#198 - Are Limited Digital Releases Nintendo's New Thing?

On this week's Vookcast, Angelo is joined by Ollie and Luke to find any substance in industry analyst Michael Pachter suggesting that Nintendo ditch the Switch (sort of). We also delve further into how much of a success the Switch is compared to some of Nintendo’s other phenomenal console sales. Plus a previously Japanese-only classic gets a re-release announcement, following the disturbingly familiar trend of being available digitally for a short period of time. What’s with that?Do you think Nintendo would benefit from going handheld-only in their next generation console? How many different versions of the Nintendo DS did you own? Will Nintendo ever open Pandora’s Box and release a localised version of Mother 3? Join the discussion in the Vooks Discord!Subscribe to us on your favourite listening platform, and please consider sharing or giving us a review - it really helps!Relevant articles:Nintendo Should “Get Rid of the Switch Console and Only Have the Switch Lite” (Gaming Bolt)Lifetime unit sales of the Nintendo Switch console worldwide from March 2017 to September 2020 (Statista)Video Game Sales Wiki - WiiVideo Game Sales Wiki - Nintendo DSThe original Famicom Fire Emblem game is coming to the Switch, in English for the First TimeVook Club #1: Introducing a brand new video seriesFollow us on Twitter:VooksAngelo ValdiviaOliver BrandtLuke HendersonThis week's music is from Super Punch-Out!! for the Super Nintendo.Send us Fan MailSupport the showSocialsOllie:  @chocobalt on Bluesky Luke: @renderman7 on BlueskyAngelo: @manjell0 on BlueskyMichael: @subelement on BlueskyFind Vooks on social media, support the show and buy merch. As always please leave us a review if you enjoy the show on your favourite place to get podcasts.