EDIT: Wait, power chargers? Why are people buying extras?
I reckon most people don't have usb-c cables and/or rather want an official power supply.
EDIT: Wait, power chargers? Why are people buying extras?
Wii comparisons are a little early
It's not even that. The Wii existed before Apple took over the casual market.Wii was lightning in a bottle at the absolute best time, eclipsed only by PS1 and PS2.
Outta here with that talk, GameStop.
Geez, calm down with the Wii comparison, it's been 3 weeks...
EDIT: Wait, power chargers? Why are people buying extras?
There's a pretty big gap between the 3DS and the DS btw. 3DS is 65-70 million, DS is 150 million.
Switch will have done well if it hits 3DS, there's no chance it hits DS sales in this lifetime.
Just Dance on the Switch is pretty fun too. I play it with my 8 year old daughter.
High attach rate? What are people buying?
Fair enough. Just Dance would be a pretty great game to pick up with it.
Geez, calm down with the Wii comparison, it's been 3 weeks...
EDIT: Wait, power chargers? Why are people buying extras?
It's not even that. The Wii existed before Apple took over the casual market.
To get those same sales again, it has to come from either the PS4/XBO market, or the people who play Free-2-Play/99 cents games only. Neither of which Switch appeals too.
Overpriced peripherals and games, nobody buys, GAF is an authority on these things.
High attach rate? What are people buying?
I'm reluctant to be optimistic after what happened with Wii U, but this is reassuring.
The DS is the best selling console of all time.
What game are people getting in droves after Zelda?
The only retail titles are Zelda, 1,2 Switch, Just Dance, Bomberman and Skylanders.
I'm really interested in what is being bought.
Anecdotally I know a number of people in the second category who have been busy f5ing shops these last weeks. Nintendo has the ability to sway large groups of lapsed gamers, from the NES times but now also the Wii times. Pokemon go definitely helped too. The thing about the Switch is also that it is a console and handheld in one.It's not even that. The Wii existed before Apple took over the casual market.
To get those same sales again, it has to come from either the PS4/XBO market, or the people who play Free-2-Play/99 cents games only. Neither of which Switch appeals too.
I don't know what triggered the intensely negative reaction on here after the reveal event. It was an obvious winner.
What does "highest attach rate of software and accessories" mean? That people are buying a Switch as well as a game at a higher rate than they bought a PS4, for example, and a game? I mean... wouldn't that be obvious when playing Zelda is the only thing the Switch does..? What am I missing? Not hating on N's success. Just seems like a "well duh" kinda comment.
It's best not to take the overall opinions of video game boards.I don't know what triggered the intensely negative reaction on here after the reveal event. It was an obvious winner.
They spent a ton of time on stuff we already knew and didn't announce a whole lot of games.
I wonder if this'll ourself Xbox One?
I reckon most people don't have usb-c cables and/or rather want an official power supply.
This is good and all ,but honestly makes zero sense analytically.
If you are an analyst ,how could you make sense of a Wii~like success for the switch ?
Logically, the Switch has many more reasons to not be a success than to be one.
I don't know what triggered the intensely negative reaction on here after the reveal event. It was an obvious winner.
I hated the concept of the switch, it has a shitty 720p screen and underpowered guts even for a tablet device.
Anecdotally I know a number of people in the second category who have been busy f5ing shops these last weeks. Nintendo has the ability to sway large groups of lapsed gamers, from the NES times but now also the Wii times. Pokemon go definitely helped too. The thing about the Switch is also that it is a console and handheld in one.
It has an extremely strong launch game probably the strongest in a decade. People buy consoles to play games. How long Zelda manages to carry it, remains to be scene but keep in mind this a game that was solely brought to E3 and still managed to turn said E3 into a success.
This is good and all ,but honestly makes zero sense analytically.
If you are an analyst ,how could you make sense of a Wii~like success for the switch ?
Logically, the Switch has many more reasons to not be a success than to be one.
One for the dock, one for using around the house / on the go.Geez, calm down with the Wii comparison, it's been 3 weeks...
EDIT: Wait, power chargers? Why are people buying extras?
I'd advise against that, there are crappy USB-C cables out there. Fortunately, there are quite a few lists out there mentioning good USB-C cables (such as the famous Google Spreadsheet of USB-C cables).Switch is my first USB-C device, so I had to buy cables for it.
I reckon most people would assume its proprietary connector, so don't know they can buy $2 cables from eBay.
seriously, isn't this due to Zelda?
March and April is all about fullfilling preorders by gaming day-one enthusiasts AND people who got caught in the hype with Zelda's 98 (now 97) Metacritic.
Nintendo also devoted a complete E3 presentation to that game, the game is EXTREMELY notorious
How is it an obvious winner ?
The peripherals are overpriced,the machine itself is overpriced relative to competitors, its currently has very limited functionality, even its most remarkable game is not exclusive,march isn't a holiday season, the west doesn't care for handhelds much at this point.
The Switch's successful launch makes no sense.
IMO that's exactly what triggered the intensely negative reaction.
Most analysts seemed to place the switch as a "Nintendo home console" and used the declining data from N64, Gamecube and WiiU to paint the Wii as an outlier and the Switch as irrelivant.
This is in contrast to the reality where 3 of the last 4 devices released by Nintendo in the past 15 or so years have sold >50 Million units. If you go back to the GBA its 4/6 in around 20 years.
Turns out the Switch's potential numbers are more closely following that trend then console doom and gloom naysayers.
It has an extremely strong launch game probably the strongest in a decade. People buy consoles to play games. How long Zelda manages to carry it, remains to be scene but keep in mind this a game that was solely brought to E3 and still managed to turn said E3 into a success.