November NPD 2018 Thread

[DonFerrari]

zorg1000 said:

DonFerrari said:

Well, when the console have launched quite bad and had a cut under 6m, it would be more natural to consider that the initial price was the wrong one (even more when it was above regular HH). But sure we can expect some effect on the pricecut and revision for Switch.

I agree, $250 was a terrible price for 3DS to launch at, it should have been $199 at most but still a price cut and revision in the first 1.5 years for 3DS vs neither for Switch in the same time frame should give Switch less of a decline in year 3/4.

It is certainly a possibility, but at the same point 3DS was running without direct contender (sure smartphones robbed a lot of customers) and a lot of 3rd party support, while Switch will be going against PS5 and X2 with a lot less 3rd party. So it really is anyone guess. Switch can keep strong and manage 100M, can fall short and end 70M. And that 30M margin is quite enough to accomodate everything besides totally unexpected changes in the landscape.

Nintendo can certainly make revisions and price cuts that entice multiple ownership along the way and some key franchises are also to come.