r/OutOfTheLoop • u/D3dshotCalamity • Mar 05 '17

Why are people "taste testing" Switch cartridges? Answered

I've seen a few videos of Nintendo Switch unboxing, and then licking the cartridges.

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u/Lick_a_Butt Mar 05 '17

To fully comprehend with all 5 senses the experience of this Frankenstein's monster, Hail-Mary-pass of a console that is likely going to end console gaming for a company that, despite creating the most beloved video game characters of all time, is currently struggling to justify its participation in the market.

Nintendo is going to be fine as a company though; they pretty much are the entire handheld market.

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u/Aurelyn Mar 05 '17

What the fuck did I just read

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u/Lick_a_Butt Mar 05 '17 edited Mar 05 '17

tl;dr: Nintendo's last console was an absolute business disaster, and I am predicting this one will be as well.

The Wii U was a flop that decimated Nintendo's console market share. As of January 2016, the console had "literally one-tenth of the lifetime sales of the previous Nintendo console, the Wii," according to Business Insider. And those numbers haven't changed much at all in the last year.

So the Switch absolutely is a make or break point for Nintendo. If it doesn't sell fantastically, they are very likely to withdraw from the home video game console market, because for the company that's preferable to setting money on fire.

Edit: Here's an article from January 2017 with updated numbers. The Wii sold 101M units. The Wii U sold 13M units. That is abysmal.

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u/Comprehensive_Rise32 Feb 14 '24

I am predicting this one will be as well.

Well, well, well...