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fleischr on 25 July 2017
Ultrashroomz said:
Not sure if I'd go as far as to say they revitalized the market, especially the Switch this early in its life.

Love both consoles tho.

Best Buy's stock price went up 15% due to the strong launch of Switch. That's a very big number for a very large chain of stores for a *single* product.

http://fortune.com/2017/05/25/best-buy-shares/

Extrapolate that to all other branches of retail and the pool of buyers and there's no question here. Switch revitalized the market at least in the short term.



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Ali_16x on 25 July 2017

Not really, it's just the PS4. 

Also I'm sure they're talking about for Japanese games, and you can see that with Nier, Persona, Yakuza, Dragon Quest etc. 



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jason1637 on 25 July 2017

Isn't the PS4 selling around the same like the PS3 in Japan alligned?



killeryoshis on 25 July 2017

Hm so my theory that 3rd party support for the Switch will peak around 2020 will come true. I expect lots Japanesse games as time goes on. Maybe even some exclusives!

Also some people are acting offended that the Switch is doing well. Like seriously it's not stealing anyone's games or sales.



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KrspaceT on 25 July 2017

Yikes. People are irritable about the Switch lately. Is this about the app? Because if it is that's like saying that Sony brand optional peripheral 5 sucks, so the PS4 is trash.



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Lawlight on 25 July 2017
fleischr said:
Ultrashroomz said:
Not sure if I'd go as far as to say they revitalized the market, especially the Switch this early in its life.

Love both consoles tho.

Best Buy's stock price went up 15% due to the strong launch of Switch. That's a very big number for a very large chain of stores for a *single* product.

http://fortune.com/2017/05/25/best-buy-shares/

Extrapolate that to all other branches of retail and the pool of buyers and there's no question here. Switch revitalized the market at least in the short term.

Except we've seen the US sales numbers for Switch.



Lawlight on 25 July 2017
KrspaceT said:
Yikes. People are irritable about the Switch lately. Is this about the app? Because if it is that's like saying that Sony brand optional peripheral 5 sucks, so the PS4 is trash.

Is the app optional for party chat, an option expected to be available out-of-the-box?



arcaneguyver on 25 July 2017
KrspaceT said:
Yikes. People are irritable about the Switch lately. Is this about the app? Because if it is that's like saying that Sony brand optional peripheral 5 sucks, so the PS4 is trash.

 

No, I think it might be because people are lauding the NS for accomplishments before it has had much time to settle in. Hate to bring politics up, but remember when Obama won the Nobel Peace prize before he really did anything yet as President? Feels similar to me.

valborg on 25 July 2017
Louie said:
Lawlight said:

Do you have numbers for those Switch games you listed?

I don't know. Is there something like a website that lists video game sales? 

lol lol



NobleTeam360 on 25 July 2017

I'm assuming they're talking about Japan? Because the console market was never in trouble in the West.