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Switch 2 won’t launch below $399.99Unless somehow Nintendo manages to launch this thing at sub $400 the more nintendo delays the more the general reaction to it's announcement is going to be "why is thing $400+?".
The materials used to make it will cost the same, or at best might represent a not so considerate discount, especially taking into account that, by now, purchase contracts must have been signed, meaning that they’re price locked.
Whether or not consumers will perceive the $400 price tag as worth it, that’s on Nintendo’s side to market the price tag having enough value to hold it
I doubt the lifetime support of third parties will be solely motivated by launch scheduling, rather than sales volume on the console itself.Third Parties are going to be less likely to want to develop on Nintendo hardware if Nintendo can't be reliable about making sure the hardware launches in time.
Although possible, you’re comparing a motion focused console in the era of smartphones eating up video game console market share, to a hybrid unit that can sustain itself even when mobile gaming keeps evolvingThe longer nintendo takes the less valuable the Switch branding becomes, similar to how the WiiU launched long after the value of the Wii branding had dramatically declined.