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superchunk on 08 November 2016

This topic as as dumb on the 1 millionth time it has come up as it was on the first.

Nintendo has enough money to have a few WiiUs without leaving the industry. A failed NS would just bring new hardware likely a bigger focus on lower cost portables. However, I don't see how NS will do worse that WiiU. The NS will be profitable day one.



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CaptainExplosion2 on 08 November 2016
JRPGfan said:
KLXVER said:

Well everything except killing off the 3DS.

The faster the 3DS dies the better for the Switch.

Would probably happen sometime in late 2017 or 2018.



JRPGfan on 08 November 2016
DanneSandin said:
I agree that if it only sell like 10 million units, it'll be a failure and Nintendo will move away from the console market, or become a 3rd party publisher. But that's not gonna happen. I think will a total sell through of 30m Nintendo will be happy, anything above will be a bonus. I'm guessing around 40m when it's all said and done - and that's without knowing price or anything.

Wii U (13m) + 3DS (60m) = 73m+ total.

If the Switch is their new handheld + homeconsole in one, they need to sell 70m+ for it to have really payed off from where they currently are.


Nintendo cant and shouldnt be happy with just 30m sales for the Switch.



KLXVER on 08 November 2016
JRPGfan said:
KLXVER said:

Well everything except killing off the 3DS.

The faster the 3DS dies the better for the Switch.

Pretty much.



JRPGfan on 08 November 2016
CaptainExplosion2 said:
JRPGfan said:

The faster the 3DS dies the better for the Switch.

Would probably happen sometime in late 2017 or 2018.

Yep... hopefully Nintendo stops production of it sometime 2017.

They need to go all in with the Switch.



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CaptainExplosion2 on 08 November 2016
JRPGfan said:
DanneSandin said:
I agree that if it only sell like 10 million units, it'll be a failure and Nintendo will move away from the console market, or become a 3rd party publisher. But that's not gonna happen. I think will a total sell through of 30m Nintendo will be happy, anything above will be a bonus. I'm guessing around 40m when it's all said and done - and that's without knowing price or anything.

Wii U (13m) + 3DS (60m) = 73m+ total.

If the Switch is their new handheld + homeconsole in one, they need to sell 70m+ for it to have really payed off from where they currently are.


Nintendo cant and shouldnt be happy with just 30m sales for the Switch.

Which is why they need to do certain things with it, such as this; PROMOTE THE FUCK OUT OF IT!!



PrincessPeach on 08 November 2016

Last home console, maybe (For a while). But not last handheld.



JRPGfan on 08 November 2016
CaptainExplosion2 said:
JRPGfan said:

Wii U (13m) + 3DS (60m) = 73m+ total.

If the Switch is their new handheld + homeconsole in one, they need to sell 70m+ for it to have really payed off from where they currently are.


Nintendo cant and shouldnt be happy with just 30m sales for the Switch.

Which is why they need to do certain things with it, such as this; PROMOTE THE FUCK OUT OF IT!!

f*** promoteing it, price it right.

249$ at launch = success for years and years.

Nintendo just need to not be greedy.



KLXVER on 08 November 2016
JRPGfan said:
CaptainExplosion2 said:

Which is why they need to do certain things with it, such as this; PROMOTE THE FUCK OUT OF IT!!

f*** promoteing it, price it right.

249$ at launch = success for years and years.

Nintendo just need to not be greedy.

Yeah, the basic console should be no more than that. Maybe a 300$ bundle with a Pro controller and a 350$ bundle with Zelda and a Pro controller.



awesomeabe1998 on 08 November 2016

This is actually a tough question. IMO I do not think the Switch should fail because its concept is actually great! Saves the consumer money from buying both a home console and a handheld. Also saves them money from having to buy twice as many games. It will also have at least around twice as many games as the Wii U due to the combination of Nintendo's resources. Third parties also look to be on board. It has also been really well received, therefore I do not think it will fail.

If it does though, it does not mean Nintendo will simply exit the console market. Nintendo makes hundreds of millions of dollars on software alone so that can result in them having a profit on the whole Nintendo Switch cycle. That can keep the company generating enough profit to maintain its console business.

If they are putting every last bit of their resources into this and it fails both hardware and software wise, then yeah it will be the end most likely.