I can see this because the actual device looks appealing, and not like some Fisher Price toy ala the WiiU gamepad.
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WSJ: Nintendo now to manufacture 16 million Switch consoles next FY, up from 8m
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GasProblem
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Cool, I want Nintendo to do well. With Zelda, 3D Mario, Mario Kart, Splatoon and maybe Xenoblade 2 all coming in 2017, I really wonder what they'll release in 2018, besides Fire Emblem. Maybe a new Monster Hunter? E3 is going to be pretty exciting.
I want this E3 to give me the feeling that both Wii U and 3DS teams are working together on games for the Switch. I don't have that feeling just yet.
I want this E3 to give me the feeling that both Wii U and 3DS teams are working together on games for the Switch. I don't have that feeling just yet.
TheGreatMightyPoo
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hope that doesnt prelude a whole bunch of unshipped stock. 3DS is at 20 million LTD for Japan alone. If they think they can sell 1/3rd of 3DS in one year,on track with PS4's shipped stock in its top year..they are either very confident or very stupid. So far have not seen any software upcoming to push a boost like that, core Nintendo franchises and Monster Hunter be damned
Sword Of Doom
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Imagine if they bring their handheld games. That's what I want. That would be pretty great
If the rumours are true, can we just stop and dream of what could be for a sec?
By Christmas Switch could have: (possibly maybe perhaps)
Zelda BOTW - widely agreed to be one of the best games ever made
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Arms
Splatoon 2
Super Mario Odyssey
Pokemon (one of the biggest system sellers on any console)
Smash Bros port
Xenoblade 2
Pikmin 4
Plus all the other random stuff like Skyrim, Fifa (please be a proper Fifa, that would make bank) etc.
That would be an absolutely batshit insane first year.
By Christmas Switch could have: (possibly maybe perhaps)
Zelda BOTW - widely agreed to be one of the best games ever made
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Arms
Splatoon 2
Super Mario Odyssey
Pokemon (one of the biggest system sellers on any console)
Smash Bros port
Xenoblade 2
Pikmin 4
Plus all the other random stuff like Skyrim, Fifa (please be a proper Fifa, that would make bank) etc.
That would be an absolutely batshit insane first year.
Username1198
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399$ bundle with Zelda and pro control I'd buy immediately
Pikmin 4.
Well, BotW, MK8D and Splatoon 2 had their predecessors on the Wii U, and Xenoblade 2 is a sequel to the franchise that had games on Wii and Wii U. Currently, only Mario Odyssey would be the game that would feel like a successor to Gamecube games. But I get what you are saying, more in terms of catering more to the "hardcore gamer" from the get go, like the Gamecube did.
Art Vandilay
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Don't forget about VC. Really hoping to hear more on this.
dead souls
Member
Eh, I see Nintendo sitting on a bunch of unsold stock with that much production as long as this thing is still priced at $300.
Oh holy balls I forgot that one, edited.
PhantomVash808
Member
Switch will definitely outsell the Wii U but I think Nintendo is getting ahead of themselves upping it to 16mil in a year. 8 million was definitely doable. This could come back to bite them in the ass.
Hahaha
I told you guys thatSuperdata IDC prediction of 8 million shipped by end of Q1 of 2018 was low.
I was right that it was possible for them to ship as many as the 3DS did in its first year which was 15 million but this would exceed that by a million (against 17 million for 3DS) by end of next FY.
I told you guys that
I was right that it was possible for them to ship as many as the 3DS did in its first year which was 15 million but this would exceed that by a million (against 17 million for 3DS) by end of next FY.
MarcoZombieCannon
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OrbitalBeard
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There must be a couple big holiday announcements coming at E3.
Damn, it feels good to be excited about Nintendo again.
Damn, it feels good to be excited about Nintendo again.
I imagine that many third parties are pretty much in a holding pattern with the Switch. If it continues to sell very well we'll probably start to see more game announcements. If the sales slow down most will probably stay away.
I'm sure many third party games could be ported to Switch. For most games it would probably be more work porting a game to Switch than it would between the Xbox One/PS4/PC so I can't blame most publishers for taking a wait and see approach.
I'm just curious if the bolded have any real console selling power.
Hard to tell if games like Kart, Pokemon and Smash, despite being juggernauts, are going to get people to cough up $300 to play it on a new system. On one hand, they're old games with a few extras thrown in. On the other hand, nobody bought the Wii U, so it'll be a good chance for many to experience Kart and Smash for the first time.
I have no faith in Arms, Xenoblade 2 will always be niche as fuck, and Pikmin 4 I doubt will be out this year, but we'll see.
Splatoon 2 and Mario will move hardware, no doubt.
flipswitch
Member
So what's Nintendo doing right this time that it didn't do with the Wii U?
well its a new console...i dont know if anyone knows how it will settle. But the form factor and design is definitely the Wii U if it was done right
OrbitalBeard
Member
Making a desirable console? The Wii U was a seventh gen console released 5 years late with no 1st party games and a too-high price tag.
Expectations for Switch to beat the Wii U as a baseline is unrealistic. The Switch has to be beating the combined sales of the Wii U and 3DS to be considered successful.
Flying Toaster
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Mario maker with better sharing would be amazeballs.
2D Mario without a d-pad, though ;(
And yes, I know you can buy a pro controller if sacrificing portability is not an issue for you.
MK, Pokemon, and Smash would move systems. As you said a lot of people didn't pick up a Wii U and Pokemon would have the hype from being the first version of the game playable on console.
Arms is being developed by the Mario Kart team, so I expect it to get pushed.
Games like Xenoblade and Pikmin aren't system sellers on their own, but make for a good package surrounded by those other titles.
I have never seen a launch as bad as the switch. All I got is Zelda to play. The e shop is a joke. I think they got like 12 games on there and most if not all of them are indie games. At least Sony and Microsoft had third part games. So after Zelda I guess I wait a month till Mario kart. Heck I already played this game with all its dlc. Than what comes next arms. That game doesn't look to fun to me. I don't think Nintendo will sell more than maybe 7 million by next March. Sony and Xbox have a lot more games coming out. They will hands down sell more systems this Holliday season. I think the new Xbox will sell more this Holliday than Nintendo . All new systems have stortages when they are first released. Let's see how much Nintendo can sell a few months from know.
- Pokémon, if the rumors are true, is gonna sell no matter what. And it being (supposedly) being the first mainline game on a home console could be a big selling point.
- As you said, not many people bought the Wii U, so the likes of MK8 & (supposedly) Smash 4 will be new experiences for many. That plus the additional content will help convince those with the original games to double-dip.
- Xenoblade 2's probably gonna be a cult hit like the first game, assuming it's just as good as the first.
- Concerning ARMS, there were quite a few people who didn't think that Splatoon could move units like it did for the Wii U of all systems. Though like Splatoon, ARMS is likely to get a huge marketing push (especially since it's being made by the Mario Kart team).
This thing is gonna do at least as well as the 3DS in terms of unit sales. I've been saying that for forever. The question is how much better.
Exactly.
They launched with a really good Zelda game.
Again NeoGAF post made me doubt if my Poe's Law detection circuit is functional
AdventureRacing
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16 million isn't 1/3 of the 3DS and I'm not sure why the Japanese ltd is relevant.
Mario Kart and Pokemon are proven system sellers. Mario Kart even boosted sales of the Wii U in the US just like Splatoon boosted sales in Japan. I'm assuming you never paid attention to handhelds which is why you could say something as laughable as Pokemon might not be a system seller.
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