The Road to 160m+ for Nintendo Switch

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firebush03 said:

Shtinamin_ said:

Ngl, it seems like an uphill battle. In order for this to not be such an uphill battle a couple things need to happen

1. Switch bundles (Legends Z-A, MK8D, each with NSO for 3 months)

2. Switch “discounts” V2@$249, Lite@$149, OLED@$299

3. New Switch skin for Legends Z-A, Kirby Air Riders, or Metroid Prime 4

How do you think Nintendo will make use (if they do) of the holiday season?

Funny that you mention price cuts: Switch received a U.S. price hike across all models in early-August. (But what was especially weird is how U.S. sales did not change at all in response…)

Anyways, I must agree that Z-A has done significantly less for NSW than B2/W2 for DS. This is likely being emphasized by (i) Pokémon’s poor reputation in performance quality on Switch and (ii) the similarity in price between NS1/NS2 versus DS/3DS.

Also, Shtinamin, did you by chance purchase Pokémon Z-A? (I see your Pokémon pfp and now I’m curious.) If so, how is it?

Correct me if I am wrong, but wasn't Black 2 / White 2 exclusive to the DS? This compares to Z-A which is also on the Switch 2. So if anyone wants to buy a console with Z-A it makes more sense to go with a Switch 2. There is a much cheaper Switch 2 SKU in Japan (region locked) that isn't available anywhere else in the world.

As far as the Switch topping 160 million and the PS2? It is looking less likely with how much sales have dropped the last few month, but I wouldn't say impossible. It depends how sales are this holiday. Just under 5 million Switch 1s were sold from October to December 2024. if sales are down by 50% we are talking around 2.5 million sold for the rest of the year.