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This is honestly one hell of a victory lap for the NS2. And a total vindication of Nintendo and their market operations. I think they've garnered an immense amount of public goodwill and it is clear that at the very least domestically, their clients are giving the Big N their full endorsement. Can't say this is completely unsurprising, but a couple of lingering questions still remain.
What about the 3rd party situation? Devs were notoriously slow on the uptake during the Switch generation. They aren't entirely at fault, the Nintendo Switch was a big question mark at the time, and you can't blame studio skittishness after the Wii U debacle. But now that there is this resound market confirmation of the Switch model, are we going to see studios like Atlus de-retarding themselves and offering more immediate support for the system?
Finally, the new counterargument against the NS2 success is that this is their peak, that the suckers already went all in and that there aren't that many new clients to be found. While I think it's a reasonable take to claim that the NS2 will probably not move as many units as the NS1, it's still a rather puzzling take because we haven't seen Nintendo going into full gear and announce a roadmap towards holiday 2025. A Direct is more or less inbound, can't imagine they'll be skipping Summer this year. But the real question of how well this new system will perform on the market is still more or less open, though there are abundant reasons to remain optimistic.
All in all, this was an incredible week for Nintendo, and I genuinely wish them the best. They were a breath of fresh air these last 8 years and now with more competent hardware and development targets, I expect to see very good things coming from them.