Switch Do you Agree with the Switch 2 Price?

[Opapete]

Fuck no!

You have to buy the packin game and the games are now 80€ digital and 90€ physical. 70€ was already plain too much, and even 60€ was pushing it, which applies to all games, not just Nintendo mind you. They are capitalising on the fact that no other console is truly viable, Xbox is just a locked off PC and Playstation has no games anymore. Nintendo knows they can get away with this, so they just do it.

I personally think that the Switch 2 should be 500€ and games should be 50€ digital and 60€ physical. I also think the packin game should, you know, be included with the console and not a seperate purchase. The console price itself isn't too bad, even though, it is not good either, but the game prices are the real issue.

 

[iamthemilkman]

IF the tariff problem with Vietnam goes away, I'll be spending $750 + tax on day one. That's pretty costly for a Nintendo system. Granted, that'll be with 4 games (Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza pre-order, BotW S2E, TotK S2E). I think the Switch 2 should've cost $399.99, however it does look a tad bit more capable than I was expecting so I can't be too mad about the price. $70-$80 Nintendo games is rough, though, for old Switch ports with better resolution/framerate and Switch 2 games that don't exactly push graphics.

 

[MegaZero456]

Funny thing about those talking about Tariffs Doug Bowser was on an interview with CNBC and said that the price of the Switch 2 has no connection with Tariffs whatsoever, I'll link the video where I got the info here:

 

[marky]

The games may be a little overpriced, but the console itself is correctly priced when you consider its components.

And if someone can't afford it despite that... I think within 2 years as was the case with Switch we will get a cheaper handheld only Switch 2 Lite.
And then there are sales that will come sooner or later. E.g. Black Friday

 

[PurpleShoes]

Honestly, I kind of do. I'm not going to try and argue $80 isn't expensive. That's dangerously close to $100 which is SCARY, but games were $60 twenty-five years ago! Just going by inflation, $80 seems fair.
I haven't bought a console since the Wii (not as a form of protest, or anything, I've just been so terminally uninterested by 90% of gaming over the past decade), but the Switch 2 actually has me a bit excited!
Again, none of this is to poopoo anyone's feelings, and you're certainly not wrong for personally finding $80 per game ridiculous, but that new Mario Kart might just be worth $80 to me personally.

 

[ThePeon]

Don´t talk ill about Nintendo or they sue your for game mechanics or slandering.
I have the first switch I rarely play on it.
And I seen tons people already pre-order the Mario kart pack and only console to the point you can´t pre-order any more so I don´t think many people are upset about the prices.

So if the consoles are already out pre-order well people seam fine with the prices. But I gave up on consoles after seeing the price of PS5 and series X I spent does money on a decent PC.

 

[NAthan88]

If you take into account inflation compared to 2017 then yeah the console is fairly priced at 450$, however you have to consider all the "extras":

-You will probably need a new SD express card because that 256GB space is gonna fill up real quick with today's game sizes.So probably 70-100$ more.

-Screen Protector (it has become the norm for mobiles,tablets,steam deck,etc.). Another 10-20$.

-Pro Controller for couch TV sessions.
Although the old Controller is compatible, in case you don't have you will need another 70-90$.

-Speaking of Controller, the new joycons will not have hall effect sticks, so the possibility of drifting is very high. 90$ more for a new set.

And that's from the top of my head.There's also new camera, maybe new peripherals in the future,etc.

Regarding the Game price increases from 60$ to 80$ and 90$ for retail i find it totally absurd (Nintendo games don't drop in price EVER!) and i hope with the GTA VI release that's not what the new norm will become.

The tariffs are just the icing on the cake.

Really really dark times ahead for gaming as we know it...

 

[tigg]

I think the price point for the switch 2 is pretty on point. You have to consider that back when the original switch released it was $299.99, so now we have a console that is more powerful and larger, better screen than the original switch and the fact inflation has the price on everything up, $150 difference really isn't that bad. The dollar is worth far les today that is was in 2017, so that has to be taken into consideration when thinking if you're willing to pay the asking price.
My only complaint I suppose is the fact is uses the new Micro SD Express cards, which I realize has it's advantages over the standard Micro card, but that I think would be my complaint.
Hopefully nintendo will realize from the release of the original Switch that they need to have the supply available upon release to meet the demand as best as possible, or it's going to be another Scalper's Paradise again

 

[SBLAST91]

I think the price for the system itself is reasonable, I just cant accept $80 games and I can't accept them pay walling some of the game upgrades. Sure, the Mario party jamboree and the Kirby upgrades add content and I am fine with the content being paid DLC but I still think the performance boosts should be free for those games.

 

[DeeboDeebo's icon]

Not even a little.

 

[freebie#47]

People are defending the prices saying that's because of inflation and that old consoles would cost the same, if not more, nowadays, but they tend to forget that our paychecks didn't go up as well.

Not Inflation, TARIFFS!!!! US smack a huge tariff on Japan and China which will raise the price. As I said, there is a good chance that the initial price will jump up during the summer.

 

[kuroninneko]

Sega could step in and make a budget & developer friendly console. I said it a bunch of times but there is a market for a machine that has Dreamcast like specs and new + old games. Add some modern social features + online game shop and it would sell like crazy for $100-$200. Also include a light gun just because

 

[DeeboDeebo's icon]

Sega could step in and make a budget & developer friendly console. I said it a bunch of times but there is a market for a machine that has Dreamcast like specs and new + old games. Add some modern social features + online game shop and it would sell like crazy for $100-$200. Also include a light gun just because

You really cooked with that one I won’t lie

 

[kuroninneko]

You really cooked with that one I won’t lie

I wish I was a smart business person that could make it happen.

