| RolStoppable said: 2. Ah yes, I remember now. You called it worrisome that Switch won't be below $200 anytime soon, I said that the Switch doesn't need to be below $200 anytime soon. The 3DS has no advantage here. |
What if the Switch stays at $250 and above for the rest of it's life ? Will you discount 3DS's pricing then ?
| RolStoppable said: 3. Profit and licensing fees have nothing to do with this. There have been reported shortages of compenents that Switch uses, so it's not a given that Nintendo can increase production to a level that makes Switch beat the 3DS in shipments through the first 13 months. The demand to beat the 3DS is certainly there. We'll learn soon enough if and by how much Nintendo increases their forecast. |
That information was months ago, in fact it's probably outdated ...
The fact that Nvidia Shield is retailing for $200 means that the component shortages is exaggerated. The most rumored component shortage relating to the Switch was NAND flash memory if I remember correctly ? Shield came with 16GB of flash memory at $200 so just what does it take to secure the extra 16GB of capacity when similar technology is used for Switch game cartridges also ?
But, yeah I guess we'll see soon enough if Nintendo raises their forecast and by how much too ...
| RolStoppable said: While it's rare that such an adjustment happens after the first quarter of a given fiscal year, it's common to happen after the second. The reasons being that an adjustment after the first quarter would look bad for a company's ability to make forecasts, and the summer period is the slowest for video game sales, so an increase in projections could easily turn out to be jumping the gun. That in turn could necessitate a downward adjustment later on and that's neither good for companies or shareholders. |
A company isn't even required to give earnings forecasts, it's extremely hard to skew the perception of the stockmarket with a large and publicly traded company such as Nintendo with their own forecasts ...
Shareholders are prone to react continuously either way so adjustments are frequently abound since companies rarely *just* meet their targets ...
