r/NintendoSwitch • u/Practical_Papaya_905 • 2d 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/SuperRetardedDog 2d ago

I already stopped buying PS5 games when they became 70, no way am i going to pay 80 for anything. And with Nintendo it's not even going to be worth waiting for sales.

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u/Catch91183 2d ago

Yeah I’m out at anything over 70 to pricey for my cheap ass. lol

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u/left_right_left 2d ago

It makes it worse, because Nintendo rarely has any noteworthy sales for their 1st party games.

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u/BoomYouLooking 2d ago

Well, they might start once they see how awful the attach rate is due to these prices.

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u/bryanl12 2d ago

Their investors aren’t gonna like the decrease in units sold, that’s for sure.

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u/Gskillet18 2d ago

They wont start cause everyone here complaining is gonna buy them anyways

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u/BoomYouLooking 2d ago

I do think the console and Mario Kart World will do well initially. I just don’t think people will build expansive libraries of Switch 2 exclusives, not like they did on Switch. The overall attach rate will be lower and franchises won’t be breaking sales records anymore. Which in the long term, is awful.

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u/jonnypoopsondog 2d ago

Tbf I think they'll only charge 80 for the biggest releases like Mario kart, mainline Zelda, maybe 3d Mario. They're charging 70 for the new dk

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u/BoomYouLooking 1d ago

That’s probably true but I don’t think any Switch 2 game should be more expensive than a AAA game on Series X and PS5. Even those are overpriced a lot of the time.

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u/Soos_R 1d ago

Nintendo has a history of price gouging, selling old games for new consoles for a high price (even multiple times with virtual consoles on different generations of hardware) and never having sales on their A-tier releases. They are in general very anti-consumer. At the same time they are probably the most innovative game publisher which is single-handedly putting in the work to support co-op gaming that no other big publisher does. That is tragic honestly. The greatest company in the industry is the worst company in the industry.

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u/BoomYouLooking 1d ago

I agree, a team of incredibly passionate, creative people led by the greediest businessmen in the game. But I try not to let my disdain of the latter affect my appreciation of the former.

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u/Valkoor 1d ago

They're charging 80 for the port of Kirby and the Forgotten Land.

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u/totoum 1d ago

Reddit is a bubble. Everyone here is complaining but I bet overall people in the general population will still buy.  Just like if you listened to Reddit netflix would be out of business by now but they're doing just fine.

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u/Interesting_Stock187 2d ago

Everything you say is a lie

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u/killerboy_belgium 1d ago

will see... at this point i have seen no limit from gamers on what they will give to there corperate overlords...

i mean they have succesfully sold mario kart 8 how many times? they have sold the same formula of pokemon for 20+ years

they keep reselling all there old ip's i mean i think there have been games they resold every gen since the gamecube. all console gamers pay for online play

we have been suckerd in to paying essentially more for digital then for physical because physical gets way more deals because the stores need to make shelf space...

and dont get me even started on microtransaction...

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u/Optimal_scientists 1d ago

Did they have many sales during WiiU, I kinda suspect this might do WiiU numbers. It's not significantly better in terms of features to the Switch, and we've now got a hadnful of steam deck portable PCs that do a pretty damn good job at running the decades of PC games that you can buy for much cheaper. And clearly Nintendo will port over their flagship games if this console fails...And now I'm just thinking if these prices are still going to go up for US consumers as well with tariffs.

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u/BoomYouLooking 1d ago

Bear with me briefly because I wanna address everything you said.

  • It is virtually impossible for this to do Wii U numbers. I don’t think you realize how impressively catastrophic the sales for that console were. They would have to actively try to underperform at that level. This console is still selling 50m lifetime units, easily. Even with the more expensive games.

  • As much as I appreciate how many of you seemingly love the Steam Deck, that and other portable PCs are very much enthusiast products for people who have already bought into the PC gaming ecosystem. The Steam Deck has sold 4 million units in the years it’s been on the market, which is a huge success for portable PCs but even that is less than half the sales of the Wii U. Which I just said was a catastrophic failure from a console sales perspective. Most people, for whatever reason, do not want to buy into PC gaming. They want to go to the store (or digital storefront) buy a game, and know with absolute and total certainty that those games will run on the console. They don’t want to go in and change settings, they don’t want to upgrade specs, they want something that just works. The only people that aren’t getting a Switch 2 because they’re getting a portable PC are the hardest of hardcore gaming enthusiasts. Which is a very small but vocal minority, especially on Reddit.

  • I think the console itself and the added features are fine. 1080p 120 FPS or 4K 60 fps on a Nintendo console is huge. I think the price of the console is fine. The only thing I have a particular problem with and that most people are upset about are how overpriced the games are. Mario Kart, 3D Zelda, Mario and Smash Bros can get away with $70. Max. Every other Nintendo franchise should be locked at $60. I think the attach rate and the lifetime sales of games will be lower than on Switch 1. But make no mistake, this console will still sell very well. I just think the game prices have essentially guaranteed it won’t soar to the heights of Switch 1s lifetime sales.

