sixteen-bit
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250 with a pack-in (like Wii did) would be great
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First placeholder price for Nintendo Switch - $329CAD (~$245 USD)
- Thread starter mdubs
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ChuChu Rocket! would be a great pack-in game for the switch.
If TRU let me make a preorder right now I would.
WiiRevolution1
Member
Please be true. I'd be rish as fuck if I can have $50 extra dollars since I was bracing for the worst. (tho I always expected $250.)
FinaruDensetsu
Member
250 is way too much. I hope that's not what they are thinking of releasing it at.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
$250 wouldn't surprise me at all, and I'd consider it at that price. Would depend on launch games and what's announced beyond that.
It definitely feels close to the upper end of what they could successfully launch at. I think $200 would be the sweet spot but I doubt they will hit that kind of pricing.
It definitely feels close to the upper end of what they could successfully launch at. I think $200 would be the sweet spot but I doubt they will hit that kind of pricing.
$250 is an amazing price for this though?
expecting anything less than $250 is crazy
User 479360
Banned
I wouldn't buy it without the dock. But won't all launch systems have one?
I don't plan to move it, or take it anywhere.
I don't plan to move it, or take it anywhere.
NinjaCoachZ
Member
250 is what the Wii launched at IIRC.
The dock is pretty much the selling point of the system. There won't be a launch unit without one.
FinaruDensetsu
Member
I was hoping for 199 max. Same as the nvidia shield tablet.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
They already announced it won't even be available without the dock. And not providing it would not impact the price that much, it's a glorified charger.
ultrazilla
Member
If Nintendo releases the Switch at $199 then they made Nvidia humble like The Iron Shiek
madstarr12
Member
Sounds good.....so it's obviously not gonna happen.
yeah expecting $199 max is ludicrous, no other way to put it
$199 is the absolute floor for price and not a realistic one at that
fluffydelusions
Member
Good price if true
I would not begin laughing hysterically at this. At the price Nintendo actually announces at, I do expect to do some laughing.
Davey Cakes
Member
I don't think we'll see anything for $100 but $200? Maybe. Or $250 and along the lines of the Splatoon bundle.
Nintendo still isn't willing to lose money on the Wii U even though it's a dead system. The thing has been hamstrung this entire time by its tech. It will never not be overpriced. But Nintendo would rather make the money per unit sold than drop the sucker to something bargain-bin level.
I can't wait until the Switch generation. I feel like Nintendo will finally be able to wash themselves of that anchor that is the Wii U. I mean, I love the Wii U in terms of the games provided by Nintendo but as an overall system it just needs to fucking go. A more mainstream device needs to happen for Nintendo and Switch could be the answer. At the right price and with the right library it could easily even skirt the line between niche and mainstream and be a much better overall product than the Wii U.
My dream is that the Switch is a popular system with Nintendo games and middle-ground games. If it's viable in that sense, it'd be a fucking beast of an alternative console.
Sword Of Doom
Member
Actually sounds pretty cheap
Considering the N3DS XL is still $199, if the Switch is $250' I'd be surprised
Apocryphon
Member
Wii U has been $329 in Canada forever. I suspect the Switch was just assigned the same price.
KefkaPalazzo
Member
That seems like a reasonable price for Nintendo to make a dent with sales wise.
bobawesome
Member
How much will that be in Trump dollars?
Primethius
Banned
$250 is the max I'd pay for it and a completely reasonable price. Sounds good!
But a terrible price for a handheld!!!
I paid $250 for my 3DS ;p
OrbitalBeard
Member
I'm definitely expecting $250 and have been for some time.
reelbigtink
Member
What about this product makes people think $250 is too much? It's the beefiest handheld ever made with all kinds of interchangable parts, plus the docking station. $250 would be a steal.
UserDoesNotExist
Member
$250-$300 seems to be the sweet spot in the console market right now. I'm still expecting $300, though.
ultrazilla
Member
Please don't bring this crap into the gaming section.
Lil'DigiOp
Member
250 for better Smash and Pokemon? Id be in.
sir_bumble_bee
Member
The thought of the Switch launching cheaper than what the Wii U is priced at right now is pretty funny when you think about it.
No, it does not.
That'll be swapping the dollar sign for the pound sign meaning we'll be getting ripped off.
mrmickfran
Member
Nintendo would make up for the Wii U losses in the Switch's first year if they price it at $250.