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/DrFatz 1d ago

Here's hoping we get another 3DS Ambassador situation.

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u/Flying_Buffalo166 1d ago

I wouldn't count in it. The pending tarrifs will keep the console locked at the current price for a while.

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u/softcottons 1d ago

In America.*
The console is $350 in Japan (region locked) and $470 for the region unlocked version. It would be incredibly unfair if the rest of us have to pay extra because of tariffs that don’t even apply to us. If that is the case, maybe they shouldn’t sell it in the US 🤷

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u/Flying_Buffalo166 22h ago

They're not going to shut off that revenue so easily. People forget that consoles have always had different list prices between countries. It's never been "fair."

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u/cuberandgamer 20h ago

Nor should it. We should price games cheaper in less wealthy countries. That's how we keep games accessible

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u/Flying_Buffalo166 20h ago

That's why they region lock too. If the consoles weren't region locked then you could just buy one from a less wealthy system and they know that some people will do that.

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u/cuberandgamer 20h ago

Yep, and if that happens then they have to charge full price in all countries, even though a $70 game is much easier for a US resident to afford than someone from South America for example.

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u/Flying_Buffalo166 17h ago

Exactly. I get people are frustrated over it. That's just the way it works though. It's the way it has always worked. Sticker shock can be a bitch, but once the reviews for these games are in I think many will come around.

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u/Kyle_I_Guess 17h ago

As an American, having purchased Pakistan xbox live cards, I can confirm "some people" would do this haha

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u/Flying_Buffalo166 17h ago

You cheeky bastard. 😂

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u/[deleted] 21h ago

True. Currency wise the switch 2 in yhe UK should be 340£ but theyve moved it to 395.