Could also be a 3DS situation. It had a very disappointing launch, got an emergency price cut like 6 months in, and eventually got a pretty decent game library that carried it and made it a reasonable success. Nowhere near the DS craze, but it was a very different market at that point.
Also, you know, no matter what you think about it and how it’s managed, the Wii U didn’t have Pokémon.
I wonder if it’ll end up like the Wii vs the Wii U.
Could also be a 3DS situation. It had a very disappointing launch, got an emergency price cut like 6 months in, and eventually got a pretty decent game library that carried it and made it a reasonable success. Nowhere near the DS craze, but it was a very different market at that point.
Also, you know, no matter what you think about it and how it’s managed, the Wii U didn’t have Pokémon.
I’d be surprised if this launch was anywhere as bad as the 3DS, although I suppose it’s possible.
To put it in perspective, the 3DS ended up outselling the Xbox One and the N64.
No, there’s too much interest in handheld consoles. This market is the new Xbox vs. Playstation, only it’s Nintendo vs. All.
Nintendo vs Steam.
Steam isn’t even part of this conversation. The Deck sold like 2% as much as the Switch (I don’t think it’s beaten the Wii U yet).
It’s Nintendo vs Nintendo.