Shadow1980 said:
Let's put it this way. The way the Switch's sales are headed, this year is on track to be one of Nintendo's worst sales years in at least the past 30 years... that is unless the Switch 2 releases to make up for it. Investors aren't going to be too keen on seeing the line continue to go down. If the Switch 2 is ready to go this year, it's coming out. |
This pretty much says it all right here.
Nintendo could announce a price drop for Switch, a banana colored model with a new Donkey Kong game, a new(ish) Pokemon game for the holidays along with Prime 4 and a couple of classic IPs we haven’t received yet and the Switch might be able to maintain 10m+ for the 2024 calendar year. And I think they should do all of that.
But why would Nintendo not launch Switch 2 around September and move 20m total systems instead? Honestly, I believe that could strengthen the Switch brand more (assuming they stick with it) and actually benefit the original Switch’s sales in the long run more than letting it ride out this holiday alone would. And I don’t think the birth of Switch 2 means the immediate end of the original; Switch still has value as a low-end option for people if Nintendo makes the price reflective of a budget console and the transition to Switch 2 very easy.