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[Strike]

Dat Nintendo tax. I'm still trying to get my hands on a Wii U below $200 so I can hold off on this.

 

[starmud]

its 50 dollars more than a price everyone was ok with. its $100 more than a 3DS XL lol .... be more upset about what paid online may or may not mean

 

[MatrixMan.EXE]

I'm sort of blown away that people think $299 is too much.

You're not going to be competing with PS4 and Xbox One at that price, especially with paid online when you have an unproven service and are not a premiere platform for third party titles. $299 is absolutely too much.

 

[ajb1888]

Hmm...

 

[Rncewind]

So bundle with a game 350 €

doa


no competetive pricing at ALL

 

[poodaddy]

Not what I expected at all :/. I was all in for 250, 300 is a wait for sale price for me. I hope it's successful though.

 

[R_thanatos]

My god that price ... NO way i'd buy this console at this price.

 

[RedAssedApe]

blinded by those pokemon sales

 

[Cornbread78]

That's a terrible price point

 

[Rizzi]

I will not buy this console for that price.

 

[Peotical Injection]

Lol biggest nope ever. Nintendo has lost their goddam mind. I'll pick up Breath of the Wild on my Wii U.

 

[gcubed]

As long as they are OK with carving out their very small niche... Good for them I guess

 

[Soriku]

Not what I expected at all :/. I was all in for 250, 300 is a wait for sale price for me. I hope it's successful though.

You can probably get it for $250 or close on ebay not long after it goes on sale.

 

[RedAssedApe]

i feel for those of you who are going to have to pay for three online subscriptions

 

[……forgetit]

A stripped down console made by Nvidia with an older chip just released for $200 minimum. How are people surprised by $300?

 

[TemplaerDude]

Damn, that's lower than I expected. Stoked!

I'm still a little shocked how many of you thought this thing would be $250.

 

[LoveCake]

That will no doubt be £300 here in the UK, that's way too much for me, especially since owning a WiiU and 3DS.

 

[Jarmel]

RIP

Damn, that's lower than I expected. Stoked!

I'm still a little shocked how many of you thought this thing would be $250.

That's lower than you expected???

 

[Suburban Thug]

Bracing myself for the inevitable "you're a troll if you think $300 is too much for this" or "you were never gonna buy it anyway" posts. I honestly think this thing is DOA when you compare it to PS4/XBO. And no, it isn't a handheld so people need to stop with that nonsense. Nintendo is marketing Switch as a home console that happens to have a portable option, not the other way around.

 

[Hatty]

We don't even know what's included
Everyone chill

 

[Qwyjibo]

Lol biggest nope ever. Nintendo has lost their goddam mind. I'll pick up Breath of the Wild on my Wii U.

Yep. This has convinced me to keep my Zelda Wii U pre-order.

I'll maybe give the Switch a look in 2018/2019.

 

[Otnopolit]

$300 is probably my limit, but I'm need a great lineup, Ninty.

 

[davidwhangchoi]

300? interesting..... =?

 

[The Maverick]

300 dollars. Paid online. Midway in the generation. Hahahaha.

 

[John Harker]

Well I tried to tell you awhile ago this was going to be the price

Impressed they got it so low

 

[akira28]

Really puts a lot of pressure on the Nintendo faithful to prop this thing up until the software libraries grow and the retail prices come down. Like a 2018 Xmas bundle or something that can blow up in time to take advantage of a Sony or MS sales lull.

 

[Immaculate]

yeah im out lol

 

[RoyaleDuke]

Yeah, I'll wait for those price drops.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Good guy Nintendo. Starting conference with price so folks in bed can go back to sleep.

 

[Cmagus]

Pffft $399.99 in Canada, confirmed on their Canada Twitter page. Sorry but given Nintendo's track record I can't jump on that at launch.

 

[Relix]

You guys do know about inflation and stuff right? You know... Plus A screen and all that stuff? 300 is perfect.

 

[GhostTrick]

Online paywall and 300 dollars, this thing's dead.

 

[Crimbo]

Oof. I'm good, thanks.

 

[Mooreberg]

i feel for those of you who are going to have to pay for three online subscriptions

This is why I am PC only for online multiplayer going forward. MS and Sony can hardly scrape together worthwhile games monthly, and I'm baffled at what Nintendo thinks is going to justify charging.

 

[JDH]

$400 Canadian = No.

 

[Shambala]

Hot damn. Man $199 was the sweet spot

 

[nikos]

Will buy two on day one.

 

[Rockondevil]

Still waiting to see what they price it here in Aus.
Because $300 USD is about $405 so they could go $400 or $450.

However they said 29,980 yen (if my memory is working) which is about $350 AUD.

Hopefully get good trade in on the WiiU too. So far looking promising though.

 

[gundamkyoukai]

IMO $50 to much plus paid online is not good.

 

[MulderYuffie]

ehhhhh

 

[TemplaerDude]

RIP



That's lower than you expected???

I do not get why you guys seem married to a number that, in my opinion, was not at all grounded in any reality or facts at all. This thing was never going to be $250, ever. The flabbergasted, entitled responses from some people in this thread are incredible.

 

[Suburban Thug]

You guys do know about inflation and stuff right? You know... Plus A screen and all that stuff? 300 is perfect.

Maybe if you're in love with Nintendo or don't care about blindly spending money. Inflation has nothing to do with the pricing scheme either btw.

 

[Tyraniboah]

It's amazing what a $50 difference makes. $250 would have had me in line tomorrow morning lol. $300 will have me waiting for some must play games to drop. I have a Wii U so Zelda won't be what gets me on board

 

[Mortemis]

nooooooooooooooooo

was hoping for $250 so that plus a game is around 300. Fuck

 

[The Sum of Zero]

I do not get why you guys seem married to a number that, in my opinion, was not at all grounded in any reality or facts at all. This thing was never going to be $250, ever. The flabbergasted, entitled responses from some people in this thread are incredible.

Typical "Nintendo is Doomed" posts, nothing really unexpected.

Though I bet some of the same people probably paid full launch price for an XB1 or PS4.

 

[RedAssedApe]

apparently some of you think this is cheap. i will buy one to flip to one of you lol

 

[rainking187]

Swing and a miss. That's about $100 more than I expected.

 

[Steel]

It's amazing what a $50 difference makes. $250 would have had me in line tomorrow morning lol. $300 will have me waiting for some must play games to drop.

Pretty much where I'm at.

 

[NinjaMouse]

Hot damn. Man $199 was the sweet spot

$199 is waaaayy too cheap for a device like this. People are delusional for even entertaining the idea of anything less than $250. $300 seems more than fair for as much as this thing does (so far....)

 

[prag16]

$300? And PAID ONLINE?

I think they just lost me.