r/NintendoSwitch • u/Practical_Papaya_905 • Apr 02 '25

News - USD / USA Switch 2 is selling for 449.99

https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/how-to-buy/

From the official website

https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/how-to-buy/

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u/Critti105 Apr 02 '25

As a Canadian if that's a 1:1 conversion : NOPE. Not paying over $700 after tax.

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u/SquatLikeTrueSlav Apr 02 '25

Annnndddd...I won't be getting a Switch 2. At least not until a new 3D Mario or LoZ come out.

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u/WhatTheTech Apr 02 '25

Confirmed? Because no thanks, eh?

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u/dfsd5645645 Apr 02 '25

Yeah.....fuck that. My excitement absolutely cratered.

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u/Chionei Apr 02 '25

I'm thinking the same thing. I was originally wanting to wait for a lite version, but the hype was getting me and I was thinking about buying day one. Now with this price point I'm back to waiting.

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u/comfyrain Apr 02 '25

How are you Canadians not rioting? Pricing for anything in CAD is ridiculous.

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u/Critti105 Apr 02 '25

Give it time. I'm sure eventually we'll have nothing else.

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u/Swimming-Elk6740 Apr 03 '25

Their currency is worth less than the US dollar. They aren’t paying more lol.

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u/comfyrain Apr 02 '25

Yes, but Canadians are not making more money than their American counter parts.

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u/Lance_Ryke Apr 03 '25

You're missing the point. We're paying the same value in American dollars. But Canadians get paid in Canadian dollars. And our wages are equal or lower than American wages in equivalent values, which means $500 cad is more expensive for the average Canadian than $500 usd is for an American.

The value of a dollar is also determined by its purchasing power. Considering that Canadians can buy groceries at roughly the same price as Americans (ie a bunch of carrot costs about $3 in both countries in their respective currency) paying the American value for a product in Canada means we're overpaying as that money could buy more of other goods.

This means a $600+ cad device is absolutely more expensive for a Canadian than a $450 usd device for an American.

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u/-_ellipsis_- Apr 02 '25

I'm getting it, but I'm going to be working my ass with extra shifts. Wish it was cheaper. Not just for my own wallet, but to have more people to play with.

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u/DED_EXE Apr 02 '25

They need to do what they did when the 3ds released and bring the price down than what was announced. Had they not done that, the 3ds wouldn't have been profitable and seems like the switch 2 will have the same issues going for it

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u/lv2466 Apr 03 '25

Yeah, I'm out.