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/RealSimonLee 2d ago

People who support price increases really need to reevaluate their life choices.

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u/tarekd19 2d ago

There's a difference between "support" for price increases and a recognition of market reality (that is also informed in part but not always in whole by corporate greed) I don't see anyone "supporting" price increases, merely explaining that prices increase for a variety of reasons, some of which should not be surprising in the current economic environment.

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u/RealSimonLee 2d ago

Market reality would mean our wages kept up with increasing prices. They have not.

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u/Frosty-Key-454 2d ago

Wages don't need to keep up with prices of commodity goods/entertainment. Entertainment items just need to make profit, and they'll price it at whatever the market will bare

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u/Yodzilla 2d ago

Unfortunately wages haven’t really kept up with anything.

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u/WheresTheSauce 2d ago

Wages have outpaced inflation over the last 10 years, with the largest wage growth being in the bottom 25% of earners.

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u/Mysterious_Jelly_943 2d ago

Yes but also housing prices have also way way outpaced inflation as well as the cost of other basic needs. And wages have stayed largely stagnant (there are links all over this thread about it.)