Could the Switch surpass the PS2 in sales?

[Shtinamin_]

Hiku said:

Shtinamin_ said:

Nintendo made a 10-year contract with Nvidia back in October 20th 2016. We are getting closer to that 10 year contract closing. 
We have also heard from Nvidia's president, Jen-Hsun Huan, that they expect a 20-year relationship with Nintendo due to the Switch being an "incredible game console".

Based on this I expect that the Switch will be in production until October 2026. And Nintendo will make another 10-year contract with Nvidia beforehand in order to ensure that the successor will have a well-stocked production and solid sale rate.

I expect the Switch to have a drop in price once the successor arrives, as Nintendo will be wanting to get Nintendo Switch units off the shelves as fast as possible to make room for "shelf space" (more accurately, warehouse space). I base this info from the Wii to WiiU. A month before the WiiU launched, the Wii received a price drop of ~13% from $149.99 (in Oct 2011) to $129.99 (Oct 2012). The Wii was originally $249.99 when it launched a received 3 price drops in America (2009, 2011, 2012). No country has seen a permanent price drop for the Nintendo Switch yet, so that makes be believe that Nintendo isn't ready to bring out their successor yet.

MSRP for Switch and Switch OLED are currently $300 and $350 respectively.
What kind of price drop once Switch 2 is released are you expecting in todays market?

I agree that Playstation has had a rough time and needs to compensate for losses. But I'm not seeing that with Nintendo, even with the COVID shortages Nintendo was able to keep up with stock, and was probably the only console that excelled in it.

I make the assumption that we will see a price drop when Nintendo's Next Console is released (in order to move product and still be a cheap option for parents).
With stipulations and rumors floating with Nintendo's Next Console that being the price ($400 for cheaper model and $450 for normal unit), I would expect a minimum of $50 each; Switch Lite $149.99, Switch $249.99, Switch OLED $299.99.
Do you expect a price drop?

Lifetime Sales Predictions 

Switch: 160 million (was 120 million, then 140 million, then 150 million)

PS5: 130 million (was 124 million)

Xbox Series X/S: 54 million (was 60 million, then 57 million)

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