Why buy a Switch in 2024 according to Nintendo

[@hododod246]

One of my coworker asked about Switch since he was considering for his daughter. I told him new system is gonna come. He asked me when. I told him next year at some point. He told me that it is too much wait and he bought one. So every year kids arrive an age when they can have their own hand held console and people are just buying.

[@luckyrockmore2796]

Exactly! It's why GTA V has done so well! Every year theres a brand new batch of children becoming of age to finally jump in

[@evermillcreek]

The OLED bundle at John Lewis makes the console itself effectively around £200 so if the new one is likely to be £350 minimum, it's a great deal (plus it's OLED). EDIT: it's gone back up £30 now

[@Joker-fj8hg]

And they probably don’t care much about the upgraded specs on the new console

[@Pheicou]

Similar thing happened to me, I told a person in my family that Switch 2 is coming and when they asked me when I immediately realized the thing won't come out until April or even June lol.

[@cesco6694]

A big thing with the push for Mario IP awareness is due to the movie. Both diehard fans and casual audiences went to see the movie and might think that Mario can be found on PS, Xbox, or PC. The slogan “Home for Mario and Friends” is meant to bring brand awareness to Nintendo specifically, to lessen the stress of people mistaking Mario games being on other platforms

[@haroldasusus4684]

Which is very surprising to me but ig the film may have gotten an audience of older non gamers interested in mario

[@kbhasi]

That reminded me of an old episode of Good Game Spawn Point episode where, during the viewer mail segment (I can't remember what it was called), someone wrote in asking if any Pokémon games were available on Xbox Game Pass.

[@ekurisona663]

every year around the world millions of kids grow into the age where they can game independently

[@nathanmielke1977]

Did I hear you say "Super 64 Cube"? That sounds like an awesome next gen console with a throw back title. That won't get confused with the Switch.

[@Knopey]

I just randomly want to drop that I really appreciate your videos.

[@dragoon1090]

My kid got a switch like 5 years ago and slowly broke it over the course of those 5 years. I'm buying him a new switch lite for Christmas now that he's older. I don't want him to have a tablet.

[@Team-Eclipse6024]

I would never use my switch on UK public transport, I might miss the call for the replacement bus service.

[@soup2]

Yeah, in the UK its only useful for commute for the train :p

[@kbhasi]

I feel as though a similar thing applies for me on Singaporean public transport, where most of the time, I can only play games that have levels/rounds/etc can be played in short bursts before being able to save progress.

[@zg-it]

There are so many children who weren't even born in 2017 who are candidates to get a switch today. With the size of the catalog, can you have a 5 year old kid, what a great present

[@EMLtheViewer]

Yeah, the Switch will turn eight years old in just a few months, alongside kids born around that time in 2017.

[@Radar_of_the_Stars]

Minecraft does have local multiplayer, at least on the original switch version of Minecraft from 2018, I don't know for certain that the bedrock edition does

[@ajbXYZcool]

Online multi-player too.

[@evermillcreek]

Yeah you can share a world and dip in and out individually I'm sure, so you can build something for when your friends next join.

[@logicalfundy]

Minecraft and Roblox are really big with kids in the USA these days. It may have been mostly solo ten years ago, it's always had some multiplayer, and I think these days the multiplayer aspect is actually pretty big.

[@RandomComputerOnYoutube]

14:52 Super Switch 64 Cube was the highlight of this forecast! (Joking! I love how in-depth these videos are!)

[@paperluigi6132]

My mom got me a Switch in 2020 as a gift for finishing high school. Back when it came out, I was still at the phase where I really wanted a WiiU, so between Switch and WiiU, I got the latter. Looking back, I made the right choice, as I can still play Wii games on it since my Wii died like 2 years later, and that way the Switch I got was the revised model with better battery life.

[@RakastanPorkkanakakkua]

Imagine still wanting a Wii U in 2020, hats off to you.

[@CakeKid57]

@@RakastanPorkkanakakkuahe said he got his switch in 2020, he meant he wanted a wiiu around when the switch came out in 2017

[@RakastanPorkkanakakkua]

@@CakeKid57 that is still 3 years into the switch lifecycle. No way after the first year of switch someone would still want a wii u

[@CakeKid57]

@ well he did...

[@RakastanPorkkanakakkua]

@@CakeKid57 just imagine!

[@Nogha12]

2:00 Minecraft… a solo experience? Minecraft is probably the second biggest multiplayer game behind Fortnite or maybe Roblox. While you can play Minecraft offline alone, Minecraft is probably played more split screen than not, and certainly more online with friends or on public servers than offline.

[@dragoon1090]

My kids don't play it online. I didn't even know there was an online mode.

[@nintendoforecast]

I think I meant as presented in the video but yeah, badly worded.

