I've never understood the appeal of these "snarky asshole condescending millenial lectures you for fifteen minutes about videogames" videos.
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Switch Surpasses 10.5 Million Units in U.S. - Launch aligned sales are 22% higher than PS4 and 34% higher than XB1
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I've never understood the appeal of these "snarky asshole condescending millenial lectures you for fifteen minutes about videogames" videos.
that is him yeah
also the classic IGN Mass Effect 3 ending video
The reveal was everything I had hoped for always trusted the Hybrid would work out. Sadly DLC for MK8D never did come outside of what we got in the launch but the post launch support for Splatoon 2, Kirby, Xenoblade 2, Arms has been stellar:
Mar 13, 2015
May 7, 2015
The first year line-up was crazy good.
The only thing I thought is that it would sell "only" 8-10 million by the end of 2017, it ended up doing much better than that.
Overall I thought price would be more of a limiting factor but that feeling ended up changing after we all realized how successful the launch was. I quickly changed my tune:
Mar 10, 2017
Colin's fault (besides being an outright asshole) is that he let personal feelings enter into evaluating the Switch.
Yea, this one was esp good though, he was very against it, cursing and everything
I have a bunch of friends who have Switches, in my opinion though the hardware really is not compelling. For me as a consumer I would be more attracted to it if the specifications were closer to the other 8th gen consoles.
But I'm not gonna be biased about it. I never doubted that the Switch would be a massive success and I never cared much for the arguments of those who did. Maybe a large portion of those folks thought the Switch would flop coz the Wii U left a bad taste in their mouths
it wasn't.
The asymmetric gameplay, the unique interaction between two screens and Miiverse were axed for Switch and the touch controls importance was greatly reduced.
The goal Nintendo set with the WiiU was to reunite the family in the living room and make them interact each other through the unique use of the GamePad (+ wiimotes), it also integrated a self owned forum within the console OS.
WiiU was Nintendo take on a "social" console.
This is a video where Iwata explained well what were Nintendo objectives with WiiU:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AkPdAWfFjI
The goal Nintendo set with the Switch was to deliver the convenience to play anywhere, anytime and how you want for people that had little time due to a busy life.
To do so they started from one feature that was broken on WiiU (off screen play that only work when close to the console) and made it work by using a modular approach to let the player configurate quickly his play style as he need.
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The general strategy is the same between Wii, WiiU and Switch that is to solve some kind of problem by using Nintendo unique integration between hardware and software.
However the result vary wildly based on the problem to solve and the execution.
Wii (and DS) was designed to solve the problem of more inexpert people who were too afraid to play videogame due to the complexity of the game controllers.
The solution was to introduce easier to understand/use input interfaces and making games around them that highlighted the improved approachability.
WiiU was designed to reunite people around the GamePad with game ideas that used the centrality of the GamePad and the interaction between the two different screens available (TV and the one on the GamePad) to deliver fun experiences and to encourage social interaction with a built in within the OS social forum.
Switch was designed with the goal to maximize the chance of a consumer had to play videogames in his spare time or for example to improve the chance to set up a local multiplayer session.
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When most people say this, I think they mean that Nintendo isn't trying to compete with Sony and Microsoft on a product feature basis (or, lately, even on price).
They're all clearly fighting for mindshare, time, and dollars.
No, they say all sorts of things, usually that they're chasing different markets or audiences. Look around man you see it all the time.
My reply has always been that Nintendo makes consoles and games, which makes them a direct competitor, regardless of console feature sets.
What I'd give for definitive world wide sales numbers (broken down by country!). I've thought about that way too much lol
NPD hasn't publicly put out the data I included in most of those tweets. The data in those tweets comes direct from Nintendo of America.
neither of those things are incorrect though. I mean, you'd have to do some serious spinning to claim they're not chasing a different audience. one look at each platform's best sellers will tell you that. sure, they'd love some of the more traditional 13-22 male dominated core audience that Playstation and Xbox are aimed at but they're certainly not targeting them beyond some 3rd party deals.
they only had cross gen Zelda, a port of street fighter 2 and 1 2 switch at launch, I Remember almost everyone being down on it
You forgot full price Bomberman! It should have been $15 at most!