 

[sunofpearl89]

The console price is OK, a bit steep. The game prices are horrid.

 

[Egg (McMuffin) Man]

I wish that the games and the console were cheaper, but I understand why things are the way they are. Everything is going up in price now and I absolutely hate it, but there is a reason this is happening and it's not just because of greed. If you're upset about the Switch, try going grocery shopping.

Given the current situation I think that the price is acceptable, but this also means that I'll probably buy fewer games than I did previously. This isn't limited to Nintendo either, lots of games sell for even higher here in Japan, and this has been the case for many years now.

 

[Pseudo64]

As a wise man once said, "Nintendo Switch 2 is releasing, that means Nintendo Switch prices will go down, and I would finally be able to afford a Wii U."

 

[soulsas]

Yeah, the projected price of around R$4.000 for the Switch 2 in Brazil is a serious gut punch, and it highlights a persistent issue in the Brazilian gaming market: the massive barrier created by taxes, import fees, and lack of local production.
R$4.000 is more than the monthly minimum wage in Brazil. That means for a huge portion of the population, the Switch 2 will be a luxury item, not a mainstream gaming platform. This completely undercuts Nintendo's historical strength in Brazil: being the "family-friendly" and more affordable console.

 

[regretro]

€90 for physical copies of games can be acceptable to me, but that is conditional; they have to 1) work as delivered, without downloading any more data, 2) stay on the cartridge, so I can save the internal space a digital copy would occupy, and 3) unrestricted transferability (i.e. can be resold).

Now, for digital copies of the same game, €90 is unacceptably high. I checked the box of Shadows of the Empire for Nintendo 64 some time ago, and yes, they were even more expensive back then. But digital games comes with restrictions that were unavailable to distributors back then. They have a limited life span, when the game store is gone in two decades, you can't just pop in the cartridge and play. They can't be resold, everyone who wants it is a new sale. Distributing them is a fraction of producing cartridges or disks, and then shipping them around the world, occupying warehouse space and all that entails.

For these reasons, digital copies should be way cheaper than their physical counterparts. Like half. In practice, the digital stores (even on Nintendo) have sales where titles are frequently 60-90% off. I think I have paid full price for only one digital title on the Switch; Super Smash Bros, which I wanted on release. Nintendo are too greedy when it comes to their own titles though, they rarely go below 33% off. For that reason, I have bought physical copies for the Switch whenever possible. I can sell them if I didn't care for the game, and lend it to a friend without restrictions. For this reason alone, I will probably continue to buy physical, even with the abominable "key cartridges".

 

[TropicalFreeze3499]

I don't support anything costing $450, but I get it. If the Switch 2 can output 4K and consistent 60fps or 1080p at 120fps like they say, then it defiantly is a technological leap compared to the Switch 1. I mean, a PS5 and XBX were $500 on launch, so it's to be expected with those specs.

The game prices though? No way. And the fact that Doug Bowser came out to say the prices are "variable prices", basically what Nintendo think that game should cost based on the development of it. In that case, why is a port of a Kirby game $80? The added content is just the levels having different paths and blue crystals on them and now Kirby can eat a giant spring. A new open world Mario Kart makes more sense in that argument of "variable pricing", but defiantly not an "enhanced" Switch port.

 

[YuriSukiSan]

No, we shouldn't be treated like chattel.

 

[DjQuick2008]

Apparently theyve scrapped the whole if your a nintendo member you get served first. Its my 40th on June 4th so yeah id be interested in a switch and the new mario kart think £425 is the going bundle rate in the uk.

 

[Antilocal123]

Yeah it’s fair, anything to piss off gamers is a win in my books. /j

I guess when you consider stuff like inflation sure but fuck me man those extra’s.

 

[Bomberman]

The price of the system to me is a little high but not outrageous.

I have seen people defend the increase in price of games saying but N64/SNES games. Well with those games cartridges were very expensive to manufacture so the price got passed to the consumer. Even CDs being cheaper had the data on the disc.

The reason for digital game prices being raised substantially is irredeemable especially since that extra profit won't trickle down to the devs but largely remain with the suits.

Nintendo games rarely go on sale digitally as well. Sony and Microsoft pushed the price of digital games and emboldened Nintendo to do the same. There is a reason many people are turning to PC gaming and it is the more fairly priced games. Not many people enjoy having to tinker with settings and the UI of windows but its a bullet they are willing to bite for a more consumer friendly environment.

Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony should be ashamed of themselves for working together to push anti consumer practices. If you want to eliminate physical game sales than do it. Do not mislead customers into thinking they have full game data on disc/cart. If you are going to raise the price pass the profit onto the people that actually develop the games and pour their soul into making what we love. However most these workers just want gamers to enjoy their games (there are far more profitable venues to make money for those gifted with programming skills). I am not saying they don't want to be paid more (who doesn't), I just don't think many devs agree with this price increase either.

 

[LightningmanEXE]

Honestly? if the price were the only issue, I'd be 100% fine with it. it's maybe a little high, but well within reason.

it's the price of games, charging for backwards compatibility updates, weird game library limitations, cartridge's devoid of a game in general, insistence on a service based model for old games, lack of real innovation, the games themselves not interesting me...

I could go on and on, but here is the thing. I am a fan of what Nintendo used to look like, but I'm at a point in my life I can't forgive a bad mindset. It's not a mismanaged release or a mistake of any kind, this is precisely what the vision was, and I will not support it because of that.