The Road to 160m+ for Nintendo Switch (EDIT: See mod note in first post for new rule).

[PAOerfulone]

xl-klaudkil said:

PAOerfulone said:

I wouldn't be too sure about Switch 2 sales increasing - At least not to the degree where it causes such a drastic drop to Switch 1.

With the rumors of an incoming price hike, that could cause Switch 2 sales to slow to the point where it starts selling below Nintendo's expectations, and so to try and make up the last sales and revenue, they keep Switch 1 around longer and try to support it more as the more feasible entry level system.

Or, they increase the price of the switch1 to make the switch2 look like the better deal. That makes a lot more sense since s2 is the future and s1 is the past.

That doesn't make Switch 2 look better, that just makes Switch 1 look worse and BOTH of them less attractive.

The people who can't afford Switch 2 currently at $450-500 aren't just going to magically change their minds because Switch 1 is now $250/$380/$450, They're just going to go from "maybe" to "No" on buying a Switch 1 and remain "No" on Switch 2.

Last edited by PAOerfulone - on 24 January 2026