Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

Man vs cardboard. I think we all know who will win this fight.

Not a chance in heck will labo outsell GoW. After the initial first buyers though of Labo I think it sales will plummet like a rock for its additional packs since the Internet and everyone will just post the blueprints for free.

Getting the excuses in early I see NDF.

“Labo only sold badly because it didn’t come with all DLC”

“Labo only sold badly because it wasn’t advertised”

“Labo only sold badly because the world wasn’t ready for it”

“Labo only sold badly because no shops stocked it”

“Labo only sold badly because Sony paid the government to suppress it”

“Labo only sold badly because it’s not actually been released yet”

As a PSA to anyone who wants a sure investment though: a mint in box copy of one of those robot kits 10 years from now will be worth a small fortune.

They clearly aren’t making as many, it’s not the focus of their marketing, it’s cooler and much more complex than the base pack (which will probably be a big success but will certainly find a large die hard cult audience who will eventually fetishise the expensive early one that passed them by), it’s more expensive at launch, they obviously get damaged when made and used etc.

It’s a perfect storm for something to dramatically appreciate in value. I’m not a speculator myself but if you are and you have the money to spend now and the space to store it then I’d say it’s the toy to hoard.

If you buy one Labo kit, do you get the same software as with any other Labo kit then, or is the Toy-con 1 software different to the Robot software?

Anyway, let's look at combined Labo sales in 3 years time. If Labo does well, it'll be beating GoW in the weekly charts in 3 years time.

@gcunit
I think Toy Con 1 & 2 softwares are Two different games.
If they share Same softwares, how do i play Robot with Variety kits or play Piano with Robot carboards ?

Saw my first Labo advert on tv this morning. It's definitely pointing at children and family play/support, but it's very well done and clear.

Wow... !
So Huge box for Nintendo LABO !

There’s a dark underlying meaning in here somewhere

Look closer - there is no box. Only Labo.

Labo is the box and the box is Labo...

Completely forgot Labo was a thing today. It's release was so muted. I'm sure it'll hit whatever targets they have, but just going by the general lack of any palpable excitement for it today, I'm guessing it'll only be popular among some kids and the super fans.

@StuTwo
I saw the LABO Box from Youtube video above.
Compared with Nintendo Switch console, gosh.... the box size was so Huge.

People need to remember as good as God of War is said to be, its also 18 plus and that limits its market.

Plus its strictly a product for gamers. Sure some none gamers will get it bht its very much a gamers game.

Labo however is...for anyone. If it picks up in an educational sense which is the angle they are clearly going for, then it'll soar past God of War.

But you also need to remember God of War is just one title for a platform. Labo IS the platform.

Speaking of Labo ads, I just saw one at 13:30 on ITV2 in the UK.

I can't wait to see all the awesome stuff people create with this stuff.

@subpopz because people have an irrational need to compare two things just because they release on the same day. Makes no sense.

@MisterPi The reason it’s being compared is because a major Sony Game is launching the same day as a major Nintendo product.

@YummyHappyPills I don't really think a game's age restriction has any effect on it's market. Just look at COD and GTA. Many parents are all too happy to knowingly buy their children adult rated games to keep them quiet.

As for Labo itself, I think the excitement for that has worn off. I am sure it will still sell but I am not expecting the huge figures Nintendo are hoping. Certainly not in the UK. Japan is the market it will do best in.

I think the God of War excitement will wear off by E3.

@TheTetrisGuy going after two completely different markets of people. Launching on the same day is irrelevant when they have comply different goals anyway. It's just people trying to arbitrarily say one is better over the other. Why? No clue

Nintendo always tries to diversity their market. And usually it entails very little actual growth outside of core gamers.

Switch is selling to core gamers. That's who it appeals to.

The sooner they embrace that the better. GameCube scared them off from a core gamer approach, and they've been diversifying ever since. But they DO have a place in the industry as a platform for serious gamers. And Switch has finally broken through.

I don't mind if they wanna at least try pulling some other people in with products like LABO, even if I personally feel like they're wasting their time. But who knows, maybe it'll work (I mean, of course it'll work, the question is to what extent). But even if it does... then what? Even if 5 million people bought the system for LABO over the coming years, then you've got 5 million people who own the system who will have very little interest in all the actual core games releasing. Maybe Nintendo's mass appeal games like Mario Kart but, even then, I know how casuals operate. They buy a game or two a year. Not exactly the kind of customers you want to fill your install base with. Idk, it doesn't matter.

I will now provide the community service of personally counting down the days to Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze.

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