- cross-posted to:
- games@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- games@lemmy.world
U.S. Prices in parentheses reflect April 2nd, announce day pricing on accessories. Most have received a minimum $5 increase (with the dock receiving a $10 increase).
•Nintendo Switch 2 - $449.99
•Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World Bundle - $499.99
•Mario Kart World - $79.99
•Donkey Kong Bananza - $69.99
•Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller - $84.99 ($79.99)
•Joy-Con 2 Pair - $94.99 ($89.99)
•Joy-Con 2 Charging Grip - $39.99 ($34.99)
•Joy-Con 2 Strap - $13.99
•Joy-Con 2 Wheel Set - $24.99 ($19.99)
•Nintendo Switch 2 Camera - $54.99 ($49.99)
•Nintendo Switch 2 Dock Set - $119.99 ($109.99)
•Nintendo Switch 2 Carrying Case & Screen Protector - $39.99 ($34.99)
•Nintendo Switch 2 All-In-One Carrying Case - $84.99 ($79.99)
•Nintendo Switch 2 AC Adapter - $34.99 ($29.99)
•Samsung microSD Express Card – 256GB for Nintendo Switch™ 2 - $59.99
Have you looked at the prices of other consoles?
“Steamdeck lcd msrp: $399”. -Valve “Oled starts at $550”…
“$250-$500 ps5/xbox one series depending on edition”.
…“5070 and 9070 gpus… if in stock… msrp $550”
considering there’s many other options under that price tag that offer greater than second to last gen performance and a far greater library than Nintendo’s… the problem too with the switch 2 is the price tiers of, we know it will sell, It will sell, it may sell, it won’t sell. That combined with not even owning dlc I already paid and eliminating their rewards program is why there is criticism…
Putting aside that you’re comparing GPU prices to full system prices, I’m going to write what I always write:
People buy Nintendo consoles for the Nintendo games.
Looking at it in a purely technical way is completely missing the point. Nintendo does not compete on a technical level. It does just enough to give third parties a space to put games on. That’s pretty much all they need.
A family will not buy a Steam Deck. Can’t exactly go to a the next store and buy one either. The Steam Deck, just as all handheld gaming PCs are niche devices.
The Xbox Series S is an all digital device and not everyone is comfy with that. Also, it only does 1080, 1440 for some games.
Don’t get me started on a decent gaming PC. That’s way out of the league of an average family.
PS5s are as expensive and offer few actual exclusive games. Family games are rare (the extraordinary Astro Bot being an outlier).
From that perspective… the only alternative casual consumers have to a Switch 2 is… a Switch 1?
(Also that second to last gen performance claim is weird. If Digital Foundry is to be believed, Switch 2 is a very capable machine a slight cut above PS4 with some advanced stuff in the hood. Considering that the Switch 1 was able to surprise many times on a technical level, I think it’s going to be a decent enough machine. Certainly not second to last gen, which would be 360/PS3).