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GameStop - Switch sales "Phenomenal", high attach rate, "Could eclipse Wii"
- Thread starter axisofweevils
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foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
You act like we weren't there aswell
semiconscious
Member
Really? Will be interesting to see exactly how this goes worldwide. From what I've gathered parts of Europe don't seem as fanatic as the U.S foes for the system.
I hope it sells better than Wii U and Gamecube. Well enough for it to last a full cycle and enjoy perhaps some decent support. At the same time I kind of want it to struggle a bit as I was banking on end of year price drop. So basically a 3DS situation.
I hope it sells better than Wii U and Gamecube. Well enough for it to last a full cycle and enjoy perhaps some decent support. At the same time I kind of want it to struggle a bit as I was banking on end of year price drop. So basically a 3DS situation.
Wii period
Midday TV "I wave this white plastic Apple product​ and these virtual bowling pins fall down!" - Bewildered reporter
"Wooow!" - The house mothers who are about to go buy gifts for their children
--- meanwhile in switch land ---
YouTube Vblog "THIS ZELDA IS THE DARK SOULS OF METAL GEAR SOLID WITH GTA OPEN WORLDS" - Bewildered reviewer
"GOAT TEN O' TEN" - The home body gamers who have nothing better to do
Midday TV "I wave this white plastic Apple product​ and these virtual bowling pins fall down!" - Bewildered reporter
"Wooow!" - The house mothers who are about to go buy gifts for their children
--- meanwhile in switch land ---
YouTube Vblog "THIS ZELDA IS THE DARK SOULS OF METAL GEAR SOLID WITH GTA OPEN WORLDS" - Bewildered reviewer
"GOAT TEN O' TEN" - The home body gamers who have nothing better to do
demosthenes
Member
LOL, this.
Polygonal_Sprite
Gold Member
I laughed when people seriously predicted it would sell worse than Wii U lifetime. It will outsell Wii U inside 18 months.
Principate
Saint Titanfall
Well yeah of course they are the Vita is dead with no successor on the way and successors to the xb1 and ps4 are years off it's pretty much a gen into it's own being the last surviving handheld that converts to a console. But the arguement for it being a current gen console isn't the strongest. It just doesn't really fit much else.
Mihos
Gold Member
I have one and hope to get at least as much use out of it as I do my vita... honestly I am not optimistic. I only hope it turns in to the 'tickle me elmo' type craze the Wii did with coverage on CNN etc. showing retirement homes using it as an exercise machine.. that is hopelessly optimistic though. I remember the Wii fad being a last ditch hope my kids would get off the damn couch. It sat next to the dumbbells and shake weights after a few months of Wii Bowling
Chmpocalypse
Blizzard
Yeeeeaaaahhh
I doubt it.
I doubt it.
I mean, I own 7 games for Switch already. That's more than I owned in the first 6 months of ps4 launch
Astral Dog
Member
No way this comes close to the Wii
Mihos
Gold Member
Just don't man. I have one game on switch and 7 planned from everything announced. That says nothing about the platform, and everything about us. It will never get a 3rd party sale from me where it may get every 3rd party sale from you
KratosEnergyDrink
Member
And Splatoon will sell worse than W101. Means... we can not know how good Switch will sell, but it will sell way better than WiiU.
The Maverick
Member
I will be extremely shocked if the Switch finishes higher then the Xbox one.
Jaded Alyx
Member
Where is here? Why not buy them digitally?
LiveFromKyoto
Member
It also has Just Dance.
Don't what? You're talking to someone saying that he is the only one who thinks there are a lot ifvgreat games. I'm chiming in letting you know that he is not.
Which makes it all more baffling to me. But I'll drop it since this point has nothing to do with the thread.
I bought my Switch from Gamestop unbundled.
Crayon
Member
Switch can probably do that but there will be a sizeable contingent that won't admit to it. "You have to subtract 60 million" for 3ds sales or something of that nature will become common. I'm wondering if Nintendo would publicly tout 2nd place console. I don't think anyone crows about second place but it would still be an achievement.
jack_package_200
Banned
Any idea on when the next batch of Nintendo Switchs will be available?
Mihos
Gold Member
No, quite the opposite. you bought 7, I bought 1... as of now, I may never reach 7. Point is anecdotes mean nothing on an enthusiast site.
People were buying them today. Check the shortages thread. You just have to be vigilant and fast. I think another wave is hitting Wednesday.
http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1349770&page=100000
You're free to disagree with me, but I'm not arguing for the sake of doing so, I've felt this way since it was announced there was only one charging cable included in the box.
