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Forums - Sales Discussion - August 2017 NPD Thread ! Switch Won

Gongratz Nintendo with the switch.
Ps4 truly needs a pricecut it has been ages.



 

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thismeintiel said:
I'm guessing the PS4 and Switch were pretty close, again. I wonder if the Switch will be able to overtake the PS4 by the end of the year.

That really depends from Switch stocks, and probably same goes for who will win end of year.

 

xl-klaudkil said:
Gongratz Nintendo with the switch. 
Ps4 truly needs a pricecut it has been ages.

PS4 is still selling great so no real reason for price cut, also it just announced PS4 1TB CoD Remastered bundle for $300, that's pretty good deal.



It nice to see Switch won month again, and that won 4 from 6 months from launch.
Now we just need numbers.



I'm confused. Where are the numbers? How do people know switch won?



AngryLittleAlchemist said:
I'm confused. Where are the numbers? How do people know switch won?

We still dont have numbers but we know that Switch won.

https://venturebeat.com/2017/09/14/nintendo-switch-outsold-xbox-one-and-playstation-4-again-in-august/amp/



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Soundwave said:

Every month the Switch wins no.1 is another month that developers will start to internally green light more Switch content.

Like for example ... GTAV on Switch ... it has to have crossed Rockstar's mind by now.

Zelda: BotW is also the definite killer app for the Switch in North America, no doubts about it. Whereas in Europe and Japan it's lower on the charts in the US, it's still hanging up with the big boys. Japan is all about Splatoon. ARMS and 1,2 Switch have fallen off completely in the US. Mario Kart is gonna Mario Kart.

You think so? How many months did the Wii win and much did third party support it?



Lawlight said:
Soundwave said:

Every month the Switch wins no.1 is another month that developers will start to internally green light more Switch content.

Like for example ... GTAV on Switch ... it has to have crossed Rockstar's mind by now.

Zelda: BotW is also the definite killer app for the Switch in North America, no doubts about it. Whereas in Europe and Japan it's lower on the charts in the US, it's still hanging up with the big boys. Japan is all about Splatoon. ARMS and 1,2 Switch have fallen off completely in the US. Mario Kart is gonna Mario Kart.

You think so? How many months did the Wii win and much did third party support it?

The Wii did get pretty good 3rd party support for a time, all things considered.   But the technical gap was much more difficult to bridge.  Unreal Engine 4, Snowdrop, and now id Tech 6 all run on the Switch.  These are all signs the Switch can handle a much larger percentage of current gen games than the Wii could handle of PS360 games.  Honestly, id and Bethesda feeling Doom can come to Switch in good shape is a big deal with regards to this.

And the Switch has a standard control interface with 14 clickable inputs and two analogue sticks.  The Wii had no analogue stick out of the box, only had 1 with the nunchuck, was lacking buttons.  Developing a game for Wii necessitated adapting it to motion controls and fewer buttons or tying it to the classic controller pro peripheral which would limit sales potential.  

In short, radically different situations.



Lawlight said:
Soundwave said:

Every month the Switch wins no.1 is another month that developers will start to internally green light more Switch content.

Like for example ... GTAV on Switch ... it has to have crossed Rockstar's mind by now.

Zelda: BotW is also the definite killer app for the Switch in North America, no doubts about it. Whereas in Europe and Japan it's lower on the charts in the US, it's still hanging up with the big boys. Japan is all about Splatoon. ARMS and 1,2 Switch have fallen off completely in the US. Mario Kart is gonna Mario Kart.

You think so? How many months did the Wii win and much did third party support it?

Basicly what above Nuvendil already wrote, huge difrences, Wii was 20-30x less powerfule than PS3/Xbox360, and didnt support almost any engine from that time, Switch is 3-4x less powerfule than PS4/XB1 and supports all modern engines, tehnicaly is very modern.



Wow, the Switch won again?!?
Color me surprised and impressed!
I thought the PS4 might take it with games like Lost Legacy and Madden releasing in the month.



Too many conclusions are jumped to without numbers. It could be close with PS4/Switch like before.

Need actual data before making observations about what this means.



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