| Chrkeller said: The question isn't can Nintendo do it, the question is should they do it. The switch, and software are selling amazing and there is a chip shortage.... inflation is hitting so people have less disposable income.... I say it isn't happening, but I'll accept being wrong if indeed I am. |
I think their likely dilemma is the chip is ready and has to be paid for.
If they just sit on the chip, likely they stand to lose money, because Nvidia is going to expect to be paid either way.
And it's probably not an insignificant cost either, you're talking about years of R&D into this thing.
These things have to be planned for years in advance, just how hardware development works, you can't just decide one day you need new hardware now and have it delivered to your door like an Amazon package. It takes years of hardware development to make a console generally speaking.
If that's what has happened then I would guess they will release it sooner than later just as a higher end model. For people who can't afford that, well that's not Nintendo's problem, they're a business not a charity. Not everyone can afford the newest highest end iPhone either, but plenty can so Apple knows they have a market. Nintendo will probably sell out of this new system so long as the software pipeline and design for it are appealing (ie: like not doing something stupid like betting the entire launch on Nintendogs 2).
