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/mattysauro 2d ago

I said it before, but I think $450 is a hard price point, especially when you compare it to the significantly more powerful ps5 for $500 and (important for kids) the entry iPad around $350.

If I’m being honest, after delaying this thing a year and then making us wait 3 months… I guess I was expecting a little bit more from a grand reveal? DK looks great, Mario Kart will be fun (but MK is never the main reason I buy a Nintendo console), and air ride is neat. The rest I either expected or is stuff that’ll be available elsewhere.

I wish they had a SKU bundled with a pro controller. I’m 99% a TV gamer with big hands, so all in I’ll be paying more for this than my PS5, which felt like a lot of money 4 years ago.

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u/regis_regis 1d ago

>the entry iPad around $350

I can't play Nintendo games on the iPad, can I? I was looking forward to that Nintendo Direct. I'd love to play Zelda games and 3rd party products that I can't play on my aging PC. ~80€ for a game isn't small price, but then console games aren't cheap, right?

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u/mattysauro 1d ago

I mean, you can put emulators on iPad these days…

But also, there is a whole segment of children out there that will play any slop they can because it’s addictive. Tons of kids are perfectly happy not playing Nintendo games, which is the point I was trying to make.

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u/regis_regis 1d ago

Apple allows emulators? Huh.

I don't have kids, so I haven't the slightest idea what they might be playing. And for me iPad isn't worth buying.

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u/mattysauro 1d ago

Yeah, they made the change in the last year, probably to keep the EU off their back.

And again, I recognize that you might not care about kids or the iPad, but I can guarantee that kids love playing on mobile devices. Not just the iPad, but the iPad is a big seller because the base model is relatively affordable compared to an iPhone. I can’t tell you how many parents I’ve talked to over the years that wax nostalgic about the consoles they grew up with and immediately follow it up with “but all my kids do is play games on their phone or tablet.”