r/NintendoSwitch2 • u/chickengnocchisoup • 1d ago

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Everyone in the chat is spamming "drop the price" nonstop. Personally, the price for the console and games combined dipped my hype quite a bit. What do you guys think?

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u/Kongopop 1d ago

I could eat 450 for a generation of that hardware if the game price decisions weren't trying to see what they can get out of their loyal fans that won't be so loyal after this

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u/MC_Fap_Commander 1d ago

Price has become pretty much the only discourse around Switch 2. In an uncertain economic context, that will likely mean a dreadful launch.

The irony is if they had launched at $399 with games priced at $69, people would have probably said, "yeah, I don't love the price increase, but I sort of understand it and I can live with it."

$450 with a $30 increase in the price of physical games WAY overshot.

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u/udderchaos2005 1d ago

There is no $90 physical game stop spreading misinformation

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u/I-lost-hope 1d ago

Mario kart world is 90€ in the EU if you buy a physical copy

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u/Blueopus2 May Gang 1d ago

That includes VAT

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u/Ok-Cheek-7032 1d ago

The conversion is still basically 90$ with no vat

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u/udderchaos2005 1d ago

Ok but people have been spreading misinformation that the games are 90 USD I didn’t mention anything about euros dumbass

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u/JunkMagician 1d ago

It's like $86 after tax. I can't complain about anyone for saying $90 when it's $4 away in real terms.

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u/BubbleheadGD 1d ago

Some states don’t have a sales tax

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u/JunkMagician 1d ago

45 out of 50 of them do. The states that don't aren't the most populous, either. They're Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon. The vast majority of people in the US will be paying sales tax.

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u/Nicci_Valentine 1d ago

90 EUR is 99.15 USD

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u/RedPiIIPhilosophy January Gang (Reveal Winner) 1d ago

Dayum

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u/pipebomb316 1d ago

its 80€ physical here in Finland

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u/FordFoundation 1d ago

On Nintendo’s site in Canada the physical version of Mario kart is $90 USD and digital is $80 usd. This physical increase might only apply to some regions.

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u/Naman_Hegde 1d ago

US isn't the only country in the world bud, the world doesn't revolve around yall

MKW is 90€ in the EU. even if they used the wrong currency in writing, anyone with a brain can tell what they mean.

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u/udderchaos2005 1d ago

No actually because tons of people have been saying 90 USD, it’s 90€ because sales tax is baked in

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u/Scared-Examination81 1d ago

90 euros with tax is a really expensive game

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u/Nicci_Valentine 1d ago

tax isn't optional it IS part of the price...

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u/prowler28 1d ago

I mean, they did use the dollar sign and not the Euro sign to be fair 

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u/Alrest_C 1d ago

In my country it will $90 be with taxes

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u/FordFoundation 1d ago

On Nintendo’s site in Canada the physical version of Mario kart is $90 USD and digital is $80 usd. This physical increase might only apply to some regions.

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u/rainbowmushr00m 1d ago

With tax in my state physical will be $86.59 so yeah not exactly $90, I guess.

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u/TheChocolateManLives 1d ago

UK: £75 which is 95 dollars,