You know, the Switch is almost 6 years old

It's most likely the third best-selling console of all time, *period*

It's made with an even older ARM SoC that isn't exactly expensive to make

And it's STILL selling close to MSRP on Black Friday
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@xerz I mean why would they lower the price if it's still selling like sliced bread

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@noiob welp, it sure would spread its presence within lower income regions while they still make the bulk of the profit with (in-)game sales

but ofc Nintendo goes the Apple way of "everything that can be profited from will be", and sadly it IS working well enough :blobcatderpy:
@noiob I remember during the first year or two of the Switch, it worked quite the opposite way: hardware income was much tighter and they just sold you complete games out of the box, it felt like they still could show a nicer face of the gaming industry

but then Mario Kart Tour happened and Animal Crossing and…
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