People talking tech over here and Nintendo's past history as well. I think I went through the whole thread, and I don't recall seeing the following argument (forgive me if I'm mistaken): apart from being an incredible little machine with a fantastic library, the Switch became a trendy, desirable gadget that people simply want to have. If Nintendo plays their cards right, they can launch it as simply “Switch 2” and a massive number of people will upgrade (I know I will) and many others that did not have the original will want to make part of the trend. It's not simply a videogame console anymore, it became part of a cultural phenomenon that neither Sony nor Microsoft are in a position to replicate at this exact point in time. Kids want it; their parents want it; friends of the parents want it; friends of the kids think it's cool and, even if a few years back they would say "ughh, no CoD", now they know it's ok to have one (maybe as a secondary console so they can say to friends they play CoD but secretly they are enjoying animal Crossing or Mario). The pricing is not a thing now but perceived value, mainly for culture status and so, and maybe we should ventilate the possibility that Nintendo keeps the original Switch around with NO price cuts whatsoever and sell the S2 at a premium price. It's probably not gonna happen, but this is an exercise in thought we are allowed to do now. It would be absolutely impossible to do the same back in 2016, when people would call you crazy. But not now when Switch is a gigantic commercial hit and a piece of cultural event as well. We should consider that aspect as well when discussing pricing. Hopefully Nintendo doesn’t screw it over.
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