Success of Nintendo Switch in 3C Marketing Model

Abstract

The Nintendo Switch is a type of game console that was designed by Nintendo and offered for sale in March, 2017. Since the Nintendo Switch was on sale, it was fascinated by plenty of customers and game fans to buy it because of its unique property of its combination of home game consoles and handheld game consoles, and it became the best-selling gaming console in 10 months in North American history. Most of the success of Switch will be attributed to its subversive design. However, the uniqueness of a new product is only the start of success for a company. The marketing strategy, which was based on the 3C marketing model and implemented by Nintendo, is the key to the success of the Nintendo Switch. This research uses a comparative analysis approach and statistics analysis, studying and comparing the data of sales, groups of customers, and companys cost from Nintendo and its competitors, to arrive at the conclusion that, due to the special design for customers, efficient production for the company, and targeted strategy for competitors, the Nintendo Switch has become one of the most popular game consoles in the world.