Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@Knuckles-Fajita
My point was that recommended specs are pretty meaningless at the best of times. Those specific specs are even more meaningless. I'm not sure you can even buy a ram stick with less than 4gb or a graphics card with less than 1gb. 3.4Ghz? Pretty much every cpu on the market right now is between 3 & 4Ghz with higher spec parts adding more cores. Those recommended specs are pretty much just them listing the specs of the cheapest laptop on the shelf of their local retailer.

@Knuckles-Fajita @Grumblevolcano It's never a good idea to put all your eggs into one basket when trying to reach a 20 million sales mark. I am expecting lower than expected numbers which will lead to another steep drop in share prices.

@FragRed

Possible we will see. The next direct will tell us a lot.

@Qwertyninty I dont think there will be a direct soon but I hope that Nintendo will surprise us with unexpected games (maybe for their online service).

I am very curious about the numbers tomorrow, not only the hardware sales but also software sales worldwide.

Pokemon AND Smash will boost the hardware sales but I really think that the HW numbers are quite good for now (Q1).

I'm leaning towards September or this week. September because 2015 is the only year without a September Direct or this week to try and hide any negative Q1 results.

@Grumblevolcano I'm not sure a Direct would help cover up any poor Q1 results unless there was some major announcements which I highly doubt would happen.

@FragRed To the investors, sure but that's not who I'm thinking about regarding hiding negative Q1 results. Too much negative news about a console is bad for the console's perception from a consumer perspective, Wii U and XB1 are 2 perfect examples of this.

So instead of just seeing Switch not doing well enough and causing Nintendo's stock to fall, the focus turns to stuff like "Will [insert character] be announced for Smash Ultimate?".

Capcom is pleased with Switch sales for Mega Man Legacy Collection and Street Fighters 30th Anniversary Collection,
https://nintendoeverything.com/capcom-pleased-with-the-sales-...

@FragRed
I also think the numbers will be lower than forecasted for the moment.

BUT seriously, Pokemon is gonna sell stupid amounts of software/hardware this holiday season. I think it's gonna be another case where the online world of "enthusiasts" like us are way more jaded on the product than the general public. Just think of how many parents are gonna buy that game (and a Switch if they don't already have one) for their kids this fall/holiday. And all it takes for a portable system like the Switch is for a few kids to bring it to school and show it off to their friends, and the Pokemon fever spreads anew.

@Tsurii im very happy to see that they are bringing this to the west. i expected an announcement, but not this soon!

My weekend in Switch playtime:

• Completed the main story in Captain Toad (with all gems).
• Finished my Normal/Veteran run in Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon.
• Played a suprising amount of Dawn of the Breakers (that F2P lite action-RPG that hit the eShop this week).
• Solved two puzzles in Picross S (I thought I had finished this months ago, but it turns out I have nearly 2 pages of puzzles yet to be solved, lol).

@Grumblevolcano Let's face it. Announcing Zelda: Exodus of the Wind and Super Mario: Universe at the Q1 wouldn't really move the numbers, only an announcement for Brain Age: GO! for iOS and Android would actually excite investors.

I want those games!!

@toiletduck INvestors dont.

The paid online service is where the 2 worlds meet. Consumers want to know the other benefits and whether Smash online is going to be as bad as Brawl meanwhile investors want to know other things regarding the service.

@Snadertjuh

Oh there are going to be games released before years end we don’t know about yet.

@Qwertyninty Labo 3...

@Octane Dr Mario Labo

Looks like Dark Souls Remastered has resurfaced, there's a GameXplain video posted 17 hours ago showing off Blighttown and Quelaag in handheld mode.

I predict they will reach their sales target. While I don't think their offerings of games have been that good this year, it is the combined catalogue that sells games. And they have an impressive list of evergreens already out.

Edit: before people gloom and doom over the 2-3 millions they have sold, remember this is the quite period in gaming. Holiday is always where they sells the most hardware.