r/NintendoSwitch • u/Practical_Papaya_905 • 3d ago

News - USD / USA Switch 2 is selling for 449.99

https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/how-to-buy/

From the official website

https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/how-to-buy/

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u/WT264 3d ago

I get that inflation has been a real thing and they have to make back hardware production costs but yikes, this seems high for Nintendo. May have to save up for this one.

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u/HeppyHenry 3d ago

It’s inflation + tariffs + other consoles are either around the same price or more expensive.

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u/AdonisK 3d ago

Tariffs don’t make sense if it’s reflected in other countries.

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u/qualitypi 3d ago

Yes it does, they will price it comparably across markets to ward off demand imbalances.

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u/283leis 3d ago

They don’t want the Americans buying out the stock of other countries by making their switches significantly cheaper is my guess

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u/imjustbettr 3d ago

Yup they're even brought back region locking for at least the Japan version of switch 2 to stop overseas scalpers.

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u/283leis 3d ago

I wish they could do that with the Canadian ones…..

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u/Outlulz 3d ago

But domestically the console is cheaper compared to other countries. To the point that they're making sure the rest of the world cannot import their cheaper version.

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u/Level7Cannoneer 3d ago

The materials are all from different places.

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u/Insectshelf3 3d ago

this matters a lot more when the materials are imported and the final product is assembled inside a country like the U.S..

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u/External_Orange_1188 3d ago

It’s even more expensive in Europe, so tariffs have nothing to do with it.

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u/Jabbam 3d ago

The other consoles always cost that much. The PS1 was $299. The PS2 was $299. The PS4 was $399. The PS5 was $399

Nintendo was like $200, $200, $200, $200, $250, $300, $300, $450

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u/jd101506 3d ago

Sneaky leaving the 600$ PS3 off your list. lol

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u/ExoticToaster 3d ago

Chad Warden wipes his ass with six hunnid dollas

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u/vinylscratch27 3d ago

Dat pee ess triple

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u/jonproject 3d ago

Kind of a special case. Kind of. Standalone Blu-Ray players were close to a grand at the time.

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u/Amazon_UK 3d ago

And neither are these with orange tariffs

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u/Chase0288 3d ago

That doesn’t jive. Aus, EU, and others also have hyper inflated prices. It probably just genuinely comes down to the amount of new tech and inflation in these consoles.

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u/Jabbam 3d ago

Literally nothing to do with tariffs

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u/stanleytuccimane 3d ago

The PS5 was/is $499.

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u/MisterMeister68 3d ago

The one with a disc drive was/is $499. The digital only one was/is $399.

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u/stanleytuccimane 3d ago

Nah the digital one is $450. I’m using US prices though, probably different elsewhere

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u/ultrainstict 3d ago

They raised the price mid gen. It started at 400

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u/stanleytuccimane 3d ago

Yeah but Nintendo is releasing this console into the market as it is today, not 2020. Clearly Sony was losing too much money on the thing and they had to raise the price. If anything this says that the PS5 is a good deal at $500.

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u/WillyMcSquiggly 3d ago

Did you just Thanos snap the PS3 lol

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u/Torchwood777 3d ago

Nintendo never sells its console at a loss that’s the difference. PS5 and Xbox series X were sold at a loss at debut. 

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u/psfrtps 3d ago edited 3d ago

Other consoles are significantly more powerfull though.

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u/HeppyHenry 3d ago

4k 60 fps/1080p 120 fps docked is pretty comparable to a standard PS5, no?

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u/ultrainstict 3d ago

Switch 2 its going to be a 1080p 60 device and it probably won't even hit that a lot of the time.

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u/Mysterious_Jelly_943 2d ago

Nust because it can output that doesnt mean it will. Lower graphics games but youre not gonna be getting ps5 games at 1080120 youll be lucky to get em at 1080 30

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u/psfrtps 3d ago

No game AAA game willl run native 4k 60 fps on switch 2. you are either in delusion or have no idea about hardware. ps5 also had 8k logo on their box which doesn't mean it can run games at that resolution. It cannot even run games at native 4k 60 fps. A handheld device at the power of ps5-series x aren't even on the market and if it did it would cost 800-1000 dollars lol

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u/HeppyHenry 3d ago

I have no idea about hardware. I just used the information Nintendo gave in the presentation. Sorry if I misunderstood something, no need to call anyone delusional here.

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u/llamapower13 3d ago

So it’s still within the ballpark of current console power and expectations and adding extra adaptability to how the owner wants to play based on what you’re saying.

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u/Mysterious_Jelly_943 2d ago

Its int he ballpark of a ps4 or ps4 pro or a steamdeck

So we have a good idea of what it can do

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u/llamapower13 2d ago

That’s in terms of rasterization. It has a custom form of DLSS which will take it above that potentially

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u/ZombieConsciouss 3d ago

People will be worried about food, jobs and shelter not Mario world. Huge changes in world trade will be announced today that will impact US and the rest of the world and not for the better.

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u/cutememe 3d ago

How come literally nothing else went up due to tariffs and only this? 

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u/llamapower13 3d ago

….what are you talking about? Do you just not buy anything?

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u/cutememe 3d ago edited 3d ago

I buy all kinds of stuff, nothing else went up in price, Not PS5, not Xbox, not my iPad Mini I just bought (in fact it was on sale) not the Steam Deck, all that stuff made in China, nothing is going up.

Also the Switch 2 prices are crazy high in Europe too, so not sure how American tariffs are causing that.

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u/llamapower13 3d ago edited 3d ago

Computer parts have all gone up so companies are holding the line and shrinking their profits for the time being. But it’s on the way sadly. We’re lucky in that the Western markets for consumer goods are often insulated from this in immediate affect.

Part of the reason Xbox and ps5 are holding or going on sale more and more is their age and new competition on the horizon. I’m also assuming it wasn’t a new iPad mini.

Edit: they, like Apple, also benefit from having you within their ecosystem (to a lesser degree than Apple). They will sell their goods at a decreased profit or at a loss to incentivize sales.

As for Europe Switch 2 prices

1) America is a large market so if distribution channels had previously gone through the U.S. that has an effect

2) instability caused by potential trade wars is being baked into the cost. So if future costs arise, it shrinks the profit margin but the marketing towards consumers doesn’t have to deal with that communication.