6 Reasons The Nintendo Switch Will Fail Like The Wii U

Rumours of the Nintendo Switch price being affordable were doing the rounds well before any concrete information on the system had been released. If these industry insiders were to be believed, the new Nintendo system would tempt consumers to jump in with a price point hard to ignore. A picture of the Switch launching at £199 started to emerge, with the console perhaps even including a pack-in game, a la Wii Sports with the Wii. These reports were not true.

At £280 in the UK, the Nintendo Switch isn’t expensive for a new console, but it’s a lot more than many were expecting. Pricing is all about perception. Millions of people buy Apple products, accepting their high price points in order to obtain what are desirable and excellent pieces of tech. The Nintendo Switch is the follow-up to a console that woefully underperformed and is releasing with a launch line-up devoid of any system sellers - remember that the superb looking The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is coming to Wii U on the same March 3 date.