You chopped off the second part of my post.
There are more layers to defining competition than simply what other companies are in the same industry category as you. That's definitely part of it, of course - but if people are saying that Nintendo isn't competing on the same vectors of competition as Sony and Microsoft that's also true.
Sorry but I don't believe that's true at all. Ninty is very much eating Sony and MS's lunch here and are very much in direct competition for gamers (as a whole) dollars and mind-share.
But your comment goes to show where this 'Nintendo aren't competing directly' narrative keeps coming from and does prove my point in that regard.
I think a lot of people of trouble doing what you did... Separating their personal views from what the general consumer thinks. We tend to forget that forums like Era are a very small segment of the market.
Seems like you completely misunderstand intentionally or truly oblivious when that statement is made.
Have you heard recently that Netflix said they are not in competition with HBO but rather Fortnite? Its the same kind of principle.
I see that false narrative will still continue on despite the facts reported here.
Ugh..
Sales of Nintendo games and hardware have no significant impact to non Nintendo games and hardware. Nintendo directly competes with other games companies like Netflix, other activities or sleeping does.
I don't know if you're memeing or what, but considering the attach rate it had it essentially was a pack in.
they sold out at launch without botw being a pack-in and made hundreds of millions of dollars selling it separately.
That is Netflix recognising other possible emerging threats rather than disregarding their current competition.
I mean, I don't know how you can think this but ok. hell, we've even had Mat say point blank many times that the Switch isn't directly affecting the PS4/Xbox One market and vice versa, that they've been coexisting fine. because they are aimed at different audiences. quite clearly, even. not sure what your point even was if you think I just proved it.
Just memeing. I saw that mostly for 1-2 Switch, but it wasn't strange to see the other launch games being suggested as pack-ins. Even MK8D later on.
Nintendo doesn't disregard their competition. It goes without saying. They're in the same industry.
There are many Michael Pachters in this industry unfortunately.
Truly not that much different from any dissenting Nintendo opinion from that time though lol.
I'd argue Nintendo is competing with Sony and Microsoft in the same way an Italian restaurant is competing with a Japanese restaurant. While they are in the same industry, there are enough differences between their products, consumer-base, and general marketing that the two don't have a significant effect on one another. Nintendo is competing with Sony/Microsoft for mindshare sure, but they occupy different niches, which keeps them from directly affecting one another.
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That 2016 thread is a goldmine.
Congrats to Nintendo and Iwata, they nailed pretty much everything and introduced the market to a concept of gaming that won't end with the Switch itsef. In fact, I think it already influenced Sony and Microsoft plans for the future.
Yeah, someone droped the facts below you, hope thats enough.
this is sarcasm by the way.
Actually, I thought it had a positive impact sales of other games and hardware. I remember some retailers like GameStop and Target saying they had an uptick in gaming sales across the board after the Switch launched,
I could be wrong, and obviously you have the data for all that. I think that still holds true though.
They sold more BotW for Switch than consoles on the first month.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/insert...witch-outsell-the-switch-itself/#182575c82111
Why? You should be convincing us. Why would they miss out on free game sales? The system was already selling out so it's not like they needed another incentive for people to buy the system. Being a pack-in would have been completely nonsensical. Not to mention the game had an attach rate of >100% at launch!
I agree that they are indeed competing with Microsoft and Sony. And there is a strong argument to be made that they even compete in the power race with the switch; they may not intend to win, but they need to be close enough to the competition if they want to receive games like Doom and call their console hybrid, and not "just another Nintendo handheld with the gimmick to connect to the TV". That's also why a pro model is very likely in 2020.
I was poking fun at ppl at the time wanting the launch games as free pack-ins. 1-2 Switch was the one brought up most often, but it wasn't that strange to see people asking for the other launch titles as well (back when a $300 Switch was seen as too expensive.)
I can never tell sarcasm on here considering what some people earnestly believe
Could be. Retailers can see detail on individual purchases in terms of shopping cart I certainly can't.
Point is that when NIN sales go up there's no corresponding consistent declines elsewhere. Myth of the zero sum market.