I feel like everyone is overcomplicating this. If you look at all the biggest and best selling games released this year, you can see that they're not on the Switch 2. COD, Battlefield, CO E 33, Borderlands 4, Elder scrolls Oblivion remake. None of these are on Switch 2, so why get one? They're called games consoles and you can't afford to not have these. Everyone will say "Switch 1 didn't have those types of games either", but Switch 2 costs more and the Switch concept isn't new anymore. For a similar price as the Switch 2 you could get a PS5 that plays all those games. Why wouldn't the average consumer go for the PS5? 

The Switch 2 is doing very well and it already has popular games with countless more to come. It will accumulate exclusives that you can't play anywhere else.

The majority of people who want a PS5 already have one, and the games you mentioned are available on other systems. Both of these factors diminish PS5's late life sales. So no, it isn't a foregone conclusion that PS5 will sell better than Switch 2 just because it gets more popular titles annually. And we don't yet know how much prices will hurt Switch 2's potential. A lot of people had similar concerns about PS5's high pricing and "weak software", but it kept proving them wrong and murdered Xbox when everyone thought this was gonna be a much closer generation than the last one.

If Nintendo followed your suggestion and went with even higher specs (which naturally requires a higher pricetag), it would have ended up selling worse even if it did get more 3rd party games. The specs and price are great all things considered. The game lineup is decent too for a new console.

So far I'd say "Game Key Cards" is Nintendo's only major mistake this generation.

Yeah I don't think hardware is a problem, nor price. They just need more games that impress and validate purchase of the console. The last Switch 2 exclusive with mass appeal was Donkey Kong and if I check my notes that was in July lol

Not only that but it kinda looks like a Switch game. Nintendo truly have to draw a line in the sand between generations both in terms of exclusivity but also is making clear to a casual consumer why they are forking out $450 as opposed to just continuing to play their current Switch.

So far everything announced for 2026 looks like a Switch port.

Price is a problem: both software and hardware, it cut Nintendo from the family market.

And even Nintendo fans have not yet adopted the Switch 2 (like me ) for lack of compelling game coupled with a uninteresting prices.

Switch 2 flopping its first November was unexpected. There are still December , but with that prices tags, a lot of families will stay on Switch.

Mario Kart is bundled because Nintendo knwo that the price is a problem, it's an attempt to soften the blow.

The thing is that Mario Kart World has not hit like it was supposed to. From what I have read people were underwelmed by the overworld and worst, hated the structure of the GP cup online which is a deal breaker.

That will be the first Mario Kart I don't buy since the GBA one even when I will get the Switch 2. Nintendo missed the mark with this open world move. It won't reach Mario Kart  8 status.

Are people insane? The Switch 2 is selling perfectly fine for a new system! Every new system struggles with a relative lack of games and there have been countless systems in the past that were not supply-constrained and still sold way worse than Switch 2 in its first year.

If we go by a normal sales trajectory for a new console, for you people to be pleased, the Switch 2 would have to have the trajectory of a 250m units selling console. By this logic, every single console ever released (including DS and PS2) was absolutely doomed at this point in its life.

The Playstation 6 won't sell 20 million units in its first year, either! No console ever does. Jesus. Nintendo is doomed, no matter what. It's absolutely insane. Sorry to rant, but it's been like this for 20 year on this site. It never ends. 

The Switch 2 had a great launch, pushed by huge supplies.

But this november number is quite bad. 480 000 with zero supply problem. The trend is what peopl are watching to predict the future and this slow down is quit sharp.

One data point (one month) is not a trend. 

The $350 price tag for OLED Switch was $50-100 more than what Nintendo had charged in the past for their successful consoles or handheld, but that didn't cut them from the family market. I'm not convinced we know this hard cut off point where family's suddenly say no. It's all relative to whats on offer and I still think $449 can be successful price if there were compelling reasons to own one. I agree Mario Kart as a stand alone $80 title is massively off-putting though 

We saw with the 3DS and the Wii U, some notably portion of consumers simply do not return if they do not feel the device makes for a compelling purchase at any price point. There was a $129 2DS and it didn't shift major units. Right now I don't think issue is cheaper if people are happy with the Switch they have at home.

But considering there were no deals, maybe December will be better since that will reflect actual gift buying season. 

In the US, yes, but in Europe, it started before. We will see in December and after that the first quarter next year. At the moment I expect it will be rough for the Switch 2 due to lack of games and the price.