Nintendo has lowered its sales forecast for Nintendo Switch by 1 million units, after reporting a 31% year-on-year sales drop. In its latest earnings report for the three months ended Sept. 30, the Switch company said it had lowered its hardware sales forecast to 12.5 million for the fiscal year, down from 13.5 million, and
The Switch starts at a lower price point, it’s available at Walmart, it’s more durable for the average child to handle, and Mario/Pokemon/Zelda are what someone like Warren Buffet might call a “brand moat”, where nothing’s really going to interfere with that business model.
While i agree, the steam deck is not only a great device but an alternative to piracy for me. I haven’t pirated a game that’s available on steam more than a handful of times and only once i didn’t buy it afterwards. With a resurrection of the demo now, I’ll play before i buy like the old days.
The Switch starts at a lower price point, it’s available at Walmart, it’s more durable for the average child to handle, and Mario/Pokemon/Zelda are what someone like Warren Buffet might call a “brand moat”, where nothing’s really going to interfere with that business model.
You can play Mario/Pokemon/Zelda on the Deck.
While i agree, the steam deck is not only a great device but an alternative to piracy for me. I haven’t pirated a game that’s available on steam more than a handful of times and only once i didn’t buy it afterwards. With a resurrection of the demo now, I’ll play before i buy like the old days.
You can do a lot of things by pirating. Most people aren’t interested in loading a Switch emulator and downloading roms.
You can’t just pop a cartridge in or head to the eShop and download it. Most people don’t want to research and figure out emulators.