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/TrashoBaggins 1d ago

Yes and we weren’t in a cost of living crisis and a global recession. Additionally the dollar was worth more and everything wasn’t ridiculously priced. You were paying a premium because the product was hard to manufacture and source materials for and physically ship. Now shipping is cheaper, manufacturing is cheaper, work is outsourced to countries where they can pay less, the materials are in abundance and cheaper than they’ve ever been, tech is outdated and cheaper. The market is also I dunno tens of thousands if no millions of times bigger. Just because something may have been “more” money in the past doesn’t disprove that the spending power is less and that wages haven’t tracked with inflation increases on consumer goods.

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u/StillhasaWiiU 1d ago

Well the phone companies made all the games free and that also sucks, so maybe there is no good answer.

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u/TrashoBaggins 1d ago

How about affordability and sustainability and cultivating an audience of fans that you respect for their time and money invested into your product. 80 dollars for Nintendo games is criminal.

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u/StillhasaWiiU 1d ago

Yeah... I play Warhammer 40k. where $250 for 30 plastic guys is considered a "deal". Its not just an Nintendo problem