Nintendo Switch sales slowdown is an old but not disturbing problem

There is news on the market today because even one of the most fervent supporters of Nintendo, Atul Goyal of Jefferies, slashed its price target for Nintendo was 10% before slowing Switch sales, as Nintendo shares fell somewhat in recent months, to nearly 34%, though they slightly increased in recent years

. This stems from the same problem, slowing Switch sales, and some investors believe that Nintendo may miss its target of 20 million FY18, a figure that Nintendo is following.

The truth is that it's a pretty common Nintendo problem. This is a long-standing problem: when your system is primarily supported by your first-party deals, there are bound to be periods of time when you do not really have any important games to sell.

Sony and Microsoft do not have this problem because they fill their game rosters wi The third big band comes out all year long. In the case of Microsoft, the entire system is virtually a third-party machine, as few of its early titles have had an impact on Xbox.

But even in 2018, Nintendo is again in the same position. The Switch gets only a fraction of the multiplatform games in its competition, and often when they get ports, they are months or even years behind.

The success of Nintendo is undeniable, as Breath of the Wild from last year and Mario Odyssey and yet, according to As you do, it was quite easy to put your Switch after Odyssey last year, and not intend to pick it up until Let's go. s Go Pikachu and Eevee this fall. And as such, this gap in time is also when the slowdown in sales.

And yet, I can not really sympathize with investors who are panicked about it. That's … how Nintendo has always worked, basically. This is not a different situation than we have seen for virtually all Nintendo handhelds and handhelds in history, as they have never been a huge place to play games third. This is the case now (though better than before with access to titles like Fortnite and Minecraft ) and that was the case for the Wii U, Wii, Gamecube, N64 and so on.

This endless cycle of Nintendo releasing unmissable first-round games followed by long gaps without anything big is not new, and when Nintendo is experiencing a real "downturn period", it's rather the attractiveness of the material itself. That was the problem with the Wii U, whose central joystick gadget did nothing to attract occasional or basic audiences, and so this system was a bombshell. But everyone has already clearly adopted the portability of the Switch as a gimmick good one that sets it apart in the industry, so this is not a problem.

So really, all we have to do is wait a few months and the Nintendo will drown in money once Super Smash Bros. and Let's Go Eevee and Pikachu are released. These will be huge titles for each franchise, and regardless of current sales deficits, they should probably be wiped out by then, and that 20 million goal will not be so out scope.

Little patience for investors who do not really seem to understand the company in which they invest, causing these swings in hand, but Nintendo is Nintendo, and we should know how it goes now.

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There is news on the market today, as even one of Nintendo's most fervent proponents, Atul Goyal of Jefferies, has cut his price target for Nintendo by 10% before slowing down. Switch sales. Nintendo shares have fallen somewhat in recent months, to almost 34%, although the trend has been rising recently.

The same problem has slowed Switch sales and some investors believe that Nintendo may miss its target of 20 million FY18, a Nintendo figure is late.

The truth is … it's a fairly common Nintendo number. It's a long-standing problem that when your system is primarily backed by your first-party deals, there are bound to be periods of time when you really do not have any major games to sell.

Sony and Microsoft don't have this problem because they fill their playlists with great third party outlets throughout the year. In the case of Microsoft, the entire system is virtually a third-party machine, as few of its early titles have had an impact on Xbox.

But even in 2018, Nintendo is in the same position again. The Switch only gets a fraction of the multiplatform games of its competition, and often, when they get ports, they are months or even years behind.

The success of Nintendo is undeniable, like last year Wild and Mario Odyssey and yet, depending on what you do, it was quite easy to put your Switch after Odyssey last year, and you do not intend to choose again until Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee this fall. And as such, this gap in time is also when the slowdown in sales.

And yet, I can not really sympathize with investors who are panicked about it. That's … how Nintendo has always worked, basically. This is not a different situation than we have seen for virtually all Nintendo handhelds and handhelds in history, as they have never been a huge place to play games third. This is the case now (though better than before with access to titles like Fortnite and Minecraft ) and that was the case for the Wii U, Wii, Gamecube, N64 and so on.

This endless cycle of Nintendo releasing unmissable first-round games followed by long gaps without anything big is not new, and when Nintendo is experiencing a real "downturn period", it's rather the attractiveness of the material itself. That was the problem with the Wii U, whose central joystick gadget did nothing to attract occasional or basic audiences, and so this system was a bombshell. But everyone has already clearly adopted the portability of the Switch as a gimmick good one that sets it apart in the industry, so this is not a problem.

So really, all we have to do is wait a few months and the Nintendo will drown in money once Super Smash Bros. and Let's Go Eevee and Pikachu are released. These will be huge titles for each franchise, and regardless of current sales deficits, they should probably be wiped out by then, and that 20 million goal will not be so out scope.

Little patience for investors who do not really seem to understand the company in which they invest, causing these swings in hand, but Nintendo is Nintendo, and we should know how it goes now.

Follow Me on Twitter Facebook and Instagram. Pre-order my new science-fiction novel Herokiller, and read my first series, The Earthborn Trilogy, which is also on the audio book .