Even then tbh.
Even then tbh.
Even November and December will be Switch months. New consoles usually don't have the supply to do huge numbers at launch.
Hmm....I don't know.
Consoles at launch are volume limited, plus are unlikely to have any price promotions, while the Switch almost certainly will have them.
Yes I do. Look at the big sales spike for the xbox at $99. €a price like that in India or China would go a long way.Most people that are interested in a PS4 will probably go ahead and grab it with 3 games for $199. Do you think there is a large market that has held off buying it with 3 games at $199 but will suddenly jump in at $199 base? Sure $149 would move units, but how many more would it move than they are already moving at $199?
In the end, Sony has crossed 100m units and their focus is likely on maximizing profits and won't lower it further for a few more units sold if it cuts into profits.
Yeah. The new consoles will be hot for sure, but I think Switch will also take next year as a whole because of:Consoles at launch are volume limited, plus are unlikely to have any price promotions, while the Switch almost certainly will have them.
I dunno, it's so over-the-top that it's hard for me to imagine it as anything more than satire.
It's like one of those joke posts Soph would make.
Leaving a /s at the end is a sure way to let someone know. I'm just going to assume if someone doesn't do that, then they want it to read seriously. I've seen way too many console warriors who are dead ass to have doubt.
It also includes $60 worth of software.
It's been fascinating to see folks "New to Nintendo" with the Switch realize that their games don't hit $10 after a year.
Yeah. The new consoles will be hot for sure, but I think Switch will also take next year as a whole because of:
- Limited Xbox next, PS5 availability
- Promotions in order to counter said next gen systems (potential price drops, bundles, etc.)
- Nintendo being traditionally stronger during the holiday period
- Whatever huge game or games they're saving for the occasion ;)
Yes I do. Look at the big sales spike for the xbox at $99. €a price like that in India or China would go a long way.
Main main issue is that normally they sell for $299 never mind $199, $149 or $99! It's still selling decent but there's potential to sell so much more.Big difference between $199 and $99 that the X1 was. I don't know that the increased sales from dropping it to $149 will make up for the decreased profits. I'm sure a $149 PS4 would move a lot of units because the $199 unit is moving a lot, but it just doesn't seem to make a lot of since for Sony to do that at the expense of lower profits at this point.
Unless it's yet another year of full price with downloadable MK8... :PConsoles at launch are volume limited, plus are unlikely to have any price promotions, while the Switch almost certainly will have them.
That doesn't seem to have hurt it this year lolUnless it's yet another year of full price with downloadable MK8... :P
Main main issue is that normally they sell for $299 never mind $199, $149 or $99! It's still selling decent but there's potential to sell so much more.
But it doesn't seem to have hurt the Switch at all.The free game for switch this year really should have been smash instead of MK8 for a 2nd year
Ive been wrong on Pro all year so might as well double downYeah. The new consoles will be hot for sure, but I think Switch will also take next year as a whole because of:
- Limited Xbox next, PS5 availability
- Promotions in order to counter said next gen systems (potential price drops, bundles, etc.)
- Nintendo being traditionally stronger during the holiday period
- Whatever huge game or games they're saving for the occasion ;)
As it turns out, Switch has never been selling in spite of what it is, contrary to what some forum posters not on-board with the concept wanted to project on the populace at large.The current situation proves that people value the actual "switching" part of the device.
As it turns out, Switch has never been selling in spite of what it is, contrary to what some forum posters not on-board with the concept wanted to project on the populace at large.
Wow, so I read everything in this thread, about the most interesting piece of discussion to me is Nintendo Switch hitting 100 Million units, and how people like Matt (and myself) would see it as surprising if it didn't.
Let's just look at the sales for this year and project for the end of next FY. Last FY Switch sold 17 Million units, that is off of a Q1 and Q2 that combined for about 5 Million units, and a Q3 of 9.4 Million, with a Q4 at 2.5 Million. 17 Million for 2018.
This year Switch has sold 7 Million in Q1 and Q2 combined, it's up yoy noticeably in Q3 too, and has Animal Crossing at the end of Q4 next year, which is a bigger game than anything else that Switch Launched last quarter. Just via Q1, Q2 and Q4 and somehow a flat Q3, switch would sell 20 Million units, Q3 is up and could actually beat the Wii/DS Q3 records of ~11.5 Million, Switch is about to launch in China via Tencent, it is a potentially huge market, that means Switch will end the FY at 56 to 57 Million units without a big breakthrough into China.
Next year is bigger than this year, Animal Crossing launches on March 20th, Switch lite is on the market all year, and next gen consoles won't sell more than 5 Million a piece next holiday (PS4 and Xb1 sold 4 Million a piece during their launch holidays). I do also expect a promotional price drop for Switch next holiday, having seen Switch sell almost 22 Million this year, I don't think it would be impossible to see them hit 23 Million next year, that puts Switch at 80 Million units during their 4th birthday.
It will sell 100 Million life time, and next gen won't really impact Switch until 2022, I don't believe we will see a true successor to Switch until 2023, but I do think they will release an enhanced model next year to maintain their $299 price point.
To be perfectly honest though, I think Switch's successor won't be a different platform, I think it will just be a 3rd iteration of Switch hardware, with performance targeting 1080p docked and 720p portable again, streaming can keep the current model relevant and this more powerful model could continue to push hardware for another half decade, as it should be close to a PS4 Pro when docked and offer 9th gen games at 720p to 1080p even easier than the current Switch can offer 8th gen games. If this is the case, who knows where it stops.
Where would PS4 have ended if PS5 was just a PS4 Pro2? It's not that PS4 is old, it's only just sold 30 Million units in America, 360 and Wii sold well over 40 million units, so there are plenty of sales to be had, especially when you consider PS4 never hit a base price of $199. Back on Switch sales, it had sold about 16 Million units in America before Q3, it could end the FY at 22 Million or more, so Switch is selling better in both America and Japan than PS4 so far.
Not really....MK is the bigger IP and attracts a broader audience.The free game for switch this year really should have been smash instead of MK8 for a 2nd year
The free game for switch this year really should have been smash instead of MK8 for a 2nd year