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I totally agree with this.I think gaming enthusiasts will want the more powerful model, yeah, but aren't a massive chunk of Nintendo's sales coming from families and.. like I dunno how to put it, but like the households that buy it for Mario Kart and stuff like that? Especially if Dane's going to be $50-100 more expensive, I definitely see the base Switch continuing to have legs alongside it. Also think of the massive number of households that now have Switches because of how well it has sold, imagine if Nintendo just up and said "oh btw our newest games aren't gonna work on your Switch anymore, you gotta buy not just another Switch but one that's even more expensive in order to play the new Mario." That would ruffle a lot of non-enthusiast feathers (god I'm trying so hard not to use the term "gamers" ). So I definitely see Nintendo and third parties (especially retro and indie developers that don't need massive power) supporting the base and Lite for a good while after Dane is out. Will they taper? Yeah eventually, but "Dane=Switch EOL" is a situation I just don't see happening.
jesus christ yall actually got me debating video game stuff instead of making snarky comments and posting memes wtf
I myself am a video game enthusiast but I have no economical condition of upgrading my OG with a model 100$ more expensive. Said OG I only came to have the savings to bug in holiday 2021.
2020 was the peak year at almost 30m, but 2021 won't be that far behind (24m is the official expectation) and 2022 will definitely be another 20m+ year, and I think it can outdo 2021 with the amount of software that's coming.
Expecting it to get literally killed in 2023, after its 3 peak years(as an actual peak was made impossible due to supply issues) would be among the dumbest gaming company moves ever.
What it can get is a refreshment that after years will replace it, like GBC was. Or the transition will be seemingless like Xbox One - Series X games all having an "Xbox" on the box.