in your personal opinion, do you think the 3DS has a solid-to-decent Q4 2018 in it??
I don't think you can compare Wii + DS numbers, both were products of a very different time in gaming. Gen 7 had like what, 80mil (PS3)l + 80mil (360) + 100mil (Wii) + 150mil (DS) + 80mil (PSP) consoles sold? A total of 490 million units? Whereas we'll be at roughly 70mil (PS4) + 70mil (3DS) + 35mil (XBO) + 13mil (Wii U) + 13mil (Vita) + 10 mil (Switch) = 211 million by the end of the year, less than half in 2/3 of the time. Concern trolling for Nintendo over their loss of the handheld market is like concern trolling over Sony's as well, as I really doubt the PS4 + Vita will surpass PS3 + PSP or even the PS2 alone. Should Sony just give up because of that? No, the market is very different. Handhelds sold 230 million last gen compared to 73 million this gen.
Expecting combined hardware sales to be on par with the PS2, Wii, or eras where portables mattered is unrealistic, and even lifetime sales of 85 million for Switch would be amazing for Nintendo as it'd be their second best selling home console ever and would cement them in a stable second place in the market when a year ago people were questioning whether or not they were relevant enough to continue being a hardware munfacturer and were calling for them to go third party.
This is amazing
This is probably the reason why Bethesda and other western third parties are taking a second look at it and are announcing titles without any tests.
If the switch is breaking the sw record that goes back two decades that means that even if Nintendo are getting the lion's share the sales, then that means that there is enough for others. Especially in genres that the nintendo doesn't cover.
Cant wait when the Switch reach 100 Million, to read a lot of "Not surprised" and "Expected" here. Never change GAF... lol
Ban me if the switch sells 100m, might not be using this site by then anyway... I dont think it will sell half that
BookmarkedBan me if the switch sells 100m, might not be using this site by then anyway... I dont think it will sell half that
Ban me if the switch sells 100m, might not be using this site by then anyway... I don't think it will sell half that
FYI, EA is required to release on all major platforms if I recall as part of their agreement with FIFA. It isn't a "get", it's an obligation.
Ok. 😂😂😂Ban me if the switch sells 100m, might not be using this site by then anyway... I dont think it will sell half that
Hype is going to die off you heard it here first Good luck to them though...
Ban me if the switch sells 100m
Also Pokemon, Animal Crossing, Mario, Zelda, Splatoon... LolHype is going to die off you heard it here first Good luck to them though...
SNES like levels again. Eh. Hope we get memorable RPGs during that era. Need more Atlus, NISA, and Falcom games. Ive given up on SE bringing back quality RPGs to Switch other than FF and DQ
Also Pokemon, Animal Crossing, Mario, Zelda, Splatoon... Lol
Metroid Prime don't forget
Also Pokemon, Animal Crossing, Mario, Zelda, Splatoon... Lol
Yeah, the fact the Switch is selling as good (or maybe better) than the 3DS before than the price drop of the latter and without Pokémon and Animal Crossing is telling us than, at least, it willl sell very well. It will be difficult, but I can see to the Switch hit the 80-100 millions in 4-5 years.
Also without Mario, Pokémon, Smash, Animal Crossing, any significant 1st party support (the new Bethesda stuff aside), etc. Congrats to Nintendo, I'd never thought that it'd be doing as well as it is.And without GTA5.
I can only imagine the faces of some third partys CEOs (That not jumped on board) reading the NPD report every month.
Metroid games aren't typically big sellers. Hardcore fan base, but a relatively small one. Not close to Pokemon, Zelda, Mario, or animal crossing levels. It's more akin to Pikmin
This wouldn't be so annoying if people who made these kinds of claims were capable of introspection when they turn out to be wrong but I've never, ever seen that happen.Hype is going to die off you heard it here first Good luck to them though...
Thats why Switch is doing well. We were so starving for something good on Nintendo platforms.You really don't know real starvation unless you were a Wii U owner.
This. I think that Metroid Prime 4 is going to be a hit. Not a MK or Smash level, but something like Splatoon, especially in Europe and America market.I wouldn't use historical data to predict if it will sell well. In this age of Internet, the casuals / people not generally following Nintendo can easily notice the buzz generated by the announcement of Metroid Prime 4. I definitely think that many people are intrigued to find out more, hardcore fans or not.
Just not a lot of good ones its still pretty thin from my point of view with Rabbids and Zelda being the two standouts. Everything else Ive thought about or bought has been pretty mehSwitch has no games.
Just not a lot of good ones its still pretty thin from my point of view with Rabbids and Zelda being the two standouts. Everything else Ive thought about or bought has been pretty meh
No love for ARMS and Splatoon 2?
I feel like people who make posts like this are the same ones that were caught with their pants down after saying that the system would completely bomb and are still upset about being wrong. I mean, I wouldn't really blame anyone for being pessimistic after the conference, but we're far beyond this now.Hype is going to die off you heard it here first Good luck to them though...
1995 is when tracking began, and SW stands for Software.
Calendar year.
NPD was tracking video games in the 80s. There are news reports that mention NPD sales data back in 1988 (NES data).
Video games were tracked as toys before '95 I believe (TRST?). How can we get ahold of those original toy sales reports?
Metroid games aren't typically big sellers. Hardcore fan base, but a relatively small one. Not close to Pokemon, Zelda, Mario, or animal crossing levels. It's more akin to Pikmin
Ban me if the switch sells 100m, might not be using this site by then anyway... I dont think it will sell half that
I feel like people who make posts like this are the same ones that were caught with their pants down after saying that the system would completely bomb and are still upset about being wrong. I mean, I wouldn't really blame anyone for being pessimistic after the conference, but we're far beyond this now.
Like, they don't even give any actual reasons 99% of the time. Like that one guy who keeps doubling down even after getting called out for their wildly incorrect prediction after the Switch conference. Even got mad when the latest NPD thread didn't mention North America in the title because the Switch was the best-selling system last month.
Just a hunch man, the Switch looks good but unless youre a Nintendo enthusiast I still dont see that much reason to own one. Maybe I underestimate the size of Nintendos fan base? But Im fully confident that the Switch will not sell 100m, even the PS4 probably wont hit that nevermind the Switch. Im not sure any console will ever do those numbers again tbh.
Just a hunch man, the Switch looks good but unless youre a Nintendo enthusiast I still dont see that much reason to own one. Maybe I underestimate the size of Nintendos fan base? But Im fully confident that the Switch will not sell 100m, even the PS4 probably wont hit that nevermind the Switch. Im not sure any console will ever do those numbers again tbh.
Sorry, but now i can't take you seriously anymore after reading that. Nintendo Switch hitting 100m is a possibility if, and only if Nintendo doesn't butcher its support half way through its lifetime like with the Wii (which tbh, could have done a lot higher).