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Will it sell less than the Wii U?

Yes. This thing is looking to be a flop 133 17.85%
 
No, but it'll still sell like shit 229 30.74%
 
No, it'll sell very well... 323 43.36%
 
It'll outsell the PS4 an... 60 8.05%
 
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niceguygameplayer on 13 January 2017
CaptainExplosion said:
niceguygameplayer said:

This is one of the best threads I've seen, in my opinion. It reflects my thoughts almost exactly.

Seriously? Nintendo finally reveals official information about the system and it's games, and what happens? Mass hysteria across the internet. It's one of the reasons I've sometimes found myself falling out of love with gaming.

Hey man, if you like Switch, then have fun, but his opinions are almost the same as my own. Don't let my or others opinions effect your gaming. I like PlayStation, but if many ppl bashed it without merit, I wouldn't change my mind. If Sony treated us wrong, then I might change my mind. 



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Normchacho on 13 January 2017

I don't think so, but I don't think it'll sell much past 30 or 40 million.



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Areym on 13 January 2017

This seems a bit knee-jerk reaction-ish. I think it will sell better but not by much. I don't see this capturing the attention of the masses. I think Japan will love this, idk about the rest of the world though.



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barneystinson69 on 13 January 2017
CaptainExplosion said:
RolStoppable said:

Did you really try to convert me to Xbox?

What did I just say? Think before you hit the submit button. Or at least be quicker with your edits.

He's making it pretty obvious that he's just a random hater who loves to shitpost.

Well its clear Nintendo didn't learn from their mistakes from the Wii U. Or is any other opinion a shitpost?



Made a bet with LipeJJ and HylianYoshi that the XB1 will reach 30 million before Wii U reaches 15 million. Loser has to get avatar picked by winner for 6 months (or if I lose, either 6 months avatar control for both Lipe and Hylian, or my patrick avatar comes back forever).

barneystinson69 on 13 January 2017
RolStoppable said:
barneystinson69 said:

LOL

Did you really try to convert me to Xbox?

What did I just say? Think before you hit the submit button. Or at least be quicker with your edits.

You should be quicker with your replies



Made a bet with LipeJJ and HylianYoshi that the XB1 will reach 30 million before Wii U reaches 15 million. Loser has to get avatar picked by winner for 6 months (or if I lose, either 6 months avatar control for both Lipe and Hylian, or my patrick avatar comes back forever).

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poroporo on 13 January 2017

I think this thing is underpowered. The difference with the Wii U must be marginal at best (10-15%).

Will not sell well.



Angelv577 on 13 January 2017

30m LTD is my prediction. Better than Wii U but nothing to brag about.



Pemalite on 13 January 2017

I'm expecting quick and significant price drops.
At $470 AUD, it is expensive for a 6.2", 720P tablet.
You could almost buy two Xbox One's and get a few games for that price here.

It is not a price mums and dads are going to spend to entertain their kids in the back of the car on a long car trip when a Tablet can be had for under $200 or a 2DS/3DS can range from $100 to $250 AUD.

Will it sell as bad as the Wii U? Doubt it. Everyone seems more interested in this device than the Wii U, but the real test comes with the long term.
I don't see it flying off store shelves like the Wii though.




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Nymeria on 13 January 2017
CaptainExplosion said:
Nymeria said:
Depends on price. If it holds at $300 it may struggle to get 20 million, but if it gets under $200 I could see it selling quite a bit more, 50-60 million with it being a huge success in Japan.

Which is why Nintendo needs to be pressured into lowering it to that price. It's not like doing so would cost them a fortune, right?

They took a big hit on the 3DS getting it from $250 to $180 within 12 months of launch, but it also aided in long term sales. Businesses have different models of success,  I think Nintendo is better served having a $200 system sell 60 million than a $300 system sell 20 million. Especially if they can convert people to paid online like Sony and Microsoft have done.



barneystinson69 on 13 January 2017
RolStoppable said:
CaptainExplosion said:

True, but the prices are still too fricking high. This isn't like the days when you could charge $700 for the 3DO Neo-Geo.

Out of all issues that a console can have, price is the easiest one to correct. It's a given that price will eventually go down and that SKUs with a bundled game will be offered.

It would be better if the switch was simply a portable console without a dock. They could sell it for $199 easily, and add the dock as an accessory. The XB1 and PS4 are in the same price range, have far more games, are far more known to the public, and have better online services and better specs. Very uphill batttle for the Switch. Thats why I said if Nintendo drops the price early on (and maybe their online thing as well), they'll do far better. You can ever read the OP yourself.



Made a bet with LipeJJ and HylianYoshi that the XB1 will reach 30 million before Wii U reaches 15 million. Loser has to get avatar picked by winner for 6 months (or if I lose, either 6 months avatar control for both Lipe and Hylian, or my patrick avatar comes back forever).