| The_Liquid_Laser said: All actual signs point to Switch continuing to have healthy sales for several more years. All of the speculation that Switch sales are going to die off when the Switch 2 releases is really the same damn "cliff" nonsense that has been going on since 2017. People keep expecting the Switch to die off quickly, and it never does. In reality, it's a huge money maker for Nintendo and they are going to milk it for as long as they can. |
Yes, it's still "cliff"-talk, amazing after all these very successful years of the Switch! Even if the price difference should be only $50 between Switch OLED and Switch 2, it would mean that the standard Switch will be $100 cheaper than Switch 2 and right there at Slownenberg you have your $100 price difference. It will even come with a game for free, so the actual difference will be $160 (plus 3 month of free Nintendo Online membership). Maybe, Nintendo will discontinue the standard model but still $50 price difference (without a bundled game) is still money for the people who buy late in consoles lifecycle. People buying late are cost sensitive, otherwise, they would have bought a Switch already a long time ago. So for them, $50 do matter. The cheap alternative, the Switch Lite, was never that popular because it doesn't give you the full Switch experience. When you know that you could play also on the TV with a Switch, you don't wanna miss it, even if you play in handheld mode most of the time.
We also shouldn't forget that every year there are new kids that come into an age were they want to play with a Switch. These new kids will demand a Switch 2 but many price sensitive parents will say, no no, the old Switch will just do it for you. The kid will still be happy as there are tons of great games for this console to play.
Also, thinking on places were Nintendo isn't present, like whole Latin America, there's sales potential for Switch 1. Currently, the Switch is still way too expensive in those places because someone has to import those consoles and these importers want to earn money of course. But once the Switch 2 is out, the Switch 1 will also be less expensive in those places and finally more people there can afford one.
Last edited by Fight-the-Streets - on 15 September 2023
