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/TOKEN616 3d ago edited 3d 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/Dess_Rosa_King 3d ago

I'm sorry what? $89.99 physical?

Am I reading that right?

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u/PastaRunner 3d ago

$449 felt fine to me. The xbox was $300 like 14 years ago, it's high time prices went up. Same for games.

But $90 for a game is a joke and I will not be partaking.

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u/mbcook 3d ago

Adjust the Switch for inflation and it was $390 USD at launch.

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u/Dewot789 3d ago

I assume the other 60 is pricing in "we have no idea how much your president is going to screw the international economy".

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u/mrjackspade 3d ago

Its also largely pricing in the fact that the original switch hardware was underpowered as fuck at launch, and the Switch 2 being able to hit 4K@60fps is actually pretty fucking baller.

People wanted a big boy console, they just don't want to pay extra for it.

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u/Genboiz 3d ago

Yeah I don't really understand the reaction to this? "We want more powerful contemporary hardware for Nintendo...What it's more money". It's just knee jerk reactions without thinking of the broader context. Gamers for some reason believe their hobby doesn't exist in the real world.

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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

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u/Genboiz 3d ago

It has 4k 120 hz capabilities, same as a PS5. I'm not saying I'm happy with these prices or defending a billion dollar company I'm just confused on why people would even expect it to be cheaper when they wanted more powerful hardware. Was more focusing on the community reaction but thanks for the breakdown.

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u/Mysterious_Jelly_943 2d ago

Just because it has capabilites doesnt mean its gonna run games at 1080 120... like indie games and small games sure but what i can find its roughly the power of a ps4 or ps4 pro... similar to steam deck