6 Reasons The Nintendo Switch Will Fail Like The Wii U

The year is 2017. The default internal storage for a games console is 500 GB. That is enough to get by, but start building a large library on PS4 or Xbox One and that storage space will soon run out. Unless you want to play the Game Library Shuffle, deleting titles each time you buy something new, 1 TB is a much better amount of storage to play with. Some people even add their own extra storage. The point here is that modern games, what with their large download sizes and sizable patches, need plenty of space.

Nintendo clearly doesn’t agree. The Switch comes with 32 GB of internal storage. That’s 468 GB less than the lowest spec PS4 and Xbox One. That is going to fill extremely quickly if you download games from the eShop. Think of the Switch as a handheld and once again the picture isn’t so bleak. Smart phones and tablets are still sold with 8 GB of storage space, with 32 GB being seen as pretty generous. But Switch isn’t just a handheld, and people will want more space. Additional memory in the form of Micro SD cards is easily added, but a 128 GB card will set you back another £30-£40.