Switch 2 Price (USD): $449.99 Console Only; $499.99 Mario Kart Console Bundle. Register with your Nintendo Account. Eligible Nintendo Account holders will receive an email when it's time to purchase.

I'm so torn, Nintendo makes such great products especially for a family with kids but they're such an awful company. I really don't want to support them and their habit of suing everyone

If you can't resist then I guess a compromise might be buying used where possible, getting cross-platform titles on other platforms.

Personally a couple of my various regrets have been getting Nintendo stuff new in recent years. My lightly used New 3DS d-pad bugged out, I replaced the d-pad for it and barely used it only for it to partly break again.

I got a Switch, new, before they went ballistic with lawsuits and the screen had a dead pixel out of the box. Probably a matter of time before it develops stick drift. The battery also gives the whole device a limited time to work, unless it can still work via the dock without a battery (or with and without charging capacity), but I'm doubtful of that...

The Switch 2 being a similar design carries on that same battery problem as far as I'm aware.
- I got a Switch, new, before they went ballistic with lawsuits
  
  When was that, the 80s?

What kind of rich ass people are they trying to appeal to with this console?! The switches advantage was that it was cheap and aimed at a general audience.

500$ for the bundle is crazy I can't afford that.

C'mon, you don't wanna be a WEENIE, do ya??
https://www.goretroid.com/
I would buy it in instant for 500$ but here in Sweden its over 700$. F that.

Mario Kart World MSRP is $79.99 USD.

https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/featured-games/

Not excited for this to become the new trend from Nintendo
- It's odd because Donkey Kong is $69.99 and the MK console bundle gets you $30 off. My guess is that they are pushing the MK bundle hard because $450 is probably close to break even or loss leader for them. And going $530 was too high for the sticker price. Those that buy later will likely also get MK outside the bundle and then they are in the green. I bet the MK attach rate is going to be insane.
  
  I also think the $10 more for physical versions is solely to push consumers to digital only. Also it frames the $80 price point as being "$10 cheaper" rather than "$10 more than normal"
- My new trend is not buying from Nintendo.

Original Wii retail price - $250 at launch. Included Wii Sports and controller.

$250 in 2006 is equivalent to about $400 today.
- Wages have not kept up with inflation though, and the price of housing and everything else has skyrocketed
- Follow up: WiiU retail price
  
  Price at launch: $300
  
  Price adjusted for inflation: $336
  
  Original Switch:
  
  Price at launch: $300
  
  Price adjusted for inflation: $316
  
  Honestly, I think anything over $325 is too expensive for this. It’s just an iteration of the previous model. It will be interesting to see what happens after the early adopters grab the initial shipments (how much will price go down, will sales drop precipitously if price does not go down enough?).
  
  https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/every-game-console-price-from-nes-to-switch/
  
  (Also, how depressing is it that the price of things has doubled in just 20 years?)
- $250 in 1915 is equivalent to about $7,900 today.

used gaming laptop: $250

emulating: free

Stealing is cheaper than buying things!?

I know it's expensive though, and I emulated Pokemon Sword to play a co-op randomized Nuzzlock with friends. So no doubt there will be a Sw2 emulation scene. But I'm not sure a $250 laptop will even get you the same performance with emulation.
- Retriod pocket 5 is only $220
The laptop can be free, too.
- The secret ingredient is crime
Come on, we can argue that Switch 2 price is too high without the need of a PC Master Race evangelist.

That’s a wild price point. You can get Series x for the same money, series s for practically half

Get into PS5 for cheaper, too. I can only assume the built for $350 and priced for tariffs, but if that were true you'd expect to see lower relative prices elsewhere. Hell, you can get into a real handheld PC gaming there if you're patient.

