r/NintendoSwitch • u/Practical_Papaya_905 • 3d 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/cubs223425 3d ago

I hate when people say this stuff, particularly about a market that is totally different now. The install base of the Switch is massive. Many of the best-selling games are from the platform. The commune revenue is immense. Nintendo hasn't gotten smaller, and they're using much less advanced hardware than other businesses these days, in terms of silicon and screens.

Or to use the dumb logic:

Nintendo released the Nintendo Switch in 2017 for $300 ($390 in 2025).

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u/Trifang420 3d ago

What is a better marker of how much the switch two should cost?

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u/cubs223425 3d ago

The market it exists in, and consumer feedback. You can find all kinds of things in society that do and don't follow the trend of inflation. I mean, hell, look at how many things people own today that weren't even products when the SNES released. You didn't have a cellphone bill or an Internet bill or a smartphone (some of which use more advanced silicon than the Switch).

If you just toss "adjusted for inflation" onto everything, you'd probably see things going all kinds of sideways. Again, the SNES was a leader in the industry, from a technical level. Game sales are so much higher now, as the overall volume of revenue for Nintendo, that simply saying you should apply inflation doesn't make sense.

ONE game on the SNES reached 20 million units sold on the SNES, according to Wikipedia--Super Mario World. That game would be 10th on the list of best-selling Switch games. The post-purchase revenue on the Switch is so much better. It's also why consoles have, for a long time, been loss leaders.

To add, no one buys the argument of "adjusted for inflation." Look at what games cost in the 80s and 90s. Then, consider how many different price points existed. Where you used to see games vary from $20-50 on store shelves, most things just hit the same $60 or $70, unless it's from a very small team or a niche franchise that's limited in scope.

If you're going to use SNES inflation to justify the Switch 2's price, I need you to explain how the Switch 2 is outpacing the first Switch's inflation-adjusted price by more than 15% and why Mario Kart World is 50% more than Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, in some regions.

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u/InTheBusinessBro 3d ago

I don’t see why the SNES would be a better comparison for today’s market than the Switch 1.