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Mar1217 said:
curl-6 said:

Every system has those hidden costs for controllers and accessories and such though.

$300 for a convenient hybrid system with a massive library of games is a good deal, plus the Lite cuts that down to $200.

$400 for Switch 2 would be a good deal too provided it delivers in terms of games.

And providing games like the teased Mario Kart, Metroid Prime 4, a sleuth of 3rd party games and whatever Nintendo's gonna show during the Direct for the Super Switch is exactly what's gonna happen. 

I don't feel particularly fearful about their upcoming schedule considering the way they managed the end of the Switch lifespan so far.

Yeah with so many of their key teams cooking for years now, I have no doubt its lineup will be stellar. Third parties will likely also be there in force, as they missed out last time by underestimating the Switch and not being there at the start.



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curl-6 said:
Mar1217 said:

And providing games like the teased Mario Kart, Metroid Prime 4, a sleuth of 3rd party games and whatever Nintendo's gonna show during the Direct for the Super Switch is exactly what's gonna happen. 

I don't feel particularly fearful about their upcoming schedule considering the way they managed the end of the Switch lifespan so far.

Yeah with so many of their key teams cooking for years now, I have no doubt its lineup will be stellar. Third parties will likely also be there in force, as they missed out last time by underestimating the Switch and not being there at the start.

Though, frankly I do think the initial 3rd party wave is gonna contain some wild cards in the form of butched physical release(mandatory downloads noooo !), non parity features with other versions. Like some of the releases we had with the WiiU at launch. 

But this time Nintendo has prepared itself to not wait 2 years before giving the big experiences people want. Also the huge BC with the previous library is a massive + if you were a Switch owner anyway. 



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I'm surprised nobody has brought this up (Unless I missed it).

If they release Switch 2 for $349/399, whatever the price is. They could also release a digital edition of the system for $50 or $100 cheaper (I'm not entire sure what the production costs are for a cartridge-based system as opposed to a disc-based system like the PS5 and Series X/S.

And while we're at it. They could even do that for Switch 1 for all the models and THAT could be the "price cut."



PAOerfulone said:

I'm surprised nobody has brought this up (Unless I missed it).

If they release Switch 2 for $349/399, whatever the price is. They could also release a digital edition of the system for $50 or $100 cheaper (I'm not entire sure what the production costs are for a cartridge-based system as opposed to a disc-based system like the PS5 and Series X/S.

And while we're at it. They could even do that for Switch 1 for all the models and THAT could be the "price cut."

I can't see Nintendo foregoing physical game sales any time soon; maybe there could be a digital only Switch 2 SKU in like 2029 or something, or with Switch 3 even, but for now physical sales are much healthier on Nintendo than on PS/Xbox and Nintendo is a conservative company.



curl-6 said:
PAOerfulone said:

I'm surprised nobody has brought this up (Unless I missed it).

If they release Switch 2 for $349/399, whatever the price is. They could also release a digital edition of the system for $50 or $100 cheaper (I'm not entire sure what the production costs are for a cartridge-based system as opposed to a disc-based system like the PS5 and Series X/S.

And while we're at it. They could even do that for Switch 1 for all the models and THAT could be the "price cut."

I can't see Nintendo foregoing physical game sales any time soon; maybe there could be a digital only Switch 2 SKU in like 2029 or something, or with Switch 3 even, but for now physical sales are much healthier on Nintendo than on PS/Xbox and Nintendo is a conservative company.

The supposed rumors of a digital-only Switch 2, namely at launch, do seem unlikely.

Nintendo is the one of the Big 3 that likes to have their cake and eat it too with game distribution. They really want digital sales but still have their own games mostly complete on the Game Card and know that Japan is more cash-heavy and physical media heavy than the USA and some other countries. Microsoft cares almost nothing about physical games anymore, and Sony cares a lot less than they used to. 

Digital-only versions of PS5 and Xbox Series make some sense because they're slightly thinner without the optical drive and removing the optical drive probably saves $20 or more in manufacturing and licensing costs to Ultra HD Blu-ray. It also means more digital sales for Sony and Microsoft. 

Even with Switch using custom Game Cards that are similar to SD Cards, how much can the Game Card slot on Switch and Switch 2 cost? $3? $5? $10? And it takes up almost no space whatsoever. 

I really don't think a digital-only Switch 2 for $50 cheaper would help Switch 2 very much. $100 cheaper? Sure. 

A Switch or Switch 2 small TV-only console would make the most sense to be digital-only or have a digital-only SKU. 



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Switch: 161 million (was 73 million, then 96 million, then 113 million, then 125 million, then 144 million, then 151 million, then 156 million)

PS5: 115 million (was 105 million) Xbox Series S/X: 40 million (was 60 million, then 67 million, then 57 million. then 48 million)

PS4: 120 mil (was 100 then 130 million, then 122 million) Xbox One: 51 mil (was 50 then 55 mil)

3DS: 75.5 mil (was 73, then 77 million)

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