Now, I’m wondering how much the Switch OLED will close the 20-25% YoY gap that’s currently occurring. It seems it should return the Switch to (or close to) peak levels. The difference is Animal Crossing is now in its second holiday season, the impact on pushing units isn’t going to be as pronounced.
While this Metroid game does look cool, I’d guess the appeal is primarily toward those who already own a Switch. I’m not saying people won’t be buying Switch for Metroid, only that it’s not going to be moving the needle on its current sales trajectory - the OLED is the only thing they announced that will do that… maybe a base and lite model price drop, but I wouldn’t think that’s particularly necessary from a corporate standpoint. Of course, if they can prove that the trajectory change from such a price drop would increase profits by getting Switch 1 models out earlier - thus increasing software uptake and overall profitability - then there might be a justification.
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