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Coffeebeanz
09/10/17 12:31:33 AM
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There's a very real possibility that the Switch will outsell the Wii U by the end of this year.

I don't know if that's impressive for Switch or embarrassing for Wii U.
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ModLogic
09/10/17 12:32:22 AM
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Chaosmaster00
09/10/17 12:33:03 AM
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Would be even higher if their production of the Switch was better. Let's not kid ourselves here, the WiiU just was poorly executed. The Switch is a massive improvement overall.
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StopPosting
09/10/17 12:33:40 AM
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TheVipaGTS
09/10/17 12:34:12 AM
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yea the WiiU was just marketed terribly. They've actually done right by the Switch...Granted after this holiday season sales will likely begin to trail off and won't consistently be this high, but it will sell a good amount...
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marc55
09/10/17 1:52:05 AM
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TheVipaGTS posted...
yea the WiiU was just marketed terribly. They've actually done right by the Switch...Granted after this holiday season sales will likely begin to trail off and won't consistently be this high, but it will sell a good amount...



thats true

the first commercials were so bad people thought it was a new controller for the wii

later ( too late ) they noticed this and made another one and they made sure to say wiiu was a new console several times during the new commercial
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sktgamer_13dude
09/10/17 1:52:43 AM
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ForestLogic
09/10/17 1:55:17 AM
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I was a massive Nintendo fanboy when I was a kid, and not even I wanted a Wii U until a year or two after it released and dropped in price and had a couple games for it.
Meanwhile, Switch is a great piece of technology, I bought that shit on Day 1.


I feel like that narrative is incredibly common, hence the difference in sales.
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CADE FOSTER
09/10/17 2:08:26 AM
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Masked-One
09/10/17 2:10:05 AM
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Nintendo handhelds sell more than Nintendo consoles (usually).
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Sada_Pop
09/10/17 2:10:57 AM
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Most people could not not justify the move from Wii to Wii U. Plus the name is too similar. Bad concept from the beginning.
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Rika_Furude
09/10/17 2:12:16 AM
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tennisdude818
09/10/17 2:29:36 AM
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Imagine when Pokémon comes to Switch...
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Rika_Furude
09/10/17 2:39:36 AM
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tennisdude818 posted...
Imagine when Pokémon comes to Switch...

imagine all the fake sales then
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Coffeebeanz
09/10/17 6:10:47 AM
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Rika_Furude posted...
tennisdude818 posted...
Imagine when Pokémon comes to Switch...

imagine all the fake sales then


Sad!
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the_cajun88
09/10/17 6:13:49 AM
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XplodnPnguins92
09/10/17 6:14:48 AM
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ridiculous considering its best games are wii u ports.
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StreetFighter5
09/10/17 6:14:53 AM
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it's is truly fascinating how a console can make so much money despite holding 0 AAA exclusive titles

does nintendo make money off hardware? i always thought money was made off the software purchases
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Coffeebeanz
09/10/17 6:17:59 AM
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StreetFighter5 posted...
it's is truly fascinating how a console can make so much money despite holding 0 AAA exclusive titles

does nintendo make money off hardware? i always thought money was made off the software purchases


BotW is no less exclusive than any first party game on X1.

Mario Odyssey comes out next month.

And considering how basically no one has a Wii U, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe may as well be a new game to most people - and it's easily the best MK.
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Raikuro
09/10/17 6:21:59 AM
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Rika_Furude posted...
yeah its all fake demand, 5 million people didnt buy the switch

I do wonder how many of those 5 million units are just sitting in scalpers' inventory. I doubt it's as much as people make it out to be.
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StreetFighter5
09/10/17 6:22:11 AM
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Coffeebeanz posted...
StreetFighter5 posted...
it's is truly fascinating how a console can make so much money despite holding 0 AAA exclusive titles

does nintendo make money off hardware? i always thought money was made off the software purchases


BotW is no less exclusive than any first party game on X1.

Mario Odyssey comes out next month.

