Nintendo has a great piece of hardware, but that won't be enough. Just about everything around Switch 2 is mixed.
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00:00 "Worst Case Scenario"
00:43 Pre-Orders Delayed
02:30 Brutal Backlash
06:06 "Just Buy Switch 1"
08:30 Nintendo's Deal
11:56 What Happens Next
Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMibVyYvSYU
https://x.com/juneybee03/status/1907560983251284091
https://kotaku.com/switch-2-price-trump-tariffs-vietnam-china-trade-war-1851774438
https://bsky.app/profile/zhugeex.com/post/3lmaelumehm2c
https://www.dfcint.com/the-evolution-of-console-gaming-insights-on-the-switch-2s-debut/
https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-fears-3ds-price-cut-backlash
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/has-pay-kept-up-with-inflation/
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-28/wealthy-americans-fuel-half-of-us-economy-consumer-spending
https://x.com/serkantoto/status/1907469374308626776
https://automaton-media.com/en/news/nintendo-switch-2-pricing-discourse-in-japan-reaches-stunned-silence-as-gacha-gamers-bring-up-their-spending-habits/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/nintendo-switch-2-price-tariffs-1.7503598
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/mattrick-addresses-concerns-over-xbox-one-connectivity
https://gamerant.com/ps-plus-ps4-games-change-ending/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/video-games/2025/04/07/mario-kart-world-price-nintendo-doug-bowser/
https://www.ign.com/articles/switch-2-tutorial-game-welcome-tour-costs-10-nintendo-explains-why-its-not-a-free-console-pack-in
https://nintendoeverything.com/reggie-advocated-for-wii-sports-as-a-pack-in-iwata-and-miyamoto-were-initially-against-it/
https://venturebeat.com/game-development/switch-2-forecast-lowered-but-it-could-still-fastest-selling-console-ever-dfc/