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quickrick on 12 December 2017
SpokenTruth said:
fatslob-:O said:
Not the best news since this indicates that the Switch is on track to do 3DS numbers for it's first year despite the Switch holding a noticeable lead early on but the performance of the Switch is OK so far ...

Not the best news and OK so far.  Sure.  I suppose selling 30 million would be better and keeping pace with PS4 and Wii is just OK.

quickrick said:
a post holiday launch which tend to sell double the amount of a regular holiday launch.

Hold on.  You just said a March launch will by default sell double the amount of a November launch?

No i said ps4 first holiday was a launch holiday, compared to all other ps4 holiday's where sony has stock, sony sells double, not mention sony first holiday was really didnt help much it was sold out the whole holidays.  



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Flilix on 12 December 2017
CrazyGamer2017 said:
Good for Nintendo, but not good for those who care to have better hardware. If one can expect flaws in one's system of choice to be improved on the next time they release new hardware cause they want to keep motivation of people to buy it, well Nintendo does not have to worry about that. Why improve hardware, just create new concepts (which is fine, don't get me wrong on that) Why improve current flaws? People are going to buy the machine anyways.
Examples: Why better battery life? 3 Hours for games like Zelda is fine, people buy it regardless, Why choosing better CPU's and GPU's. The Tegra 1 chip chosen was already outdated by the Tegra 2 chip when the Switch was released. But Nintendo still went for the inferior Tegra 1 and did that stop the sales? Nope. Why making a home system, a dedicated one I mean? People don't seem to care about that, they seem to think some kind of cross system is the same as an actual home system. About chatting, everybody including some Nintendo fans agree that their solution to chat in online play using cables and a smart phone, is bad, really bad but does that stop the system from selling? Nope, so why even bothering to implement a simple chatting system as you see on PC/PS4/Xbox? No reason since people buy it anyway. Ok then at least this hardware means a cheap retail price? Nope, it's as expensive if not more expensive than other systems that are way more powerful like the PS4...

Bottom line is that the only true winner here is Nintendo, fans not so much and hardcore gamers, not at all.
Too bad cause I would have loved to one day explore the realms of BOTW or play Mario in his Odyssey or play that 4th episode of Metroid Prime as I really enjoyed the first 3 episodes back when I had a GameCube and later on a Wii. My hopes so far were that one day Nintendo would make better hardware that would bring their games to modern day graphics but Why would they do that? What motivation for them to do that? There's always a slim chance that they do cause no one can tell for sure what will be done in 5 or 10 years from now but the chance is small really small...

For me personally, the Switch is definitely the best console ever made. Portability is very important to me, and this is the first Nintendo handheld that has home console quality games. I'm also really happy that we're not getting PS4/XOne graphics. I think high resolution and framerate are completely unnecessary and they would only drive up the price.

Of course, everybody has his own opinions, but I think there's a fair amount of Nintendo fans that sort of agrees with me (according to Nintendo, most Switch owners play in handheld mode). They can't please everyone, so they need to make choices. Unless they keep releasing two consoles of course, but that would be a terrible business decision.

Edit: I see there are already 150 posts in this thread. Sorry if all of this has already been said.



Flilix on 12 December 2017
Ljink96 said:
I think I know what"Switch is killing it" means... it's killing the Wii U!

You can't kill what's already dead.



Miyamotoo on 12 December 2017
quickrick said:
tbone51 said:

Pokemon and Super Smash Bros and Animal Crossing and 2D Mario and a brand new Mario Kart and everything else hasnt released yet! Looks like it wont collapse next year afterall

I think pokemon will offer a nice boost, but 2d mario, and smash with have very little effect. i think most nintendo fans have bought one by now, i don't think many can resist mario 64 sequel, most hyped zelda ever, mario kart, and splatoon ( japan only) sales will slow down next year for sure imo.

Pokemon will offer huge boost not nice, Animal Crossing will also offer huge boost, Smash Bros will offer nice boost, but they are potential other games also, and price cut and revision is also possible. Most of this year Switch had stock problems and still have them in Japan, Switch will most likly sell more next year than it sold this one. Also, not all Switch owners are Nintendo fans or ex 3DS/WiiU buyers.



quickrick on 12 December 2017
SpokenTruth said:
quickrick said:

No i said ps4 first holiday was a launch holiday, compared to all other ps4 holiday's where sony has stock, sony sells double, not mention sony first holiday was really didnt help much it was sold out the whole holidays.  

So what you are saying is we really need to wait until Switch has its first second Christmas.

not really. because nintendo has fully stocked this holiday, unlike sony where they really only had  to meet launch demand. but next year comparisons will be fair and accurate  



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RJ_Sizzle on 12 December 2017

That is crazy. They're gonna clear the Wii U in the first year. Nintendo is never going back to standard consoles.



Darwinianevolution on 12 December 2017
Pagan said:
Darwinianevolution said:
So, will Nintendo be able to ship enough consoles this december to reach the 13m of the WiiU?

The 10 mill. are sold and not shipped. 

