tibia
Neo Member
If ppl find a way to mod the switch 2 like they did to 1... would be sick to see what the switch 2 can do. Its a really nice handheld
Switch 2 sells 3.5 million in 4 days
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SEGAvangelist
Member
Switch 2 is awesome. Really enjoying playing all the MP games with friends now that online is in a better place.
BbMajor7th
Member
The shift in focus towards the enthusiast audience - centering messaging on performance, pixel counts and HDR, opting for a sleek black design over brighter colors, and the banking on a few 'impossible' ports - has definitely worked here. Since Wii days, Nintendo's 'blue ocean' focus on broad audiences has meant that day-one sales have never been that outstanding, because while broad audiences deliver long-term sales, they're rarely day one adopters.
Nintendo seem to have been more keenly aware of that, crafting something that enthusiast gamers will be less dismissive of, and the results do speak for themselves.
Mozza
Member
Without a doubt a solid start and I guess time will tell going forward.
Woopah
Member
I agree that them missing all these third party announcements is a bad look, but I don't think they need a direct urgently. The Summer lineup is already pretty well defined so they could wait a bit to detail the line up for Autumn/Winter.
Not that it really changes your overall point but isn't it two in Japan and none in the US?
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Rat Rage
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We'll see if the mass market will accept Nintendo's gaming prices long term. Wii U was sold out at lauch as well.
If consumers continue buying the Switch 2 for month on end at the same rate - well, than it proves that nintendo fans are ok with paying ridiculous peripheral and software prices. In that case, Nintendo should consider rasing the prices of games to 100.
If that's really the case, it wouldn't speak for the intelligence of said fans.
LordOcidax
Member
Lol
tkscz
Member
There are people taking this post seriously and that worries me.
blacktout
Member
Yeah, OK, so this is as good as an admission that you were being intentionally deceptive about "$90 games" in your previous post.
Otherwise you would have just answered his question.
People can just go in any store or look online and see the actual prices. This nonsense isn't going to fly the way it did a couple of months ago.
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Woopah
Member
Looking at the different sales numbers, does this mean Xbox fans are highly intelligent while PlayStation and Nintendo fans are not?
If consumers continue to purchase the Switch 2 months on end at this rate, it'll be the best selling system ever after 7 months.
There is only one who knows if this is sustainable, and that is the spirit of gaming.
GigaBowser
MiguelItUp
Member
I'm surprised it wasn't more, but that's still great. Nintendo gonna Nintendo.
ArcaneNLSC
Member
So Nintendo outsold what Microsoft was able to sell in an entire year in just 4 days if the rumor that the XBOX consoles only sold 3 million in 2024 worldwide
nial
Member
Nah, only Xbox.
Mozza
Member
This is logic Jim......... But not as we know it..
Rat Rage
Member
I don't care, really. If people are fine paying 150 for an elite conroller, 100 for games, 100 for standard controllers, 60-70 for empty cartridges and so on - ok.
The gaming industry has been in a downward spiral for quite some time and has become what the movie industry is right now.
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At the end of the day exclusive games move consoles.
It's always been that way and always will. If your machine doesn't have good exclusives, your machine isn't worth it.
The pandemic also goosed demand. Not just hurt supply.
The other part of the comparison that doesn't make for apples to apples is the PS5 launched during xmas season.
The Switch 2 launched in June. JUne! No one has launched a console in June that I know of. Xmas time is when the gaming business gets roughly half its revenue. June is summer and a slow month for the videogame business.
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Imtjnotu
Member
Ah let's see what the spokes person said.
"As reported by Bloomberg, a Sony spokesperson said the company doesn't expect the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) to have any notable impact on the PlayStation 5 launch later this year.
Beyond that, Sony also released a statement today saying it believes COVID-19 will have no material impact on its gaming business for current fiscal year, which ends this coming Tuesday, March 3 1."
That turned out to be false..... As this was said in March of 2020. The month where everything was just beginning to close down before full lock downs and closures.
Or you can read where sony says the supply issues were fixed in 2023
PlayStation 5 supply issues finally fixed after three years, says Sony
A global chip shortage has led to long waits for the console with resellers demanding sky-high prices.
www.bbc.com
Woopah
Member
People are willing to pay for things that they enjoy and find value in. That doesn't mean they aren't intelligent.
Rocco Schiavone
Member
What are you talking about?? Most Nintendo fanboys bought the Switch day one. Or do you think any casual gamers knew that the console was coming out that day??
