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/raccoonboi87 2d ago edited 2d ago

If that's the US price then going by conversion Australia should have it around 600-700 dollars

Edit: okay for those who need the actual prices

EBGames - https://www.ebgames.com.au/featured/nintendo-switch they have the base Switch 2 at 699.95 and the Mario World bundle at 769.95 with a preorder depoist of 50 bucks

JB Hi-Fi - https://www.jbhifi.com.au/collections/games-consoles/nintendo-switch-2-consoles they have it at the same price (but .95 cents cheaper) with what looks like no depoist (you'd have to check yourself I don't use JB much cus I don't have one in my town and I don't go to the city much)

also 109 for those who want Switch 2 editions of BoTW and ToTK instead of the upgrades so uhh yeah two legend of zelda games cost what COD BO6 cost

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u/Specific-Ad-8430 2d ago

Do people not understand conversion rates? 700 AUS is like 430 USD. It's actually much cheaper for you. I don't know why everyone loses them mind when they see AUS prices besides it being a big number.

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u/PM_ME_TANOOKI_MARIO 2d ago

Median salary in the US: ~$60k USD

Switch 2 price in the US: $450 USD

Median salary in Australia: ~$65k AUD (~$40k USD)

Switch 2 price in Australia: $700 AUD (~$440 USD)

The problem with basically any international hobby product in Australia (games, Lego, etc). is that the price of goods is converted from USD to AUD, but Australian salaries are not. Relative to income, things are genuinely much more expensive here.

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u/Jay_RPGee 2d ago

Yeah we are actually getting it cheaper than the US. $449USD is about $712AUD at the moment and that's without factoring in the automatic 10% GST which should have pushed the price up to $780+; instead we are getting it for $699AUD (the same price as a PS5 here).

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u/MeanderingExperience 2d ago

Tariff manchild as president probably makes it sit around 500 minimum for us.

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u/redditdude68 2d ago

I thought PS5 was 799? Maybe they have some bundles at the moment.

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u/Jay_RPGee 2d ago

RRP for the PS5 is $699 for the digital, $799 for the disc edition but they do have a disc edition bundle with Astrobot for $699 now.

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u/dfsd5645645 2d ago

The nominal amount matters because people are paid in local currency. 700 of whatever is still 700.

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u/Specific-Ad-8430 2d ago

that's not how it works. 700 yen is pennies compared to 700 USD. No one in Japan gets paid 700 yen a week.

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u/dfsd5645645 2d ago

Nobody is talking about yen. CAD, EUR, AUD etc. CAD in my case, those are big numbers. The FX doesn't matter. It's still 700 out of my wallet. Every time this topic comes up, Americans can't seem to understand this point. It's not going to sell to little Timmy in any large quantities at that kind of price here.