And, it honestly sucks, though this newest movement and ‘controversy’ (when it involves Nintendo because look at the past ones we’ve had) about Nintendo needing to drop the Switch 2 price and former PR people for Nintendo thinking this is another PR crisis the likes seen with the 3DS will give those gaming journalism websites that helpful traffic they need to stay alive for a few more months. Though like all Nintendo controversies, it once again comes about because whiny internet people don’t know how real life works.
On April 2nd, the day of the Switch 2 Direct, President Talking Cheeto placed tariffs on various countries, some of which have plants where Nintendo manufacture their products. Now, we do know the reason the Switch 2 models (the standard and the one bundled with a Mario Kart World download code) were priced $450 and $500 US each was as a reactive prediction to Cheeto’s tariff threats, and the fact inflation is just making things worse. I knew that the Switch 2 would be more expensive, but the butthurt from YouTube commenters has been delightfully entertaining if not for the fact that most of them probably voted the guy in who put forth the tariffs.
Delicious irony, you would say, but I digress. We now have a new Nintendo controversy movement called “Drop the Price!”, which people are unironically saying is the next National Dex movement. Now, granted, for fairness, I do kind of wish the Switch 2 was a little bit cheaper. A little bit, but, considering the asking prices for PC Handhelds like Steam Deck and its numerous ilk, when you consider that a new micro SD standard needs to be used for the Switch 2, the Switch 2 standard model is actually cheaper up here in Canada then buying a PC gaming handheld, including accessories (minus the SD card).
While I am doing my small part to be a bit educational even though I am fully aware most YouTube commenters spamming “Drop the price!” will never read this piece and are too stupid to understand how economies work, and the Switch 2 is more expensive up here in Canada (thanks Loonie for being shit!), I’m still excited for Switch 2! So much so, I’m going to make a list of shit I found interesting in the Direct.
Because I’m Pietriots resident shithead for making lists.
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Honestly, I’m not that bothered by Switch 2’s MSRP, but, living in Sweden, I have to deal with something else. Bergsala, which is an exclusive distributor of Nintendo consoles, games and accessories across Nordic countries (Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland), is playing its own game. A game called greed. Being a sole distributor, they can set their own prices and never worry about the competition from neighboring countries. And they did exactly that. So, how much money are we talking about?
Switch 2 – 6795 SEK (677 US)
Switch 2 Mario Kart Bundle – 7490 SEK (747 USD)
Yeah … That $500 bundle people complain about seems like an absolute steal, and had this been the price, I would have preordered the console already. The funny thing is, European countries outside of Bergsala’s monopoly bubble can offer significantly lower prices. Poland, for example, which is geographically close to Sweden, offers the Mario Kart bundle for 2399 PLN, which converts to 640 USD. While way above the $500, it is still almost $40 less than what Nordic customers will pay for the base console, without Mario Kart.
So yeah, I find the complaints I hear online a bit ridiculous. Just take your $499 and be happy for it, basically. If anyone has any right to complain, it’s countries like the Nordics.
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