Nintendo Cuts Sales Outlook for Switch Consoles
Nintendo Cuts Sales Outlook for Switch Consoles
Nintendo cut its annual forecasts for Switch sales, reflecting declining demand for the Japanese videogame maker’s once-hit console.
Nintendo’s woes will be closely watched by competitors such as Electronic Arts, Inc. (EA), whose popular titles include "Madden NFL," and Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO), the developer of the "Grand Theft Auto" series . Shares of both were little changed in premarket trading.
How to SEO-pad your article. EA doesn't compete with Nintendo, lol.
If I were Nintendo, I would release my own game launcher and store app for Android, in addition to the switch. That way, consumers could play first party Nintendo titles on other hardware, if they so desired. There are a fair number of android based handhelds out there, and more being released all the time. Many if not most of them are more powerful than the switch. Plus, an android device can play other games that otherwise wouldn't necessarily be available on the switch, giving consumers more options and flexibility. This would also potentially help Nintendo save money by not having to manufacture as much of their own hardware. I really think game companies are going to move away from making their own hardware, as it's really not necessary anymore.
Most Switch games are not optimized for touch screen at all, so that wouldn't really fly unless they would sell a mobile controller or force devs to rework their games to fit touch-only controls.
Also: it's not the specs that's the problem. It's the fact that the Switch has active cooling (a fan) and your phone / tablet does not. This would throttle games immensely even if the internal hardware was better.
I'm not talking about touchscreen only android devices (although there are a number of controllers that can turn an android phone or tablet into a handheld gaming device). I'm talking about Android based, handled gaming devices like the Ayn Odin series or the Ayaneo Pocket S or up coming Pocket Evo. All of these have faster hardware than the switch, with physical controls and active cooling.