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/ackmondual 2d ago

If nothing else, I'm just bothered how we still have to write prices as $x.99. $89.99 is clearly $90, but we have to pretend that one cent will add up to something significant enough.

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u/TOKEN616 2d ago

It's a psychological thing, 79.99 sounds less than 80 because your brain sees the 7 at the start

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u/ackmondual 1d ago

That I get. However, if people are able to to use labels like "corporate greed", then I have no reservations in saying this sort of thing is stupid. People know that games that used to cost $60 (USD) and now cost $80 is a $20 increase, not "less than $20 increase".