At the distance of switch 2 launch days, analysts and consumers are seeing how well Nintendo’s home console can follow the best -selling home console in its history. Switch 2, while guessing the pain of trying to secure the pre-order, it seems that Nintendo has nothing to worry about-at least at the time of launch.
However, concerns about prices, permanently rising prices, and a saturated market switch can shade 2. Stuffy Talking to analysts, journalists, and ordinary video games that people have to play to keep the switch 2 launch in the context. Key path? Although the console will definitely start another blockbuster, its future seems to be very certain.
A lot of conversations around the Wii U Switch 2 arise, as this is the most famous example of Nintendo’s failure. “Wii U, its confused controller screen trick, slower user interface, and a great lack of Customs Robo The game was one of the worst flop of Nintendo, ” The game file Author Stephen Tottel explained in an email Stuffy.
It sold less than 14 million units, a dramatic reduction from the WII, which sold over 100 million. And when Nintendo expects one million more switches to sell 2 units in his first year compared to the Wii U sold in his life, it is not necessary to indicate a long -term success. “Despite this, Wii U sold on the launch on November 2012,” According to the notifications The Xbox 360 and PS3 are leading the US launch sales.
When looking at the launch sales estimates and predictions, Sarana’s video game analyst Matt Pustekla warned that what the console does during its inception is not an indication of what she will do as a whole.
“The sale around the launch period reflects more than anything,” said Pastekla. Another, the more important factor for the console launch is the audience. “With anything related to gaming right now, we have to enthusiastically separate the market from the market, because they are treating very differently,” Pusktilla added.
According to Pusktilla, these are the fans we are seeing, especially after the last major console launch, the PS5 and the Xbox Series X/S -five years ago. “We haven’t designed a new hardware for the public in a long time,” he said. “So we just have something new.”
We are looking at some part of this demand satisfied with Switch 2 Pre -order frenzy. The day pre -orders opened in the United States (after a few weeks delay due to President Donald Trump’s tariff chicken) he sold within hours. The game stop contains pre -order events that show people stand outside the store front.
But the success of the console will really be deployed. The one who will react to a large, large -scale market appears, the only one who made devices like Wii and the original switch such achievements. Pusktilla says the group is still restricting its time, “Free toplay and the content they have already bent.”
This is a difficult time for the industry. It is getting even more expensive for the new blockbuster titles. Consumers, in return, are buying less time and money in favor of living in sports, while a permanent holiday is running for three years. Include this in a unique and unstable US tariff situation of 2025 and increases the cost of it, and now is a Hell Time to launch the video game console.
“A game console is for many people (…) an unbearable luxury, especially for families.” Kiza McDonald’sOn video game editor Benefactor And the author of the book about the history of Nintendo. McDonald believes that most people who want to switch 2 may have already ordered already and Nintendo’s original work must be persuaded by everyone they want.
Silvi Croico, a concert that works as a creative director in Volks’ media, says she knows about “almost nothing” about Switch 2. She does not repeatedly do the gaming website nor uses gaming media, but she noted that it is strange that a 33 -year -old ancient gamers who do not have a switch, PS4, and Xbox One. Something Switch 2 information.
Other colleagues and self -stated “gaming comfortable” I expressed similar sentiments. According to McDonald’s, Nintendo is handling the launch period very conservatively. He said, “This is like this,” We know that everyone is about to buy it anyway. We don’t need to sell you on it. ” “But I’m not sure it’s true or not.”
In the Switch 2 Direct in April, Nintendo showed console with some modest quality life and performance upgrade. It can work for fans – they get more than the things that are already like about the origin. But without anything else to get users out of the derudes, switch 2 can struggle to find your audience.
“As far as (switch 2 features) are not particularly excited,” said Kaushal Rawal, the Operations Manager of Vox Media. “The rolling controller seems interesting, but the voice chat feature seems a bit meaningless.”
Kushal owns a switch, about which he said the game does not run Foretenite At the same time he wanted. And while the possibility of a technical upgrade of switch 2 will improve it, Kushal said, “With a tag of $ 450 – $ 500, I’m bent too much to get a steam deck.”
Switch 2 also has to compete against people’s content with its predecessor. “I have a switch light I purchased during pandemic diseases,” said Jackie Nook, video producer of Vox Media. “My husband has a switch 1, and I don’t think we use them to justify them to justify them.” For the tip, the cost of the console is also an important factor. “$ 500 seems to be standing for me!”
Switch 2 will not be duded like Wii U, but it will not reach the heights of the original switch. There are two reasons lacking prices and new features, but probably the biggest thing is that the conditions that promote the success of the OG switch were incredibly unique.
“The switches indeed during the pandemic disease were raised Crossing the animal. McDonald said, “And obviously it was a huge hit. The Pasteola agrees:” Switch is an outlet success. I think (switch 2) is unlikely to have a switch number in long -term.
By the beginning of the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2, any news of any news, with the expectation of hungry gamers, has been filled with so much built -up pressure, which was increased due to a specific proportion of silence Lake and Nintendo. With a passionate response from the disclosure of a console official and a passionate response from dedicated fans, this pressure may not be high – and with the launch next week, the release valve is eventually opening.
“Just because of the logo in the box, it is safe to say that Switch 2 is too high to fail,” said Totello. “At least on an early journey.”
