javi741 said:
I feel like more of the reason why it'll be a bit difficult for Switch to outsell the DS in the U.S is mainly because the DS was a handheld only device, which means that consumers were more likely to buy a DS for themselves rather than sharing it with a family like you would with a home console, so handheld sales are always bound to recieve a bit more sales because it is less likely to be shared and purchased per person rather than per family. My household brought 4 DS consoles alone because my family members all wanted their own personal DS, and I upgraded with a new DSI model. The DS was also just far cheaper for most of its life which certainly helped as well, it was very easy to buy the DS as an impulse buy product. The Switch doesn't have these advantages as much, yea the Switch is a part handheld as well and I'm sure there's a good deal of household with multiple personal Switch's, but the Switch also being a bit more pricey and having a home console form makes it more likely to be a device to share amongst a household rather than having multiple people buying them on an individual basis. If the Switch gets a good price cut however, I'll say it's far more likely for the Switch to outsell the DS in the U.S, I just don't think Nintendo is gonna do it with the Switch and I think they're gonna want to just force people to buy the Switch 2 which likely wouldn't be that much more expensive than the 300$ Switch. |
Agreed, the DS was at the right place, right time, and right price.
The Switch is at the right place, right time, but not the right price (especially in the economic turbulence the US is having). And yes there are many households that have multiple Switch consoles in their home, its mostly acting as a digital babysitter so all the kids can be quiet and having fun, etc. Hopefully the market can grow to attract more girl gamers with the release of Princess Peach, though it probably wont increase by much.
I think once the successor arrive the Switch will receive price cuts. How much, idk. But I assume it'll be around $149, $249, $299 for Lite, V2, OLED respectively. (I'd like $99, $199, $249, but that is way too optimistic). And yes the successor is rumored to be about $100 more than the Switch rn.
Lifetime Sales Predictions
Switch: 160 million (was 120 million, then 140 million, then 150 million)
PS5: 130 million (was 124 million)
Xbox Series X/S: 54 million (was 60 million, then 57 million)
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