The Road to 160m+ for Nintendo Switch

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Wman1996 said:

And Nintendo could very well stop making Switch hardware once they've shipped 158-159 million Switch units. They've proven so far, they don't care at all about hitting 160 million and above to beat PS2. They're already more profitable than PS2. Just look how cheap (even with inflation) PS2 was from around 2006 and on. PS2 Slim was $130 unadjusted for inflation in 2004 and hit $100 and lower in its last years. Switch is not available at deep discounts, a lot of which has to do with tariffs. 

This is a long topic. If PS2 was selling during the Switch days, it wouldn't had pricecuts. If Switch was selling in the PS2 days, it would have a price cuts. Switch's price staying the same is actually a price cut, because of the inflation. 300$ in 2017 are a lot less now and even in the last few years, than they were in 2017. In the years PS2 was selling the inflation wasn't so big as it was now the last 9 years since the launch of the Switch. So this essentially works as a price cut. Also the Switch Lite. Yes it's cut down Switch. But can it play Switch games for cheaper than the original price ? Yes. So if you are someone who is on budget and want cheap as possible, Switch Lite is your choice. And it sold at less than the original 299$ from the launch model in 2017. So there it is, the second form of the price cut. Other thing is Switch didn't had direct competition, such as other dedicated handheld consoles. PS2 had some, and it had even bigger one in it's years after 2005 (PS3, 360, Wii), where it sold another 40% of it's sales.