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Honestly if Nintendo really tried I truly believe the Switch could easily sell 170+ Million Units with more new models and agressive price cuts. I'm just predicting 160M for now because I have my doubts Nintendo is gonna do that.
We're already 7.5 years into the Switch's life with zero price cuts and it still sold 2M in a quarter, and the Switch is already about to sell 150M units without a single price cut, it's coming to the point where a price cut wouldn't even be that effective since the Switch's market is as saturated as you can ask for from a console that's sold that much, there wouldn't even be that many people left for a price cut to be that effective.
Also, I feel like price cuts are becoming more and more obsolete in console gaming, console companies are focusing less on offering a bang for your buck when it comes to specs and more on affordability and cheaper hardware to launch to be more appealing and profitable since consumers have demonstrated they don't care much about specs, which means that consoles are requiring less price cuts since they've already launched at an affordable, profitable level. Even the Wii U despite its struggles never got another price cut after the Aug 2013 50$ cut because Nintendo decided to prioritize profitability over sales. I have my doubts that the Switch will ever get a price cut cause of this.
Additionally, I'm sure Nintendo would rather have the Switch not get a price cut so it looks relatively expensive compared to the Switch 2 to just encourage people to get a Switch 2 for only 50-100$ more. Nintendo wants to sell you on new software, not old.
And tbh, the Switch technically did get a price cut adjusting for inflation, a 300$ Switch in 2017 would be equivalent to 385$ in 2024. The current 300$ price tag is essentially 85$ less expensive in 2024 standards compared to 2017$. I'm sure Nintendo realizes this as well.
As for a new Switch model, it's definitely not out of the ordinary for Nintendo to release a new console model near or post-successor launch as it has happened many times before. The New 2DS, Wii Mini, Gameboy Micro, I think an SNES model as well. However, I feel like i'd hear more rumors of a new Switch model if it were coming like we were hearing about the Switch Lite & Oled but the rumors been dead silent when it comes to any new Switch model. So if there is one, it definitely isn't coming in the foreseeable future. Also, I feel like if there was a new Switch model, around this time in 2023-2024 would've been the perfect time launch one, two-three years since the Oled, sales slowing down, not a lot going on but there hasn't been anything on it which is making me believe they might've gave up on any new Switch models all-together.
Last edited by javi741 - on 10 August 2024
