| Bofferbrauer2 said: Instead of a revision, I expect a small price cut starting the holidays. A revision would mean that a new production model would need to sit on the production lines, thus lowering the possible production numbers of it's successor at launch. Even with just a small price cut, Nintendo could achieve quite a bit of sales considering that the console is still sold at or near launch price around the world. Having the lite at ~$179, the base model at $249 and the OLED at $299 would go a long way to achieve the fiscal year sales they projected. |
Given that Switch sales in Japan jumped nearly 50% last month for two weeks off a nationwide promotion, I'd say price cuts would do a lot more than people think they would at this point in the Switch's life. Also noteworthy is the fact that Nintendo expects revenue and profit to be down significantly in their financial forecast, even as sales remain relatively stable, which suggests that they expect to eat into their own margins this year, which is usually a sign of impending price cuts or bundles
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