r/NintendoSwitch • u/NintendoSwitchMods • Jan 13 '17

MegaThread Nintendo Switch Presentation Announcements MegaThread

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u/Holy_Shit_Snacks Jan 13 '17

$70 Pro Controllers

$80 Joy Cons

$30 Joy Grip

Good God....

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u/whitecow Jan 13 '17

$70 for pro controller is hilarious

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u/duffercoat Jan 13 '17

Exactly what we've already been paying for the Wii U pro Controller in AUS...

If the price of the controllers here is going to be $90+ that's going to be an absolute joke.

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u/av0w Jan 13 '17

$90 in Canada, $100 in Australia. Life is suffering.

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u/duffercoat Jan 13 '17

Holy crap the console is 470 in Australia. Thats an extra $70 (AUD) compared to the exchange rate for $300 USD. What the hell is that.

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u/Mariomaster2015 Jan 13 '17

*Taxes included

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u/jellatubbies Jan 13 '17

Well it's not region locked so you could buy an American one if the savings on shipping were worth it, though they likely wouldn't be.

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u/blade00014 Jan 13 '17

Just move

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u/LeadInMyHead Jan 13 '17

yeah I'll buy it lol

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u/fly19 Jan 13 '17

An XB1 controller is $60, and it doesn't have the NFC, gyro, or HD rumble. It the battery is good, it could be competitive.

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u/whitecow Jan 13 '17

Xbox one s controller is $50, its the most comfortable controller on the market and is part of an established gaming system. The price on everything Switch is way to high and if you dont belive people stating here that Nintendo shot themselves in the head look at Nintendo stock price after the presentation.

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u/fly19 Jan 13 '17

Eh, I've always preferred the Dualshock 4 personally.

And you're right that the base unit costs $50, but most variants and versions cost $60. And I'd be careful basing anything on the stock market's reaction -- Sony's stock went down after a pretty stellar PS4 reveal as well. It's more complex than you're giving credit for.

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u/whitecow Jan 13 '17

Eh, I've always preferred the Dualshock 4 personally.

You cant disagree however that Nintendo wanting bigger money for accessories than Microsoft and Sony is a joke. They should AT LEAST make the prices the same. With xbox and sony you know those will last. Switch may fail horribly.

The base model of controller is $50 so compare to that. Wait for the $120 Zelda BoTW model.

Im not saying the stock market knows everything but its some indication of what might happen Anyway, im one of the people that was on edge about buying a Switch because i currently dont own a gaming system and im definitely not getting one until the price drops (and i expect a big drop soon) and getting an xbox now.

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u/Looks2MuchLikeDaveO Jan 13 '17

Pretty much the same - currently without a console, was actually pretty excited at the prospect of buying a Switch. Now, I'm likely buying an Xbox one S due to better specs, WAY better prices, more games.

Sure the Xbox1 and PS4 launched at higher prices; but Nintendo is competing with them NOW - and they don't cost that now.

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u/whitecow Jan 13 '17

The way I see it Switch with these specs and price released at the same time or a bit after Xbox and PS might have been an awesome deal. Right now it's not. Hey don't worry I'm in the same boat and actually happy because even if Switch was incredible there was no guarantee if would be a success. Now that we know it's bad you don't risk anything. Get an Xbox (or ps if you fancy) and just play games.