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Nintendo Switch is the fastest selling home console to reach 100 million mark
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Calling 911 Melts Beams
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every console is just a crappy pc and pc sales higher numbers
lol
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S0ULZB0URNE
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Was it supply constrained?HeyS0ULZB0URNE since you reacted to my post with the laughing emoji, something you habitually scroll through Nintendo threads and do to every positive post, you're welcome to answer this question too. Looks like @GigaBowser opted to ignore it and double down on Steam Deck speculation.
It's not a trick question. No rhetorical sleight of hand here. It's either true or false. You can answer with a simple "yes" or "no" if you want.
I dunno but what I do know is I could walk into a store and buy one.
blacktout
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All available evidence suggests that it was. Not only did Nintendo warn investors that supply shortages were going to impact early 2022 sales, we also have confirmation from NPD's own Mat Piscatella:
Oh? You've been closely following the Switch stock situation in your area? That must mean you're thinking about buying one. Maybe I was wrong about you. I'm sure there are a bunch of people in this thread who can help you decide what model to buy (though you'll probably want to stick with the Switch Lite, since you seem most interested in using it as a handheld) and what games to pick up (personally, I'd go with Breath of the Wild, but Giga Bowser seems to have a fondness for Pokemon Legends: Arceus).
S0ULZB0URNE
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d00d when I go to Walmart and Best Buy I always check on the XSX and PS5 and see the Switch in stock.
I had a Switch day one and BOTW is a legendary game. I don't mess with Switch anymore though(can't get past the performance) as I been waiting on the Pro.
Hopefully a new more powerful model comes before MP4 and BOTW 2 or I will be forced to suffer.
Am a old school Nintendo fan(NES is my all time favorite console)
Not a Pokemon fan.
Mozza
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Awesome response, and as you say you don't have to like or buy a product to accept it's success, a few people on here would never understand this.
Woopah
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Switch is past its peak and will start declining YoY, but it'll be a gradual decline like the DS or PS4 rather than a rapid decline like the Wii. The Steam Deck won't be produced in enough numbers to have much of an impact and the competition offered by Xbox Series or PS5 won't be noticeably higher than the competition Switch has faced from Xbox One, PS4, Xbox Series and PS5 since it launched.
Wii fell off a cliff because Nintendo's teams and partners were working on 4 different systems at once and couldn't provide Wii with the regular software it needed. Right now Nintendo's teams are only working on 1 system (maybe a couple of them are on pre-production for Switch 2 games) and their third party support is much better than it was on the Wii. Comparing Wii's 2011 lineup to Switch's 2022 lineup is like night and day.
Like Sony and Microsoft, Nintendo's major challenge right now is the chip shortage and supply chain disruptions.
Lognor
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Which Switch do you see in stock? The Lite? The OLED? The OG (do they even still make this one?)? Demand is much higher for the OLED than the lite. If you want the OLED and they have the lite in stock you're likely to wait for the OLED. That's supply constraints.
Mozza
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If you take away the Switch sales at the height of the pandemic which was 28 million, the other years have been pretty consistent, and I could see the Switch selling 20 million a year with good software support, the Wii had another issue with the fact that most of the user base had simply moved on to tablets etc, and yes the chip shortage will affect them too.
Woopah
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They did 28 million last fiscal year and are aiming for 23 million this fiscal year. A 20 million year and then a 17 million year sounds right to me.
I think Wii's audience moving away from Wii was a direct result of Nintendo and third not providing enough software in the Wii's later years. Something they are definitely avoiding with the Switch.
Mozza
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Without a doubt and a totally different situation to the Wii for a myriad of different reasons, the Switch is shaping up to have the best twilight period of any Nintendo console, and I do not make that prediction lightly.
CrustyBritches
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I hit up Walmart a few times a week and always check the game cases. Switch is commonly in stock, especially the regular and the Lite. I've even seen an OLED just sitting there. Series S is also regularly in stock. Ditto for the Quest 2. In all cases, there will be a few units, a couple days later they're gone, then a few days later there's more. I've never seen a PS5 or XSX in stock. They wouldn't get past the employees, so I'm not sure what sort of quantity is available to them.
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Woopah
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We're really seeing the benefits of Nintendo only needing to support one platform. Their number and variety of published games this year is crazy, and there's bound to be other games we don't know about yet.
Mozza
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One of the most salty posts I have seen on a Nintendo sales success thread for quite a while now.
The value of any game is very subjective, as any title is only really worth what people are willing to pay, and even the ports are totally new content for many Switch owners, and I do not see the massive backlash from consumers refusing to pay these prices, if they are indeed too high as you are suggesting.
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Mozza
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Nintendo, doomed since forever, not sure how they keep getting away with it as they clearly do not understand the video game business, like some on here.
S0ULZB0URNE
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I have seen all 3 models but the OLED not as often.
Lognor
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Got it. I don't think anyone is arguing that the Switch is as supply constrained as the XSX or PS5, but there are still issues with supply, even based on your anecdotal evidence that the OLED isn't always in stock.
Since it's all about games primarily - the Switch is anything but mediocre.
Spec-sheet? sure - but when I want to play video games, I'm more likely to play a video game than stare at a spec-sheet comparing it to other consoles.
Calling 911 Melts Beams
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fps and res are short for fun per second and reassurances i made the right purchase
Mozza
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I was wondering when "Celebrating mediocrity" would rear it's ugly head, just ticked it off my bingo card.
