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

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Pemalite said:

zorg1000 said:

Massively successful by what metric?

https://www.theverge.com/pc-gaming/618709/steam-deck-3-year-anniversary-handheld-gaming-shipments-idc?ref=birchtree.me

I’m not sure how accurate this is but the latest estimate is that Steam Deck has sold roughly 4 million in 3 years.

Keep in mind:
1) It's not subsidized. Every unit is profitable and a high price.
2) Has competition from the Legion Go, MSI Claw and Rog Ally which all run the same games library.
3) Has zero advertising.
4) Didn't get released in some regions until YEARS after it's original debut. (I.E. 2 years for Australia).

I think it's done better than expected all told.

Yeah, but it wasn't a threat to Switch 1 sales and it won't be a threat to Switch 2 sales.

Worst case scenario for Nintendo is ~10 million less hardware sales due to PC handhelds.

The Steam Deck was clearly the better deal for over 3 years compared to the Switch 1.

And currently the Steam Deck is still the better deal compared to the Switch 2... over 99.9% of the shared library (multiplatform games, that are also available as PC version and as Switch version) run better on the Steam Deck. Because a PC handheld ain't dependant on nextgen patches which unlock higher settings to use the full performance of a new device. 

But most handheld gamers doesn't seem to want a PC handheld, they want a Nintendo handheld.