This Could Be a Big Year for the Nintendo Switch
Two analysts that spoke recently with GamesIndustry.biz have predicted that the Nintendo Switch will be the best-selling console of 2019. This would be a huge achievement on Nintendo’s part and it should be noted that there’s a rumored new version of the Switch that could come out later this year.
“Switch will be the best selling console in 2019 as PS4 and Xbox One shift into the late stage phase of their sales lifecycles,” said Piers Harding-Rolls, an IHS Markit analyst. “We could have several hardware announcements next year: Sony and Microsoft’s next-generation reveals, and we may get more details on how Nintendo aims to plug the gap in its portfolio left by the declining 3DS platform. One option is to do nothing and stick with the current Switch strategy. That simplifies the platform strategy but may not be the most commercially efficient.”
NPD analyst Mat Piscatella predicted that, in terms of hardware unit sales, the Switch will lead the console market in 2019.
“I have Switch achieving more than 35 share of hardware unit sales in the US in 2019, with Pokémon and continued strength of Nintendo’s evergreen franchises driving the performance,” Piscatella said.
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