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“I don’t believe launch pricing will really matter,” Circana games lead Mat Piscatella tells us.

And, of course, prices can be lowered over time.

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But we’ll see."

“Call it ballpark 14-17 million worldwide in calendar 2025.

If the launch titles are good, people will certainly buy the console just for those.

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It already looks likeMario Kart 9will be ready day one.

“Switch 2 can (and I expect it to) be a massive success.

But I also don’t expect it to reach Switch.

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It’s tough to forecast for an outlier.

It could happen, but it’s not likely,” he tells us.

“Without these details you might’t establish earnings forecasts,” Kubota says.

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