Can Nintendo turn Switch 2's pricing disaster around? And how?

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CaptainExplosion said:

sc94597 said:

If games aren't selling, it's very easy to drop the prices. 

I am not convinced there is a pricing problem or disaster when it comes to the hardware. The Switch 2 is much cheaper than comparable gaming handhelds, much closer to its ostensible competition than the Switch 1 was, and offers great value for the $450 price. 

The wild card is tariffs, but those will affect all electronics. Nintendo's just more at risk because they are launching a platform during them. 

But if we don't buy they may also be discouraged from making new games. -_-

Nintendo almost certainly employs pricing analysts who analyze historical sales data and who with the assistance of data scientists/analysts can project potential future sales expectations based on what-if scenarios. If the games aren't initially selling, and then there is a larger volume of purchases than expected given the initial low sales, after a price drop, then it tells them that the price was incorrectly set and pricing was the issue not interest in the title or its development. I wouldn't be surprised if they're choosing which games to set to $80 or $70 based on a similar model.