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melbye on 27 October 2016
Lawlight said:
So why are you shipping only 2M?

Because they are releasing it March 31?



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greencactaur on 27 October 2016

The good thing is even if Nintendo doesn't meet those expectations, the fact that it's not sold as a loss means it's a win for the company. Granted I hope each unit makes profit, and not breaks even.



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Darwinianevolution on 27 October 2016
Areaz32 said:
I like the switch but to say the reaction has been overwhelmingly positive is ... not true lol.
The internet is still burning - "This is fine" - "Yup this is just fine"

What do you mean? Most of the comments and video reactions are positive, and the Switch has a decent buzz on social media. This has not been received like the 2DS was (mockery and/or apathy) or Federation Force (outright reject).



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PAOerfulone on 27 October 2016

Well seeing as how Nintendo usually launched their games on a Friday, I'm going to make the assumption that the they'll do the same for Switch, could be wrong though.
So that would leave the possible release dates if they stick to March - 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, and 31st. 5 possible release dates if they launch it on a Friday AND assuming it's a simultaneous worldwide release (An EXTREMELY rare case for video game hardware)
If it releases on the 3rd or the 10th, they could very well reach that 2 million mark.
17th would be stretching it.
24th or 31st - they're kidding themselves.



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Miyamotoo on 27 October 2016
bunchanumbers said:
I don't care for the concept. A tablet with controller nubs isn't exactly Nintendo innovation. The real test will be when they show the games in January. I think it might make or break the system.

Its almost certan that Switch will have very strong launch linep.

 

Lawlight said:
Miyamotoo said:

3DS was launched in February in Japan, basically strongest market for handheld, so for Japan 3DS had 5 weeks of sales, not just one week. So it's really hard to compare with Switch expecting launch numbers.

Even if you only count the first 2 days of the 3DS in Japan and the 5-6 days of sales in March in the rese of the world that's still 2.95M shipped.

And that tells what exactly!?

First quarter results:

1.50m Xbox 360
1.84m PlayStation 3
3.19m Wii
3.06m Wii U
4.20m PlayStation 4
3.00m Xbox One

Keep in mind each of those systems had 6-7 weeks of sales and a holiday season.

 

PAOerfulone said:
Well seeing as how Nintendo usually launched their games on a Friday, I'm going to make the assumption that the they'll do the same for Switch, could be wrong though.
So that would leave the possible release dates if they stick to March - 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, and 31st. 5 possible release dates if they launch it on a Friday AND assuming it's a simultaneous worldwide release (An EXTREMELY rare case for video game hardware)
If it releases on the 3rd or the 10th, they could very well reach that 2 million mark.
17th would be stretching it.
24th or 31st - they're kidding themselves.

Expect launch in last week of March, 2m for one week of launch isn't exactly some huge number, its actually little conservative.



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Porcupine_I on 27 October 2016
Lawlight said:
So why are you shipping only 2M?

They are only whipping 2M? That's not even enough for all the youtubers



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tbone51 on 27 October 2016
Lawlight said:
Miyamotoo said:

2m shipment until end of March, and Switch will most likely be launched in last week of March.

 

That's still much less than the 3DS.

You need a better way of Downplay



JRPGfan on 27 October 2016

All thats left to do is make sure it launches at a good price (249$?), and has games ready at launch.



Ljink96 on 27 October 2016

Which is what I was trying to get at in my thread about a week ago. I wasn't saying it will result in sales but this is a video that has reached a status that Nintendo hasn't achieved since they joined Youtube. It even has more views than that of the Wii U trailer which released about 5 years ago. That's a huge jump. This is big for Nintendo.



AZWification on 27 October 2016

You know what would make the reception even more positive? Metroid Prime 4.



                
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