You know what, thats fair.I still contend that the launch lineups were responsible for the lion's share of nintendo's "dark age."
Guess for the switch 2 its really going to depend on just how much mario kart world or the donkey kong game (alongside some 3rd party ports like yakuza) can attract a crowd.
At the same time it isn't like the Wii U's launch title list was bad and that had a new 2D mario game to play, so we will see.
I think the problem is, there really isn't a compelling reason to get a Switch 2. I have a Switch, why should I buy a newer one?
Most of us are in our 30s and 40s. We can afford $80 games and are old enough to remember when they were $80 back in the 90s. Quit complaining lolI mean I was old enough to remember them sure, but my kid/teenage ass ain't had no money to get jack shit and my parents looked at me like I'm crazy when I dared suggest getting whatever game I was looking at new, lmao. I could only cut so much neighborhood grass, and "allowance" was a foreign word to my parents.
Keep in mind the largest demographic of Switch owners is literally single mothers. Kids will continue break their switch lites, and when it's time to replace some parents will opt for the newer system.Not really. Their largest are Millennials and Gen Z. Kids play things like Roblox, Fortnite and Minecraft nowadays, which doesn't require much.
It has new games and better performance. Like every other console successor.
Keep in mind the largest demographic of Switch owners is literally single mothersDon't post BS unless you can back it up
I'd just like to note, that contrary to what some Wii U enthuiasts like to insist, the Wii U (and the 3DS initially) had horrible 1st party libraries. The literal only 1st party game on 3DS was Nintendogs and the Wii U fared a bit better with NSMBU and Nintendo Land but people had already soured a lot on NSMB by then. 3DS managed to improve its 1st party library significantly more than a year later but Wii U never really did. Switch 2's Mario Kart World, DK, and Kirby already looks better than both their launches and are looking to have more content within the 1st year than they did. And of course, Nintendo's primary structure is its 1st parties.I can't even remember the 3DS's launch so that one really was pretty bad. Like a 3DS version of street fighter 4, and was that resident evil revelations game on release? I don't even remember.
Not really. Their largest are Millennials and Gen Z. Kids play things like Roblox, Fortnite and Minecraft nowadays, which doesn't require much.Most single mothers are Millennials, gen X moms' kids are grown.
Looking almost the same as the Switch 1 is not gonna help it. Parents are gonna wonder what's so different to justify the much more expensive purchase. Especially giving looming economic concerns.
If the next iPhone did radically change form factor people would lose their shit.
Most single mothers are Millennials, gen X moms' kids are grown.Your implication was that it's single mothers buying it for their kids. There is no proof of this. Sure, single mothers fit into Millennials and Gen Z, but it's implying they're playing it, which nobody is denying. Same for women.
And the majority of Switch owners are women according to demographic information that was released. A huge chunk of them are moms that have it as a family system.
*looks at incrementally improved iPhone's that basically never radically alter their design, and are hugely successful in part because of that*
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Wii-U was the last generation of parents who didn't grow up with technology doing exactly this. My siblings all have children and are in their late 30's to late 40's. They're not going to get confused about "Why does this look really similar to the Switch?!" because they've also lived half their lives in the era of the cell phone technology system.
While we maybe think of Wii-U as "not that long ago", it was 13 years ago. In 13 years we've definitely seen that technology doesn't mean radical changes to form factor and actually there has been a huge push against that. Again look at Apple. If the next iPhone did radically change form factor people would lose their shit.
iPhone sales have been dropping. People are getting more resistant to redundant releases as the economy stagnates and upgrades experience diminishing returns.
Nevertheless phones are considered necessities, there's a social element to keeping up to date on fancy devices, and many carriers offer upgrades at discounted rates.
It's a different market for games. We've seen poorly distinguished consoles nevertheless sold at high price points underperform before.
I'm scrolling YT's front page and came across a video titled "Nintendo Is So Greedy" that already has nearly 2 million views...Thats an average view count for Charlie.
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/6/641058ff.jpg
I'm also just gonna toss it out there for people who are flabbergasted about the price.
PS5 has been the fastest selling Sony system of all time. It released at the same price point as the Switch 2. Now you MIGHT be able to argue that the Pandemic boosted sales of everything gaming in general for that time span maybe, but what it does show is this price point is not a crazy expensive price point for the industry as a whole. At all.
And while Gamers (and lets be fair, we are posting ON Gamefaqs, we are core gamers) might mince words about specs and power and whatnot, the general population doesn't GAF about any of that. So while we might look at the comparison and be like, "Well the PS5 has _____ specs and internals so it makes sense for it to cost this compared to the Switch 2 internals", the general population doesn't care. They will care that Nintendo made games will ONLY be made for Switch 2 moving forward.
Like fuck, even the whole like, "Games will be released for the previous console and this one" is being severed pretty quickly. The launch title is Switch 2 exclusive. The new Donkey Kong is Switch 2 exclusive. Already.
Now it has reached the 2 million mark
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/1/15a70fc3.jpg
Now it has reached the 2 million mark
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/1/15a70fc3.jpg
I wish my parents were that rich.I'm that rich and I'm a hard no. $60 for games is my cap. $450 for a console is my cap. I buy excatly 4 new games a year full price. Lunar will be my 3/4. Metriod Prime being the 4th. That's it nothing more. Anything its sales when the price drops.
I still don't understand the price complaints. It's cheaper than the base PS5 (with a disc Drive) or the series X.The price for the console itself is manageable. The price for everything else is absurd though. $80 games is crazy.
I could see an argument that they could have offered a digital only version but that draws the ire of a different crowd.
Up to almost 2 1/2 million views
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/e/e90ae9ac.jpg
Seriously, this thing has almost as many views as the Direct itself...
Up to almost 2 1/2 million views
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/e/e90ae9ac.jpg
Seriously, this thing has almost as many views as the Direct itself...
I think the problem is, there really isn't a compelling reason to get a Switch 2. I have a Switch, why should I buy a newer one?