The_Liquid_Laser said:
You both make a good point. Nintendo does seem to really hate cutting the price (so does Sony for that matter), but Switch really is a much more lucrative ecosystem. You are right they should just drop the 3DS line altogether, but they also need to have a plan to get the Lite model down to $99 at some point, like around the 6-7 year mark. All of those people who paid $80-$100 for the 2DS slate are never going to buy a Switch for $200 with $60 games. And yet Switch is going to be the cheapest game system once 3DS is discontinued. Nintendo is going to drive the low end customers out of the market unless they eventually get the Lite model down to around $99 with some "Selects" titles around $20-$30. And Switch is a much better system to keep supporting for a long time than the 3DS is. |
Hitting $99 isn't necessary, it was for the 3DS because sales were mediocre outside of Japan but Switch is a mainstream success everywhere so such drastic price cuts arent needed.
Lite at $149 with a popular game is plenty low enough with the the hybrid model unlikely to ever go under $199.
When the herd loses its way, the shepard must kill the bull that leads them astray.
