I don't see Switch 2 having a current issue with price (a price rise next year may change that)... You don't become the fastest selling system of all time because you're too expensive...
But I do, and have always have anticipated that most generic consumers do not currently feel like they need to buy it when when they already have a switch 1 and everything at the moment broadly looks the same. Especially for people with only casual gaming interest, there is no USP.
Mario Kart World is an easy purchase for anyone picking up the system but I don't think there's any experiences compelling people to move over. This is also a broader problem for having an audience which is made up of a large portion of very casual (blue ocean leaning) gamers... They've got their fix for the living room and their interest is fickle unless you're able to recapture hype, land on a trend or provide a unique feature.
Switch 2 currently has none of the above and is extremely well supplied which means it's primary audience at the moment (core Nintendo fans) are just buying it for themselves on any given month, not necessarily seeing a holiday present boost.
Could it sell more at $299? Well not if it was $299 worth of technology with no gimmick, because then the core audience wouldn't even be there.
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