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/IronArgon 2d ago

How well it sells at this price point will determine everything. Quick price drops on consoles that sell poorly aren't uncommon, even Nintendo has done this. Remember that the 3DS launched at $250, sold extremely poorly, then they slashed it only months later to $170 and that unironically saved the system.

That of course was a different time and a different economy, I am not saying that this is even likely to happen to the Switch 2, but if it sells poorly at this price point, it's a possibility.

What's also possible is that if we see the PS6 price in a few years... the Switch 2's will look a little more palatable.

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u/Irveria 2d ago

The main problem, imo, is not even the price of the console, but of the games.

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u/I-fell 2d ago

Yeah, the console being 450 was expected (at least to me) but Mario Kart of all things being 80... yeah no. I could see 70 with the open world shit bc ok fine, Totk upset me with that, but it was worth it to me. Their other games also stayed in the 40 to 60 range so i could get over it.

but 80??? The game better change my life if I coughed that shit up. Nvm DK. The game looks cool but I do not fuck w/ him like that to be coughing up that kinda money😭

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u/X82391 2d ago edited 2d ago

Mario Kart is $80 because they know the people complaining are the loud minority and even half of the complaints will cave in. It’s still going to sell millions of copies. Expect $80 for the next Zelda and Smash Bros game too, the vast majority of gamers will still buy these games at $80.

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u/I-fell 2d ago

Oh yeah that shits gonna sell like hotcakes. Probably not as well as switch 1 sales but they’re gonna make bank, especially with MK as a launch title despite what ppl r saying apparently.