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vivster on 03 May 2017
VGPolyglot said:
vivster said:

No Joke. Switch just won't sell 150m.

But the Wii Mini already exists:

So, now I'm really suspicious/curious/confused!

I mean the "Wii Classic" or the Wii Mini Mini if you will.



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Nogamez on 03 May 2017

Wii will sell more. Also ps4 130 million?



VGPolyglot on 03 May 2017
vivster said:
VGPolyglot said:

But the Wii Mini already exists:

So, now I'm really suspicious/curious/confused!

I mean the "Wii Classic" or the Wii Mini Mini if you will.

Well, I assume that it wouldn't actually run on Wii hardware, and that it'd instead be just Wii emulation, which wouldn't count towards its sales.



vivster on 03 May 2017
VGPolyglot said:
vivster said:

I mean the "Wii Classic" or the Wii Mini Mini if you will.

Well, I assume that it wouldn't actually run on Wii hardware, and that it'd instead be just Wii emulation, which wouldn't count towards its sales.

Why though? Is the exact same hardware somehow the ultimate criterium for an SKU? If it runs Wii games and Nintendo says it's a Wii, shouldn't it be considered a Wii?



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VGPolyglot on 03 May 2017
vivster said:
VGPolyglot said:

Well, I assume that it wouldn't actually run on Wii hardware, and that it'd instead be just Wii emulation, which wouldn't count towards its sales.

Why though? Is the exact same hardware somehow the ultimate criterium for an SKU? If it runs Wii games and Nintendo says it's a Wii, shouldn't it be considered a Wii?

I'd say that it has to have Wii hardware to count as a Wii, yes. If it's an emulator, that means just that, it's attempting to emulate the experience while not actually being it.



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vivster on 03 May 2017
VGPolyglot said:
vivster said:

Why though? Is the exact same hardware somehow the ultimate criterium for an SKU? If it runs Wii games and Nintendo says it's a Wii, shouldn't it be considered a Wii?

I'd say that it has to have Wii hardware to count as a Wii, yes. If it's an emulator, that means just that, it's attempting to emulate the experience while not actually being it.

The experience is the same or better, why does it matter if it's emulated? Doesn't the last word lie with the manufacturer? What if it gets a similar SKU number as the Wii?



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the_dengle on 03 May 2017
leo-j said:
If the 3ds can't do it. The switch won't

Your logic is flawed.

March 2011 NPD: 3DS ~400k
April 2011 NPD: 3DS ~200k (600k YTD)
May 2011 NPD: 3DS ~100k (700k YTD)
June 2011 NPD: 3DS ~140k (840k YTD)

April 2017 NPD: Switch ~900k

I realize that the Switch hasn't clicked with you, but try to remove yourself from the equation and listen to the story the sales are telling.

leo-j said:

I WILL BE HONEST, How the hell did the VITA FLOP?

This does not give me confidence in your ability to read the market.



curl-6 on 03 May 2017
the_dengle said:

leo-j said:

I WILL BE HONEST, How the hell did the VITA FLOP?

This does not give me confidence in your ability to read the market.

Try as I might, I cannot find the post you're quoting here.



StarDoor on 03 May 2017
curl-6 said:
the_dengle said:

This does not give me confidence in your ability to read the market.

Try as I might, I cannot find the post you're quoting here.

OP of another thread.

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=228180



the_dengle on 03 May 2017

It's a very serious confession. If you can't understand even in retrospect why the Vita failed, your analysis has no more credibility than that of someone who can't understand why the Wii U failed.

I mean, he has also admitted that he doesn't understand why the Switch is selling well so far, which naturally makes me doubt his ability to foretell the system's future.