to support the Switch and releasing the Switch 2 at too high a price. Many people focus on the incredible launch figures of the Switch 2, but I'm sure that if the Switch and PS5 stock levels had been the same as the Switch 2's, they would have achieved the same record sales. As for the Switch 2, we'll have to wait a few years to see if it will be a true success. |
The Switch 2 is by far the fastest selling Nintendo console of all time. In fact, it is the fastest selling console in history. That's why people are not worried. Consoles always start relatively slow in sales and then usually peak in year 3 or 4. That's because at release consoles don't have a great library of games, yet. It's normal. It happens to every single console. It will happen to the PS6, as well. And your argument about the Switch 2 having a hard time because its predecessor was so successful will also be true for the PS6.
As for the price: We had countless threads in 2017 saying the Switch was too expensive and was doomed to fail. I'm sure you can dig up some from these forums. People also said the Switch didn't have any games because BotW was Multiplatform.
Edit: I'm also pretty sure the Switch 1's price in Europe was 329€ or something.
