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‘Switch 2’ is targeting March 2025 and was delayed to avoid shortages, new report claims (www.videogameschronicle.com)
submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago (2 children)

You arent their target market, nobody on Lemmy is. Their target market is pre-pubescent kids and their parents who want their kids toys to "Just work" the parents who just buy the games on the shelf at the store, and the associated merch.

They make great games and to play them you need their hardware, why would they dilute that? This way they get to hit you twice and control their own market pricing. I know "emulators and piracy" right? Those people werent buying shit anyway. Why accomodate them?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 9 months ago

We have two Switches in the house and a lot of games. Their target market is everyone; sure kids are a large part of it, but so are women and others who enjoy Nintendo games.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Their target market is pre-pubescent kids[. . . .]

You certainly wouldn't know that looking at most of their advertising on TV in Japan and by the people buying them. Handhelds are really popular in Japan because of train commutes by people of all ages.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 9 months ago

Japan has always bucked the worldwide trends when it comes to handhelds this is true.