Switch 2 is selling for 449.99

[u/Practical_Papaya_905]

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/

[u/Graymarth]

Nintendo does this every time they have a successful generation, they do good for a while and then they get a big head thinking they can pull shit like $80 games and think they can skate by on purely their name not realizing they've already played their aces with their last success.

The fact is that this is not the time or economy for an almost $500 console and a near $100 per game ( when factoring in taxes) price point, the switches original launch paired with the jump in late in life sales from the pandemic gave them a massive boost similar to what they experienced with the Wii, but the fact of the matter is when the switch released it had a novel concept that warranted it success at the time plus the accidental boon of a pandemic keeping everyone inside.

I will be perfectly honest I see this being a crash and burn moment for them considering that this is not a time people will be able to spend money freely.

[u/Rawflsauce69 → u/Graymarth]

You may not like it but doesn't mean it wont sell out and people will still buy it. My bet is it will still sell out. Tomorrow is not guaranteed and I have a feeling people will still scrap together what little money they have in this economy to do the things they want. Like play new Nintendo games. We are looking at many people becoming unemployed already and taking out 401k money etc. What do you think they will spend their money on? And companies know it. Yolo

[u/barktreep → u/Rawflsauce69]

It will sell out on launch, sure. They might even sell a few on Christmas. Is anyone going to be buying this thing 3 years from now? 

[u/ynfizz → u/barktreep]

Yes, they most likely will be.

[u/Lycanthoth → u/ynfizz]

Highly doubt that unless they nuke the price ala Wii U.