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[Fiendcode]

The hell it isn't. It's killing it in Japan because of its portability.

The last $300 portable in Japan sold like PS4. Portability isn't what's driving sales necessairily with Switch and it's not a surefire route to Japanese success.

 

[Boy Wander]

I'm thinking Japanese people are buying these to play on the go, but I still haven't seen a single person playing a Switch outside. (nor being sold in a shop)

As I said earlier in the thread, I've just got back from 2 weeks in Japan with my son and he and I were the only 2 people using a 3DS or Switch that I saw the whole time I was there. We took various modes of transport from Shinkansen to local trains to subways and I didn't see a single person with either device. Literally everybody was on their phones. So I'm not completely buying that the portable aspect is a huge selling point in Japan and I'm guessing it may be more the small form factor for a home console that appeals.

 

[Flintty]

The last $300 portable in Japan sold like PS4. Portability isn't what's driving sales necessairily with Switch and it's not a surefire route to Japanese success.

Damn fine point you made there.

 

[watdaeff4]

The last $300 portable in Japan sold like PS4. Portability isn't what's driving sales necessairily with Switch and it's not a surefire route to Japanese success.

Stop with the logic stuff. People are having emotionally-invested discussions

 

[Boss Doggie]

It's whatever you want it to be

Oh yeah? I want it to be my personal lewd machine yet it can't!

 

[massoluk]

The last $300 portable in Japan sold like PS4. Portability isn't what's driving sales necessairily with Switch and it's not a surefire route to Japanese success.

Whelp, I say that's a wrap on this line of argument then.

 

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