Sogreblute said:
That still blows my mind. The Switch still hasn't received it's first price cut and it's been 4 years. Consoles usually go on sale 1-2 years after launch, but not the Switch. Their profit margins must be huge on each Switch sold. But it's like we cannot blame them for not dropping the price if it's selling nearly 30 million a year now, if not more. This also applies to their Joy-Cons and Pro Controllers. Still $80 and $70 respectively. They even charge $5 more for special Pro Controllers and still sell out (Monster Hunter Rise Controller is the most recent example). I really want to know how much money Nintendo was making on their systems and controllers back then and compare it to now. |
I think during the Wii U days it was reported they have over $30 billion in cash after decades of profit. Wii U/3ds years were collectively a profit, and I believe even the GameCube years were a profit as well. Even when they screw up they are profiting way more than the competition lol. The Switch not having a price drop and selling so well has to make it one of the, if not the, most profitable system they've sold before, although they are now spending more money on game development than ever before because all their games have to be HD ones (whereas previously, half their teams were working on low powered handheld devices that cost very little to develop for by comparison, though this is also offset by selling games for $60 instead of $40 like they were on 3DS).