And considering how basically no one has a Wii U, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe may as well be a new game to most people - and it's easily the best MK.

botw is not exclusive, and be emulated on PC for a far superior experience

mario kart 8 is also not exclusive

there are literally no exclusives for the console, yet it sold 5 million units

5 million

with no exclusives


it is obvious nintendo makes a profit off their shit overpriced hardware. they dont expect anyone to actually buy games
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Coffeebeanz
09/10/17 6:24:48 AM
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there are literally no exclusives for the console, yet it sold 5 million units

What are Splatoon 2, Mario Odyssey, Mario and Rabbids and Xenoblade 2, Alex?
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StreetFighter5
09/10/17 6:25:49 AM
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Coffeebeanz posted...
there are literally no exclusives for the console, yet it sold 5 million units

What are Splatoon 2, Mario Odyssey, Mario and Rabbids and Xenoblade 2, Alex?

are those games even out yet?

didnt splatoon barely get an 80% on metacritic, i honestly cant remember
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Coffeebeanz
09/10/17 6:28:25 AM
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StreetFighter5 posted...
Coffeebeanz posted...
there are literally no exclusives for the console, yet it sold 5 million units

What are Splatoon 2, Mario Odyssey, Mario and Rabbids and Xenoblade 2, Alex?

are those games even out yet?

didnt splatoon barely get an 80% on metacritic, i honestly cant remember

Mario Odyssey comes out next month

Splatoon 2 and Mario+Rabbids are already out

Nintendo says Xenoblade will be out this Winter (to be fair, I don't believe them)
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meestermj
09/10/17 6:30:17 AM
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StreetFighter5 posted...
with no exclusives

Arms, Splatoon 2, Snipperclips, and Mario + Rabbids are all exclusive. And fantastic games.
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StreetFighter5
09/10/17 6:42:46 AM
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meestermj posted...
StreetFighter5 posted...
with no exclusives

Arms, Splatoon 2, Snipperclips, and Mario + Rabbids are all exclusive. And fantastic games.

can you suggest an exclusive title that has at least a 90 on metacritic? (i mean even among your titles...at least an 85...)

i dont think metacritic scores are incredibly important. everyone enjoys games diferent


but if there isnt a SINGLE title that is actually EXCLUSIVE to the console with at least a 90 and is AAA
why should i be enticed to buy weak hardware?
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CatataFish462
09/10/17 6:45:22 AM
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The Wii U was so stupid
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NibeIungsnarf
09/10/17 6:45:53 AM
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Is 5 million in half a year good or bad in the current console market? I have no clue.
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Rika_Furude
09/10/17 7:20:38 AM
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Godnorgosh posted...
StreetFighter5 posted...
but if there isnt a SINGLE title that is actually EXCLUSIVE to the console with at least a 90 and is AAA
why should i be enticed to buy weak hardware?


So wait until Mario Odyssey comes out in a month. What's the problem here?

The problem is he hates nintendo, thats all
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StreetFighter5
09/10/17 7:41:59 AM
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Rika_Furude posted...
Godnorgosh posted...
StreetFighter5 posted...
but if there isnt a SINGLE title that is actually EXCLUSIVE to the console with at least a 90 and is AAA
why should i be enticed to buy weak hardware?


So wait until Mario Odyssey comes out in a month. What's the problem here?

The problem is he hates nintendo, thats all

not at all, my 3ds is fantastic with a large gaming library of solid titles

mario odyssey isnt out yet. please tell me a SINGLE TITLE

A SINGLE TITLE THAT IS OUT, EXCLUSIVE, AT LEAST REVERED BY CRITICS, AAA

A SINGLE
TITLE

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SINGLE























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NibeIungsnarf
09/10/17 7:42:52 AM
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Is StreetFighter5 an alt of someone who is prone to meltdowns?
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StreetFighter5
09/10/17 7:48:52 AM
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NibeIungsnarf posted...
Is StreetFighter5 an alt of someone who is prone to meltdowns?

