LordRaptor
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Lego City is genuinely entertaining, so it should get some buzz that it did not get on the WiiU with its multi-platform re-release
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GI.biz: Nintendo Switch sells 80,000 in the UK in its opening weekend
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Lego City is genuinely entertaining, so it should get some buzz that it did not get on the WiiU with its multi-platform re-release
Yeah I think the next few months are definitely going to be rough. I think that's the price Nintendo is paying to get the system out this financial year.
Honestly, I think E3 is going to be a critical event for the future of the Switch. Not because it impacts customer sentiment directly or anything, but Nintendo need to show that combining their platforms has actually had the effect of increasing software output. Currently I can't see any evidence of that. Nintendo should be publishing 20+ titles a year for the Switch based on combined Wii U/3DS output.
Honestly, I think E3 is going to be a critical event for the future of the Switch. Not because it impacts customer sentiment directly or anything, but Nintendo need to show that combining their platforms has actually had the effect of increasing software output. Currently I can't see any evidence of that. Nintendo should be publishing 20+ titles a year for the Switch based on combined Wii U/3DS output.
of the non first party games, I could see Sonic 2017, and DQ11 in Japan driving units. But that's about it. I think Yooka could if it was a simultaneous release.
I do think as a whole they make the lineup more attractive and may drive units in a collaborative sense. Like when a Mario odyssey drops, people on the edge could go, "oh and I could get sonic, minecraft, yooka too. Hm, maybe I'll purchase one".
It's not like Nintendo announced all of their 2017 games, I believe we will see new stuff at E3 just like happenned with 3D World. And 3DS still is a major platform for Nintendo, so Switch won't have all of Nintendo output.
cyberheater
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So folks are saying that selling twice as many as the WiiU at launch is now a good thing. Okay. Good luck with that.
software wise, you don't compare Nintendo to PS4. It's compared to Activision, EA, Sony, etc. I believe that's what he meant by "video game seller". Dunno if they're actually first though.
They are, see Lord Kano post in previous pages.
I also have a sneaking suspicion PS4 and Xbox One versions of the game will fare far behind Switch's.
well, yeah if you ignore over 50% of the thread.
Seems pretty even reaction to me, with more leaning negative
yup just found it
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=231587937&postcount=586
Do you have a quote about the 3DS being the best selling console in France ? I didn't find it in the article. Or do you mean LTD ?
3DS outsold PS4 last year? I want proof. Even your numbers show that ps4 has been selling better than 3DS since it launched.
Going to drop this though as this is the UK sales thread.
He is clearly saying Nintendo generates more revenue than PlayStation and is the market leader. My question was specific. So yes you add Activision EA and Sony. The majority of their sales are on PlayStation.
Of course Activision, EA, Warner Bros. et al count. when it comes to revenue.
Of course Sony can't claim 100% of a game sale, but they get their licensing fee for every produced disc for that market. Which in turns means every game sold on PS4 in France + an unknown number is part of the money made in France by PlayStation.
Manmademan
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This seems to overlook a pretty big point:
The 3DS is at 4.7 million and launched in March of 2011.
The PS4 is at 3.2 million and launched in November 2013.
The PS4 is selling at a faster rate than the 3DS is. It's just sold less total due to the 2 and a half year head start by the 3DS.
This is a very real proposition, it happened to the Wii U after all. If this system is only getting 2 or 3 retail releases a month what's in it for retailers? Consoles and accessories take up a lot of warehouse space and tend to have slim margins, they need to make money off of software to justify that. If Switch console sales are middling and Nintendo aren't giving retailers a steady stream of software to sell they're going to dump it or just relegate it to a few chart titles on the amiibo shelves. Nintendo UK can't afford a slow start, if retailers give up on it it will be very difficult to recover from.
They needed to go in all guns blazing instead we have what resembles the Wii U post-launch retail release schedule. Shopto have 20 retail Switch games for order or pre-order and that includes Q4 games like Mario Odyssey, FE Warriors and Xenoblade 2 as well as SMT which is a long way off. That is dreadful.
Comparing LTD sales of a feb 2011 system vs a nov2013 system to argue market leaders sure is weird
PS4 has been the most sold console since its release and PS4 software has been leading the yearly charts since then too, so obviously ps4 is the current market leader in France and it narrows the LTD gap every year.
Those are facts and have nothing to do with Nintendo being fine in France.
PS4 has been the most sold console since its release and PS4 software has been leading the yearly charts since then too, so obviously ps4 is the current market leader in France and it narrows the LTD gap every year.
Those are facts and have nothing to do with Nintendo being fine in France.
Yeah when I went to get the Wii U version on Friday I went to Game, primarily to see if they had a Switch demo unit - they didn't. I saw Zelda for £59.99 and walked to Argos where it was £47.99. Still expensive, but a damn sight better than the best part of 60 notes!
Isn't this number always just "here's how many units we provided".
I'm sure every console sells out on launch pretty much. It's all about how much they actually supple. PS4 nailed its production and got loads into the channel. Sony smashed it this gen.
I'm sure every console sells out on launch pretty much. It's all about how much they actually supple. PS4 nailed its production and got loads into the channel. Sony smashed it this gen.
Well yeah, PS4 and XB1 gamers also have a lot more choice and diversity when it comes to deciding which recent release to pick up. The last month has already been crazy for PS4.
Surprisingly, even the Wii U has more retail titles coming for the rest of the month than the Switch (in the UK).
That's a real piss take. If you had said that this would happen 3 months ago you'd have been laughed at.
The Gorby Congressmanz
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The Wii comparisons make no sense. The wii didn't take off from the start. the Wii u took off at the start in comparison in some areas and it's sitting at 13m shipped?
Principate
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Yes it did. It definately wasn't a slwo burner. It was just supply consistently didn't match the demand so it's sales for it's entire first year were supply constrained.
What? Yes it did, the thing was sold out for like a year.
Switch selling 400+ million, confirmed.
thestopsign
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The Wii was the pretty much the best selling system ever in its first year. I think maybe the PS2 and GBA are the only other systems that really rival or maybe sold faster than it did worldwide.
Of course it took off from the start (even though you're right that it was supply constrained). As user JoshuaJSlone pointed out back when he was monitoring Wii sales back in the day, the Wii had the most stock of any system - including the PS2 and DS -, and yet was consistently sold out. And that went on for literally years, at least in the US. Nothing is touching the Wii anytime soon. The Switch is having a great start, and its lifetime sales could very well exceed what many people are expecting, but it isn't anywhere near as transformative as the Wii to achieve the same kind of success. Nothing is, honestly.
I think you are confusing Wii with the DS