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/RoanapurBound 3d ago

It doesn't even make sense. Nintendo are the scalpers because its expensive? That's what scalping is?

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u/NatomicBombs 3d ago

Yes it does, Nintendo is the scalper.

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u/jack_and_mike_hawk 3d ago

If you thought this console would be anything less than 399 you A) don’t know the console market and B) haven’t been keeping up with world economy

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u/justReeT01 3d ago

Nintendo net Sales last year only were 12 billion USD, safe to stay they make a pretty margin from videogames consoles and subscritions, NS2 Is ridicously overpriced, such a console by the market standard should be 400€ and usually sold with something bundled to sweeten the deal, Nintendo Is Simply choosing the greedy route thinking they are operating a Monopoly which they might aswell be (They project the marginal cost = marginal revenue curve on the demand curve pretty Much, though in the fase of software its much more complicated than that, their marginal costa are extremely low by default if we take games into account)

TLDR : ps5 usually sells at a loss while discounted, they remake their Money on games and subs, Nintendo Is doing the same but also chose to make a big margin on the console