5 MILLION
5 MILLION CONSOLES AND NOTHING TO SHOW FOR IT



I cannot understand. There is a conspiracy, the japanese have us under our thumb. putin and china are are working with them..


we are all going to diiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii\iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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Coffeebeanz
09/10/17 7:49:23 AM
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A SINGLE TITLE THAT IS OUT, EXCLUSIVE, AT LEAST REVERED BY CRITICS, AAA

Breath of the Wild. Idgaf if you don't consider it an exclusive - nobody bought a Wii U, and you can't play it on X1 or PS4.
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StreetFighter5
09/10/17 7:51:10 AM
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Coffeebeanz posted...
A SINGLE TITLE THAT IS OUT, EXCLUSIVE, AT LEAST REVERED BY CRITICS, AAA

Breath of the Wild. Idgaf if you don't consider it an exclusive - nobody bought a Wii U, and you can't play it on X1 or PS4.

13.5 MILLION PEOPLE BOUGHT THE WII U

MORE THAN DOUBLE THE SWITCH SO FAR


you are part of the conspiracy, all lies

WE ARE BEING CONTROLLED BY THE GOVERNMENT
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Rika_Furude
09/10/17 7:52:21 AM
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StreetFighter5 posted...
Rika_Furude posted...
Godnorgosh posted...
StreetFighter5 posted...
but if there isnt a SINGLE title that is actually EXCLUSIVE to the console with at least a 90 and is AAA
why should i be enticed to buy weak hardware?


So wait until Mario Odyssey comes out in a month. What's the problem here?

The problem is he hates nintendo, thats all

not at all, my 3ds is fantastic with a large gaming library of solid titles

mario odyssey isnt out yet. please tell me a SINGLE TITLE

A SINGLE TITLE THAT IS OUT, EXCLUSIVE, AT LEAST REVERED BY CRITICS, AAA

A SINGLE
TITLE

A


SINGLE























TITLE


Splatoon 2
Mario and Rabbids Kingdom Battle
A bunch upcoming

Why are you this upset that a new console doesnt have many exclusives yet? All nintendo consoles get many exclusives. Why wouldnt the switch? Why are you this upset?
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Feline_Heart
09/10/17 7:52:50 AM
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StreetFighter5 posted...
NibeIungsnarf posted...
Is StreetFighter5 an alt of someone who is prone to meltdowns?

5 MILLION
5 MILLION CONSOLES AND NOTHING TO SHOW FOR IT



I cannot understand. There is a conspiracy, the japanese have us under our thumb. putin and china are are working with them..


we are all going to diiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii\iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Take a chill pill, Phil
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StreetFighter5
09/10/17 7:56:24 AM
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Rika_Furude posted...
StreetFighter5 posted...
Rika_Furude posted...
Godnorgosh posted...
StreetFighter5 posted...
but if there isnt a SINGLE title that is actually EXCLUSIVE to the console with at least a 90 and is AAA
why should i be enticed to buy weak hardware?


So wait until Mario Odyssey comes out in a month. What's the problem here?

The problem is he hates nintendo, thats all

not at all, my 3ds is fantastic with a large gaming library of solid titles

mario odyssey isnt out yet. please tell me a SINGLE TITLE

A SINGLE TITLE THAT IS OUT, EXCLUSIVE, AT LEAST REVERED BY CRITICS, AAA

A SINGLE
TITLE

A


SINGLE























TITLE


Splatoon 2
Mario and Rabbids Kingdom Battle
A bunch upcoming

Why are you this upset that a new console doesnt have many exclusives yet? All nintendo consoles get many exclusives. Why wouldnt the switch? Why are you this upset?

T NINTENDO CAN KEEP SELLING REHASHES OF REHASHES OF REHASHES. SPLATOON 2, EVEN WITH ITS BAD REVIEWS, IS BARELY DIFFERENT THAN SPLATOON 1

13.5 MILLION PEOPLE BOUGHT THE WII U IN THE PROMISE THAT SOMETHING WORTHWHILE WOULD EVENTUALLY BE RELEASED. IT NEVER HAPPENED. AND THE FEW EXCLUSIVES THE CONSOLE WAS PROMISED (ITS MARIO ODYSSEY) ARE NOW JUST PORTED TO THE NEXT CONSOLE

EVERY YEAR A NEW 3DS. A NEW 2DS.A NEW NEW 3DS. YET NO NEW CONTENT.A WII, A WII U, A SWITCH. MORE CONSOLES AND HARDWARE, CHASING A NOSTALGIC DREAM OF TITLES THAT HASNT RELEASED A CONSOLE WIHT 3RD PARTY SUPPORT SINCE MICROSOFT BOUOGHT RARE

WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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ArchiePeck
09/10/17 8:05:27 AM
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WiiU was one of the biggest flops ever released by a major console manufacturer.

