He's not wrong. I'm debating when to get a PS5 or series X after getting a PS4 last November yet I already pre-ordered the AC Switch revision lol.
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Nintendo's president doesn't believe the launch of PS5 and Xbox Series X will significantly impact Switch business
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The same way they did during the Wii days when they also had last gen hardware.
Yeah Nintendo is not targeting high end expensive consumer technology given their arcade roots.
Games are their bread and butter while their mobile initiatives is turning bad a a month old Cobb salad
Games are their bread and butter while their mobile initiatives is turning bad a a month old Cobb salad
It's Groundhog Year! I'm reliving 2006 over and over again!
If I take the question literally, then yes it will impact the Switch in some way because I will be impacted. I'm only going to buy one piece of new hardware this year, so if my choices are PS5, Series X, and Switch Pro, the Switch Pro is going to be second or third on my list. So the PS5/XSX will impact the Switch in some ways because they will lose at least one sale this year (me).
If you look at the games that sell well/best on Switch (Nintendo 1st party, Japanese games, indies, family games, remasters & retrogames) it's not like PS5 and Xbox will really be doing much to offer any overwhelmingly enticing alternatives in those areas for most people. None of those are really categories that demand or significantly benefit from higher fidelity, that's exactly why PS4/XBO didn't have much impact in these areas either. And Switch retains it's core advantage: hybrid versatility.
Now what I do think could be a threat eventually is Gamepass and similar subscription services. If that does start taking a bite out of Switch software though I'd expect Nintendo to probably roll out their own alternative service for Switch or expand NSO significantly.
They'll probably impact it about as much as the Switch impacted the PS4 and XB1 some cross over but not a great deal, switch is mature at this point and fairy self sufficient. If it flounders it'll be due to Nintendo on poor software efforts.
I agree. I think the Switch is an excellent compliment to another system. Sure you can only own the Switch but if prefer PS or Xbox as your main, the Switch is an excellent choice for those games only on Nintendo. They are different segments of the gaming market.
I really don't see it effecting them. First party and indies seems to be their focus and I don't see ps5 or xsx changing that for them.
We all know what Nintendo is good at.
The other areas like sports, western RPGs, FPSs, racing etc... Nintendo will be even more behind the eight ball.
New consoles launching means retailers will be more limited in the amount of Switch stock they can carry during the holiday season. Like it or not, they will be competing with each other as long as the same retailers carry them.
PS5 and XBX stock will be limited this year. Retailers won't have any trouble carrying Switch hardware.
New consoles usually have stock shortages, so if anything they'll be able to carry more Switch stock this holiday.
Hm, I think you're forgetting it takes 2 years for those guys to really get major first party releases going on new consoles
It will. Third-party support might drop significantly aftewards PS5/XSX and Switch will probably loose the new and shiny appeal. The gap between Switch and PS5/XSW will be noticeable and, if they don't tread them lightly, this might hit Switch's appeal as well. It's important for Nintendo to have a Switch 2 ready by 2022 at most. I hope they don't repeat the same mistakes from the past by believig they have "their own thing" and ignore the competition.
Who's saying it won't affect in any way are being delusional. Some people said the same thing back in the day in the Wii days that PS3/360 wouldn't affect it in anyway, but once HD TVs became cheaper and more accessible, as well PS3/360 taking price cuts, Wii's sales started to go down. Same thing will happen with Switch once PS5/XBX arrives.
Who's saying it won't affect in any way are being delusional. Some people said the same thing back in the day in the Wii days that PS3/360 wouldn't affect it in anyway, but once HD TVs became cheaper and more accessible, as well PS3/360 taking price cuts, Wii's sales started to go down. Same thing will happen with Switch once PS5/XBX arrives.
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I'm not sure how much it will impact it but it will to some extent. I feel it's gonna make going from these new next gen systems back to switch a lot more jarring then it already is. I will still use it for first party stuff though. Nintendo does a good job at making their games look nice on any hardware most of the time. Some games look brutal though.
PlayStation 4 Launch Titles - PlayStation 4 Guide - IGN
The PlayStation 4 Launch Titles list features both the games available on launch day (November 15th in the US and the 29th in other 31 countries) and in the
People seem to not remember that the PS4 had a very weak launch. This list is also old and includes games that I am quite sure got delayed.
