SilentRain16 6 hours ago
TalesRevenant posted...
It could fly off shelves...depends on price and their presentation/games showcase on January 12 and 13.
If the price is right, AND they can convince people that they're bringing back their glory days (some would say Wii, I'd say NES/SNES were best generations in Nintendo's history - high sales of Wii be damned), people will flock to it.
But they've really gotta bring it.
Edit: I wanted to add, they also need to convince (and actually deliver) people that there will be no major games droughts, that there will be a nice, continuous flow of games releasing throughout it's life cycle. They will really have to make that promise and deliver on that for this Switch to be big.
Observato posted...h3IIfir3pho3nix posted...People will buy at $299.99, but any more than that and I think there will be serious reservations from people.
I think:
$250 - Chance of true console success.
$300 - Will sell moderately okay, will struggle against both lower-priced 3DSes and older model PS4/XB1 bundles, will never really get its foot in the door market-wise.
Over $300 - Absolutely dead, pack it up, what the hell is Nintendo thinking.
No it has chances of failing at $250 too. Uncharted 4 + PS4 bundle is $250 along with X1. Why would anyone get that over those two especially since those are already established and have a large consumer base? Unlike the Wii U, this is the complete opposite situation. With Wii U they had the advantage over PS4 and X1 since neither of them were out... and they f***ing blew it. This time they have no advantage. They are coming midgen after the two big companies released their own hardware. Not to mention now those companies have released upgrades to PS4 Pro and Scorpio soon.
So really, who's this thing selling to aside the usual Nintendo fanboys? Why would anyone get this when they can just get a PS4 with a s***ton of more games that are never coming to this anyway? All facts which I'm sure the usual drones here will try to tell me I'm a "Pony" and that nonsense instead of actually taking facts straight to the face then trying to come up with ways to excuse them. Step into reality and stop living in fantasy.
People need to set their expectations right. This thing isn't touching X1 or PS4 nor is it selling like crazy. At best, it'll get GCN numbers. People here really are blinded and delusional into just how much Wii U turned people off from Nintendo. Maybe if you stepped outside of these boards you'd realize Nintendo is a joke among the gaming community and no one cares about them, especially not after the Wii U. Wake up. People are not giving them another chance unless they prove themselves otherwise.
You're all in for a rude awakening come launch day if you're expecting this thing to fly off shelves. Set your expectations right.
It could fly off shelves...depends on price and their presentation/games showcase on January 12 and 13.
If the price is right, AND they can convince people that they're bringing back their glory days (some would say Wii, I'd say NES/SNES were best generations in Nintendo's history - high sales of Wii be damned), people will flock to it.
But they've really gotta bring it.
Edit: I wanted to add, they also need to convince (and actually deliver) people that there will be no major games droughts, that there will be a nice, continuous flow of games releasing throughout it's life cycle. They will really have to make that promise and deliver on that for this Switch to be big.
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