Besides Switch 1, which past Nintendo system does Switch 2 feel the most like to you, and why?

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Pemalite said:

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Is $450 really overpriced when the console standard for this gen was $500 to begin with and a base PS5 now costs $650 though?

The Switch 1's original price tag of $300 would cost $400 today adjusted for inflation, not much different from Switch 2.

People forget that consoles are targeting lower socio-economic demographics... The Playstation 5/Pro and Xbox Series X are already priced outside of that now, the Pro especially is really only appealing to more affluent individuals/homes.

In Nintendo's case it's even more sensitive as many households with children, parents will buy a console for each spawn/child for Christmas/Birthdays.
However Nintendo could (And SHOULD!) release cost-sensitive devices to appeal to those individuals with a Switch 2 Lite/Switch 2 TV console.

So yes, while prices remain favorable when accounting for inflation, have wages kept pace? If not, then consoles need to align to wages, not inflation... And that simply hasn't been the case.

I would bet that a Switch 2 Lite/etc is almost definitely on the way to combat this very problem.

The thing is though, it's not as simple or easy as just making a device cheap. Inflation, the rising price of components, tariffs, and other factors mean that it just costs more to make this stuff than it did last gen. It sucks, but there's no easy way around it.