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Oh, this thread! I remember stating in a post that Nintendo priced the Switch at 300$ because their market data was telling them the console would be in high demand and they wanted to avoid a Wii-like situation with the console being sold out for months and priced too low to maximise profits. I was booed off the stage lol! It was obvious the Switch would be a success from the start, every reliable indicator pointed to it: The resources were there, the strategy was there, it was a perfect design for an integrated hardware/software company, it adhered to the prerequisites stated by economist like Clayton Christensen, it targeted a broader audience... but when I cited books or people who know about this stuff, people just called me arrogant (even though I was just citing clever people). After that January presentation, everything was doom and gloom.