Although we can expect to see discounts applied to Nintendo Switch software, Nintendo has said that the price of the console will remain the same and will be sold at the recommended retail price this Black Friday. There are of course console bundles like the Super Mario Odyssey one which should help shift some extra consoles this holiday season.
In an interview with The Washington Post, Reggie Fils-Aime highlighted Nintendo’s focus on stock levels, rather than slashing the price of the hardware.
“We are not discounting the Switch,” Fils-Aimé said. “We’re focusing on making sure we have robust supply at retail.” So apart from a couple of bundles featuring cases themed to hit games “Super Mario Odyssey” and “Splatoon 2,” there aren’t additional holiday discounts from Nintendo.
I mean why slash the price when it is literally selling like hotcakes? You can expect a price by next July or at the very latest next holiday.
I hope they’ll release an upgrade like the New Nintendo 3DS or the PS4 Pro. Basically a more capable version of the system somewhere within the next years. The Switch is not powerful enough to keep up for long. They could sell the new version for normal price and the old version could be cheaper.
As long as the Switch sells as good as it does, I don’t see a price cut anytime soon.
If only they could boost the Switch’s power without having to make an upgraded system. *stares at the dock that could be used as an external power source to BOOST the Switch’s capabilities down the road for a cheaper price than an entirely new system*
Then they’d be still underpowered the next year, and they won’t have system parity.
The Switch will never be powerful enough if developers and gamers focus on graphics and power.
The only improvements that a pro version would work, is a HD screen (matching TV mode) assuming they also improve battery and power to support that. But if they do a NS pro like N3ds, or at least within 3 years of release, it will not go well.
You can’t have portable and power that matches other consoles, and not in 50 years.
Infinite Kal, also with that, the reason the switch works, is because they have parity between handheld and tv mode.
Yup, not even the WiiU was discounted — actually… I dont think it was ever discounted…
What about Pokemon Ultra Sun/Moon?
That’s not a problem about the discount on the Switch. The console is new and it’s ok to still have the same price.
Lol this console just came out like this year what company literally slashs the price of a item that’s hasn’t gone through one year, I could see if It this was the Wii U days since that system did horrible during black Friday
it is bullcrap that they’re not discounting the Switch system unless they offer a free game bundle. #blackfriday #nintendoswitch
It is bad business to mark down the price of something in such high demand. Anyone who would suggest such a thing would be laughed at, possibly fired.
Lol you wouldn’t get fired over something like that. It’s a valid consideration even if it’s the conclusion is obvious. These are things that are natural to discuss in a marketing team.
I’d be putting this person who made such a suggestion on the top of the “let go” list. And the person who “lol” at the idea of firing such a person, would be #2 on that list :)
Nintendo sold 2/3 of all the consoles in the US last month, Switch is a Hot Item, why would they lower the price? Not the brightest comment in this thread, dude.
We can’t get enough stock on the shelves to meet demand! What should we do boss?
SLASH PRICES!
I don’t expect a price cut anytime soon for any reason at all. The system is flying off the shelves as it is, why lowering the price when customers are more than willing to pay the normal price?
I’m just waiting for a price cut for breath of the wild… I want it on switch but I have it on Wii U already and with all the games coming out it’s not worth it to get zelda for a full 60 again
Yeah don’t count on that anytime soon.. Zelda is one of the flagship games. Nintendo games rarely drop much in price in the first place, so for Zelda it’s probably going to take even longer.
If only you could transfer your save data from the Wii U, to the Switch.
yeah, trust me I know, but I’m not impatient to play a game I’ve already play
Understandable ^.^ I wouldn’t either. (then again maybe I would since I’m a huge Zelda fan and I love playing it on the go, but really that’s a big reason why I got the Switch on day 1)..
As you can see by my profile pic I am too Lolol, but yah, I have other games to play, I’ll be good not having a portable version of a game I’ve already played XD
You’ll have to do one of those BOGO40%off if it’s not on offer for Black Friday.
These are “bad” news Ninten!! Let sickr handle them :P
In other news: the world is round.
Suuuuuure it is haha
The world is not round! The world is fucking flat! It’s a major conspiracy that’s been going on for millenia that was first started by that quack Plato! /sarcasm (It’s sad there are people today that believe the earth is flat. lol It’s just as sad as the people that think the earth is only 2000 years old.)
Actually I remember Nintendo cutting the price of the 3ds not long after it was first realeased. But then any loyal ones like myself who bought one straight away got 10 free games to download which was pretty cool.
The switch is rocking though and it doesn’t need to shift its price tag.
Actually why did they drop the price of the 3ds so soon cos it’s done brilliantly?
That’s because they didn’t have enough games at launch and people thought it was too expensive so Nintendo actually listen to the feedback and cut down a bit the Wii U is another story, I did some search on hat issue a few years ago
Judging by the success of the 3DS this may sound weird to people who don’t remember or simply didn’t notice, but… the 3DS sold very bad at launch. It didn’t have the games and it was very expensive for what it was. That was round about the time when everyone went screaming handheld gaming is dead.
Btw, not just the “local ones” (where ever that may be) got games for free. Everyone who bought a 3DS at launch for full price was rewarded with freebies after the price cut as an apology. A very fair move by Nintendo.
It was AFTER the price cut and the release of the big games that the 3DS took off and became Nintendo’s saving grace during the Wii U era.
The Switch is selling like hotcakes, so why should they cut the price?
It’s already an affordable console anyway.
If there are any consoles that should have discounts, it should be the PS4 (Pro) and XBOX One (X).
||No, they should increase for the Xbox One X abomination instead to 10,000 euros…||
Why would you WANT an increased price for anything?
||So that the Xbox line of diseases can end faster, that’s why…||
*holds back the urge to explain why it’s really not as affordable as many people claim because of the expensiveness of extra controllers, extra external data storage because 32gb isn’t going to last very long, etc*
||For digital only users…||
Or people buying a lot of triple A 3rd party support since those day 1 patches are pretty frakking huge.
Who the fuck thought the super popular Switch will be discontinued from Black Friday? That’s like closing out your store from the holiday shopping sprees. Not gonna happen and I’m glad Nintendo is going all out on the Switch.
Forgive me. I misread “discount”. lol I’m still tired from driving across the state.
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Honestly, a small discount of maybe 10-20 bucks wouldn’t have hurt. If the Switch is going to be such a great sale for years to come along with a great selling library, they could easily make their money back within a year or less. *shrug* Whatever, though.
||No, that would put an even bigger stress on demand, as if we don’t already wage war against the Applings on the materials front to meet demand from our slav—I mean people…||
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I don’t care, I don’t f***ing care I want one so badly
I probably would have bought one at a small discount. Oh well. I’ll just have to wait til next year.