[@Velocifyer]

You need mods for splitscreen

[@Nogha12]

@@Velocifyer Minecraft on consoles (Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo) has split screen, which is where around a third of people play Minecraft (in addition to PC and smart phones). Minecraft has been on consoles since 2012 and has had split screen since day one, so this isn't new.

[@Velocifyer]

@@Nogha12 You are talking about bugrock and legacy console editions, aka fake minecraft

[@Batterydennis]

I have an original switch model from launch. It’s held up well but the health of battery has taken a significant hit. Recently I’ve found myself playing handheld while my wife watches Netflix. I really want the OLED screen and better battery life. So I may just pull the trigger this week and buy an OLED, even if the successor is on the horizon.

[@davidtitanium22]

I bought the oled last year thinking the switch 2 was coming out this year, and it's pretty worth

[@Jerome-u2d]

If you can afford both, an OLED would be fun to add to your collection. But if you get the OLED & can’t get the successor next year, I’d just wait until next year & save for the successor. Switch 2 will be the first generation I’m able to get at launch, there’s nothing like being part of a new console launch. But in particular Nintendo is just extra special.

[@wakemeupinside8627]

The oled has some great bundles this year so I'd reccomend it

[@legoman2313]

Honestly I’m thinking about getting the upgrade but I think I’m gonna wait for the switch successor. What I think you should do on a budget that could potentially work is just buy the actual console itself for half the price and use the joycons from the original switch. You can realistically buy the oled screen for under $200

[@ufcfan3940]

Get the oled

[@SamirSoriano]

Awesome analysis, watched it yesterday. Came back to point out how everyone who are playing the games are smiling. In fact, they actually show the stressed lady on the bus develop the smile. Nintendo is keeping their mission front and center.

[@saladplainzone]

I have an original 2017 switch (and will probably keep it for modding reasons), but I'm thinking of getting a lite for convenience

[@arcade5765]

i am in precisely the same position

[@KiiroiNeko7]

@@arcade5765 I did just that this year. I own an OLED, but bought a Lite to carry it anywhere. It is smaller, lighter, and just feels so good to play in handheld. Plus, it is super cheap.

[@M64bros]

I'm still rocking my switch lite ever since I got it in 2019

[@schottischfuranfanger6724]

I bought a Switch OLED four weeks ago. Since then I have played Mario Odyssey, Mario Wonder and Metal Slug Tactics. It is probably the most fun gaming that I have had in a long time. I was a little dubious about picking one up so late in its life, but I feel like it was totally worth it. There are so many games that I want to play on it, that I decided to throw caution to the wind and get one.

[@TheGms24]

I got my switch in 2017 and have been holding out for Switch 2 for about 2 years, but realizing mine is looking really beat up and not holding a charge for very long so might get one just to have a nice new one incase I ever go back to it. Kinda depends on what this successor looks like

[@sonicjhiq]

to be fair with Minecraft they try advertising it as a multiplayer 1st game anyway

[@rjlindeman]

Oh and in the netherlands we’re getting old switch sports advertisements on tv.

[@LG555]

Why? Because Switch+Mario Kart 8 DX bundle. That's why.

[@Echo__Game]

I know I’m certainly in the minority, but my day1 switch’s battery recently started to slowly enflate, so I bought an OLED. (It’s amazing!) I wonder what percentage of sales are replacement buyers… like 0.5% or sth?

[@TVI00]

Still rockin launch model ✌️

[@Velocifyer]

No, the first ad is targeting parents who want their kids to hang out with each other.

[@bradbradson4543]

My friend who only plays consoles one generation behind 😂

[@quietcoast]

I bought the OLED this year to upgrade from the regular.

[@jorgec98]

I got a switch lite around the time it came out. I've considered upgrading several times, but I decided to hold out with that one until the new console comes out eventually, otherwise I might never actually get that one.

[@ralpheid905]

I would just like to see the sales if they just cut the price of the switch by like $50, if not more. That was the strategy with the PS2, alongside being a cheap CD player.

[@imaanlatios6790]

This might be a weird question but are families even actually like the ones in the commercials anymore? Getting together playing games together and stuff like that...

[@kcidd12]

DO A FREAKING PRICE CUT!

[@mickeydanza8233]

2:10 my thinking is this is probably referring to the multiplayer elements of minecraft. Switch Minecraft supports realms (always online shared minecraft worlds) and local and online play. Also Minecraft is basically the ubiquitous videogame for kids ages 6-13 and anecdotally i have several family friends whose kids switches are basically just Minecraft and Mario Kart machines. Just my two cents. Thanks for all the videos!

