Switch 2 sells 3.5 million in 4 days
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Ogbert
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Ass of Can Whooping
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It was one of the biggest launch ever thanks to pre orders. You were not walking into a store or ordering online day 1. Same as Switch 2 right now
Like what lmao?
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Ass of Can Whooping
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Don't fight it. Just let it wash over you.
Acceptance is release.
After Men in Boxes and Little Chicken i'm thirsty for another ban. Coming for you next bucko
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Schmendrick
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what?!
That`s some A class history revision right there.....
Toots
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It is not your fault you did not know i looked like that before engaging in a battle of wits with me
Deerock71
Very Poor Hoice of Wor
Astray
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I would start by telling Totoki to pony up the funds and recruit
GigaBowser
as hypeman for the portable.The man is a beast tbh.
Deerock71
Very Poor Hoice of Wor
You know what is plentiful in supply? EXCUSES.
Deerock71
Very Poor Hoice of Wor
Like...150 million fanboys?
apple_of_enlightenment
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Folks are arguing that PS5 was supply constrained due to pandemic. This is not true. The pandemic affected PS5 later on, but not launch.
LordOcidax
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spookyfish
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(Just kidding. NeoGaf and all ...)
Mozza
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I think you are missing the point here. Why does anyone need to bring up PS4 or PS5 sales on here in the first place?. This was a thread about the Switch 2's successful launch. But once again the usual suspects are trying to downplay this somehow.
Ass of Can Whooping
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Of course it affected launch. Do you think they weren't competing for production between March, Launch Days and the months following? Manufacutring capacity was already tight before the lock downs.
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Fake
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Mozza
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Sony do not need or require you to defend them. And I do recall your initial post was pointing out the PS5's launch was supply and Covid impacted. I think you are forgetting what you are actually posting.
Ass of Can Whooping
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This is sad…
It's a bit of banter loosen up and you might have the privilage of me targeting you next
EDMIX
Writes a lot, says very little
? smh...ask OP, its literally the first thing said in the thread.
How is providing context for 2020 for any hardware releasing downplaying Switch 2?
I'd tell you this same thing btw when PS6 comes out, using your childish logic, I'm downplaying PS6....
I'm just telling you more surrounded that launch that needs a bit more context as i'm 100% sure anything Sony releases next will outdo PS5's launch based on how the pandemic was.
That isn't arguing against Switch 2, that isn't downplaying Switch 2 or anything like that.
Stop being defensive.
^
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sloppyjoe_gamer
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Great job!
New restock will be in October. That's the challenge now.....getting more back in stores. Retailers have been clueless when i've asked when more are coming in.
New restock will be in October. That's the challenge now.....getting more back in stores. Retailers have been clueless when i've asked when more are coming in.
crackajack
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With consoles staying rather constant in their pricing (even going up, and sale prices pushing it only back to initial levels... last gen smartphones also stay rather pricey, more than before) a lot more people just say fuck it, I get it as soon as it launches, for whatever it costs. Previously people waited for some price drops, new slim versions, more games, more must haves. That shift in thought might be enough to keep demand high a few months and until then some more games appear. Imho the list of Switch2 games is very barebones now, but I am also not really interested in a handheld. A price reduced, stream enabled Portal is probably what I might buy.
Imho the price of the hw is alright, as was Vita, even with memory, but their game prices are too high. It's modern tech but only for mobile. Nintendo pretending to be the premium brand, their games worth more than anyone else's, is kinda bonkers. The tech is just not next gen, not even some half next gen, somewhere between PS4 and 5 with lower resolution, so rather some half gen step back.
But if demand allows them that price point, they won't be the last normalising 80. Usually I don't wish anyone failure, but just for that, lower demand would have been better for us. But let's see how the game sales turn out.
Imho the price of the hw is alright, as was Vita, even with memory, but their game prices are too high. It's modern tech but only for mobile. Nintendo pretending to be the premium brand, their games worth more than anyone else's, is kinda bonkers. The tech is just not next gen, not even some half next gen, somewhere between PS4 and 5 with lower resolution, so rather some half gen step back.
But if demand allows them that price point, they won't be the last normalising 80. Usually I don't wish anyone failure, but just for that, lower demand would have been better for us. But let's see how the game sales turn out.
BbMajor7th
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At launch it was actually semiconductor shortages due to the crypto boom. everybody got hit by that. unfortuntely. I had to wait seven months for a new thermostat in my house because even parts for a freakin' water heater we're being chewed up by crypto bros - my mother in law had a six month delay on a new car, same reason.
This was from the BBC, two months after launch:
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Mozza
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This would be awesome if you had not posted the most defensive comment in NeoGaf history..
Tiago Rodrigues
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So...where was the lie once again?Sony do not need or require you to defend them. And I do recall your initial post was pointing out the PS5's launch was supply and Covid impacted. I think you are forgetting what you are actually posting.
Sony doesn't need me to defend themselves but if i can stop your fake info from spreading why not?
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Mozza
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Never said you lied.... Just said you are not remembering what you posted.
EDMIX
Writes a lot, says very little
? I'm just telling you the context of how those systems launched in 2020.This would be awesome if you had not posted the most defensive comment in NeoGaf history..
I don't see what would be defensive about providing context here as you are upset we are talking about this in a thread the OP very much brings up this within the very first post...
I'm sorry man, you are just too triggered to talk to at moment.
2020 context matters regarding the pandemic, I have nothing against OP bring it up btw, simply that you are upset at the wrong people. The thread brings this up, we are just providing info on 2020 take into consideration.
That isn't some fucking shit to be getting defensive and upset about.
