[frostburg]

"Flagship" cameras besides the Sony A1 aren't all-rounders, they're historically fast and rugged big bodies for shooting sports. The Z9 was very forward looking in this category in 2021 (shutterless design, speedy sensor readout) and is still very competitive.

[ska]

Sports, weddings, other commercial stuff, sure. "Pent up demand" doesn't mean consumer demand though, could be lots of nikon invested folks that were waiting for the first post SLR one.