Kataploom
Gold Member
What if Japan price is carrying a loss while international price fills the gap so we're basically subsidizing Japan's Switches? So basically Switch 2 price was originally set to $400 in all markets and then Yen went downhill more than expected and they had to rely on subsidizing Japan price because $50 more is not that big of a deal in US but $50 less is in JapanI hear your arguments.
But why is there such a difference with Japan prices then ? Switch 2 is 343$ there. Yes, the Yen is currently devaluated, but that argument doesn't matter when :
So please explain to me why in Japan standard PS5 is ¥79,980 (559$) (original launch price was ¥66,980 (464$)), and the Switch 2 price is 49,980 yen (343$) ? Which is more than 200$ discrepancy.
- We all know Nintendo never sell their console at a loss. NEVER.
- We all know Nintendo sells like gangbusters in Japan and are first on that market
- And we don't see the same difference in price between PS5 and Switch 2 in Japan compared to USA/EUROPE
In USA, standard PS5 was launched at 499$, now priced 549$. Switch 2 is priced 449$. So 100$ discrepancy.
In Europe, standard PS5 original price was 499€, now priced at 549€ and Switch 2 is 469€. So 80 € discrepancy.
You don't see a problem there ?
Even taking tariffs in consideration for USA market, there's no way a simple region lock could cost that much (of course) ? It's software, we all know that.
Only conclusion left is Nintendo is overpricing Switch 2 USA and Europe, because Japanese price is still sold with benefit.
Switch 2 is overpriced and absolutely not cutting edge. It's like saying 5080 is cutting edge because of DLSS frame gen and equivalent to 4090. Not even in your dreams. But at least Nvidia invested a lot in AI to implement DLSS. Not Nintendo.
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