Nintendo has multiple popular sports franchises and the best selling racing IP of all time.
Japan rarely does FPSs or "western" RPGs but they do have a shooter where the last entry is about to break 10 mil in Splatoon 2 and two popular RPG series in Xenoblade and Fire Emblem.
I think they'll be fine.
It's hard for them to not make SOME impact, but overall, I think the Switch will be fine. If the next gen consoles are going to be in the $500 range, then they'll be doubly fine.
Yeah I noticed things like the Witness in the list and I am sure that was not even launch window by the time it came out.
If this generation is anything like the last one, it'll take 12-18 months before anything significant comes out that is specifically and exclusively targeting PS5/X1 (even Halo Infinite is multiplat).
12-18 months after PS5/X1 release, I suspect the Switch Pro or Switch 2 will be released or around the corner.
So I think your concern is practically a non-issue and the 3rd party landscape will look similar to how it did during Switch's life.
As others have said, the major publishers may opt to focus on next gen graphics instead of catering to the Switch's existing user base, but that's okay. The Switch is doing fine with Nintendo software, indies, and the occasional third party exclusive. People like playing games on the Switch, and the games you can play on it are good.
Also, people are buying into Nintendo's rip-off online service (myself included to be fair) and subscription mobile games. That's a good source of revenue for them I imagine
Also, people are buying into Nintendo's rip-off online service (myself included to be fair) and subscription mobile games. That's a good source of revenue for them I imagine
changing my vote because i guess it won't"significantly impact"
but it seems foolish to say it won't have any sort of impact.
but it seems foolish to say it won't have any sort of impact.
He's right;
There are people on the internet that worries more about that stuff than they should. Switch will be fine, getting great games and selling well
There are people on the internet that worries more about that stuff than they should. Switch will be fine, getting great games and selling well
Impact it at all? I'm sure there will be some minor impact, but I don't think sales will be impacted in any measurable way, which is what I believe the poll is asking.
They probably won't have a noticeable impact on Switch sales, same a how Switch didn't have a noticeable impact on PS4 sales.
I'm not going to predict the Switch sales absolutely crater, but it's hard not to see it being impacted. The Switch may not be direct competitors to PS5 and Xbox, but with the release of new consoles comes more dedicated gamers likely to buy those and more hyper and advertising for them as well.
Whether it's 10% or 25% I don't know, but I'd be surprised if sales are what you'd expect based on historical data in a vacuum.
Whether it's 10% or 25% I don't know, but I'd be surprised if sales are what you'd expect based on historical data in a vacuum.
I think Nintendo did a great job by rebuilding bridges with many third-parties with Switch. They should definitively keep on fostering it's ecosystem for those games and would be a bad move to allow that go away. It's very important to make a Switch 2 by 2022, at most, to keep that around.
It most definitively had on Xbox One.
It most definitively had on Xbox One.
I would imagine the biggest impact would be if we stop getting those crazy Wolfenstein/Doom/Witcher ports. Otherwise, I imagine indies will be everywhere, and Switch will be hanging out with the best library for someone looking into a new system (assuming you can't buy PS4/XB1 games on the new systems).
100% they will be fine.
Perhaps part of me still holds out hope for a beefier Switch 2
In some way yes. Just like Switch will impact PS5 and XB.
They are all dedicated gaming systems.
They are all dedicated gaming systems.
Shortage or not, the amount of Switch stock will still be impacted by the millions. People are focusing too much on the demographics, but none of that matters when inventory is in the equation.
No is winning and I don't believe you. They're in the same fucking industry producing the same fucking product.
But because everyone here, like me, is a psycho who buys multiple consoles, we assume it wont be impacted at all.
But because everyone here, like me, is a psycho who buys multiple consoles, we assume it wont be impacted at all.
It's going to be tougher for the switch in the future compared to the ps5 and Xbox series x, sooner than later they will have an upgraded switch to make a difference. There will definitely be an negative impact to switch in long term.
Switch holiday sales in 2020 will be similar to performance in 2019.