Nintendo Switch was released on March 3, 2017 (Hong Kong, US, Japan, and Europe version). It has been almost 5 years in a blink of an eye, but its sales are still quite high and popular. Whether it is domestic or foreign, many players love this game console.
As of September 30, 2021, the total global sales of Nintendo Switch is approximately 92.87 million units, which is not far from the 116.3 million units of WII, the most sold in history. Recently, the Japanese media Wen Chun Online analyzed 4 specific reasons for this situation. Let’s take a look.
Nintendo’s own software is too powerful. Mario, Zelda, Dongsen, Pokémon, Super Smash Bros. These keywords surround Nintendo, each IP is strong enough to be invincible in its own type of game, plus Nintendo’s understanding of the fun of the game, and game sales. It is not difficult to drive the host to take off.
Mixed gameplay cannot be ignored. Although Nintendo Switch was officially defined as a “plain orthodox game console at the beginning of its birth, players who are familiar with it know that Nintendo’s unique creativity enables it to bring a variety of gameplay methods. From the “rigid” of competitors PS and XBOX, it is clear that the advantage of Switch cannot be replaced.
The rise of indie games. For busy social people who are immersed in the game masterpiece, casual, fast, and convenient fast food independent games are more realistic. The anticipation of 2022 is approaching. Strictly speaking, Nintendo is still reluctant to reveal what the next generation of game consoles will say, so the future game masterpiece is still the strongest urging voice for players who have not yet started the Switch, such as Breath of the Wild 2 and Pokémon: Arceus, Splatoon 3 and so on, are all pre-selected by gods who can’t be played.