The Nintendo Switch reveal is getting closer and closer and this has led to analysts throwing out wild predictions about the handheld console. Ace Research Institute analyst Yasuda believes that the system will be Wide Quad High Definition and that the internal bus speed will be 5Gbps. It is also likely that the VR patent that surfaced online … Continue reading Analyst Believes Nintendo Switch Resolution Will Be WQHD To 1080p
Macquarie Securities analyst David Gibson has told Bloomberg that he expects the recently unveiled Nintendo Switch to cost around $250. Gibson is also extremely confident about a strong launch lineup and because of this is estimating that Nintendo will sell 2.5 million units in its first month and an additional 10.6 million units by March 2018. … Continue reading David Gibson Estimates Nintendo Switch To Cost $250 And Could Sell 10.6 Million Units In A Year
Video game analysts are often quite harsh on Nintendo, seeing doom and gloom on their horizon. However, one analyst claims that Nintendo "has a golden opportunity" to enter untapped markets with the NX. David Cole, an analyst for DFC Intelligence claims we should be "cautiously optimistic" about Nintendo's upcoming console. Hopefully he's right. "DFC forecasts … Continue reading Analyst Claims Nintendo Has “Golden Opportunity” With NX
Super Mario Run was announced at the Apple event earlier this week exclusively for iOS for the time being. Kantan Games analyst Serkan Toto is confident that once the title hits Android as well as iOS the smartphone title could reach 1.5 billion downloads. However there is some confusion regarding the pricing for the game. A … Continue reading Analyst Says Super Mario Run Could Reach 1.5 Billion Downloads On iOS And Android
BusinessInsider sat down with Joshua Kennedy of Sonian Capital Management to discuss Nintendo's current situation and how Nintendo's mobile initiative could be a helping hand for the company. However, Kennedy also had some interesting remarks to say about acquisitions. Joshua Kennedy does not believe Nintendo can be acquired, nor does he feel that the company … Continue reading An Analyst Said Nintendo Cannot Be Acquired
Analyst firm DFC believes it would be a big mistake for Nintendo to release the NX platform in 2016. The reason? Well, they say that competing against the Virtual Reality solutions that are expected mid to late year such as PlayStation VR could prove to be a disaster. DFC says that they will prove to be extremely … Continue reading DFC: Launching Nintendo NX In 2016 ‘A Mistake Under Any Scenario’
Matt Diener, who is a qualitative analyst for EEDAR, says that he doesn't believe that the forthcoming Nintendo NX platform will need to compete against the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4 for it to be a success. Diener points towards the Wii, which was radically different from the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, which … Continue reading Analyst Says NX Doesn’t Have To Compete Against PS4 And Xbox One To Be A Success
Outspoken video game industry analyst Michael Pachter believes that Nintendo's upcoming NX platform is "doomed before it even launches" without strong third-party support. We heard earlier this year that Nintendo said that they have received “joint initiatives” from third-party developers during E3 2015. So it's clearly something they are working out. Here's what Pachter had to … Continue reading Pachter Claims Nintendo NX “Is Doomed” Without Third Party Support
Following on from our story of Nintendo distributing software kits for the Nintendo NX, David Gibson an analyst at Macquarie Capital Securities believes it's increasingly likely that Nintendo plans to launch the platform next year. Gibson attributes this notion to the slowing sales of the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. “We are increasingly of the idea … Continue reading Analyst David Gibson Believes It’s Likely Nintendo NX Will Launch Next Year
Ed Barton, a video games industry analyst at Ovum consultancy, has told the BBC that he doesn't hold any hope of the Wii U catching up with the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in terms of sales. Barton acknowledges that the company has some great games in the pipeline but is unconvinced that they will … Continue reading Analyst Doesn’t Believe Wii U Will Ever Catch Up With PlayStation 4 And Xbox One
