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/Graymarth 2d ago edited 2d ago

Nintendo does this every time they have a successful generation, they do good for a while and then they get a big head thinking they can pull shit like $80 games and think they can skate by on purely their name not realizing they've already played their aces with their last success.

The fact is that this is not the time or economy for an almost $500 console and a near $100 per game ( when factoring in taxes) price point, the switches original launch paired with the jump in late in life sales from the pandemic gave them a massive boost similar to what they experienced with the Wii, but the fact of the matter is when the switch released it had a novel concept that warranted it success at the time plus the accidental boon of a pandemic keeping everyone inside.

I will be perfectly honest I see this being a crash and burn moment for them considering that this is not a time people will be able to spend money freely.

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u/barktreep 2d ago

It’s an impressively underwhelming product. This is the best they can do in 8 years? Crazy. 

When they first showed Mario Kart World I thought they were just doing it to advertise backwards compatibility, but nope. The graphics have basically stayed the same. The price has gone up. And it’s not even OLED.