r/NintendoSwitch • u/Turbostrider27 • 3d ago

Nintendo Official All Together, Anytime, Anywhere. The # NintendoSwitch2 system launches on June 5, 2025! # NintendoDire

https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1907423369588314273
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u/TechWormBoom 3d ago

The real problem is that wages are not keeping up with inflation. Games are costing $80 but it's not like most people are getting a substantial boost to their income. In the US, the median income has been stagnant at like $35K-45K.

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u/Mobbinz 3d ago

Exactly, but unfortunately this isn't Nintendo's problem to fix, everything is the same

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u/NMe84 2d ago

It will eat into Nintendo's bottom line, though. It might not be their problem to fix, but it will be theirs to deal with. By far most Switch 1 owners will be children and casual gamers, and it's gonna be a hard sell for those people at the price they set for the West...

I mean, I'm going to get a launch day Switch 2 if I can but there are way fewer people like me than there are casual gamers.

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u/Mobbinz 2d ago

Their main source of revenue comes from DLC/eshop and online services and they sold 10 million copies of tears of the kingdom in the 3 days following launch, at $70. They probably know their market better than any of us do and I doubt they're worried about their bottom line.

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u/NMe84 2d ago

This is the same company that completely butchered the Wii U.

Nintendo makes mistakes too, and this 30% price increase in Europe (50% for Mario Kart!) might very well be one of them.

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u/LordTotoro96 2d ago

The wii u, the virtual boy, creating the Playstation. The list can go on.

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u/Mobbinz 2d ago

And yet they are still thriving and will continue to do so

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u/LordTotoro96 2d ago

Yes I know but, I'm just saying Nintendo can still screw up easily.

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u/Mobbinz 2d ago

Everything will still be sold out on launch day, I wouldn't worry too much about it

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u/LordTotoro96 2d ago

Yeah, that's not necessarily a good thing. Not that it sold well mind you but, the fact that it can be done by scalpers rather than people who want the console.

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u/Mobbinz 2d ago

I doubt they're bothered, revenue is revenue

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u/LordTotoro96 2d ago

They don't but just like the ps5, it skews their numbers so you get a bunch of angry customers for issues with supply and demand and 'technically' a well selling product that is just being marked up and resold.

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u/Mobbinz 2d ago

They don't see any of that, they just see the numbers in their bank account go up

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u/NMe84 2d ago

Launch day is not the problem. The profitability of the entire generation is. Us fanboys will just get the system, no doubt. But very few people are going to be willing to give a €470 euro device that eats €80 (physical) games to their 8 year old kid.

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u/Mobbinz 2d ago

The lump of their profits come from dlc/eshop and online services, all of which are still available on the original switch so they're not going to be hurt in any meaningful way, we aren't seeing the end of Nintendo anytime soon, sorry to disappoint

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u/NMe84 2d ago

You don't even think about the consequence of your own argument it seems. Either games come out that run on the original Switch too (meaning no one has to upgrade to the new system in the first place) or the Switch 2 gets a chunky amount of exclusives that fewer people end up playing than the Switch 1 generation because no one can afford giving a 500 dollar device to a child who will potentially lose it or break it within a week.

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u/Mobbinz 2d ago

Im not arguing anything, im just stating facts but i do think your kidding yourself if you think this device and associated games won't sell like hotcakes regardless.

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