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DonFerrari on 01 August 2017
VGPolyglot said:
Man, talking about this, it makes the Wii U's failure even crazier. That was just insane.

To outsell your previous console in about 1 year timeframe is crazy and show that Nintendo really done bad on WiiU and sure that Switch is doing very good.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

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DonFerrari on 01 August 2017
Insidb said:
DonFerrari said:
Unless Nintendo have issues procuring the parts I see no reason for it not to ship 10M this year and reach the highest official MS figures of close to shipping 10M.

MS?

Yes... Microsoft last official speech of X1 sales were "close to 10M shipped", so Switch is about to pass that this year.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

VGPolyglot on 01 August 2017
DonFerrari said:
VGPolyglot said:
Man, talking about this, it makes the Wii U's failure even crazier. That was just insane.

To outsell your previous console in about 1 year timeframe is crazy and show that Nintendo really done bad on WiiU and sure that Switch is doing very good.

Yeah, and it makes me excited for the Switch's future, getting a very good library of games that the Wii U wasn't able to.



DonFerrari on 01 August 2017
VGPolyglot said:
DonFerrari said:

To outsell your previous console in about 1 year timeframe is crazy and show that Nintendo really done bad on WiiU and sure that Switch is doing very good.

Yeah, and it makes me excited for the Switch's future, getting a very good library of games that the Wii U wasn't able to.

I think that much is sure, a lot more good games to play.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

Insidb on 01 August 2017
DonFerrari said:
Insidb said:

MS?

Yes... Microsoft last official speech of X1 sales were "close to 10M shipped", so Switch is about to pass that this year.

I didn't realize that they had made such an announcement.



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VGPolyglot on 01 August 2017
DonFerrari said:
VGPolyglot said:

Yeah, and it makes me excited for the Switch's future, getting a very good library of games that the Wii U wasn't able to.

I think that much is sure, a lot more good games to play.

We're already getting Metroid Prime 4, F-Zero and a horror game I'd love too.



DonFerrari on 01 August 2017
Insidb said:
DonFerrari said:

Yes... Microsoft last official speech of X1 sales were "close to 10M shipped", so Switch is about to pass that this year.

I didn't realize that they had made such an announcement.

Well... Sony had announced very good sales of PS4 and MS to show similar numbers announced something like "on holiday X1 will be close to ship 10M"



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

DonFerrari on 01 August 2017
VGPolyglot said:
DonFerrari said:

I think that much is sure, a lot more good games to play.

We're already getting Metroid Prime 4, F-Zero and a horror game I'd love too.

Besides Zelda and Mario that will be coming... yes a very solid start.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

Insidb on 01 August 2017
DonFerrari said:
Insidb said:

I didn't realize that they had made such an announcement.

Well... Sony had announced very good sales of PS4 and MS to show similar numbers announced something like "on holiday X1 will be close to ship 10M"

Consolewarz4lyfe much lol?



ArnoldRimmer on 01 August 2017
Insidb said:

4) How legitimate is this Apple chip issue? Does anyone know how much they're trying to crowd Nintendo out? I get the 100M phones bit, but it's getting super annoying fo us gamers.

There are a few articles out there mentioning the electronic components that Nintendo is said to have supply problems with for the Switch. (for example http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/812861/iPhone-8-Release-Date-Nintendo-Switch-Stock-Update-UK) They always mention the same components:

- the screen

- the "HD rumble" motors (=linear resonant actuators, or LRAs)

- the 32GB flash memory chip

 

But Nintendo can only be battling with Apple over one of those components anyway, because:

- no Apple hardware is using 6,2" screens with 1280x720 resolution like the Switch

- the iPhone is using a different linear resonant actuators. There is one device that seems to use exactly the same LRA, and that's the Oculus Rift controller - but Oculus Rift is selling hardly any units, so Oculus Rift can't be the problem either

That leaves the 32GB flash memory chips as a possible candidate for what parts Nintendo is battling for with Apple. And considering that, it might actually make sense that the supply situation might get better in fall, because by that time the next iPhone will be available, which some rumours believe will no longer have 32, but 64GB storage in the cheapest version, so Apples demand for 32GB chips might drop significantly in fall.

But on the other hand, such flash memory chips are built into lots of devices, from smartphones to the increasingly popular SSD disks, so it's unrealistic to believe that particularly Apple is to blame for the Switch supply problem; Apple is just one of thousands of manufacturers in demand of those chips, albeit a very big one of course.