GenGAME writes: Depending on who you ask, the Wii was either the saving grace of Nintendo that revolutionized the gaming industry as we know it or the sorriest excuse for a console ever and the beginning of the end for Nintendo. Gaming journalists have positioned the Wii in the number one spot on lists of both the best and worst consoles of all time. Analysts have pointed to it as both the greatest success of Nintendo Global President Satoru Iwata and the reason he should be removed from power.
So is the Wii the greatest console in a rich Nintendo history, or is it the company’s most glaring shortcoming? By taking a close look at the impact the Wii has had on Nintendo’s success in both the short term and the long term, we can see that the answer is…well, both.
Nintendo has announced its financial results for the full fiscal year, alongside an update to Nintendo Switch shipments and more data, including a prediction for Switch 2 hardware and software.
well, the switch 2 has two holidays in the us, thanksgiving and Christmas.
so id say its fairly possible. the rest of the world will also grab them
Do people buy each other games consoles for Thanksgiving? I’m in Europe and always assumed it was just Christmas where gifts were exchanged.
That time is often referred to as the start of the Xmas shopping season. For the last few years, retailers would do 'black Friday' deals at various times throughout the year. While many still prefer to start their shopping in the mid to late November, others will just buy when they feel the time (and prices) are right for them.
Switch and Switch are a different kettle of fish. A sell out at launch by the diehards, strong sales, then the non diehards will be put off by the £75 ($99) games, including the stupid download cards which are topping £65 ($85). Not rocket science to work out how the Switch 2 is going to pan out. The PS5 has sold well, but games at £70, sales have been low. As game sales drop, prices will rise. Sony could knock out all their games for £40 and still make a killing selling more games. There's no denying that a gaming crash is looming.
I agree, I don't see the Switch 2 selling anywhere near the numbers that these predictions suggest or what the general buzz is implying. While the initial sales will likely be strong, driven by diehard fans, I anticipate a gradual decline. It may not drop off immediately, but over time, sales will inevitably taper.
Not paying for something that's not worth more than the price it was advertised, which is $449 - $499.
Nintendo Switch 2 upgrades portability with a bigger screen, 1080p handheld play, and Wi-Fi 6. Here's why it still matters in 2025.
As someone who travels for work I still care about portable systems.
I have found using remote play in a hotel room is an excellent experience in a major city as I've got my console hard wired to a gigabit connection at home however it's not perfect if power trips the console tends to go to the repair section and can't be booted remotely so it's a annoying call to family to power it on for me.
A hotel out of town or regionally though that can cause havok for remote play as I'm always on 5g using it hotel wifi is never good enough for a solid remote play session.
But leaving a stable location and getting onto a plane or train and there's little to no chance of a good experience with remote play thats where something like the switch 2 will really shine for me personally long haul flights are exhausting and one of my most hated things the switch has been invaluable for me and I'll absolutely be upgrading
Nintendo has always done it the best, handheld is in their genes. I do wish their dock could be like an egpu though and it make it much more powerful, it's a bit harder for me to play portable now for some odd reason, love just sitting on the couch with a big screen and controller. And ofc always great to have the portable option and for me it's best for smaller games.
IMO, 540P upscaled in portable mode to a 1080P screen using DLSS on the tensor cores will likely extend battery life using a lower TDP and provide much better anti-aliasing and similar clarity compared to native 1080P with med/low AA at a higher TDP. It’s just a better way to use a mobile chipset. That’s not a flaw or weakness, it’s a key benefit for the portable design of the platform.
Lol, even the impressive upscaling feature of Switch 2 can now spin to a negative one.
Switch 1 was hitting 720p and above that with no upscale, so why can’t they have a higher res and upscale it more
@jznrpg
Because of that even the current gen games will now run on switch 2 that looked as good and with decent framerate as the current gen consoles.
Do you watch Nintendo's hands on preview for switch 2? LOL.
because aside from Nintendo's own games which have their dedicated fanbase, portability is the only other thing it has going for it. Nintendo will be eliminated faster than xbox if they ever decide to do a dedicated home console again. going the hybrid way is the only way left for them and they are lucky they dominated the portable market all those years ago. imagine the power of the Switch 2 as a console this day and age with the same price as PS5. they will be the laughing stock of the market.
Former Nintendo PR manager says that the reason their games rarely go on sale is because they value their games and aren't like Ubisoft.
Just throwing shade at Ubisoft like that.
"Nintendo’s audience will buy the game if it wants to, regardless of sales."
Sales? What sales? People buy Nintendo games at full price because they don't go on sale.
That and the fact that their 3rd party support has been near nonexistent, so if you own the system you have basically no choice in what to buy. Especially with the switch it was nintendo first party or indies.
Each company just wants to make the most profit, and Nintendo is such a strong brand that can afford to sell games at full prices withouth sales.
Weaker brands need to go on sale in order to continue selling some units.
That's just how it goes.
Why I don't play Switch games and won't be buying a Switch 2. I tried, but it's just not for me or my wallet.
Nintendo is a game company only.althought I don't like it you can't see where they're coming from.nintendo doesn't have a diverse portfolio.
theres a reason why hes a "former" employee.
woth that kinda mindset, i would have fired him too ha.
What are you talking about? He wasn’t fired. Nintendo wanted to move his show to Seattle and he didn’t want to leave California.
They value their games? Meaning others who have sales don't? How fking rude of this dude. Nintendo are really arrogant
Hopefully they get humbled like with the 3DS launch but I doubt it. There's enough early adopters that are very enthusiastic.
I love the Wii. I even love the "casual" aspect of the Wii. Sports and Sports resort were fun. Mario Kart was fun. NSMB Wii was fun. Even the stupid balance board was fun in its own way.
The problem is that Nintendo didn't put in the effort during the middle and end of the Wii's lifespan. People say "the casuals abandoned them". Well, I don't think that's true. I think Nintendo abandoned the casuals in favor of making games THEY wanted to make. Why is there a sequel to Mario Galaxy (sold 10 million) but not a sequel to New Super Mario Bros (sold nearly 30 million)? Why was there a second Zelda game (combined, Zelda sold 9.5 million on Wii) but not a second Mario Kart (34 million)? Why did they stop investigating the potential of Wii Motion Plus right when it came out with Sports Resort? No game matched Sports Resort in terms of motion controls.
I know people will say "Nintendo usually makes only one Mario Kart" and "Twilight Princess was Gamecube so...". I get it. All I'm saying is that it is obvious why the so-called "casuals" got tired of Nintendo. Nintendo stopped making games for them. It's what happened with the N64 and Gamecube. The so-called casuals LOVED the NES. But Nintendo stopped making games for them, so they left.
NES was awesome because it was the place where a genre was born. Nintendo took the original Mario Bros. and turned it into Super Mario Bros., and then a whole slew of similar games were released. The SNES era continued this with stuff like Donkey Kong Country.
We saw a similar trend with New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and then games like Donkey Kong Country Returns, the Wii Kirby games, Rayman Origins, etc...
Nintendo doesn't seem interested in doing this with the "Wii" series, outside of a few obligatory sequels. It's like the "revolution" is over, even though it never really came to fruition.
Not the best
The Wii was so bad nobody got hyped for its successor the WiiU.
The Wii is the best casual gaming console. And The worst Hardcore console.