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Handheld consoles are the industry's next battleground | Opinion (www.gamesindustry.biz)
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[–] mindbleach 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The Switch has outsold it by an order of magnitude.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Eh, you're right, but also I think Nintendo is usually kinda in their own category. We see xbox/ps comparisons all the time, but rarely nintendo, since it isn't really a drop-in comparison. I think this is a similar case -- the switch outsells everything strictly for "handhelds", but it isn't really solving generalized handheld gaming.

[–] mindbleach 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

People made the same excuse for the Wii. 'Oh it's not competing with the PS3 and 360. It plays completely different games.' The same people inevitably turn around and say those real consoles 'have no games,' because they mostly play the same games.

The Switch has both a shitload of first-party exclusives, and a shitload of ports. They're killing it. Their legal department can burn in hell, but the platform is clearly dominating the industry. It's so fucking good that everyone else is rushing to compete with them.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea 1 points 3 weeks ago

Exactly, and that's with decade-old hardware. I bought a Switch for first party games and a fun playing experience. I didn't buy an Xbox or PS because they don't offer much of anything over my PC.

Nintendo's lawyers suck, but their games are fantastic and their consoles are fun to use. I'll probably end up getting a Switch 2, and I'll probably continue not bothering even looking at Xbox and PS.