{"id":662,"date":"2025-04-08T09:49:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T09:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scubadiscounters.com\/?p=662"},"modified":"2025-04-14T02:52:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T02:52:56","slug":"switch-1-wont-die-as-nintendo-admits-not-all-fans-can-afford-switch-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.scubadiscounters.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/08\/switch-1-wont-die-as-nintendo-admits-not-all-fans-can-afford-switch-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Switch 1 won\u2019t die as Nintendo admits not all fans can afford Switch 2"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Will you be trading in your Switch 1 when the Nintendo Switch 2 comes out? (Nintendo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Although the Switch 2<\/a>\u2019s price tag is not necessarily its biggest problem, Nintendo<\/a> has acknowledged that it\u2019s too much for some people.<\/p>\n

The current console generation has been weird. Thanks to numerous factors, Sony<\/a> and Microsoft couldn\u2019t completely abandon the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One for years<\/a>, and even now plenty of developers continue to make games for the older systems.<\/p>\n

As such, despite the Nintendo Switch 2 being right around the corner, it wasn\u2019t surprising to hear Nintendo confirm similar plans<\/a> for the original Nintendo Switch<\/a> console.<\/p>\n

This can partially be attributed to the Switch 1\u2019s massive installed userbase, but Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser has acknowledged that it\u2019s also because of the Switch 2\u2019s higher price point.<\/p>\n

According to Canadian outlet CBC<\/a>, an attempt to question the console\u2019s price during a media roundtable with Nintendo last Wednesday (the same day as the big Switch 2 showcase) was deflected by a moderator, who pushed for attendees to ask about \u2018the fun stuff\u2019 instead.<\/p>\n

However, Bowser was willing to touch upon the subject and while he believes the Switch 2\u2019s price is appropriate, he knows it\u2019s too high for some: \u2018We recognise there are some people that may not be able to afford [the Switch 2\u2019s] price point.<\/p>\n

\u2018That\u2019s why we wanted to make the other Switch platforms available, so [people] still have an opportunity to come into our gaming universe, be a part of these characters in these worlds, and see value, if you will, in whatever rung of the platform they come in.\u2019<\/p>\n

In a separate interview with The Washington Post<\/a>, Bowser pointed out that the Switch 1\u2019s install base is over 150 million units: \u2018We want to keep those players engaged. Not all of them may be ready to jump to Switch 2.\u2019<\/p>\n

This is why Nintendo still has Switch 1 games scheduled for 2026, which it announced at a previous Nintendo Direct<\/a> held last month. If it abandoned the Switch 1 entirely, it\u2019d be needlessly cutting off a stream of revenue.<\/p>\n

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Nintendo\u2019s 2026 titles include a new Tomodachi Life (Nintendo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The price of the Switch 2<\/a> hasn\u2019t been as controversial as Nintendo may have feared. \u00a3395.99 is fairly reasonable and what many estimated it would be.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the price of the games<\/a> that has been the unwelcome surprise, with Mario Kart World<\/a> going for as much as \u00a375 for the physical edition. This so far seems to be the exception, since Donkey Kong Bananza<\/a> and the first set of Switch 2 Edition games, are priced at \u00a366.99 \u2013 but that\u2019s still a noticeable leap compared to the price of Switch 1 games.<\/p>\n

Bowser told The Washington Post that this variable pricing is deliberate and that Nintendo is judging the price of its games on a case-by-case basis: \u2018We\u2019ll look at each game, really look at the development that\u2019s gone into the game, the breadth and depth of the gameplay, if you will, the durability over time and the repeatability of gameplay experiences.\u2019<\/p>\n

However, all these comments from Bowser were made prior to the announcement of Donald Trump\u2019s tariffs<\/a>, which happened not long after the Switch 2 showcase wrapped up last Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Despite having been announced several weeks beforehand, Nintendo seemed ill-prepared for Trump\u2019s \u2018Liberation Day\u2019<\/a>, and subsequently had to delay pre-orders in the US (everywhere else is unaffected) and it\u2019s speculated the company may bump up the Switch 2\u2019s price<\/a> as a result.<\/p>\n

Trump had already promised stronger tariffs against China, which prompted Nintendo to move some of its console production to Vietnam and Cambodia to get around it. However, Vietnam and Cambodia have now been hit with tariffs of 46% and 49% percent, respectively.<\/p>\n

In a more recent interview with Wired<\/a>, Bowser said that the initial round of tariffs weren\u2019t a factor in the Switch 2\u2019s price tag, but Trump\u2019s recent actions are a \u2018challenge\u2019, that are \u2018something we\u2019re going to have to address.\u2019<\/p>\n

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The Switch 2 games are already pricey, but could the console get more expensive too? (Nintendo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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