[@mickeydanza8233]

Also Minecraft I believe requires a switch online subscription to play online on switch while Fortnite does not

[@Velocifyer]

realms is basicly mojang hosted extra laggy servers.

[@rickster008]

i like nintendo music , my only thing is that i hope they'll add splatoon 2 music i love the tracks

[@Frmhero2zero]

I just bought a switch lite (first switch console) earlier this year, and still plan to buy an OLED early 2025, before getting switch successor eventually, so though I'm only one person, I'm sure there's others, so there's still a market, though it may be much smaller than years prior

[@haroldasusus4684]

Out of curiosity, why buy an oled when you already have a lite? I would understand this decision if you want to wait till later in the switch 2 lifecycle, but it seems a bit wasteful to buy an oled switch, which only uses oled handheld just to replace it so quickly when you already have the lite.

[@Frmhero2zero]

@ I go back and forth asking myself the same question, but ultimately I like to collect handhelds, but every handheld I collect, I play each one depending mood, I also like the variety factor, and each type has its own charm I guess. The lite feels the best to me but I feel some games would look better on bigger screen, or have the option to dock it so I can play with pro controller with more ease. As for the successor, I do plan to get it at launch or soon after, but who knows, it may be longer than that. Every console/handheld I've gotten has either been at the tail end of the generation, or several generation behind, so there is a chance I'll do the same with switch successor. Since I do play all my handhelds for different reasons and such, I wouldn't consider it a waste even if I picked up OLED and then next switch right after, however, I'm more inclined to look at my spending habits when it comes to games. I picked up the switch Lite in February, I have 98 switch games now, and I've only finished 3 or 4 😬 ..but I've been finding more time here and there so that all these great games don't ultimately become a waste, take care!

[@haroldasusus4684]

@ wish I had that disposable income! I’ll probably stick with my v1 switch until the mid gen version of switch 2

[@darkbornelines4587]

The games need to go on sale

[@Diwasho]

Now is the best time to buy a Switch since we know for sure that a Pro version isn't happening and the most perfected model of the console is already on the market with the OLED release. Switch 2 can wait while the early adopters beta test it and reveal all the potential issues the system might have over the coming years, the best time to buy any console is right at the end of its generation when you have access to a wide library of games and the most perfected model of the hardware.

[@bradbradson4543]

I'm pretty sure mine craft has a multiplayer mode 🤔 but even so, I think the solo mode is STILL a multiplayer experience, in that it's a zeitgeist that you can share with your friends, that you can continue repeating, that you can talk about with your friends. It's not really a solo experience you know

[@malo932]

Swtich will keep selling well for years. I predict a 165 millions total sales before the end of production

[@MechaDragonX]

The Japanese ads tend to use celebrities like the UK ones, but I don't know who they are. Given that, it's possible the female focus is also to attract men, but the opposite is certainly also happening

[@dannybright8708]

The Wii U has fallen Billions must buy

[@Neoxon619]

You just missed a new Smash Ultimate ad.

[@ruolbu]

Isnt' minecraft a popular multiplayer experience? Like even on the switch?

[@evermillcreek]

Welcome to Britain, where fun needs to be "independently verified" 😅 I hope you you weren't including the tabloids as the quality sources hahah but they're not wrong here 🌟

[@UltraZelda64]

I own two Switches and I can say that now in 2024, if I didn't actually own the console at all by now there's no way in hell I'd consider getting one here in 2024. In fact, 2020-2021 is probably the last year I would have even considered buying one, but even that is kind of pushing it. The lines start blurring by 2021 and COVID is the only reason the console was still appealing that year. From there, it only went downhill--and quickly. At this point, IMO Nintendo has really failed on multiple levels when it comes to introducing/announcing the Switch's successor, let alone releasing it.

[@HATERSHAQ]

I only got a Mario red/blue edition Switch in 2021 for my birthday, although it was kind of last minute so...Nope, only a PS5 is what I'll be getting for the holidays, as long as it's the PS5 Pro. Either that or no Christmas for me.

[@Vee-o4c]

Nice 14k road to 100k. Thanks for the upload love your work Nintendo Forecast Guy! Oh just to add, I have 3 Switches; OG, Switch Lite and OLED. And just bought Hyrule Edition. So I’m one of the suckers Nintendo is targeting.

[@WileyFoxTiger]

Advertisement is pronounced a little differently here in the US. Wonder if you knew that so you threw the word in there as many times as humanly possible. lol Love your videos btw!

[@nintendoforecast]

I guess you emphasise the "ise" maybe? It's not something that even occurred to me.

[@WileyFoxTiger]

@nintendoforecast Yeah, the word "ties" gets more emphasis. I do find the language differences to be interesting.

[@rjlindeman]

You seem to Miss that in minecraft the mario serting in usef. And it is a collaborative game. This is sort of hoe my kids played it too. Not on the switch though.