I have zero interest in that product at that price. None.
Nintendo consoles for me are just for playing Nintendo games. So it's all about the exclusives. For 3rd party I have so many other places to play.
- And this is why they can keep the prices high for an inferior product
How? Xbox launched at 500(if you account for inflation it's closer to 6) the PS5 also launched at the same price. Which again if you count for inflation is closer to 6. So this is coming in under those prices by quite a bit. This is a launch console price point.

Now if you were complaining about the cost of the game then yeah that would make sense because I don't think Mario Kart has the same production cost as say Forza or Grand Tourismo.

The consoles price point is actually in line with how much the original switch cost(if you take into account inflation).

Right after they announced a FromSoftware EXCLUSIVE.

Very not happy about this.

I wouldn't worry too much about the exclusive, it's a Nightreign-style game with a Bloodborne skin that isn't your standard RPG fare.

I am looking forward to Nightreign, and I'm sure this is a game I'd also enjoy, but one that I feel I am not missing out on as much if I don't pick it up.

Well the pre-orders in UK and Europe seem to be a joke... https://store.nintendo.co.uk/en/nintendo-switch-2

Pre-orders for Nintendo Switch 2 consoles will open on My Nintendo Store from 08/04. To reward the most dedicated Nintendo Switch players in Europe and the UK, the opportunity to pre-order a Nintendo Switch 2 console from My Nintendo Store will initially be offered on an invite-only basis to selected Nintendo Switch Online members. Initial invitees will be selected based on the following criteria:

Nintendo Switch Online membership status

• Has been a Nintendo Switch Online member for at least two years continuously by 31/03/2025, with an active membership on the day that the pre-order is placed. For family memberships, the person who purchased the membership will be eligible. Other people in the family membership are not eligible.

Play time

• Has spent a certain amount of time playing purchased/paid Nintendo Switch games, prioritising those with more playtime. • Sharing usage information with Nintendo. • Has opted in to share usage information with Nintendo to customise offers and recommendations.

Receive email messages from Nintendo

• Has opted in to receive promotional emails and messages from Nintendo, and be opted in on the day the invitation email is sent. Receive email messages from Nintendo

Eligibility is based on data as of 31/03/2025.

Supervised Nintendo Accounts are not eligible to purchase on My Nintendo Store. For family memberships, the person who purchased the membership will be eligible to pre-order. Other people in the family membership are not eligible. Over time, the selection criteria thresholds may be lowered and more people could be invited to pre-order a Nintendo Switch 2 console. Throughout, we will remain focussed on prioritising the most dedicated Nintendo Switch players (while stocks last).

Pre-orders for Nintendo Switch 2 digital games, upgrade packs and amiibo will open on My Nintendo Store from 24/04.

That's a bunch of bull. I deliberatly do not share analytics whenever given the option to opt-out.
- I don't love it either but they could also do nothing and guarantee scalpers snapping up 99% of preorders.
- Same. Well, it's not like I was going to be able to afford it at launch anyway. And then having to pay to get improved performance on switch 1 games (lookin at you, Korok Forest)... yeah, kinda bleh about the whole thing.

At the current conversion rate for just the console that’s nearly $730 CAD after taxes.

Hard pass for me this year.

That's a lot of dough. I won't be picking this up at those prices. Shit is getting way too expensive.

You have to have balls to charge money for a tech demo

Yeah, some are speculating it's only $5-10 which honestly is even more of a reason it should be free.

That is way too expensive. I'm not paying $450 for a switch, or $80 for Nintendo games. Trump can also shove those tariffs up his fucking ass, I'll buy my expensive shit in a foreign country before I bend the knee to his idiocy.

450

glad i dint buy one when SWSH came out, such a terrible game, for 400$ console on top of that+ more for dlc. it was a pure money grab. and every game that came out for pokemon was sht.

In Australia, its cheaper to get the Steamdeck than the Switch 2. Sorry fromsoft and The Duskbloods, I dont think the game is worth the $699 AUD.

