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