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| CourageTCD said: What do you guys think of the scenario of the Switch 2 raising its price some time during this year? Can it help the Switch 1 or not? If the Switch 2's price goes up, people may be too relunctant to buy it and choose a cheaper option like the Switch 1. But what if Nintendo sees this as the Switch 1 getting in the way of the Switch 2 and decides to kill it to force people to choose the Switch 2 instead? Or would they rather keep the Switch 1 on the market to retain consumers to the brand, even if not in the console Nintendo would want they to buy? |
I've come to learn that consumers of today are very price flexible when it comes video game hardware and software— observe how PS5 continues to sell very well six year into its life despite being hit with a collection of price hikes. Only recent exception I can think of would be PS5 in JP back in August 2024... but even then, upon lowering the price significantly last December, sales didn't budge much at all. And NS1's NA price hike back in August 2025 saw next-to-no impact whatsoever on Switch 1 sales; and have we forgotten that NS1 managed to pull off 155mil despite not receiving a single price cut?
That said, I think the only way Switch 1 gains momentum is through either a highly economical SKU with very little comprise compared to the base model (e.g. TV only Switch 1 for $175USD; Switch Lite Plus that can be played on a TV but comes without a dock nor detachable Joy Cons for $150USD; etc.), releasing hotly anticipated software that cannot be played on NS2 alongside Special Edition Switch 1 systems (this would only happen if Nintendo reaaally wanted to prioritize hitting that 160mil figure for NS1), or...something else, I'm sure.
