We will see. The big advantage of the SD is the ginormus library of games that already exist, the advantage of the S2 is that they have the Nintendo exclusive titles that have a good and solid fan base. With the S1, it was a no-brainer, the other consoles were limited in their game selection with a small hand of exclusives, and they were more expensive than the S1. The S2 is not far from the SD in terms of price. So this time, there actually is competition.
Nintendo does not have to compete with the Steam Deck. Nintendo is in a league of their own when it comes to handheld gaming. They will surpass SD sales first month almost guaranteed.
Treczoks@lemmy.world 1 week ago
AllTheKarma@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
SD has sold roughly a million units a year. Switch has sold 150m units in 8 years. Most people that buy one don’t care about a Steam Library. They care about Mario and Zelda. Pokemon. They care about ease of use. And yeah, the console is roughly the same price as the CHEAPEST SKU the SD has.
People will still buy the Steam Deck but it’s a completely different audience. One that is much smaller.
DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
Then tell me why Nintendo got steamDB to remove cover art for switch games that they know were being emulated on steam deck
AllTheKarma@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
Maybe because pirating?! Maybe copyright? I’m not a lawyer lol.