Switch up on Amazon.de - 329,99
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I guess Sony really wanted to have the 399 price tag to make it seem a good value compared to the regular ps4
This reasoning didn't apply when the euro was much stronger and europeans actually paid more than americans. Suddenly, taxless price parity matters, because reasons.
That is what he is saying if you read again.
Nevertheless, the tax considerations are not valid justifications. 1 = 1$ has been a standard for years on comparable products. The income of a US or EU citizen does not increase for exchange rates fluctuations.
Of course those fluctuations impact Nintendo but if the solution they find in Europe is to pass it to customers they will see the results.
Milly Osworth
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Come on GAF you know you will buy it at 300 if you were at 250. The mainstream market is a bigger question.
The_Super_Inframan
"the journey to a thousand games ends with bad rats. ~Lao Tzu" ~Gabe Newell
Nope, I surely won't.... 80 more are not exactly peanuts.
I would really have considered buying it at 250
I would really have considered buying it at 250
dragonbane
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They are the first to do this, so no.
comshoplesce
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no buy from.
329,99 + shipping cost to my country = 350
no thanks
329,99 + shipping cost to my country = 350
no thanks
The perfect Dark
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Yeah or 300 with a game incl. But now? No way.
Same. Was hoping for 200, considering at 250, bailing at 300 and laughing at 330.
PodcastFips
Member
Lots of people had this mentality with the PS4, but a Nintendo console is a whole different topic really.
You'll get street fighter 2 and you know it.
PodcastFips
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It does not need any more than the usual suspects like Zelda and Pokemon, what it needs in the long run is a steady stream of 3rd party games just like all the other consoles.
If that's the case then Nintendo's choice of exclusives could be the deciding factor of a purchase for many.
Its 7990 CZK in the Czech Republic, which are also ~300.
https://www.alza.cz/gaming/nintendo-switch-d4526385.htm?o=1
i don't quite get this sentiment.
The Joycons + Grip look perfectly serviceable. - way more comfortable than the Wii U gamepad.
Dagobert Duck
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I will sell all my Wii U, Wii and 3DS stuff and start fresh with Switch...
Yesterday it was widely expected that Switch will launch at 250$/, now it's 80 more than that and 30 above even the worst case predictions.
And for what? A very much underpowered console with a barren release schedule? The gimmick is nice, but people aren't going to pay the premium when there aren't even any interesting games available (apart of Zelda, that is). Especially not when you can just buy a new PS4 for 250 on amazon...
I don't understand what Nintendo expects here. This not going to sell.
I would also like to add that it seems that there are distribution problems (or at least they are expected) as Amazon.es pre-orders state a delivery date of the 7th or 8th of March (with premium express delivery).
Adry9
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Starwolf_UK
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To be honest I think people are too caught up with $300 should be 300 to ignore the fact that $300 shouldn't be the baseline at all due to many predictions of "can't be higher than 250". The more than $ stuff is a kick in the balls on top of that previous point.
By all means import form America but if you pay the taxes you're supposed to it's going to cost you more than it would have to buy it locally. Protip £280 is less than 330...sadly it's not much less so when you add in shipping it's no saving at all.
They got slammed big time for the price fixing they did in the 90s (was 149 million stalled paying for 7 years and appealed it down to 119 million because Nintendo cooperated with the EU on this) so now they are extra cautious. Plus it allows them to blame retailers for it being 330 when the wholesale prices and the suggested price don't leave the retailers with much choice.
One of those prices doesn't have taxes in it. One of their currencies is has been *sigh* made great again.
US dollar is the answer to both
By all means import form America but if you pay the taxes you're supposed to it's going to cost you more than it would have to buy it locally. Protip £280 is less than 330...sadly it's not much less so when you add in shipping it's no saving at all.
Due to the plug sockets used in Ireland (type G, like UK) I imagine they get UK stock and well £280 is about 320.
I don't want Gamecube games to be ambassador only
Theonik
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They never announce MSRP in Europe. They lost an antitrust case during the Gamecube days.
Thanks for the info. Well, if anyone is close to the border, go get it cheaper from your neighbours.
It doesn't to me but maybe time will prove me wrong. And the Wii U gamepad wasn't comfortable at all for me to use so that's not saying much.
PodcastFips
Member
^ Glam bought all of them
:Motorbass
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aaand ebay preorder selling starts for 500....
GlamFM
Banned
Can´t make up my mind about the color....
That's unrelated though. They can still set RRPs. They list a case where they forced retailers to set the price they wanted.
Benjamin1981
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Didn't work with the Wii U, won't work here.
Pre-Ordered both. Any NRW gaffer wants the one I don´t keep in case this thing becomes hard to get?
We could meet and destroy one. That will get is us YouTube Views! SOCIAL EXPERIMENT!
Lilalaunebaer
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Damn, didn´t expect it to sell out this quick at the price.
Though amazon will probably get more stock periodically up to launch.
Though amazon will probably get more stock periodically up to launch.
Spieler Eins
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Knowing Nintendo, Amazon had a stock of 500 or something
Dagobert Duck
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Should have preordered....saturn.de any stock?
SomedayTheFire
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never mind it's gone up to 330. gg all round.
Inspectah_Deck
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You can just change the shipping adress to someone elses.
(Munich GAF calling in)
GlamFM
Banned
Good to know - edited my post. You want in?