[@arbbr9397]

Super Nintendo Switch is my top pick for the name. SNS. Or just Super Nintendo. That way Nintendo stays in the name, and switch stays in the name, but the distinction is clear enough and comes first when you say it.

[@chrisbarnes3660]

I still have my launch day switch, but upgraded to the TOTK OLED when that dropped, my dad of all people asked why I had 2 as that was making him interested in getting one to replace his Xbox, so I told him a new one would drop next year and he immediately went screw it that’s too long and bought one just to play Metroid Prime Remastered 😂 there’s plenty of value in getting a switch now even with a new one dropping soon is my point as there’s so much to play and new one will be backwards compatible (hopefully including physical games) anyway

[@Ethan5985.]

Honestly juat wait the fps drops are dreadful for there new games

[@davidtitanium22]

What do you think is the possibility of a new cheaper version to be a home console only version? It won't need battery or screen, so i think it can be really cheap, even moreso than the lite and they might even bundle extra joycons instead

[@lilisaur]

Possibly. Nintendo historically drops as many extraneous features as possible to boil it down to a core experience at cheaper price. The Wii redesign late in its lifetime is a prime example - it dropped all the GameCube ports and backwards compatibility, which shaved some cost. Dropping screen, main unit battery, and docking ports on both sides (screen part and dock part) would remove a lot of expense from the unit. Not to mention secondary savings in the form of being a smaller, lighter weight unit that allows more units to be shipped to and displayed in stores at less cost. For cost purposes I think they'd keep it to just a single left and right Joycon and not include an extra pair. However, there's a return on investment factor to apply here as well. It costs money to redesign and manufacture new hardware. If such a device doesn't arrive until late next year, would it be worth it to go after a market of just one to two million potential sales a Switch 1 device might bring next holiday season? And since Nintendo's own expectations of about 6 million units this quarter is sky high (I suspect they'll land between 4-5) they may be sitting on a large number of existing model Switches well into next year and might desire to just sell them at heavy discount rather than design and build new hardware to reach the same price point (and potentially still being stuck with existing hardware they'd have to discount even more to effectively compete against themselves) Also, it might not be wise to have some of the factory production volume used up making new first generation Switch hardware when it could be better used making the successor hardware.

[@davidtitanium22]

@@lilisaur right, i forgot about the overhead costs of redesigning everything. Considering all that, a version that requires a lot of major redesigns seems way more unlikely. A switch lite that can still dock seems good if they can use the same frame and just redesign the dock to be smaller

[@lilisaur]

@@davidtitanium22 I don't think the dock is a very expensive component. Its mostly just passthrough for power and AV, with an additional USB port for controller charging, and a thick chunk of plastic to hold the system upright. I don't think they could shave more than $10 off the cost of the dock, and with so little savings I doubt a redesign is really warranted. If they want to seriously cut the cost of the system to attract late adopters, I think it's got to be things cut out of the main component, and I'm not sure they can cut much more from the Lite's architecture without going to such a TV-only mode.

[@MADSLAYER47]

Buying a used / amazon renewed oled switch is probably the best deal right now if you have a dying launch switch lol

[@EnigmaticGentleman]

Mineecraft has made online play pretty easy these days so I think it was always going to be there. I will say its not a good game to advertise, out of all the switch ports it is genuinely one of the worst.

[@3dz3dz]

Billions must buy

[@cozygameplayz]

Love the channel ❤️ you are doing great. 👍 simple short and sweet updates..

[@christianguest63]

The accounts will link between the Switch and Nintendo’s first console since the Wii. Switch will be the portable form of this new console so I imagine there will be a lot more Switch versions in the future.

[@cmbaz1140]

Everytime i want to buy a nintendo switch i see another stupid thing nintendo does to emulation...and it kills my hype. I am not really interested in other consoles they dont matter.

[@Super_Death]

You can't say "the big N" dog lol

[@ekurisona663]

super switch 64 cube 🤣

[@al.bay24]

Why do you pronounce advertisements like that ( I probably got baited for engagement )

[@Adrienne_Quelle]

British English just pronounces it like that.

[@Kenny-the-Platypus]

@@Adrienne_Quelle I speak American, so I don't have that problem.

[@al.bay24]

@@Adrienne_Quelle my first time hearing a british people pronounce the word like that. Maybe it is a local thing? (Like midlands accent? idk)

[@Batterydennis]

Just wait until they say ‘Aluminum’ 😀.

[@wumpyjumps]

@@al.bay24 It's the way it's said across Britain. Most of the English Internet is America-dominated and many terminally online Brits will learn vocab from Yankees. So that might be why.

[@MrFarquaad]

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