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Switch 2 Sales Reportedly Struggled Over The Christmas Period (www.nintendolife.com)
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I like how this article does not talk about the anti consumer practices engaged in by Nintendo, that might push some customers away from their consoles. /s Nintendo can disable your Switch 2 for piracy in the U.S., but not in Europe, as confirmed by its EULA. There is already a switch in my household, but the price along with the ability to remotely brick the device, is what made our household pass on the switch 2. We bought a second steam deck instead.

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[–] 3 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I don't think that's had much of an impact when Nintendo sold more Switch 2s at launch than Valve has manufactured Steam Decks over its entire lifespan. The Steam Deck is still an enthusiast product for a niche crowd, and will likely never be in direct competition with the big three.

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    It's a comparatively new product, but it's not like it's something unsuccessful. It's attached to Steam, that everyone who ever had a computer knows about, and everyone has a couple of games there, it's being talked about very positively everywhere, and they're repeatedly gained positive reputation over pro-consumer practices they regularly employ, and they somehow evading being put on blast for the child gambling industry they operate.
    They're known among gamers, which is indeed niche crowd, but also a crowd that is important here. They don't have the cultural grasp on humanity as Nintendo, or other two, but all of them shitting the bed constantly and publicly, while Valve is catching wins all over the place.

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