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Nintendo's Bold Switch Sales Target Could Be Achievable After All

Remember when Nintendo projected it would sell 20 million Switch consoles in the current fiscal year? The prediction was met with pretty widespread derision, with many industry analysts claiming it was far too high to be achievable – especially when you take into account the Switch's second year on sale, which arguably had fewer first-party smash-hits to rely upon.

Despite this negativity, it would seem that there's a chance Nintendo's estimate (which it has stuck by through thick and thin) is actually spot-on. While there's no solid sales data as yet – that will come direct from Nintendo's official channels at the end of the month as part of its Q3 results – the Wall Street Journal's Takashi Mochizuki is reporting that things are definitely looking up for Switch.

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Eonjay1926d ago

If there is no solid data I would simply hold off on solid data.

SuperSonic911926d ago

Remember when they predicted the Wii U would sell 100 million units?

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SuperSonic911925d ago

@ DJ it was alll over the news they forecasted 100 million units.

Eonjay1925d ago

Yes I do. This isn't hard guys just Google it.

SkywalkerEl1925d ago

That was just one person at Nintendo in an "internal sales meeting", so not really sure how mentioning this is relevant to this article.

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neocores80551926d ago

was there not a report that they LOWERED it to like 16MIl or 17MIL because they were not going to hit the 20MIL mark i smell bs here.

Atom6661926d ago

I don't think they did. Furukawa admitted it wouldn't be easy, but I think they stuck with 20 mil. That was just last month.

Rumors are saying they sold 10 million+ in Oct. through Dec. That's going to put them close to 16mil. for the year so far, with a few months to go. It'll be surprising, but they might hit 20.

ZeekQuattro1926d ago

Let's see this REPORT. I'm sure it would be news to Furukawa. Lol

Benjaminkno1926d ago

I still think they’ll be short by 1.5-2 million, but still stupid impressive.

Fraggle19871926d ago

I think will be short by a couple of mil. Not bad though considering the game drought they have had this year.

Brazz1926d ago (Edited 1926d ago )

They are still far from 20M. The writer got no basis to say ninty is close to hit their sales target and many industry insider keep saying that they are not going to hit 20m, in fact, they probably going to sell less than sony playstation.

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Razer Kishi Ultra Review - Remote Play and Mobile Gaming Goes XL

PSLS writes: I have traveled across the country using the Razer Kishi Ultra in airports and hotels for both PlayStation Remote Play and mobile gaming in general, and I am thoroughly impressed.

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Sony Patents To Prevent You From In-Game Harassment By Reading Your Emotions

A new patent recently published by Sony wants to gather biometric data of gamers to track whether one is being harassed using AI tools.

Profchaos23h ago(Edited 23h ago)

I hope this is one of those patents that never comes to fruition.

I already dislike the fact you can pay a significant amount for a online service buy associated games and content on said service and get banned from that service over potentially a misunderstanding the bans are already handed out for flimsy reasons

I'd rather see money invested in a ban that simply removes the offensive players ability to communicate with unknown players allow them to continue party chats with friends but not with Joe blow on cod.

exputers19h ago

Agreed. Blizzard recently banned a college Overwatch 2 player who's dependent for saying "shit." Pretty harsh.

Profchaos4h ago(Edited 4h ago)

How rediculas really. You can't say a word that's allowed in most PG films and prime time TV but the game is based around killing the enemy team using guns, explosives etc.

It's just backwards.

just_looken6h ago

What your talking about is called block list

In 2006 a spaceship dropped of the playstation 3/xbox 360 i say that that generation was the last great gen with game functions/tech that has yet to comeback

Anyhow the playstation 3 if you block listed a id they could not talk to you in chatroom with either text or voice. But that was pre mind fucked 2018 when people were more human than sheep.

But hey gta 6 is coming out billion dollar budget without a single player custom character creator and without singeplayer coop off/online something saints row 1-3 had on the xbox 360.

z2g15h ago

Take my social security and bank account numbers too! Here’s a picture of my wife and our address.

phoenixwing15h ago

Cmon where's the pictures of your children. Don't hold out on them.

H915h ago

At this rate I feel Sony will eventually sell a room to play games in it where they can monitor your every breath

jambola11h ago

I genuinely get a bit worried sometimes when a friend says something that could be offensive In a party
Because I have no trouble believing some bans would happen when in a private party for saying something wrong

SegaSaturn66914h ago

I want them to censor erotic content by measuring my groin temperature so i dont get too distracted while playing black ops 2.

Popsicle14h ago

Terrible idea. Not only do I not consent to providing my biometric data, the potential for mishandling biometric data is almost a certainty. Positive stress and negative stress can produce similar changes in biometrics. Interpreting the precise emotion a person is feeling is not only invasive but could be easily misconstrued. I hope this never comes to fruition.

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Squad Busters is a New Action Game from Supercell Soft Launched in Selected Countries

Supercell has released its new squad-building action game Squad Busters in Spain, Mexico, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Canada, and Singapore. This game features characters from different Supercell titles, such as Clash of Clans, Brawl Stars, Hay Day, Clash Royale, and Boom Beach.

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