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Two of the analysts, dr. Serkan Toto, Ampere Analysis ‘Piers Harding-Rolls and Kantan Games’, also predicts that a new Switch model will help strong sales for Nintendo’s system this year.
“I expect Nintendo’s family of devices to be the best-selling consoles again in 2021 after a very strong 2020,” Harding-Rolls said.
‘Last year I was not convinced that there would be a new flagship model Switch in 2020, but it makes more commercial sense to release an updated version in 2021. I currently have an updated version of the Switch in my forecasts for 2021. ‘
Harding-Rolls expects Switch to sell around 24 million units this year and the combined PS5 and Xbox Series X | S “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/xbox/scarlett/ “> Xbox Series X / S sales reach 25 million.
Kantan Games ‘Toto predicts that Nintendo will launch an enhanced 4K’ Switch model during the next financial year, starting in April 2021.
“Everyone who expects the Switch to steamroll in 2021 is bitterly disappointing,” he said. The Switch will also be the best-selling console this year, powered by more first-party games, a hardware refresh (see above) and the device has evolved into a mass-market lifestyle product over the course of 2020. ”
The NPD group “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/companies/npd-group/ “> NPD Group’s Matt Piscatella also expects Nintendo’s console to come out on top in 2021.
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“I would go a step further and suggest that it be driven by content and promotional efforts rather than the release of a new iterative model.”
Several stores have reported that Nintendo is ready to launch new Switch hardware in early 2021 and that it may include upgraded computing power and support for 4K graphics.
Asked about ‘Switch Pro’, as it was nicknamed, during a Polygon interview published last month, Doug Bowser, president of Nintendo of America, reported that the company was planning an impending overhaul of Switch. .
“At the moment, with the momentum we have, we will focus on the existing form factors,” he said.
“First, we always look at technology,” Bowser added. And as we know, technology is constantly evolving and changing. And we always look at what is going to determine: how can it improve and enhance the player experience? And whether it’s on a current platform, or on a future platform, we’re always looking at it.
“However, we also see now – and we just talked about it – that the momentum on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite is strong in the fourth year. And we believe we are changing the trajectory of another typical console life cycle.
‘And in the foreseeable future, we will continue to really lean on both platforms and the content that goes with it, because it’s the symbiotic relationship that makes the real difference. And that’s why Nintendo Switch is so differentiated. ”
Bowser also reiterates Nintendo’s belief that the Switch platform is ‘just at the center’ of its life cycle.
Switch was launched in March 2017 and, according to Nintendo, has sold more than 68 million units as of September 2020.