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Zach Epstein
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We won't know anything for certain until Nintendo finally releases some sales numbers but so far, the new Nintendo Switch video game console looks like a big success. Nintendo desperately needed a win following the Wii U disaster and, more recently, the somewhat ill-fated launch of its first Mario game for the iPhone and Android, Super Mario Run. The game was eagerly anticipated ahead of its release, and it looked like it would be an explosive success in the early days. Nintendo's inexperience in the mobile app market quickly became apparent though, because it failed to use the model shared by all successful mobile games, instead opting for a one-time payment that unlocks the entire game with no future paid updated planned. As a result, Super Mario Run quickly plummeted on the revenue chart in Apple's App Store where, embarrassingly, it is no longer in the top 150.
The Switch, on the other hand, isn't going anywhere anytime soon from the looks of things. Nintendo isn't coming anywhere close with matching high demand for the new video game console, which has been flying off store shelves since it debuted earlier this month. Early response has been fantastic, but there are a few gripes early adopters have had so far — and now, Nintendo has finally responded to one of the biggest issues facing many Switch owners.
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