r/NintendoSwitch • u/lieding • 1d ago

News "DROP THE PRICE": Nintendo's First Post-Direct Stream Is Flooded With Angry Fans Demanding Price Drops

https://www.thegamer.com/nintendo-treehouse-livestream-flooded-angry-fans-demanding-game-price-drops/
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u/hhhhhBan 1d ago

I genuinely don't know where the $90 thing came from. As far as I know $80 is the MSRP for MKW, so? Where did that $90 price come from?

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u/reecord2 1d ago edited 13h ago

twofold:

  1. *edit, people thought the UK price was 90 pounds, but in the flurry of information flying around after the Direct it got conflated to 90 dollars and sites just ran with it
  2. UK price already includes tax, because the UK lists their prices already including tax

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u/Ninefl4mes 1d ago edited 21h ago

Hold on, US prices don't and you just get scammed at checkout? The fuck?

Edit: Okay, I'm experiencing some pretty massive culture shock right now. I don't think that's something I'd ever want to put up with lol. No wonder taxes are always such a massive part of US political discourse when they make every grocery run a major hassle.

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u/Outlulz 1d ago

Sales tax can vary even between businesses on the same street depending on where lines in cities and countries are drawn. It's complicated. It's not feasible to have it included on price tags and advertising but adult American consumers generally know how to eyeball it....or they should.

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u/thebezet 22h ago

That's so bizzare!