I know. I'm just wondering if there will be enough consoles around to sell the remaining 3-4m consoles to outsell the WiiU. The Switch can''t outsell it if there aren't enough of them on sale.



You know it deserves the GOTY.

Come join The 2018 Obscure Game Monthly Review Thread.

Ultrashroomz on 12 December 2017

“Mark my words, this thing is bombing harder than the Wii U.”

To whoever said that, guess you gotta find a way to destroy enough Switches so that less than 4M of them exist.

Anyways I’m glad to hear, the Switch and its library of games has been a real blast!

Last edited by Ultrashroomz - on 13 December 2017

"Just for comparison Uncharted 4 was 20x bigger than Splatoon 2. This shows the huge difference between Sony's first-party games and Nintendo's first-party games."

quickrick on 12 December 2017
Miyamotoo said:
quickrick said:

I think pokemon will offer a nice boost, but 2d mario, and smash with have very little effect. i think most nintendo fans have bought one by now, i don't think many can resist mario 64 sequel, most hyped zelda ever, mario kart, and splatoon ( japan only) sales will slow down next year for sure imo.

Pokemon will offer huge boost not nice, Animal Crossing will also offer huge boost, Smash Bros will offer nice boost, but they are potential other games also, and price cut and revision is also possible. Most of this year Switch had stock problems and still have them in Japan, Switch will most likly sell more next year than it sold this one. Also, not all Switch owners are Nintendo fans or ex 3DS/WiiU buyers.

in japan sure, i dont think  it will sell better in the US or europe. switch hot a huge boost this year from its launch, and released 2 of the most hyped nintendo games ever, along with mario kart 8, and splatoon. just look at super nes classic its till sold out, but it wont keep selling for long. 



SuperNova on 12 December 2017
CrazyGamer2017 said:
Good for Nintendo, but not good for those who care to have better hardware. If one can expect flaws in one's system of choice to be improved on the next time they release new hardware cause they want to keep motivation of people to buy it, well Nintendo does not have to worry about that. Why improve hardware, just create new concepts (which is fine, don't get me wrong on that) Why improve current flaws? People are going to buy the machine anyways.
Examples: Why better battery life? 3 Hours for games like Zelda is fine, people buy it regardless, Why choosing better CPU's and GPU's. The Tegra 1 chip chosen was already outdated by the Tegra 2 chip when the Switch was released. But Nintendo still went for the inferior Tegra 1 and did that stop the sales? Nope. Why making a home system, a dedicated one I mean? People don't seem to care about that, they seem to think some kind of cross system is the same as an actual home system. About chatting, everybody including some Nintendo fans agree that their solution to chat in online play using cables and a smart phone, is bad, really bad but does that stop the system from selling? Nope, so why even bothering to implement a simple chatting system as you see on PC/PS4/Xbox? No reason since people buy it anyway. Ok then at least this hardware means a cheap retail price? Nope, it's as expensive if not more expensive than other systems that are way more powerful like the PS4...

Bottom line is that the only true winner here is Nintendo, fans not so much and hardcore gamers, not at all.
Too bad cause I would have loved to one day explore the realms of BOTW or play Mario in his Odyssey or play that 4th episode of Metroid Prime as I really enjoyed the first 3 episodes back when I had a GameCube and later on a Wii. My hopes so far were that one day Nintendo would make better hardware that would bring their games to modern day graphics but Why would they do that? What motivation for them to do that? There's always a slim chance that they do cause no one can tell for sure what will be done in 5 or 10 years from now but the chance is small really small...

Just a couple of points:

Nintendo had NO other option besides the Tegra 1 at the time. The Tegra 2 had just released as a 900$ developmentkit and to my knowledge not been used in any consumer electronics to date (not sure about the cars it was designed for).

The Tegra 1 at the time was a relatively new chip (newer than the hardware the OG PS4 had in relation to it's launch) and was at the time the strongest mobile chip on the market.

Teardowns show that Nintendo literally squeezed the biggest possible battery into the system, so a bigger battery life was just not feasable. That being said a Tegra 2 refresh, wich would double battery life and likely boost docked performance is likely down the road.

Nintendo went the route they did because they hit a roadblock with their home consoles and even their portable business with the 3DS was in decline. They had to do something to differentiate them in th market and that's what they did.

Lastly BoTW and Odyssey may not have all the shine they could have had had on a stronger, dedicated home system, but both look gorgeous on the big as well as the small screen and most importantly, play fantastic. The hardware did not restrict them in that respect. Nintendo utilization of stylization lends itself really well to the hardware as well.

Lastly, if you were fine with playing on the Wii at the time, the Switch should service you well.

fatslob-:O said:
Not the best news since this indicates that the Switch is on track to do 3DS numbers for it's first year despite the Switch holding a noticeable lead early on but the performance of the Switch is OK so far ...

The 3DS did 15million in it's first year and outsold the Ps4 with that. If the Switch is on track to do that without the pricecut that propelled the 3DS sales it is absolutely fine.