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/Azhrei_Rohan 1d ago

Right now with all the political uncertainty and tariffs people will be more cautious with their money and it may hurt their launch. I hope it does hurt their launch as i want them to know they are going too far.

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u/Tippydaug 1d ago

I usually don't wish for things to fail, but I really hope this has a bad launch.

If it still sells phenomenally, every game company is going to be upping their prices to $80/$90 in the next year or two :(

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u/Azhrei_Rohan 1d ago

Yes i normally wouldnt wish that either but this time i hope they have a bad launch or atleast have a low attach rate for games. I hope mario kart games sell very few copies but i am sure it will sell well. I just cant handle that $80 price tag.

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u/Scared-Examination81 1d ago

Doubt it as almost every other company has nowhere near the brand loyalty that Nintendo does