| Louie said: Oh, this thread! I remember stating in a post that Nintendo priced the Switch at 300$ because their market data was telling them the console would be in high demand and they wanted to avoid a Wii-like situation with the console being sold out for months and priced too low to maximise profits. I was booed off the stage lol! It was obvious the Switch would be a success from the start, every reliable indicator pointed to it: The resources were there, the strategy was there, it was a perfect design for an integrated hardware/software company, it adhered to the prerequisites stated by economist like Clayton Christensen, it targeted a broader audience... but when I cited books or people who know about this stuff, people just called me arrogant (even though I was just citing clever people). After that January presentation, everything was doom and gloom. |
I am quite proud of myself. Predicted its success before launch.
This thread is one of the many great examples of hardcore gamers being out of touch with reality. It's been this way with Nintendo consoles since at least the GameCube days. I remember posting in forums in 2005, when the Wiimote was revealed, how the Wii would sell crazy good and people laughed at that prediction. That was the reason I searched for a website that would track console sales and that eventually lead me to this site in 2007 (I created my account right after RolStoppable, btw.)
Whenever Nintendo reveals a console with huge potential (DS, Wii, Switch, Switch 2), the internet screams doom and gloom. Whenever Nintendo reveals a strange console that will struggle (Wii U, 3DS) the internet goes "oh, this might actually sell well".