But Chris Ding said it is trailing behind PS5 and XSX's launch in UK!And people here still saying it is a failed launch.
It is, he wasn't wrong to be reporting on the data he has
It's just that the UK is a fairly small market in the big picture
hemo memo
You can't die before your death
N64 launched in June 23 in Japan
GBA launched in June 11 in NA
I'm being an ass. People were trying to grave dance in that thread. Now look at where we are.
It was a difficult and anxious situation for billions of us around the world the covid19. Yes it was reallly a difficult situation for PS especially production and manpower due to lockdowns and health crisis.
Nice ...I figured there might an exception. But they did regional launches back then. GBA had already launched in Japan months prior. And N64 didn't launch until Sept in the US.
Shortages. Still very impressive S2. I will buy one once MH comes out.
RoboFu
One of the green rats
If he hasn't had a brain aneurysm yet. lol
LordOcidax
Member
I am expecting a humble comeback.
Gambit2483
Member
Switch 2 exposed so many YouTubers this year that I happily unsubbed from. I have no interest in being manipulated by grifters for their personal financial gain.
Zacfoldor
Member
Maybe they just like the games Nintendo makes and are able to afford them.
People aren't dumb for buying a toy you don't like.
The Switch 2 will clearly be a huge success. Why do you hate them so much? Surely it isn't just a small price hike that everyone else in the industry was wanting to do but was too scared?
I mean, this proves Nintendo is very brave, like Link. Nintendo basically is Link from the game and they proved it by raising prices on games when everyone else was afraid to do what needed to be done. They are a hero, in a way. The hero we needed.
In a way, they are brave because they stood up to you. They knew that people like you would HATE them over this but also it needed to be done, so they got the job done. I'm actually impressed with them. The entire industry is standing behind Nintendo. They are selling like hotcakes. Outer Words 2 is $79.99 for the standard edition and $99.99 for the Premium Edition(microsoft is behind them). Welcome to our new reality. You could join gamepass and save some money but you don't get to play Nintendo games on gamepass...
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LordOcidax
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People buy skins for weapons and ships for space games
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L*][*N*K
Member
Oh so none of them likes Nintendo games they just buy it because they are stupid? How much copium did you snort?People buy skins for weapons and ships for space games
JayK47
Member
Impressive. I was not able to find one at any stores, but my friends picked them up easily online or even walking into a store. That is how you release a console. Take note Sony. It took like 4 years before I was finally seeing PS5 on shelves and by then I was no longer interested.
To be honest, the Switch 2 doesn't feel as nice in my hands as my Steam Deck. It should really come with a standard controller as well. And the only game at the moment is Mario Kart, which I got to play, and it didn't feel much different than Mario Kart 8. So I am in no rush to buy one.
To be honest, the Switch 2 doesn't feel as nice in my hands as my Steam Deck. It should really come with a standard controller as well. And the only game at the moment is Mario Kart, which I got to play, and it didn't feel much different than Mario Kart 8. So I am in no rush to buy one.
LordOcidax
Member
No saying that… People buy what they like… Is their money. I don't get why some people cry for stuff that other enjoy…
Negotiator101
Member
De-nial.
Ass of Can Whooping
Member
I put you in the ground once and by God will I do it again
Luminoth-4545
Member
It will sell 30 million in Japan alone.
LordOcidax
Member
More like 35-40 Million… Locked.
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Baemono
Member
Yeah, same situation with the HDR german guy
At 5:20 he says like « no need to compare DogTown performance to Series X, it is stable on the Series X »
So I had a look to the DF video on the topic, same town
At 5:30 too it says « performance issues during the traversal of the city », droping to low 50s/high 40s with screen tearing.
And in quality mode, it drops to the low 20s. So yeah, clickbait guy that bends reality to fit its narrative
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devilNprada
Member
Yeah.. I really think launch day was your best chance to get one for Xmas. Come November/December stocks will be decimated and people likely need to put in some work and use the apps to even find one before then.
Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
Not what I meant. I wasn't talking total sales.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
I wouldn't be surprised if he never comes back. Guy was taking premature victory laps when Sony was talking about buying Kadokawa for months. "PC bros will have to log into PsN and wait a year for FromSoft games" "Switch 2 will flop" etc.
Then the Kadokawa deal turned out to be a nothingburger, and the next A Team Miyazaki directed From game is a Switch 2 exclusive.