The Road to 160m+ for Nintendo Switch

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javi741 said:

Tbh if the successor really is releasing in 2024, I would feel like Nintendo really hasn't done nearly enough to push Switch sales as much as they could. After how 2023 is going for the Switch I'm almost inclined to say that releasing the Switch 2 in 2024 would feel to early.

This recent fiscal year half is showing profit up 27%, and net sales for Nintendo are the HIGHEST since the Switch first launched, even beating out the monster year of 2020, I feel like the Switch's momentum is still so high to risk potentially hampering it with a successor next year.

No other console in its 7th year, or even any year in general been this profitable. With a forecast ordinary profit of 3.96 Billion, this fiscal year would make it the 3rd Most Profitable Console Year IN HISTORY, Playstation & Xbox never in their nearly 30 years in the business even at their peak ever reached profits that the Switch is attaining in its 7th year.

Nintendo could also do so much more with the current Switch to push sales, the 3DS released 6 different models during its lifetime which was big in pushing it to 75M sold. The Switch so far only had 3 and it would be mind-boggling if Nintendo only left it at that considering how many different models succesful handhelds, and even consoles got. They could release a digital-only Switch for 50-100$ less and make up the profit through the high profit-margins associated with digital purchases, a TV-only Switch model, a Switch Lite Oled, ect.... There's so much left to do to push the Switch right now.

The Switch done all this without any price cuts yet, a 2024 release of the successor would be too early and a major sabotage at this point, why fix something that not only isn't broken, but a product that is thriving more than you could ever imagine. I don't think the Switch should be on its way out that early.

This is an interesting perspective, because Switch really is a huge cash cow.  After watching that last Direct, I think they are planning a holiday 2024 release for Switch 2.  However, they could always choose to push that back a few months, because Switch 1 is making so much profit.  Considering they've never cut the price, hardware margins must be amazing for them right now.  They could really coast on the smaller games, ports, and 3rd party games that they are already planning for 2024 and early 2025.  Maybe throw in something like a Zelda All Stars collection for holiday 2024, so they have a holiday title.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.  Switch 1 is known to be the most profitable system of all time.  I gotta think that the business side is reluctant to replace it.  Furakawa is a business guy, and the temptation to let Switch be the main system for another holiday has gotta be huge.  On the other hand, the software shown off in that last Direct says that they are planning on a holiday 2024 release for Switch 2.  The most likely scenario is they are just going to stick with that plan.