If the momentum of the Switch continues the way it is, we might see some records get broken.
There are no thoughtful ads in Video Games, EA. Leave them be.
I think the only type of games that can gets away with it would be sport games, having those sponsors ads on the side like on real life.
But don't put freaking Doritos ads in Star Wars or something, it breaks the immersion. If it is a pop-up ads, then big no.
Bungie veteran and current CTO, Luis Villegas, has left the company after fourteen years and has joined Sony PlayStation as its new Head of Technology.
"I feel incredibly lucky because as part of my new role I get to still work closely with my Bungie family."
New role and more pay and still can work closely with Bungie
2K Games is preparing to reveal the sequel to a "beloved franchise" at Summer Game Fest, with fans speculating that it might be Borderlands 4, BioShock 4, Mafia 4, and numerous other popular games.
“If the Switch continues to sell at this rate, there is a chance that the Switch could end up being next to the PS2 as one of the best-selling consoles ever.”
Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Remember that Switch had a global launch in March 2017 while PS2 only released in Japan during March 2000 had to wait 8 months until North America received it and 9 months until Europe received it.
This would only be notable after the second year of both consoles. Even then its longevity that matters. Wii for example sold faster than PS2 during its first four years yet couldn’t keep up the momentum that the latter console was able to.
As for Japan it should be no surprise that handhelds have been selling better than consoles in that region since the mid 2000s. PS2 sold 23.18 million units in Japan, making it the most successful console ever in that region. However DS easily surpassed it by selling 33.01 million units. 3DS also surpassed it with 23.50 in that region. Even PSP relatively came close by selling 20.01 million units in the region. It should go without saying that a lot of the PS2 gamers in Japan migrated over to the handhelds, and since the gaming demographic was growing this led to these handhelds selling more. Switch having a portable aspect to its design proved to be a system that these kind of gamers would migrate over to later on as opposed to other contemporary stationary consoles.
Not trying to downplay Switch’s success, just putting everything into context before anyone misconstrues what’s happening.
This considering that most of the Nintendo’s heavy hitters haven’t hit the Switch yet. When Pokemon, Animal Crossing, Smash, and new Mario Kart are released, the sale is gonna soar through the roof.
Good time ahead for the Switch.
lol, wtf is wrong with these media people lately?
Switch sold 10milion units in the first year , to reach ps2 level of sales it would take 15 years
even if switch sold 20 milion per year it would take about 8 years " mind you that first year already is gone"
and generations these days are only getting shorter for some reasons
so it's impossible to reach these numbers , im sure it will still sale well
It remains to be seen if 2018 will surpass the heavy hitters that launched this year. With what ive seen so far nothing in 2018 outshies mario odyysey, mk, splatoon, or botw... youre kidding yourself if you think yoshi, kirby, or mt will outpace 2017s 1st partys
Vergil:
I know right... how about the switch needs to keep up with the 17.5 mil consoles the ps4 has done a year before it can even dream about doing ps2 #s
70million consoles÷4years=17.5 mil
And basically the ps4 has just started to hit its stride in 2017 with 2018 and all its exclusives makes prior years exclusives look like a freshman offering. If anything the ps4 is the only one looking to catch ps2 #s