Nintendo Switch 2 too expensive

[dany28]

I already thought that the Switch 2 would be expensive , I think this console will have problems or what do you think it has a chance ?

 

[bjork]

Too hard to predict with the current economic stuff. But if this tariff stuff wasn't in the news, a $449 switch 2 is maybe $50 more than I expected but not so much that the brand loyalists won't line right up.

What I think is going to happen is someone sorts out CFW for the cheaper Japanese-only one and that becomes the way to go.

 

[Mr. Encyclopedia]

They just paused pre-orders because of the tariffs so it seems like they didn't even take them into account, or at least didn't expect the tariffs imposed to be this pants-on-head crazy.

 

[moonbits]

yeah man, too expensive

 

[longestseason]

The console is fairly priced in my opinion, it's the game pricing where they fucked up.

 

[Potapota]

Fairly priced would be my take as well. I don't really like how much things cost these days either but to be fair that's not nintendo's fault.
$80 for games is starting to really push the limit for me though. I just really don't believe that production costs rising to whatever bs they are today is really contributing to the quality of the games THAT much.

 

[LaserMoose]

Missed opportunity for the thread title to be "Nintendo Switch 2 Expensive".

I'm sorry.

 

[RanmyakuIchi's iconRanmyakuIchi]

A bit rich for my blood, but I wasn't super psyched for the Switch 2 to begin with. I'll probably get one eventually, but not in a big hurry.

 

[t3mpt0n]

Absolutely.
Nintendo's game pricing is absolutely fucking ludicrous.
I feel like this is going to be a huge incentive in hacking the Switch 2.
No one in their right mind would tolerate an $80 game, or better yet, a $90 physical game you still don't own because it's just a glorified download link.
I feel like Nintendo really fucked up here; I feel that the Switch 2 is going to perform like the Wii U did.

 

[Insomnia_ig]

I think the console would do well if it wasn't so expensive lol. Like I see a lot of promise in it however the price tag is a huge turn off

 

[LightningmanEXE]

Honestly... maybe a little high? It's the very last on my list of complaints. If the only issue was the consoles price, I'd be excited as hell.

 

[ShinnAsukaYESTaylorSwiftNO]

I would care less. I mean, Nintendo themselves haven't made a good console since the Wii imo anyway.

 

[NotGodlike]

I would care less. I mean, Nintendo themselves haven't made a good console since the Wii imo anyway.

Nintendo weren't good the moment Iwata died

 

[Annohalder17]

Technology is quite good, much better than 1 but the pricing kills it plus games cost $80.
I'm sure rich people can afford it at no problem but what about average joe. That definitely wont buy the system.

 

[Raidou Kuzunoha]

*For legal reasons, this is a joke.

 

[NOTthatHARD]

I guarantee you that the Switch 2 is going to be another disaster like the 3DS or WII U.

 

[bjork]

I guarantee you that the Switch 2 is going to be another disaster like the 3DS or WII U.

75 million is a disaster now? Wii U I'll give you, but come now.

 

[Leon]

They just paused pre-orders because of the tariffs so it seems like they didn't even take them into account, or at least didn't expect the tariffs imposed to be this pants-on-head crazy.

Not really crazy, in fact i expected it to be far worse, aka parity (90% vs 46%).
It's possible the tariffs won't be in effect long as vietnam is already begging trump to come to negotiations, but even if it did, the 80$ for digital games would not be effected by the tariffs, the tariffs have only targeted physical goods from what i understand, so these prices are likely not the fault of the tariffs.

Personally i think this is gonna do some serious damage to nintendo, mario kart 8 couldn't save the wii-u, i doubt mario kart world will be any different.

Post automatically merged: Apr 5, 2025

75 million is a disaster now? Wii U I'll give you, but come now.

The 3ds at launch was a disaster, so much so they had to lower prices for it, afterwards it sold well.

 

[Egg (McMuffin) Man]

No one in their right mind would tolerate an $80 game

Maybe, maybe not. There's already tons of popular games that cost $100 or more because they don't ship the full game on the disk and require extra paid content for the full game. Or hell, there's lots of "free" games that trick players into dropping hundreds of dollars on content. If a game is $80 but is a complete game and the company is upfront about everything than I can imagine a lot of people would be comfortable paying that much (or waiting for a sale).

But as it stands, there's only one $80 Switch 2 game, and that's Mario Kart. But if you're buying a Switch 2 and Mario Kart just get the bundle where the game is $50, it's silly to pay extra.

$90

There is not a single $90 Switch 2 game.

a $90 physical game you still don't own because it's just a glorified download link

Not every game is a game-key card. Most games are normal and will have the full content on the game card (unless there's an update patch or you get DLC or something).

The game-key cards are just a replacement for the Switch 1 games that have the blue banner on the box saying "download required", it's not actually anything new. But it's actually a big improvement because those Switch 1 titles just had a download code inside of a box, the game-key cards use the game card itself instead of a code meaning that the customer will have the ability to resell the game in the used market if they desire (this is not possible with the blue-banner games).

I feel that the Switch 2 is going to perform like the Wii U did

I guess we'll have to wait and see but considering that I had to wait for 4 hours yesterday just to enter a lottery for a pre-order tells me that this is probably not the case. More than anything it sounds like you have fallen victim to misinformation.

 

[BunnyLain]

There wouldn't be misinformation if Nintendo would just tell people what they're selling and for what price. The regional pricing disparities are insane and the price of the games is absolutely crazy. I see why Nintendo are doing it though since they barely put games out any way, so every game needs to pull more weight.

But I imagine this will just sell more copies than ever before again and Nintendo will take all the wrong lessons from this. Enjoy your digital only live service subscription live action open world nuts and bolts gacha metroid game next everyone!

Honestly as long as nintendo is still making fun games, I'm fine with how they price it, it just means I need to save up longer to buy them eventually. With how crazy inflation is and how wages keep changing, who knows. This might be a reasonable price in five years.

I think whats more interesting is that if things like Borderlands 4 are going to be super expensive on Switch 2, how are they going to justify that price on the PC? Nintendo's approach is expensive console, expensive games. To them it works, you own the console, you have to buy the games. It doesn't do anything otherwise. If they make profit on either item, then yea why would they care? This isnt like Valve who wanted more people buying games on steam so they sold the steam deck at a loss.

 

[Egg (McMuffin) Man]

The regional pricing disparities are insane

How? Regional pricing disparities are a problem on every platform. Always have been. Monster Hunter World is $100 for the base game in Japan, how much is it in your country?

 

[BunnyLain]

You mean Wilds or Worlds?
The new one is £60, which is much less than the $100 in japan, especially taking into account average earnings there. If you're arguing the price of games is too much for the people in Japan. Yes, it is. But I'll argue it's too damn much for every country, games have always been too damn expensive.

 

[Insomnia_ig]

I guarantee you that the Switch 2 is going to be another disaster like the 3DS or WII U.

Tbh I don't think it's going to do as bad as the 3DS or Wii U but I do think it will underperform and sell less than the Switch 1. Like I don't think it's going to meet sales expectations