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Haruki_NLI

@Octane They were curious. They're moving over from strictly handhelds to Switch and are aware of the....reputation, of third parties shall we say. They wanted to know what it is they are getting into.

Of course it was just funny to note for all the games they have released, each has some sort of catch

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Haruki_NLI

@IceClimbers Its not an April release!

Also those PS4 sales. Bit odd they say PS4 had the highest unit sales of any April system since the Wii, but then state the highest selling hardware unit in terms of units shipped is the Switch.

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Haruki_NLI

@link3710 Sony's PlayStation 4 was the best-selling console hardware platform in April, and remains the best-selling console hardware platform year to date. PlayStation 4 generated the highest April unit sales for a Console since Nintendo Wii in April 2009.

while the Switch 32GB with Neon Red/Blue Joy Con was the leading hardware item in unit sales.

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Grumblevolcano

I guess Tropical Freeze was counted because the beginning of that week was still April (April 30th was a Monday) so the first 6 days of May were also counted as April.

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Haruki_NLI

Unless what they mean is the PlayStation 4 FAMILY generated a combined new record for unit sales for a console, but the top selling console if we ranked them all as individual things is the Switch, above the PS4 and PS4 Pro as individual things.

So the PS4 combined was the best seller and new April record holder, but individually its the Switch? They dont really make that clear because something they talk about the Pro (I.e. best dollar sales for hardware this month was the Pro) but other times they just say "PS4".

Thing is they never state if its the "PlayStation 4" or "PlayStation 4 family of systems". Just...PlayStation 4, which draws issue when they later mention the PS4 Pro. So it seems as though throughout the report they are talking about the individual stock keeping units.

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Spoony_Tech

And so it begins

John 8:7 He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone.

MERG said:

If I was only ever able to have Monster Hunter and EO games in the future, I would be a happy man.

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Haruki_NLI

@Spoony_Tech Well yeah.

Your house already owns a Switch. Your other child wants one. But you dont need an additional dock. Boom.

Its as they mentioned in their investors Q&A, Switch is not yet at the point where its buyable for multiple people per household, but they want to push it that way.

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Spoony_Tech

Let's get to the real reason, Pokemon is coming out this year and what a better time to cut down on the cost!

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MERG said:

If I was only ever able to have Monster Hunter and EO games in the future, I would be a happy man.

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Haruki_NLI

@Spoony_Tech Let's get to the real reason.

Pokemon is coming out this year. Both of your kids are gonna want one. Both will want their own copies and their own system. But you dont need two docks. That's extra fluff.

Basically we both came to the same conclusion. They want it one per person, but multiple people per home wont need their own docks etc. That's just cost that isn't needed and with the typical "My kids all want a copy" game coming up, make it as easy as possible.

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Spoony_Tech

@YummyHappyPills Well the only way it's happening is if I find out where @JaxonH lives and steal all his precious metals lol. Even if they cut the cost to $200 plus 2 games I'm looking at no less then $300 anyways. My son and I would also like to hunt together on the upcoming monster hunter so theres another good reason.

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Haruki_NLI

@Spoony_Tech It's not a "It's really a handheld" move, nor is it specifically a price cut, as its just not including dock price.

Its literally a "Second Set".

Hell that's what it's called. The Second Set Bundle. The intent is literally to get your kids in on it without as high a price and removing what you dont need.

And sure its still around $300 including game, but imagine if this SKU didn't exist and you ended up paying for a dock you didn't need, just to get your other kid a system?

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Toy_Link

Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 is at #13 with collection number one no where to be seen. I wonder why more people are downloading the second game than the first. /S

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UnknownReader

@Spoony_Tech Don't know how the do the math. But if people are like me who likes to check the price difference before double dipping or getting a 2 or 3 device of the same kind.... will see that paying for the full set is more worth it.

They are selling the dock and charger for 8,980円 (The Joy-Con Grip not included in the dock set) (Switch set is @ 29,980円) without the Dock, AC adapter, and an HDMI cable & Grip is @ 24,980円 so is only about (roughly $50 less without the dock)

To correct the price without the dock should be @ around 21,000円.

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JaxonH

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Because the physical version included a download code for the second collection. So it's getting digital sales plus physical sales combined in the ranking.

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Toy_Link

@JaxonH I was being sarcastic...

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Therad

UnknownReader wrote:

@Spoony_Tech Don't know how the do the math. But if people are like me who likes to check the price difference before double dipping or getting a 2 or 3 device of the same kind.... will see that paying for the full set is more worth it.

They are selling the dock and charger for 8,980円 (The Joy-Con Grip not included in the dock set) (Switch set is @ 29,980円) without the Dock, AC adapter, and an HDMI cable & Grip is @ 24,980円 so is only about (roughly $50 less without the dock)

To correct the price without the dock should be @ around 21,000円.

That is because the standalone dock is horrendously overpriced.

Basically, the handheld only version is only worth it if you only use switch as an handheld and have a spare charger.

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Ralizah

@IceClimbers Goodness, that box art is absolutely stunning. I can't wait to play it!

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