I remember buying my Switch about 3 years ago right around when SMO was about to launch and the consoles were finally showing up in stores again. It felt like dumb luck and kind of impulsive but they had some in stock so I bought it along with BotW, SMO, and MK8D.
My first reaction was why not wait for a sale or bundle? $500 is a lot to spend in one shot. Then I thought about how promising the system was and how beloved that trifecta of games is and I came to the realization that I would be waiting a LONG time for any kind of price drop or meaningful discount.
Needless to say I am really glad I went for it. The system got me back into gaming. All 3 of those games barely ever go on sale and waiting for the Lite would have been foolish. I look now and there is an even better library of games, probably the best lineup any Nintendo console ever had (including SNES). Today I’d make the same choice in a heartbeat, and it seems there are a lot of other people that agree, ultimately why Nintendo is so confident in their sales forecasts.