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People deserve more accessible pricing (feddit.nl)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by kattenluik to c/nintendo@lemmy.world

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Edit: ~~I changed the image to not be 510 euros for the Switch 2 price but 500, it was not meant to be the MSRP of the Mario Kart bundle but a general actually-sold-as value based on what retailers are listing the normal Switch 2 as.~~ Changed to just be 470 euros now, I don't have a local retailer where you can pre-order it at 470 so keep that in mind.

I've been seeing a significant amount of people saying that the switch prices (even ignoring the video game pricing) is just due to inflation or due to the US tariffs which is nonsense. I think it is important to share images like this around, to show that that isn't the case.

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[–] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 15 points 2 weeks ago

Why does this use the MSRP of the Mario Kart World bundle (509,99€) instead of just the console (469,99€)?

[–] misk@sopuli.xyz 8 points 2 weeks ago

Those things aren’t a matter of who deserves what. Nintendo will charge whatever they want if people will pay.

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago

This is not how you graph a time series.

[–] bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 weeks ago

Nintendo saw the success of the Wii U and wanted to keep the Switch 2 at ~$470 when adjusted for inflation

[–] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

it was not meant to be the MSRP of the Mario Kart bundle but a general actually-sold-as value based on what retailers are listing the normal Switch 2 as.

It can readily be preordered for MSRP though. Example

[–] SolidShake@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

As a super liberal, saying the console costs more due to tariffs is the dumbest thing I've heard. It wouldn't go up $150 lol.

[–] xyzzy@lemm.ee -1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

It's a factor.

Edit: You know what? I'm wrong, at least according to Nintendo.

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/04/nintendo-of-america-president-says-tariffs-not-factored-into-switch-2-price

[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

In the US maybe but not everywhere else

[–] Ilandar@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

Prices will come down if people wait. I know today's FOMO gamers have a hard time understanding this but no one is entitled to "accessible" pricing. Accept Nintendo's pricing or wait for a better deal. Or you can have a tantrum and boycott, whatever.