- Nintendo Is Losing Market Shares With The Switch Lite: Report Claims Is Not Good As Expected
- Nintendo Shares Fall Report Claims
Nintendo's "new handheld" Switch Lite was officially launched a week ago, focusing on cheap prices and portability, but also removed a lot of features, which also caused some players to still have some doubt.
The handheld is not selling as expected in Japan report stated, indicating that the company may face difficulties in expanding its customer base. Analysis shows the console sold over 175,000 units in Japan within 3 days of its release . The Switch Lite had the second-best launch for a revised console in Japan ever. And no revised system has ever sold more than 200,000 units in the first week in Japan.
The numbers ain't bad, but Switch Lite's performance has not reached the market's target of 300,000 units. After all, as the main product of Nintendo's second half of the year, everyone's expectations for this handheld are still very large. The Switch Lite also sold over 13,000 units here in the UK. Citigroup analyst Zong Xiangyang said: "This initial impression is not good. Although the casual players attracted by this new machine may not be sold as soon as they are sold, it may still mean that Switch Lite attracts less casual players than expected.
The numbers ain't bad, but Switch Lite's performance has not reached the market's target of 300,000 units. After all, as the main product of Nintendo's second half of the year, everyone's expectations for this handheld are still very large. The Switch Lite also sold over 13,000 units here in the UK. Citigroup analyst Zong Xiangyang said: "This initial impression is not good. Although the casual players attracted by this new machine may not be sold as soon as they are sold, it may still mean that Switch Lite attracts less casual players than expected.
According to Japanese media Bloomberg: Nintendo's share price has also fallen since the number of Switch Lite sales has not reached the expected level. The highest daily drop is as high as 4.6%. This is the Nintendo share price has been renewed seven and a half months since February 6. There has been a decline in stock prices. As for the reason, Switch Lite is liked by players, but the handle analog stick drift issue still exist.
The advantages and disadvantages of Switch Lite are very obvious. Advantages, we posted some games the handheld won't run and how to know on our previous article, so will not go into details here, the handheld is quite good portable, lightweight but still lack features such as "can not split the handle", "does not support HD vibration", "does not support dynamic IR camera", "cannot output screen to other screens" Wait, the innovative features of the so-called "Switch" have been "castrated". The advantages and disadvantages of the very obvious features make players hesitate whether they really need such a handheld. We also got information about the analog stick drifting issue with the Switch Lite, is quite obvious that fans are retreating of purchasing the handheld according to the report.
The advantages and disadvantages of Switch Lite are very obvious. Advantages, we posted some games the handheld won't run and how to know on our previous article, so will not go into details here, the handheld is quite good portable, lightweight but still lack features such as "can not split the handle", "does not support HD vibration", "does not support dynamic IR camera", "cannot output screen to other screens" Wait, the innovative features of the so-called "Switch" have been "castrated". The advantages and disadvantages of the very obvious features make players hesitate whether they really need such a handheld. We also got information about the analog stick drifting issue with the Switch Lite, is quite obvious that fans are retreating of purchasing the handheld according to the report.
In any case, Nintendo's strong game lineup makes the market look forward to driving hardware sales. Nintendo’s games released this year include the Legend of Zalda, Luigi’s House and Pokemon, and next month will launch a new fitness game “Fitness Ring Adventure” with the exclusive controller Ring-Con and Leg straps. The question is will the switch lite capture regain the market share? Is Nintendo doing anything about it? More focus on Analog Drifting issue, this will make owners burn extra $200 to replace the console, like we said above since console handle can't be split like the main switch, which disadvantageous according to some original switch users, when Joy con get issue you just need $80 to get a new one on the original switch but with the Switch Lite you replacing the whole console.