Still, the Switch sales are very promising at the moment given it doesn't have a massive range of software.
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Coffeebeanz
09/10/17 8:07:12 AM
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ledbowman
09/10/17 8:17:44 AM
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Wii U is underrated. I have

Super Mario 3D World
Mario Kart 8
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Yoshi's Woolly World
New Super Mario Bros. U
New Super Luigi U
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Paper Mario: Color Splash
Super Mario Maker
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Hyrule Warriors
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DoctorVader
09/10/17 8:25:06 AM
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The Switch is in hype mode right now. Unfortunately, 2018 looks pretty barren right now. I know there will be announcementa but the BotW/Odyssey level stuff that gets announced a bit before is missing.

Don't know how Metroid 4 will turn out and I don't trust Pokemon to come out in 2018. Going by Gamefreak and TPC, they just started working on it. Then again, they're pretty lazy, so they might just reuse everything and just up the resolution to meet the deadline.

Scalpers are also a huge problem since they use bots and whatnot and at one point there was like 100K eBay listings back in the early days for this thing.

Nintendo knows all this and that's why they're slow on increasing production. Supply output is at 2 million a quarter right now. There's no guarantee that demand can be maintained past Jan-March. So they just sit back and relax as their stock skyrockets and things calm down early next year.
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meestermj
09/10/17 2:21:40 PM
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StreetFighter5 posted...
meestermj posted...
StreetFighter5 posted...
with no exclusives

Arms, Splatoon 2, Snipperclips, and Mario + Rabbids are all exclusive. And fantastic games.

can you suggest an exclusive title that has at least a 90 on metacritic? (i mean even among your titles...at least an 85...)

i dont think metacritic scores are incredibly important. everyone enjoys games diferent


but if there isnt a SINGLE title that is actually EXCLUSIVE to the console with at least a 90 and is AAA
why should i be enticed to buy weak hardware?

Man, you move goalposts like a champ! I'm done here.
FYI, Mario+Rabbids has an 85.
But that doesn't matter to you, you'll just find another way to dismiss Nintendo's best system since the Wii (IMO since the gamecube. I hated Wii)
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Turbam
09/10/17 2:26:29 PM
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StreetFighter5 posted...
Coffeebeanz posted...
there are literally no exclusives for the console, yet it sold 5 million units

What are Splatoon 2, Mario Odyssey, Mario and Rabbids and Xenoblade 2, Alex?

are those games even out yet?

didnt splatoon barely get an 80% on metacritic, i honestly cant remember

Lmao, scores don't mean a game isn't exclusive.
Knack is a terrible game, but it's still an exclusive game
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Bloodychess
09/10/17 2:29:13 PM
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CADE FOSTER posted...
ModLogic posted...
fake demand is really working


Switch's production is no different than the Wii U's, people are just buying the Switch

Fanboy harder next time
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Spidey5
09/10/17 2:49:11 PM
#47:


Triple A is garbage and game reviews are a joke.
Next.
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Akagami_Shanks
09/10/17 3:02:33 PM
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it's good for Nintendo but honestly game wise and sales wise it's not a match for the other consoles but unless you're an investor it doesn't matter lol. It'll probably start to slow down a lot after Mario Odyssey and the holiday season
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ModLogic
09/10/17 4:48:46 PM
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Raikuro posted...
Rika_Furude posted...
yeah its all fake demand, 5 million people didnt buy the switch

I do wonder how many of those 5 million units are just sitting in scalpers' inventory. I doubt it's as much as people make it out to be.

5m shipped worldwide
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