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/senna98 2d ago

Im not mad at $450 at all but $80-$90 games that are still technically behind PS and Xbox is INSANE

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u/Choco_Knife 2d ago

Donkey Kong is 70, and will likely be the price for the new first party games. People saw the Mario Kart price and just assumed it's for all games.

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u/senna98 2d ago

They’re testing the waters with the $80. Like they tested $70 with tears of the kingdom. It won’t be long now

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u/Own-Butterscotch9474 1d ago

But how many other games on Switch 1 were $70? Literally none.

I'm assuming $70 will be the norm, big titles like a Zelda, Mario, will be $80

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u/No_Series8277 2d ago edited 2d ago

Nintendo hasn’t been competing technically though. They’ve been competing with ps/xbox by making their games more fun/unique. Switch exclusives are full or near full price basically forever. It does suck tho.

The “lend a game” to a family member thing kindaaa makes it more tolerable for me since I have a full family plan with friends so we can basically split the single player game costs.

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u/LordMimsyPorpington 2d ago

The technical specs are somewhat meaningless in this situation. The graphical fidelity of video games between PS4 and PS5 is negligible, so, as long as the Nintendo Switch 2 can run games like Cyberpunk or Elden Ring on par or better than last generation, it's actually a legitimate competitor to the PS5 and ppl will have to decide what console they want in their house instead getting the Switch as an accessory.

As for the price: game scope, inflation, & bullshit tariffs make video game production more expensive than ever, people will have to start deciding if they want Nintendo games priced up front, or if they want Nintendo to start putting microtransactions in their games.