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Bofferbrauer2 on 04 June 2017
Cerebralbore101 said:
RolStoppable said:

Sony had it easy because the PS4 was selling slower than the Wii U. Switch is already closing in on the PS4's total for 2014.

No it isn't. PS4 sold 18 million units in its first 14 months. https://venturebeat.com/2015/01/15/sony-ps4-was-the-top-selling-console-of-2014-worldwide/

What if Nintendo manages to do the same (or worse, surpass that number!) and still be supply constrained? would it still be because of "artificial demand"? I bet my ass for some people it still would.



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Insidb on 04 June 2017

It's only a matter of time, before they siphon off EU systems to try to meet the JPN/US demand.

There's a very real possibility that JPN is to NS what the US is to X1; I can't recall the last time 3 systems did so well by separately dominating the 3 major markets.



Jranation on 04 June 2017

Nintendo going third party my Ass! xD
Where was that thread again?



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NintendoPie on 04 June 2017
Insidb said:
It's only a matter of time, before they siphon off EU systems to try to meet the JPN/US demand.

There's a very real possibility that JPN is to NS what the US is to X1; I can't recall the last time 3 systems did so well by separately dominating the 3 major markets.

XBO is really the only console that is being consistently saved by one country. The PS4 and the Switch both have two markets that are interested.



JWeinCom on 04 June 2017
StarDoor said:
JWeinCom said:

If we're just talking about Japan, Switch is handily outselling the PS4.  The PS4 sales by this point were hovering around 15K and would drop down below 10k not long after.  The PS4 sold about 900K in Japan first year.  The Switch has sold a bit over 600K.  So, "closing in" may be a stretch, but not too much.  If supply holds steady, it should be ahead of PS4 by October at the latest in Japan.

The Switch is at 903k right now. It'll likely pass the PS4's 2014 sales by the end of June.

Yeah probably.  I forgot for a moment that the numbers from VGChartz are about a month and a half behind.  



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Fido on 04 June 2017
NintendoPie said:
Insidb said:
It's only a matter of time, before they siphon off EU systems to try to meet the JPN/US demand.

There's a very real possibility that JPN is to NS what the US is to X1; I can't recall the last time 3 systems did so well by separately dominating the 3 major markets.

XBO is really the only console that is being consistently saved by one country. The PS4 and the Switch both have two markets that are interested.

I still don't get where the idea that the Switch isn't popular in Europe comes from! In Switzerland you stll won't find one in Stores anywhere, the biggest gaming online store has the earliest delivery date in August... and its not only the console itself, same goes for the joycons, pro controller and even the hardcase from Nintendo themselves. same thing in Germany, Media Markt (one of the biggest electronics markets there) hasn't had them available online since launch.

Sure it might not be as crazy popular on the same level as in the US or Japan, but it is in no way unpopular over here i think even the wii could be found in stores quicker after launch at this point.



Kaneman! on 04 June 2017
Insidb said:
It's only a matter of time, before they siphon off EU systems to try to meet the JPN/US demand.

Yeah, I wondered that too, why they don't keep the stock for the Japanese market. In my country there's easily more than 400 units available - that might not seem much, but that's still from the initial stock.



zorg1000 on 04 June 2017
NATO said:
PAOerfulone said:
Did this ever happen with the DS or Wii?

It happens here in Japan with every non-ms console, but who am I to break the narrative?

Hint: even happened for the ultra successful WiiU.

ya expect thats not true.

We are 3 months out from launch and Switch is still selling out almost instantly, the same cannot be said for 3DS, Vita, Wii U or PS4.



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Platina on 04 June 2017

Wow, that artificial demand





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tak13 on 04 June 2017
zorg1000 said:
NATO said:

It happens here in Japan with every non-ms console, but who am I to break the narrative?

Hint: even happened for the ultra successful WiiU.

ya expect thats not true.

We are 3 months out from launch and Switch is still selling out almost instantly, the same cannot be said for 3DS, Vita, Wii U or PS4.

+1

If only 3DS had been priced to 169$ ( 16900 yen in that case ) since releasing, though!