Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

I've considered replaying BOTW but then I remembered my first playthrough of it was getting close to 200 hours, so uh, no way I have time for even half of that.

@kkslider5552000 Yeah this what's putting me off replaying BotW at this point. I don't really want to be burnt out on Zelda before even starting Tears of the Kingdom.

Well, the battery of my Switch (V1) hit the end of the road unfortunately. The writing was kind of on the wall since I kept getting less and less playtime out of it in handheld mode and now the console goes into standby due to low battery charge even though it shows roughly 75 % remaining (used to happen at roughly 25 % and got progressively worse since). I've considered buying a new battery from Amazon but I went and got a Switch OLED instead. I haven't had much time to play with it yet but from what I have seen I am pretty impressed. The bigger display is nice, the audio quality is way better and the screen quality is much better than I expected. Like, I was using the island transfer app for Animal Crossing and looking at the exact same image on my 2 Switches right next to each other the colours of the V1 screen looked washed out compared to the Switch OLED screen. I'm really looking forward to (re)experience games on the Switch OLED.
I might still change the V1 battery if I ever decide to mod it though.

@Nahr_Alma Its happened to me also. One point I had 2500 points, earned some from weekly missions and I had around 1900.

@MajinSoul
Ya, once you see the OLED side by side, there's no going back. You can't miss what you don't know. When Switch LCD released it was fine because, well, we hadn't seen an OLED Switch before.

But now? I just can't do it. I can't go back.

i heard some rumors that Nintendo Switch has managed to surpass PS4 total lifetime sales(117.03 milions consoles sold, acording to this rumor, Switch has now sold 117.22 milions consoles, surpassing PS4 total lifetime sales)i might need futher confirmation to confirm this rumor.

@JaxonH Oh definitely. I kept hearing a lot of praise about the OLED version but it's just something that you have to see for yourself to truly grasp. I've now played roughly 2 hours in handheld with it and am very happy with the upgrade.

Switch will definitely be past PS4 and GameBoy by January 1st, which puts the final hurdles behind it in the final stretch to the DS/PS2.

How far will it go? Even assuming Switch 2 released next May, Switch will still hit 126m sold by March 31st, and even with a new system out would still likely sell another 10 million in FY7, and 5m in FY8. Which means 142m is the bare minimum total.

If, however, Switch 2 doesn't release until 2024, I think it's got it in the bag.

The Switch will become the best selling home console of all-time. It's not a question of "if", but "when". Although I'm not sure it the Switch will pass the PS2's software sales of 1.5B ? The Switch will soon be Nintendo's first platform to sell 1B+ pieces of software.

@Magician Honestly surprised Switch hasn't already surpassed PS2 on software sales for several reasons:
1. PS2 had a reputation for being adopted by casuals (much like the Wii), who tend to buy fewer games.
2. There are more adult gamers these days, who have more disposable income to spend on games.
3. Games are cheaper now, accounting for inflation.
4. Cheap download titles are available and abundant.

Then again, as a portable system you probably have fewer people sharing Switches than did PS2s, and you will have many more people with multiple Switches than had multiple PS2s. So this will affect attach rate also.

Also I guess many people used PS2 as their "primary" console, whereas many people might be buying Switch for exclusives / a few portable games and doing most of their gaming elsewhere...

Do we know what is included / excluded in software sales?

@JaxonH didnt Sony plan to suport PS4 until 2025? how can Nintendo Switch surpass it total lifetime sales if the console is gonna stay in the market until 2025?should we consider 2025 the year Nintendo Switch finaly surpass PS4 total lifetime sales not this year? 117.02 milions hardware sold is not the final lifetime sales for PS4(PS4 will problaby will sell around 125/130 milions hardware sold) so don't celebrate yet Nintendo Switch surpassing PS4 total lifetime sales(celebrate it in 2025, PS4 final year in the market).
https://gamerant.com/ps4-new-game-releases-expected-end-2025/

@Giancarlothomaz
???

PS4 sales are dead in the water. Doesn't matter how long they support it. They're selling like, a million units per year. It's trivial.

Switch is selling at least 10x as many consoles as PS4, maybe even 20x at this point. So PS4 sales will continue to trickle in, but once Switch passes PS4 the gap will only continue to widen. Idk where PS4 will end up, but I do know Switch surpassing it is imminent, and once it does, it'll continue to blow past and leave it in the dust. Doesn't matter how long PS4 stays on the market when it's doing such small numbers now.

@JaxonH PS4 sales are dead on japan or worldwide? if PS4 is dead wordwide, why Sony is still releasing games for the console?

@Giancarlothomaz They're still releasing games for it because like with most platforms, there are a lot of people there. 116 million to be exact.

When the new console comes out, you dont just stop making games for the previous one with that kind of install base. Thats where a lot of your money comes from in the early years of the new console, which they sell for a loss.

And PS4 sales went off a cliff the moment Sony mentioned the PS5. Its remarkable. Wasn't even when it came out, it was when they talked about it. It's spent the past....three years or so limping.

@Giancarlothomaz
Because over 100 million people already own one. Games aren't just sold to new owners, they're sold to existing owners.

They could never sell another PS4 again, yet continue to make games and sell to the existing audience for years to come.

Don't think you thought this through all the way 😉

A platform might be discontinued but the games keep coming.

@Haruki_NLI e @JaxonH oh i yes, i forgot how long Sony PS2(no wonder the console is still the best selling hardware of all time and i doubt Nintendo Switch will supass it lifetime sales, only a miracle for this to happen).

@Giancarlothomaz
A miracle? Are you not listening to the discussion? It would be a miracle for it not to surpass PS2 at this point. The only thing that can stop it is a 2023 Switch 2 release.

@JaxonH you know that nearly impossible to any console to surpass PS2 total lifetime sales(if Nintendo Switch managed to archive this, i will be the first person to admit that i was wrong and pop some champagne/wine to celebrate this ocasion).

with 117.22 milion hardware sold, Nintendo Switch has managed to surpass PS4 total lifetime sales(117.03 milions hardware sold)

https://www.vgchartz.com/article/455663/nintendo-switch-outse...