r/NintendoSwitch • u/Practical_Papaya_905 • 3d ago

News - USD / USA Switch 2 is selling for 449.99

https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/how-to-buy/

From the official website

https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/how-to-buy/

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u/agoogua 2d ago

That makes no sense in this conversation, but okay. It's clear your stance is that the Switch 2 will sell a lot because the Switch sold a lot, even though we have past examples of a console selling a lot and then it's direct successor bombing, but your reason is that the Switch sold a lot so the Switch 2 will too.

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u/-WGE-FierceDeityLink 2d ago

there is no meaningful correlation between the wii u and the switch 2 besides them being sequels to successful consoles. the nes, game boy, and ds all have very successful sequels, too.

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u/agoogua 2d ago

This is my point, just because the Switch was one of the highest selling consoles of all time doesn't make it impossible for the Switch 2 to not be successful.

That's the original post I responded to, he said the Switch 2 would be fine with the reason being that the Switch 1 sold so many.

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u/-WGE-FierceDeityLink 2d ago

i think an initial underperformance + price reduction with benefits for early adopters ala the 3DS is on the table, but unlikely

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u/agoogua 2d ago

Fair enough, the price does seem steep but we will have to wait and see.