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Topic: Place your bets ladies and gentleman: Is the Nintendo Switch going to be a succes?

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rallydefault

Octane wrote:

rallydefault wrote:

CanisWolfred wrote:

No. I'm just here for the free popcorn and drinks - the latter of which happens to be the tears of Nintendo's fans.

Dang, man. That sounds psychologically and biologically messed up. You might wanna see a doctor lol

As long as he doesn't eat too much popcorn, I think he'll be fine biologically.

Yea, too much popcorn can mess up your lungs or something (microwave variety). Also, you can't live on tears - they're too salty. I think poor @CanisWolfred would be in rough condition.

rallydefault

CanisWolfred

Hey guys, I've been watching my salt-intake very well. I've only looked at 2 rumor articles today, and I watered down my glass of tears with good old fashioned nostalgia-juice.

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Therad

I think it will do well. One thing I have noticed is that PC gamers seems to be alot more positive than console owners.

Therad

mav-i-am

For me it depends, they need to retire off the 3DS for the switch to do really well.

But in the region of 10million in 2017 would be good.

Switch games list,

Legend of Zelda BotW, Human resource machine, NBA Playgrounds, Street Fighter 2, Super Bomberman R, Snipperclips, Overcooked, World of Goo.

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skywake

Therad wrote:

I think it will do well. One thing I have noticed is that PC gamers seems to be alot more positive than console owners.

Because the Switch is a platform that offers something entirely opposite to what PC gaming is. It's the same way that nobody really had a thing against portable systems. Its different enough that it's easy to justify getting one. It's also different enough that it's never going to replace the PC.

But compared to the PS4/XBOne the Switch is trying to cover a lot of the same ground. It is a portable but it's also a home console and (eventually) a video streaming box. It's going to be hard for some people to get two devices that largely do the same thing. So people are going to try and convince themselves that they made the right platform choice. The more vocal they are? They more they're trying to convince themselves.

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MrMeowPuss

Many of you have probably seen the news that Nintendo's sales projections for the end of 2020 is 40 million units, I would say they must have some ground breaking games planned.

I think the Switch can be a huge success. The Wii U's weakest area was third party support which the Switch doesn't seem to suffer from.

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skywake

@MrMeow13
Not only is that not Nintendo's sales projection it's also not really that huge. It's good for sure but it's not massive for what would effectively be four years on the market. If you go through previous consoles at that same point in time:

>80mill: Wii, DS
40-50mill: 3DS, PS4, PS3, PSP
30-40mill: 360
20-30mill: XBOne
<20mill: Vita, Wii U

"~40mill in ~4 years" is basically like saying "we don't think it'll do worse than the XBOne"

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"Don't stir the pot" is a nice way of saying "they're too dumb to reason with"

spizzamarozzi

Yes I think it will be a success.
The reason I think it's going to succeed is because of how the audience and the press reacted to the first unveil and the official presentation. People are very excited and positive, so much so that they are forgiving some of the big issue the system seem to show already. I can see many issues with the Switch but most of the people seem not to care, so it's fine. Even people who come from Sony and Microsoft consoles are genuinely excited. And you can say that it's the games that shift units but ultimately it's all about people's perception.

People say the WiiU didn't sell because it was first presented in a confusing way. I don't agree. The console's been out for 4 years now, has one of the strongest libraries of exclusives available and it's still considered for some reason nobody seems to be able to explain [please don't explain]. You would think that with 4 years on the market and the wealth of high quality material that single initial perception would have changed, but it never did.

The Switch sounds even more confusing. A console, an handheld, does it have the best or the worst of both worlds?! Specs are shrouded in mystery and so is the release schedule of the games to come. Nobody knows what Nintendo wants to do with the online service, with their digital content, with the account system and with our previous purchases. Third party support seems problematic already and the companies who are showing support at the moment are more or less the same four or five usual suspects who showed support for the WiiU only to drop it 4 months after launch - a scary sign. People are excited for Bomberman, which is baffling considering Bomberman stopped being relevant before many people were born. The console also has 1-2-Switch, a videogame that simulates stuff you can perfectly do without a videogame - heck, even without electricity. In other contexts, 1-2-Switch would be considered a scarecrow for buyers. But people don't care. The press and the fans are mostly positive about it, and first impressions are 95% of the game, so the Switch is going to sell well.

Most of all I just don't like it, which usually means people are going to love it.

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skywake

spizzamarozzi wrote:

The Switch sounds even more confusing [than Wii U]. A console, an handheld, does it have the best or the worst of both worlds?! Specs are shrouded in mystery and so is the release schedule of the games to come.

To put it simply, the Wii U sold the concept of a home console with a portable screen. The Switch is the same thing but without all of the restrictions. On the Wii U you could play games off the TV but only at 480p with a compressed signal in the same room. Also it only worked with some games because other games used both screens at once.

On the Switch? It's a portable console you can plug into the TV. You don't need an extra controller because the sides detach. That's it. That's what the Switch is. Much simpler to explain than the Wii U.

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gcunit

About as successful as the spelling in the thread title.

Seriously - 3 pages of this?

Has anyone here successfully defined the meaning of success?

You guys had me at blood and semen.

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rallydefault

gcunit wrote:

About as successful as the spelling in the thread title.

Seriously - 3 pages of this?

Has anyone here successfully defined the meaning of success?

Of course not. But since we're on an internet video game forum, I think it goes without saying that "success" is pretty much limited to "sell lots units - make lots of money."

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mav-i-am

MrMeow13 wrote:

I think the Switch can be a huge success. The Wii U's weakest area was third party support which the Switch doesn't seem to suffer from.

no it wasn't, not to start anyway.

Switch games list,

Legend of Zelda BotW, Human resource machine, NBA Playgrounds, Street Fighter 2, Super Bomberman R, Snipperclips, Overcooked, World of Goo.

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skywake

gcunit wrote:

Has anyone here successfully defined the meaning of success?

I'm not sure about success but from the context of the original post I just assumed "succes" was something about how many millions of units it's going to move. I'm not one to complain about someone inventing new words.

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Some playlists: Top All Time Songs, Top Last Year
"Don't stir the pot" is a nice way of saying "they're too dumb to reason with"

DJaa

Marketing has been pretty on point so far

gcunit wrote:

About as successful as the spelling in the thread title.

Seriously - 3 pages of this?

Has anyone here successfully defined the meaning of success?

Classy

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DJaa

DJaa

Ok so i'm going with a definite bet. The switch is going to be a succes(s) (go .. yourself gcunit)

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crimsoncavalier

As of today, 28 January 2017 at 11:27pm EST, no, the Switch is going to be a massive failure. Of course, there is time to correct everything wrong with it so far, so I can't say for certain that it WILL fail. I can only say that, as of what has been announced right now, I would be surprised if it sells more than 7 million by year's end. Hell, let's say I'll be surprised if it sells 7 million exactly.

I was more excited about the Wii U than I am about the Switch, and I know that's just one guy's opinion, but I'm genuinely concerned about this thing.

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Moviefan2k4

I think it will do well, particularly with those who enjoy portable more than console. I just wish they'd do proper sequels on the Switch, to some of my favorite games. For example, I'd love another 2D side-scroller in the "Metroid" or "Mega Man" franchises, that didn't require a download-only system. I'm very excited for "Super Mario Odyssey" and "Ultra Street Fighter II", but I'm still undecided about the new "Zelda". I also saw they're finally doing a "Double Dragon IV" on the PS4; Nintendo needs to help bring that series back home. Also, I really want a port of "Super Mario Maker" (never owned a Wii-U). It looks like so much fun...

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