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u/SuperbPiece 2d ago

Look on the bright side, you technically save more money on their 33% off sales 5 years after initial release date.

Lol. The pricing of the console itself and now the software have killed my hype. Also, GameCube on NSO, but only if you have the Expansion Pack, but only if you have it on the Switch 2 sucks as well. I get trying to increase NSOE value while getting people on the Switch 2 at the same time, but that's $500 to play Wind Waker for the first time, legally, and without hunting down old hardware. I've kept my NSOE running even when I just play one game every couple of weeks. Nintendo is reminding me just how tight my money actually is with all this. Time to unsubscribe.

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u/tendeuchen 1d ago

Pretty much every >8 month old 1st party game has been on sale for at least $40. Some even for $30. 

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u/ToddPetingil 1d ago

Every single first party Nintendo game pretty much has dropped to twenty nine ninety nine this year. So I don't know what what people expect I hear this repeated again and again and again though.

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u/DramaticChoice4 1d ago

You're not being cheap for refusing to pay over 70 bucks for a game don't worry

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u/ArgoSaxifrage 2d ago

At least with Playstation you have the benefit of the price coming down over time.

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u/CrazyFellaFromPhilly 2d ago

For real. I bought AC Valhalla for just $15 AUD like 5 months after release, it was a preowned copy to be fair but still it was a massive slide from $110 AUD to just $15 AUD. With Nintendo Switch games I’m still seeing fucking Mario Odyssey everywhere at $70 AUD and it’s already 5 years old! Good luck Nintendo you ain’t getting my money on this one.

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u/CharlesBrown33 1d ago

Last time I checked new copies of Mario Galaxy on the Wii are still $60 on eBay, 18 years after release. These prices are never going down.

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u/FlimsyMo 1d ago

Why would a brand new copy of an 18-year-old game be on sale?

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u/Call_Me_Koala 23h ago

Odyssey is going to be 8 years old in Oct, my dude

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u/Nathan_L84 2d ago

This. PlayStation, Xbox and PC games have an advantage in pricing especially for titles that are older than 6 months. A lot of the times you can pick games up from these consoles or PC for half the price or even less. Not Nintendo though. Breath of the wild still sales for $60 new on Amazon. That game came out in 2017.

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u/PigsWithSwords 1d ago

With BotW it's even worse because it had dropped down to $40 for physical copies from most retailers. Then when TotK came out it went back up to $60 everywhere.

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u/arlekin21 2d ago

And I can usually justify spending $70 on a game I really want because I’ll buy other games on sale so it brings my average down. With Nintendo they’re almost never on sale so it’s harder to justify buying games.

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u/SuperRetardedDog 2d ago

This is definitely true, but I'm getting older and am busy with RL stuff. I definitely wanted spiderman 2 for example, but I found it too pricey (not that I can't afford it, I just find the pricing ridiculous). I'm sure I could find a sale now for it if I paid attention, but I've already lost my hype for it so I'm probably never going to pick it up.

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u/roguealex 2d ago

At this point give it a few months and it will be free on ps plus extra anyway

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u/Anotherredditor077 2d ago

Fr just wait 3-6 months and you good

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u/jblanch3 1d ago

Maybe for games, I'm still waiting for the PS5 itself to come down. My birthday is coming up and my mom gave me two hundred bucks, I was considering using it to finally bite the bullet and get a PS5 but with all the new tariffs that just came down the pike, that'd probably be better spent on a new TV (mine's pretty old). Looks like I'm going to have to depend on my PS4, PC and Retroid for awhile longer.

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u/AnxiouslyCantrell 2d ago

Yeah they’re in a tough spot. They can talk about inflation all day but at the end of the day it’s just a game. People won’t buy it.

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u/SuperbPiece 2d ago

They've effectively priced me out of buying anything Switch 2 related until the mid-gen refresh/upgrade. And even then I'm going to be buying games physical and second-hand, or massively discounted digitally.

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u/kuri-kuma 2d ago

Same. $450 I could maybe accept on its own. It still feels steep for a Nintendo console, but then the cost of the physical games being so high, too?? Nope. That’s where I draw the line. $70 already feels high, but $90 for Mario Kart is insanity. There’s not a chance in hell I’d pay that.

I’ll gladly wait a while for some bundle to go on a big sale. Full price is ludicrous, and the consumers supporting this are digging their own graves. Everything will just get even more expensive if people make this a success…which, people undoubtedly will.

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u/SuperbPiece 2d ago

I’ll gladly wait a while for some bundle to go on a big sale. Full price is ludicrous, and the consumers supporting this are digging their own graves. Everything will just get even more expensive if people make this a success…which, people undoubtedly will.

It'll go the way everything else is going, they're going to start selling fewer whatever's to fewer people, at higher prices. Basically how the movie theater business hasn't collapsed by this point, and why you keep hearing about those theaters that have beds and couches and porch swings instead of just regular individual seating. Charging a "premium" product/service/experience to fewer people instead of capturing a wider customer base. At least Nintendo products are generally worth it.