The fact of the matter is the system is billed as a handled/console hybrid. I believe it should have the accessories in the box to support that, and I believe that the dock should have it's own power supply along with the separate portable charger to fully support Nintendo's vision for the system.
Mihos
Gold Member
Devilgunman
Member
Not sure what were you trying to say. Buying 5 $60 PS4 games also costs more than the PS4 itself. You sound like someone from my country (in SEA) trying to make an excuse to buy pirated games.
pixelation
Member
It will be interesting to see Switch sales in a couple months, it could be the Nintendo faithful who bought it the most at launch.
I am not happy with its success though, this just tells Nintendo that's its perfectly okey to continue to live in a technological groundhog day, when i look at BotW (and other Switch games) the graphics make me wonder... what year is this?
I am not happy with its success though, this just tells Nintendo that's its perfectly okey to continue to live in a technological groundhog day, when i look at BotW (and other Switch games) the graphics make me wonder... what year is this?
Something that i think it's important to notice is the fact that while the Wii attracted an audience that never played videogames before it also turned away most of the so called hardcore gamers, who stuck with either Xbox360 or PS3. The Switch seems to hit a middle ground, it seems to appeal to the casual gamer that plays videogames from time to time and the enthusiast that plays on a Xbone/PS4/PC.
So while i think Wii numbers are pretty hard to achieve i believe the Switch will sell amazingly well.
So while i think Wii numbers are pretty hard to achieve i believe the Switch will sell amazingly well.
Jonneh3003
Banned
Xbox One is currently at 26 million, seeming as the 3DS sold over 20 million units in Japan alone (as of 2015) I'm going to say it's very possible Switch will not only outpace Xbox One but over take it.
It's highly likely I'd say, if you asked me. I can see the Switch surpassing the XBO by 2019.
RichiRamjag
Member
Same here, I had about written Nintendo off before the switch.
Pretty much this: a big chunk of my gaming time is on the train. I can't bring a console on there.
So...why were you skeptical about the Game Boy Advance?
Never made a prediction on that one either way. I did comment on the "who are you" ad campaign that accompanied it and how it was using nostalgia as a tool for brand awareness to set them up for what followed though! And years later I said the NES mini and Pokemon go were doing the exact same thing for the Switch<3
The Dude
Member
Yea, even tho I've enjoyed the couple rpgs wii and U had.. The overall feeling of my Nintendo care was waning. This for me is a perfect blend of console and handheld and I crave more than ever before.
And not that graphics are everything to me but I game on large displays and that made Wii especially even worse, it felt so disconnected from other consoles.
I am a Switch optimist, but I also agree with this. Of course, my personal prediction of 45-60 million is still on the optimistic side, but I'm nowhere near crazy enough to say 100 million.
Colonel Mustard
Banned
It'll take a metric ton dump on the X1's LTD by simply being relevant in eastern markets. All scepticism was reserved for the west...which seems sorta unfounded now. Anecdotally, when I've been playing in public, I've had people ask me if Im playing "the new Nintendo". Kids at the school my girlfriend teaches at have been talking non-stop about wanting to play the new Zelda.
I never saw anywhere near the excitement for the WiiU/3DS. While I highly doubt it reaches near Wii's 101 million, I had the Switch pegged at around 3DS numbers by EOL. I think it's going to go beyond that now.
Jonneh3003
Banned
Yeah it would cut back some quality of life improvements for sure. I'm sure they'll replace any dual screen features with clever alternatives.
RichiRamjag
Member
Jonneh3003
Banned
For one of my uni assignments my group came down to my house to do some work and one of my non gamer friends immediately saw the Switch and asked if she could try taking the joycons on and off. We then played 1 2 Switch instead of doing our work but it was a ton of fun.
People know what it is, that alone is pretty great.
Wow. I am so glad I'm not like you. I couldn't care less about how advanced the graphics are or not. They're plenty good enough, the art direction is fantastic, and the game is amazing. I have a 2016 gaming PC with an i7 and n1080, and I'd rather play my Switch. I love the whole Switch concept, making it seamless to play anywhere in my house or even bring it outside etc.
Unlike you I am happy if Switch is very successful for Nintendo, because this industry is better from having Nintendo still around.
Also, what year is this? This is the year we got the first mainstream gaming device that can play a game like BOTW on TV as well as on the go, not to mention all the other cool tech in the Switch.
I played a little moon and I don't like that new pokedex winking at me.
Gen 6 PSS was great. I missed it a lot when playing Sun.