The Friday letters page argues over whether or not to sell the PS5 Pro 30th Anniversary edition, as one reader doubts Nintendo’s approach to AI. To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.
uk One trick pony I was surprised and disappointed at the Switch 2 leak from a few weeks ago . After all the talk about how unpredictable Nintendo is, the result is almost identical to the existing model, only bigger and faster. It may be what most gamers have been asking for, but I don’t see it shifting as many units as the current Switch.
For a simple reason: the novelty is gone. In my estimation, a big chunk of Switch sales, and the reason it continues to sell to this day, are due to families and young people. This segment will be in no rush to upgrade, especially if the current Switch will continue to support the most popular games, like Mario Kart 8, Fornite, Minecraft , etc.
at a reasonable quality. Another big segment are people who suffered from FOMO [fear of missing out] and wanted to see what the fuss was about. A majority of those will also be not willing to upgrade if they either did not like what they saw or felt that they had their fill with what the Switch already offered, especially if the price of the new device is much higher.
So, barring a mainstream killer app in the vein of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild, what we are left with are existing Nintendo fans and those who have been successfully sucked into the Nintendo ecosystem over the last seven yea.