Yes cause we all need more games that look like bayonetta 3 thank you, those 7th gen graphics look pretty good for a game being made in 2022 or when ever kamiya wants to put it out.I was wondering when "Celebrating mediocrity" would rear it's ugly head, just ticked it off my bingo card.
Deerock71
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Take it from someone who's had all three models; fuck the lite, and get an OLED. I play that shit in broad daylight and it's beautiful.
With the same frames you get on the original switch might as well get a steam deck no thank you.
Mozza
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Why does it even bother you?, you can have a gaming P.C, PS5 and Series X to play all those graphics orientated games, the Switch has never been advertised as an ultra graphics machine.
Simple solution don't buy a Switch if the graphics put you off.
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Mozza
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Yes or the myriad of portable P.C type devices, just so many choices.
Deerock71
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Shitpost. Way to muck up the thread with stank. Light a match.
Zannegan
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Why not both? Hybrid gaming Nirvana.
when most games are coming to steam in general and run better nah.
i have one and let it eat dust last thing to play was botw a multiplat.Why does it even bother you?, you can have a gaming P.C, PS5 and Series X to play all those graphics orientated games, the Switch has never been advertised as an ultra graphics machine.
Simple solution don't buy a Switch if the graphics put you off.
better than getting excited over an oled panel tell me do you own the lg cx or at least a samsung phone?
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SpongebobSquaredance
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SupremeHoodie
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It’s not a home console.
ReBurn
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What if I only play it at home?
wouldnt be putting that salt gif when kamiya be burning all bridges except for making games look like the 7th gen another 10 yrs later dont worry i have your 2 bayonetta games, come back to me when it sells at least 10mil.
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SpongebobSquaredance
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CosmicComet
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The switch is honestly the best console of the last 10 years.
Deerock71
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Call me when they top 20 million Steamdecks sold in four years.
You’re correct
It transcends home consoles. The others wish they were in the same level
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RoyalLaFlame
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It can be. Doesn't matter how much you try to deny it, it can be a home console.
Mozza
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Get it sold, I sold my Switch with the improved battery for an awesome price when I upgraded to the OLED model, and to be honest got an amazing price for my Xbox One series S as well. when I bought my Series X, I have the Switch for Nintendo titles as they suit the hardware perfectly, and anything else I buy for the Series X.
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Mozza
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Correct, it's not exclusively a home or handheld console, it's a hybrid machine so therefore both.
Mozza
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Up to the Switch the Wii U was my favorite, seeing Nintendo games in HD for the first time was petty awesome, but right from the reveal the Switch looked special as it combined all the things I loved about Nintendo home and handheld consoles, both the DS and 3DS were great machines in their own right, but I always wanted a little more power like the PSP and Vita, the Switch was pretty much like a Vita on steroids and still looks amazing when docked, the simple fact I can play a game on my Series X then put a Nintendo game in and still be impressed, is a serious nod to Nintendo's art direction and developers squeezing a lot out of pretty moderately powered hardware.
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Cutty Flam
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SeraphJan
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Comparing sales from Switch to Xbox or Playstation is pointless, Switch is a portable device in essence. Just like you wouldn't compare PS2 to GBA in the past
Of course you could argue it had dock mode, but dock mode is nothing new, PSP supports connection to TV in its later cycle, that's why I said "in essence" its a portable device, the mobile based architecture says it all. Giving a Laptop a HDMI out to Monitor does not mean its a Desktop.
But nonetheless, Switch is a very successful device, its very convenient too, especially with its replaceable Joy-Con design. Having All three Console from Last Gen, I would definitely say I've used Switch the most.
Of course you could argue it had dock mode, but dock mode is nothing new, PSP supports connection to TV in its later cycle, that's why I said "in essence" its a portable device, the mobile based architecture says it all. Giving a Laptop a HDMI out to Monitor does not mean its a Desktop.
But nonetheless, Switch is a very successful device, its very convenient too, especially with its replaceable Joy-Con design. Having All three Console from Last Gen, I would definitely say I've used Switch the most.
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SeraphJan
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I would also like to point out the double standard here.
When comparing graphic fidelity on multi-plat title, most people will account for Switch's Portable device property and justify its graphic downgrade and claim they are incomparable, but when comparing sales of the device, all of the sudden its a "Home Console" and became comparable. Common senses are, getting sales from both Home Console market and Portable/Mobile market will of course boost the sale of the hardware.
Even Nintendo knows they are not directly competing against each other, their strategy was always looking for a way to expand the audience since Wii, and I think it paid off.
When comparing graphic fidelity on multi-plat title, most people will account for Switch's Portable device property and justify its graphic downgrade and claim they are incomparable, but when comparing sales of the device, all of the sudden its a "Home Console" and became comparable. Common senses are, getting sales from both Home Console market and Portable/Mobile market will of course boost the sale of the hardware.
Even Nintendo knows they are not directly competing against each other, their strategy was always looking for a way to expand the audience since Wii, and I think it paid off.
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-pepodmc
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For me no.
Take into consideration that nintendo didnt released a console and a portable separated as they did in previous generations.
Switch combines the sales of a console and a handled at the same time, plus, pokemon games are on the main console now (now an hybrid).
Pokemon, a franchise that, even with games looking soo bad like arceus, still sell millions and millions.
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Here comes the fanboys tell me what games have come out that has at least gotten the level of botw or at least odyssey.
Business
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You'd struggle on any platform for that.