As a daily lurker it is fun to see the exact same conversation every few pages followed by the same answers every few pages after, we then reach a conclusion and everyone is happy until then we begin the cycle anew a few pages later.
sorry theres not enought smoke/fire to indicate Nintendo will reveal Switch sucessor this month, not enought rumblings for a septembre reveal
If the Switch 2 is backwards compatible, then people will think, “Ok. I'll buy Zelda now because I know I can play it on the new Switch 2 later as well.”
Like I said, I'm happy to be proven wrong, and I'm sure in the big picture you're probably right.
It's a deeply pessimistic take that happens to be not that bad. I'll be playing a new Zelda soon, then I'll have the holidays as a break from work, my favorite of the Mario RPGs is coming back, then my birthday in January. Either the reveal happens at the start of that incredible run, or at the end of it, and I couldn't be mad either way.
I would honestly say no. Such maintenance work is carried out several times a year and a Direct is always suspected. In the end, it turns out that it's just normal maintenance work.
Why? I keep reading this here. What is supposed to happen if Nintendo presents the Switch 2 shortly before the release of Zelda? Is it really supposed to reduce Zelda sales? Who would really say, “Wow, Nintendo just showed me the Switch 2 that's coming out in a few months. So I've decided not to buy the new Zelda game that's coming out soon that I actually want to play!”?
Jeff Grubb said that the State of Play should happen on the last week of September:
"I heard about a PlayStation State of Play in the last weekish of September, and they could have a PS5 Pro announcement there or can happen anytime before that."
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The slate is clean again fellas
Jeff Grubb said that the State of Play should happen on the last week of September:
"I heard about a PlayStation State of Play in the last weekish of September, and they could have a PS5 Pro announcement there or can happen anytime before that."
Source:
The slate is clean again fellas
I agree. They will also do price drops in order to boost sales.
Jeff Grubb said that the State of Play should happen on the last week of September:
"I heard about a PlayStation State of Play in the last weekish of September, and they could have a PS5 Pro announcement there or can happen anytime before that."
Source:
The slate is clean again fellas
This is what I've been thinking too. I can only think that the new Lite would help the current sales target, but since the target pretty far off from what I've seen, announcing the successor could definitely hurt any final sales for the current Switch. But then again, is anyone really still buying the Switch if they haven't already? Ahh, on the one hand, some "leakers" are saying yes, this month, on the other hand, speculation is saying later on
I guess all we can do is wait and see
See above posts concerning the consumer profile and who would buy a Switch now versus a next gen console.
Why would it be satire?Please tell me this is satire
As of right now I do not believe Switch has a chance of selling 13 million units with out a decent price drop or massive bundle during the Holidays. Switch 2 reveal will have an impact but shouldn't change the sales trajectory by that much. We are in different times but in the past Console successors are revealed and announced way before they launch and it's part of the cycle.
Yep good point with the price drop. If they announce Switch 2 in September and then price cut the Switch before the holiday season, it might help explain why they set such a lofty goal. I still think 13mil is never gonna happen by the end of the fiscal year, but it would help them get a bit closer
Hopeless. I’m Team 2026 now.
With or without the Switch 2 announcement, Nintendo is not gonna make that 13 million sales goal.
Nothing happened during the first two hours, so my timezone has already shifted to the next week.
We didn’t get a name and logo for the Switch until the reveal trailer, so it’s possible the successor will be the same
I can’t believe that is a real post there’s no wayPlease tell me this is satire
Yes, but I liked what Sony did with PS5, they dropped first the logo on socials, then the new Dualsense, and then the console design
Explain to me why any of this is Nintendos problem
I think most people here just view it from the point of view that the forecast is impossible to reach without steps Nintendo seems unwilling to do, ie price cuts on the Switch. The collapse of Switch sales outside Japan this year is far too big for it to be realistic to sell 13,5 million Switches this fiscal year with current Switch prices. And i think Nintendo realize that themselves, the reason they did not adjust their forecast is because they plan to use the Switch 2 reveal to get the investors to be happy instead.
The limit for Nintendo is not the death of a queen, but the failure of a hero shooter. Understandable.
Furukawa already spoke on this. they are spending this year prepping for Drake. if sales take a hit, then so be it
You guys realize that there could be still a price cut for black Friday? People always underestimate the holiday season
Makes sense, but then I don’t know why they would say their aim is 13 million units this fiscal year. Just seems kind of ridiculous to be honest.