(placed on ignore, this isn't some shit looking to fucking fight with people over bud, not that serious)
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Mozza
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If I have to explain it to you I am not sure what to say.
BlackTron
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Definitely both. Covid created a spike in demand for gaming along with a supply crunch of fancy components. Which is how Series S got its 15 minutes of fame and Switch mopped the floor. They were just much easier to make than PS5 or Series X
Mozza
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Pure gold right there.
Don't fight it. Just let it wash over you.
Acceptance is release.
Mozza
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So what is your conclusion with all this. Did the Switch 2 have a decent launch and did you think the PS5 would have sold more if they were available?.
Just curious.
Ass of Can Whooping
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Switch 2 even having 3.5 million produced at launch is a ballzy achievement in and of itself. Don't think that is even contested.
Mozza
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So you are here to stop fake news from spreading not downplay this console launch. Thanks for cleating that up.
Mozza
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I just can't........................ But I do want to.......... must resist.
BbMajor7th
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You only have to go back and read the news from the first half of 2020 - tens of thousands of people were sitting in online queues for hours to get one of a few thousand units. Undoubtedly without the constraints, PS5 would have sold more. How much more? We'll never know.
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Ass of Can Whooping
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You aint even seen real damage control yet. Wait until my check clears.
Tiago Rodrigues
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Yes exactly. 3.5 million consoles sold in 4 days is nothing short of amazing and there's no other way around it. The console business is alive and well and Nintendo managed to have a successful launch and no one profited from it, not scalpers not no one except for them.
I just decided to post in here because your post about the PS5 not having a sales increase after it was available with no restrictions was factually wrong.
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EDMIX
Writes a lot, says very little
My conclusion with this is that it must be taken into consideration that during 2020 as no one was releasing hardware without any type of issue based on all of the logistical things going on around the world I don't think a single company could say they were immune to the pandemic
I believe the switch 2 had a very good launch , I believe the Playstation 5 would have sold more at launch than it currently did if not for the pandemic but I do not believe it would sell better than what you're seeing currently with the Switch 2.
It was never my intention to claim anything remotely like that by the way.
I own both systems...
One cannot make a proper comparison on really anything that released in 2020 without putting into context the pandemic and those shortages. You can feel free to bookmark this as I'd say the same thing when PS6 launches and moves more units then PS5.
I'm sure many will be hype for PS6 and I'm sure they'll do just fine, but clearly the extra million or 2 PS6 might get compared to PS5 at launch, may have been the exact same amount of people that would have paid day 1 to get PS5 if it was available in 2020 without the pandemic. So one can question, did PS6 do better then PS5 at launch, or merely have more units that people can physically buy compared to PS5? It may not be a factor of better or worse, it may be a factor of available vs out of stock.
This means PS6 will be measured based on its long term sales more so then its launch as no pandemic may exist for such a comparison to make sense. By default PS6 will move more units then PS5 if no shortage or pandemic is happening, it would be odd even for me to make it seem as if PS6 is only moving those units based on people better, when it could merely be based on the units existing to be sold vs PS5's situation.
So I want to be clear, I would make this same statement during PS6's launch, it is no a question on if PS6 did well or Switch 2 etc, merely one must be clear about what was happening in 2020 to make any of those comparisons make senses as noting during that time was ideal.
(if that makes any sense)
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Mozza
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No problem.
Trogdor1123
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That is extremely impressive. Nintendo should be very happy. I will say though that we should wait at least 12 months before we get too excited. Let's see what happens then.
Robb
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Mozza
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Those ducks are pretty cool.My conclusion with this is that it must be taken into consideration that during 2020 as no one was releasing hardware without any type of issue based on all of the logistical things going on around the world I don't think a single company could say they were immune to the pandemic
I believe the switch 2 had a very good launch , I believe the Playstation 5 would have sold more at launch than it currently did if not for the pandemic but I do not believe it would sell better than what you're seeing currently with the Switch 2.
It was never my intention to claim anything remotely like that by the way.
I own both systems...
One cannot make a proper comparison on really anything that released in 2020 without putting into context the pandemic and those shortages. You can feel free to bookmark this as I'd say the same thing when PS6 launches and moves more units then PS5.
I'm sure many will be hype for PS6 and I'm sure they'll do just fine, but clearly the extra million or 2 PS6 might get compared to PS5 at launch, may have been the exact same amount of people that would have paid day 1 to get PS5 if it was available in 2020 without the pandemic. So one can question, did PS6 do better then PS5 at launch, or merely have more units that people can physically buy compared to PS5? It may not be a factor of better or worse, it may be a factor of available vs out of stock.
This means PS6 will be measured based on its long term sales more so then its launch as no pandemic may exist for such a comparison to make sense. By default PS6 will move more units then PS5 if no shortage or pandemic is happening, it would be odd even for me to make it seem as if PS6 is only moving those units based on people better, when it could merely be based on the units existing to be sold vs PS5's situation.
So I want to be clear, I would make this same statement during PS6's launch, it is no a question on if PS6 did well or Switch 2 etc, merely one must be clear about what was happening in 2020 to make any of those comparisons make senses as noting during that time was ideal.
(if that makes any sense)
Mozza
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Without a doubt but the early signs are looking very good.
Trogdor1123
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Absolutely, it's an amazing start and I'd expect it to do extremely well but I think we need to give it more time.
ReyBrujo
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CovidPacman
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Let's go!! Eat a big bag of salted dicks to all those Nintendo haters.
Toons
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Kacho
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I can't wait11 days to release the krakenSweetTooth
LordOcidax
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Where are you?