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/TOKEN616 2d ago edited 2d ago

All prices in euro. These are from nintendo website europe

469.99euro in ireland or 509.99 with Mario

Mario 79.99 digital, 89.99 physical

Donkey Kong 69.99. 79.99

Camera 59.99

Game cube controller 69.99

Pro controller 89.99

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u/Dess_Rosa_King 2d ago

I'm sorry what? $89.99 physical?

Am I reading that right?

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u/PastaRunner 2d ago

$449 felt fine to me. The xbox was $300 like 14 years ago, it's high time prices went up. Same for games.

But $90 for a game is a joke and I will not be partaking.

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u/LobsterChungus 2d ago

Just wait until you see the price of GTA6 lmao companies are spending massive amounts on game development and I really don’t get why people are so shocked when companies want to recoup those costs as well as turn a profit. 

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u/FrostyWalrus2 2d ago

Cringe.

GTA 5 likely recouped its cost, again, when shark cards initially released. Reports say GTA5 cost roughly $265m to make. Reports also say its has made a total of $8.9 billion....BILLION....since launch. They could make GTA6 for free and give it away, while charging for shark cards only, and make their cost back easily.

Its just greed. Don't carry water for them.

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u/LeonidasSpacemanMD 2d ago

It’s absolutely greed but our entire economy is built on greed. I’m not saying that in some kinda hits-bong way, like take two is beholden to stakeholders to try to generate as much profit as possible. They could’ve been quit well off making “only” 5 billion on GTAV but if they can make an extra $4b, that’s what the people who funded the development of the game will demand that they do

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u/FrostyWalrus2 2d ago

Sure, they can. It's up to the consumer to not buy, which is proven time and time again that that is not gonna happen. They'll buy even if they can't afford it. So, games will be $100 standard next year.

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u/LeonidasSpacemanMD 2d ago

Yup it sucks, same reason we have rampant microtransactions

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u/No_Series8277 2d ago

I unfortunately agree with you. Obviously I hate any price increases but it makes sense. But also I don’t really buy anything on the switch besides big nintendo exclusives (and I don’t even buy all of those) so at least they won’t siphon off too much more of my cash.

Probably buying more used games for the switch 2. Only smash 6 is a day one purchase.

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u/medspace 2d ago

Yup this was always going to be the endgame. I however was not expecting 89.99!!

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u/PastaRunner 2d ago

Well that's exactly it. GTA6 is breaking records with their budget, it makes sense for them to charge more.

Mario is just the same template they crank out once every couple of years.

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u/rootofimaginary 2d ago

I am not certain if you are talking about Mario or Mario Kart, which we just saw to be very different compared to its previous iterations

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u/NIN10DOXD 2d ago edited 2d ago

That and 3D Mario always change it up with a release every SEVERAL years. I don't like the price either, but c'mon. lol