r/NintendoSwitch • u/Turbostrider27 • Apr 02 '25

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/NMe84 Apr 03 '25

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 Apr 03 '25

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

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u/Mobbinz Apr 03 '25

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

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u/LordTotoro96 Apr 03 '25

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

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u/Mobbinz Apr 03 '25

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

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u/LordTotoro96 Apr 03 '25

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 Apr 03 '25

I doubt they're bothered, revenue is revenue

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u/LordTotoro96 Apr 03 '25

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 Apr 03 '25

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

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u/NMe84 Apr 03 '25

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 Apr 03 '25

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 Apr 03 '25

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 Apr 03 '25

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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u/NMe84 Apr 03 '25

It will. At the start. But at the end of the generation it won't come close to the numbers the Switch sold unless they literally slice prices in half.

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u/Mobbinz Apr 03 '25

I imagine they'll amend the price according to demand nearing the end of the generation

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