I still think 160 is a given at this point, and could easily see 170 potential depending on how India and Indonesia go.

I still think 160 is a given at this point, and could easily see 170 potential depending on how India and Indonesia go.

170 million is and was never gonna happen. It's good Nintendo are looking at new markets, but these nations with masses of poverty and weak middle classes aren't going to have huge markets for a console that is a fairly high price for even western markets these days.

The problem is that neither the battery or the screen are what makes the Switch (2) expensive. As such, Nintendo could shave off maybe $70-80 at best by doing so on the switch 2, and less than that on the OG Switch.

Basically, it would make those release at their respective launch prices. But as even the Switch 2 can't keep up with the PS5 or Xbox series X, they may be too underpowered for this role. However, this may not be that much of an issue in more developing countries, where consoles as a hile were barely a thing so far.

Pretty much impossible, even for the OG Switch, memory prices and chip prices in general being what they are. Even $249 could be pushing it for the OG Switch.

On average this might be true. But because the sheer population size (especially India), they still have a rather large amount of people that could afford it.

A quick google shows that neither the PS2 nor the PS5 reached even a million consoles sold. You are grossely over estimating the financial power to to console cost in India regardless of population. It's still massively a population in poverty without luxary spending power and long work hours even in it's middle classes.

The medium wage in India is still $250 a month. Even the Switch lite cost more than that. Looking further 90% of Indians earn less then that and the middle class in india starts at 500 dollars a month. You are severely over estimating what Indian earn, how many of them earn a decent wage that can buy western products, it's massive unequal. India has neither the middle class population nor culture. Rich Indians have it on the grey market or a Switch 2 brought from abroad.

Well lets say they buy half of that, 500K. Still pretty good considering Nintendo forecast 2 million worldwide.  More than plenty European countries would.

Nintendo would not make this move if they think they'll sell a 1000 consoles. They'll probably have better data then a google search.

Well lets say they buy half of that, 500K. Still pretty good considering Nintendo forecast 2 million worldwide.  More than plenty European countries would.