I'm in Australia too. Did you notice that they increased the price of the slightly-improved Switch 2 Pro Controller to $120 AUD compared to the Switch 1 Pro Controllers $99. What a load of crap. How much is the dock gonna be separate? $200? Plus, if you wanna buy Breath of the Wild with the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition pack included, it's going to cost you ~~$120~~ $110... a game from 2017 that only had a value for the resolution tweaked and an increased framerate cap...
- One thing I did notice is that if you own the zelda games on switch 1, and have the online sub +exp, you get the upgrade for free. I'm still not sure that justifies it of course but it's something. Still not sure I can spend that much on a console.

Currently i don't see why i would invest so much besides owning it out of principal. The OG released with 2 exclusives or 3? That would be a whole other story but with Mario Kart alone?

Yeah, it's basically Mario Kart World and then Donkey Kong Bananza shortly thereafter.

As a reminder Switch 1 had the following first party titles in its launch window:

BOTW

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

1-2-Switch (meh)

Snipperclips (meh)

ARMS (meh)

Splatoon 2

So knowing how those games went, and excluding the meh games. Switch 2 is really only missing 1 first party like Splatoon.

Also Metroid Prime 4 is in the middle space of being a crossover title.
- BOTW was also a crossover Wii U/Switch title.
- I thought Arms was a blast! Like Mario kart or super smash I did a good job of walking the "competitive, but fun" line.
  
  Otherwise I agree, only Splatoon2 was really unique to the switch. Everything else was released on the WiiU.
Another reason I can think of is that usually launch versions sometimes have vulnerabilities that are harder to patch (which let you jailbreak, if you're into that)

Damn. I predicted the console would be $499.

Doesn't matter. I'm not buying an LCD screen shit box in 2025.

Can't wait for Switch 2 OLED in 2030
- That's what I will be waiting for I guess.
No one cares

I'm all in, baby.

I'm really excited for an official way to get TotK in 60fps. No, I don't want to emulate. I still sometimes turn that game on to walk around and stumble upon stuff. It's great. And with that app, I may actually try to get all the Korok seeds.

I never actually picked it up. So I might have to when I get a Switch2.
- TotK is something else. It's so good.
- If you liked BOTW, it's basically that plus a little extra. If you were a little done with BOTW by the end, then it's a bit of a slog.
  
  Personally, the build ability makes most of the puzzles too repetitive. Additionally it feels like most of the game is collecting resources so you can then do fun things (I was even using duplication cheats and it felt like a chore).

If nintendo's price points are anything similar to Lenovo's from last week, ~50$ US of that is from darth cheeto and his tarrifs.

Not trying to be political, lemmy sorta has that covered already, just pointing that out.

(Source: Linus's crew pointed it out earlier in the week Link)

If that were the case, only the US should have the higher price. But the whole world does.
Honestly considering his just-announced 24% tarrifs on Japan right after this price came out, I would not be surprised if we get more of a price jump before release.

So...what's up with the Japanese language & multi language systems they get over there?

Is putting in multiple languages really that much more expensive? Or put another way, why do they get a 330$ version for those who only speak Japanese? The language restriction must be just so people don't export them... was there a scalping problem?

It's ostensibly to stop the huge scalping and reselling problem here. Also, then yen is kinda shit right now.

Foreigner in Japan groups are pretty pissed since it's not currently clear that, if you have a Japanese account but also a foreign one, whether you won't even be able to connect your other account (i.e. lose access to all your old games). Anything that relies on system language to determine game language also suddenly becomes Japanese-only since this version will only have Japanese. It's really shitty for people who want to do anything in their native language. My wife also sometimes tries to play on my US account to work on her English.

Just looked up the prices at the Austrian/German Site - https://store.nintendo.de/de. They are asking 510,-€ with one game. Currently the PS5 with Astrobot is 499,-. Wtf!

I'm part of a family account. Guess i need to get one from another source.

Get a Steam Deck or open box Rog Ally instead. Nintendo thinks you're a peasant. Nintendo needs to be reminded of the Wii U era.