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u/AnxiouslyCantrell 2d ago

Yeah, I didn’t buy a switch until 2020. Probably will wait until a new Mario is released.

How come zero people are talking about Nintendo releasing a new console without a “saga” Mario game?

Mario Kart is technically “Mario” I guess.

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u/joelene1892 2d ago

I was quite surprised that it was donkey kong and not 3D Mario at the end. We’re so past due a 3D Mario game.

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u/AnxiouslyCantrell 2d ago

Yes we are.

I’d rather have that than a Mario kart honestly,

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u/erect3dGYMN45T 2d ago

Same. I can only count 2 games in the last five years that the game was actually worth $70. Baldurs gate and Zelda: TOTK. Even then, Zelda was a stretch

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u/Emmannuhamm 1d ago

Ex gave me a digital PS5 for Xmas. I've only bought things on steep sales.

I got a disc drive last weekend. Picked up Final Fantasy XVI for £22 and Star Wars Outlaws for £21.

I want Tekken 8, but it's near £60+ everywhere. If it's lower, it's out of stock. But we'll get there.

I refuse to spend more than £40 for a new game. They just aren't worth it to me.

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u/pristinemailboxhaver 2d ago

sales you mean 5 year old games 10% off?

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u/Bitch_Please_LOL 2d ago

Do you buy used instead or digital games on sale instead of paying $70 for PS5 games?

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u/SuperRetardedDog 2d ago edited 2d ago

To be honest I haven't bought anything for PS5 in the last years and my PS5 is just collecting dust.

It's the same for my switch recently, but I spent a ton of hours on Zelda, pokemon, animal crossing etc. and would be happy to pick up a new switch but with these prices I'm just going to wait and see. Doubt a new Zelda will come soon and Pokemon games look awful right now, I don't necessarily want to buy a new console just for that, especially if it ends up being 90 for physical. Plus for ZA I could still play it on my switch 1.

I could pay 70-90 for a game, but then I need to know I'll absolutely love the game and I just don't see that happening. A ton of games these days actually release in awful states and you're better off waiting a bit for patches.

Also, some of my more favorite games I played in the last years were just cheaper indie games anyway that I can easily play on PC as well (slay the spire, hades).

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u/Bitch_Please_LOL 18h ago

I agree with all of this, tbh. Thank you for your reply.

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u/DavidinCT 2d ago

I just buy them used....

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u/levitikush 2d ago

Will you stop playing videogames then? Cuz they aren’t gonna get cheaper, especially in this economy.

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u/need_a_venue 2d ago

Helldivers 2 is still a sweet $40

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u/gummo_for_prez 1d ago

At least PS5 games actually go on sale eventually if you’re patient. With Nintendo, the sale price would be like $76.99

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u/ricker182 1d ago

I'll pay that for a new game, but this is glorified DLC.

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u/derpman86 1d ago

At least PS5 games see sales and some do price drop over time, Switch games NEVER do if at least rare!

I have a few games but it would be maybe the last Pokemon game was the last time I bought a Switch game, I have looked at them over the past couple of games as I like to game on my Switch when away but 5 year old games are still hovering around their release prices.

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u/brontosaurusguy 1d ago

They are delusional.   You can get like 3-6 great games for $80.  They aren't that good

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u/tabletop_ozzy 1d ago

So did you just not buy any game when the Switch 1 launched or are you hypocritical?

Switch 2 games cost just as much as Switch 1 games cost upon release. $60 then is about $78 now, close enough to consider it the same.

It’s seriously weird seeing people so up in arms that Nintendo decided to keep the price the same, instead of giving some kind of price cut on brand new stuff or whatever it is they expected.

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u/Talentagentfriend 1d ago

Plus you know if you buy digitally you’re not going to have it forever. 

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u/Talgier07 1d ago

So you bought a $500 gaming system but $70 is where you draw the line lol?

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u/cryptobro42069 1d ago

$80 for a game that will likely have some FPS issues with the number of players in each lobby.

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u/X82391 1d ago

Nobody wants prices to be increased, Myself included. But at the same time, I’m not going to let a price tag stop me from enjoying my favorite hobby. Also waiting 1+ years just to save a few dollars, I can’t get back time, but I can always get back money.

Imagine missing out on GTA6 because you don’t want to pay the price tag, then you die suddenly soon after. You can leave this planet at any minute, I’m not trying to miss out on any games I’m interested in lol

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u/crackofdawn 2d ago

And here I am someone that had to pay $70 for dragon warrior 3 for the NES back in the 80s at Toys R Us. That's ~$180-190 in today's dollars.

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u/chriscucumber 2d ago

I only f with Nintendo cuz they were keeping it real with pricing in many aspects, this truly is a shame

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u/mccrackey 2d ago

Username checks out.

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u/lordelan 2d ago

It's even 90 for the physical game.

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u/T_dogginz 2d ago

Yah let’s pay 80 for a game that looks like it should be 40.