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Sales Prediction BEFORE Switch Launched:

<13Million 0 0%
 
13-25M 3 3.95%
 
25-40M 7 9.21%
 
40-60M 14 18.42%
 
60-80M 22 28.95%
 
80-100M 15 19.74%
 
100M+ 15 19.74%
 
Total:76
Shiken on 07 June 2020

Way too low.



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wombat123 on 07 June 2020

I never had a solid prediction but I thought 60-70m was the bare minimum needed to not be considered a failure because the Switch would be absorbing the install bases for the 3DS, Wii U and Vita. Even now, I predict 135-140m but wouldn't be surprised if the Switch exceeds that and proves me very wrong.



d21lewis on 07 June 2020

No idea. I'm sure we had a thread, though. Just dig that thing up.
Personally I skipped all of the NX threads. Didn't even look at them. I hate "unconfirmed rumors". Once they announced the Switch, however, I had total faith in Nintendo and pre-ordered the second the option was available. Maybe I tossed a sales figure out there but I'm really really really really bad at predicting things.



Otter on 07 June 2020

I thought it could do somewhere between 120-150m assuming Switch Lite and TV would sell similar numbers to the hybrid platform.

This was also back wheb Pokemon Stars was rumoured and I imagined a truly modern feeling Pokemon RPG.



Ljink96 on 07 June 2020

When I saw the October reveal trailer, I knew the Switch would be around for a long time and would be a massive success. It was the natural evolution of Nintendo's Handhelds and Home Consoles in one, so yeah I thought this would be a 100M seller at least. They get to have all their teams on one device and that really helps with software output and I still don't think we've seen the full extent of this just yet.

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kirby007 on 07 June 2020

350 million



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Wman1996 on 07 June 2020

Despite lacking the horsepower of a home console, Switch is the default handheld left. And at that, it's a very powerful one. In my very pessimistic moments, I acknowledged the possibility that the Switch would do almost as bad as the Wii U, or right around the GameCube. But I barely thought that way. I thought early on that it could at least approach the lifetime sales of the NES.
After launch, I started to think it would likely outsell the 3DS. And I've gradually gone up in the last year. Now, I think it will outsell the Wii by at least a few million units (also matching or surpassing the PS1).
So I voted 60-80 million.



Lifetime Sales Predictions 

Switch: 151 million (was 73, then 96, then 113 million, then 125 million, then 144 million)

PS5: 115 million (was 105 million) Xbox Series S/X: 57 million (was 60 million, then 67 million)

PS4: 120 mil (was 100 then 130 million, then 122 million) Xbox One: 51 mil (was 50 then 55 mil)

3DS: 75.5 mil (was 73, then 77 million)

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javi741 on 07 June 2020
NightlyPoe said:
javi741 said:

Along with the fact that the Nintendo Switch Presentation really gave me vibes that Nintendo didn't really learn from the mistakes of the Wii U by trying to appeal to a casual market with focusing on motion controls and games like 1-2Switch

I'd like to point out that in that Switch Presentation was every game of the 2017 lineup (except the Pokken Tournament port).  A near-legendary lineup that, by the end of the year, received universal acclaim for its depth, quality, appeal to all levels of gamers, and variety and was regarded as perhaps the best launch year in the industry's history.

So... yeah.  Sometimes you just can't please everyone.  Especially on the internet.

I never said the Switch would be fully casual, there were hardcore games on the Wii as well but most people who brought a Wii didn't buy it for the hardcore games. While I knew the Switch would have hardcore games on it, I didn't think it'll be enough because we've seen hardcore Nintendo games on the N64 & GC but they both still sold under whelmingly due to a lack of 3rd Party support. And I felt like Nintendo trying to appeal to the casuals again would've tarnished the system's image to more hardcore gamers as being a casual BS console like the Wii U.



Jumpin on 07 June 2020

1 million units, later amended to 100 billion units.



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AJNShelton on 07 June 2020

I knew from the october trailer tjat it would be a huge success, between 80 and 100 million units sold, cause I am not really a gamer, and never bothered with consoles or any kind of gaming since the end of high school (except for the 6 months I had a PS3 to play GTA V) but wanted to have this fantastic device.

And if this device could appeal to me, it could appeal to anybody. And I was right.