How IGN video hosts felt about the original Switch, 2 months before launch
How IGN video hosts felt about the original Switch, 2 months before launch
by deKrekel
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GrimgrinCorpseBorn
So is this just meant to be a “haha they were dumb” circlejerk
Gallicah
I mean I don’t love IGN, but I think their take on Switch was pretty universal leading into launch no? The Wii U wasn’t a huge hit for the company. And the Switch looked weak on paper.
It is amusing to see just how wrong they were since the Switch went on to dominate the market. But I generally remember most of the community being iffy on Switch.
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switch8000
He was pretty spot on with some things tho:
First party games sold upwards of 67 million, the first third party game on that list is 24 at 8.09 million sold.
I was all in on the switch due to it being a portable device that delivers console experience.
rolandburnum
This was shot before the January 2017 presentation. They didn’t know about the launch year titles, everything that would be included in the box, or the price. Wii U depression was real.
hornetjockey
It ended up being hugely popular, but a lot of what they said is still true.
THXFLS
Oh no, no Mass Effect Andromeda 😱
FancyKilerWales
The Wii U era put people’s confidence in Nintendo at an all time low. It wasn’t that uncommon for people to say that Nintendo should be done with consoles and just be a third party publisher like Sega. I also remember people disliking the name Switch, which I always thought was fantastic.
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So is this just meant to be a “haha they were dumb” circlejerk
I mean I don’t love IGN, but I think their take on Switch was pretty universal leading into launch no? The Wii U wasn’t a huge hit for the company. And the Switch looked weak on paper.
It is amusing to see just how wrong they were since the Switch went on to dominate the market. But I generally remember most of the community being iffy on Switch.
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He was pretty spot on with some things tho:
First party games sold upwards of 67 million, the first third party game on that list is 24 at 8.09 million sold.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_Nintendo_Switch_video_games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_Nintendo_Switch_video_games)
I was all in on the switch due to it being a portable device that delivers console experience.
This was shot before the January 2017 presentation. They didn’t know about the launch year titles, everything that would be included in the box, or the price. Wii U depression was real.
It ended up being hugely popular, but a lot of what they said is still true.
Oh no, no Mass Effect Andromeda 😱
The Wii U era put people’s confidence in Nintendo at an all time low. It wasn’t that uncommon for people to say that Nintendo should be done with consoles and just be a third party publisher like Sega. I also remember people disliking the name Switch, which I always thought was fantastic.