Oh weird, I thought I remembered hearing the series was popular there.
I guess maybe it was from the niche circles you mentioned.
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Thousands of people in South Korea lined up in front of shops to have a chance of buying a Nintendo Switch
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Oh weird, I thought I remembered hearing the series was popular there.
I guess maybe it was from the niche circles you mentioned.
Fun stat despite all that a quick google gives 255 covid related deaths for South Korea, whereas New York apparently has 19k something.
Also South Korea apparently prepared measurements against covid since december at least that's what I remember a US doctor complaining about given the difference in how the US prepared(they didn't) vs South Korea.
Also South Korea apparently prepared measurements against covid since december at least that's what I remember a US doctor complaining about given the difference in how the US prepared(they didn't) vs South Korea.
People there already wore masks when they were sick, something the West never embraced.
Hopefully this will change when you see something like this destroying our society.
I guess the issue with that would be people overloading the webpage since so many people want to sign up first. So first come first serve offline or online would not work or be fair.
The shop I queued up for had a 1 week registration at their store, so there was no rush or manic queuing (especially when we are still social distancing just incase). You'd come with ID and fill in a google form and they would check your name and DoB on both and provide you with a secret code on that day (to stop people filling in the form without visiting the store). They would check everything and hand you a lottery ticket number.
The lottery process is then done on a YouTube livestream to keep it all fair and transparent. It's happening tomorrow, so fingers crossed!
What do you want to hear? "Nintendo magic"?
Them other consoles are old as hell, with successors on the horizon. One of them has sold +100M (most people that wanted it already have it by now). The Switch doesn't hog the TV and has some of the most popular gaming IP's.
How cheap is the Switch really? Here in North America It's still more expensive or about the same price as the Slim / revision SKUs of the other consoles. And people are paying more than retail on ebay.
Can't speak for SK which is traditionally PC LAND, but in North America all consoles saw an uptick, but Switch was especially popular. I think the other posts citing popularity of Animal Crossing, flexibility, ability to free up TV if someone else needs it all plays a role. And yea, it being a newer console helped, but I think this point gets overstated as a catchall. If the next-gen has a slow start and Switch continues selling, will the explanation change suddenly?
I think the poster was mostly begging the question and not expecting a response. Personally there's also a temptaiton to make up a reason (not saying you did) and attribute the success to that .
This was Hong Kong around AC's launch.
Granted, the mall's hallways aren't spacious to begin with, but still.
Yeah, Switch is actually rather expensive for a Nintendo system compared to the competition.
People have to realize that when the Wii blew up it was 250 including a system seller against 400-600USD machines.
Price hasnt really been a massive factor for or against Switch - though compared to the upcoming consoles Switch will look rather cheap...unless the Series S launches this Holiday season as well.
It was Children's Day the other day in South Korea and pretty sure parents are trying to get kids stuff. It's been hard to find a Switch there too from what I heard. A friend of mine is trying to buy a Switch + Animal Crossing but she hasn't been able to find it for weeks now.
I feel that 2008 recession is different when compared to the coming recession because of the pandemic in the mix, game development is also more impacted than in 2008. I wonder for example how countries like Italy, Spain or Greece are going to fare in the coming months with how much dependent they are on tourism when that is currently non existent. EU (with UK) projects almost 8% drop in GDP, that's almost half more than caused by the recession in 2009 (-4,3%) and that could get worse with how unpredictable the virus is. The second wave of the virus on a weaker economy could be devastating. I feel that next gen in particular is in a bad spot with it's high prices, could be a very slow start with lower install base and lack of games taking advantage of it. I may be overy pessimistic but I don't see the outlook for the future being any good not only for video game industry but the World as a whole.
There isn't local transmision in Korea, the situation is fine there.
The World economy is fucked. Millions worldwide are loosing their jobs.
A global recession isn't the best moment to launch pricey uber powerful boxes...
I wonder how many internet stupids think this is Nintendo intentionally increasing scarcity or something similar.
If Xenoblade wasn't coming at the end of this month I would totally sell mine, as I barely ever use the thing, but Xenoblade is coming and I'm gonna need to play that.
In France at least you can easily find a a base ps4 or xbox one cheaper than a switch...
At least somebody likes Labo...and what are they doing with copies of Ring Fit Adventure?!This was Hong Kong around AC's launch.
Granted, the mall's hallways aren't spacious to begin with, but still.
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The Switch Lite is 199, and the normal 299. It's not "dirty cheap".