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[Kouriozan]

250€ would be pretty good, yeah.
Just give me a reason to buy it day one and I'll be here.

 

[DBT85]

I thought Tesco had the first placeholder price at 300 rubles or something? Placeholders mean squat.

 

[Nibiru]

I won't get one until there is a good stock of games BUT it's a fair price.

 

[Peter Ian Staker]

Placeholder prices are now news?

 

[visiblemode]

If so, nice pricing!

 

[Coma Ecliptic]

Still putting my chips in the $299.99 bin.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

I thought Tesco had the first placeholder price at 300 rubles or something?

lol 300 rubles is like 4 bucks american.

 

[Rizific]

$249 USD? damn skippy. im in day 1, provided there are desirable launch titles.

 

[BY2K]

Please let it be true.

LITERALLY best case scenario.

 

[Tagg9]

Placeholder prices are now news?

Well usually placeholder prices are way above what the actual retail price is so that the store doesn't lose any money whem someone pre-orders it. So the fact this is priced so low is a good sign.

 

[Mpl90]

That would be great, but it's still placeholder around 2 months before the Switch Presentation, so better to not start with enthusiasm right away. Still expecting 299.99, for now.

 

[Sponge]

That price sounds perfect.

 

[The Ummah]

I would buy at that price. Leaves me some comfy room for games and accessories.

 

[DMONKUMA]

Literally could be anything tho.

 

[User 479360]

The most I feel like paying for another Nintendo gimmick is $350 CAD.

 

[sphinx]

Nintendo, please have a Zelda Bundle with the physical game in it, announce a Metroid (ANY FUCKING METROID, prime or 2d) in January and I'll buy your console for 300 euro.

deal?

 

[BY2K]

Wait, where is that product page? Nintendo Switch on the site comes up with nothing.

EDIT: Oh there it is.

 

[AniHawk]

$299.99 with a game (like mario) would make the most sense for me.

$249.99 standalone is the next scenario i could see happening. the system won't be over $300.

 

[Goose_Se7en]

This doesn't mean a darn thing just yet.

 

[The Ummah]

Placeholder prices are now news?

Until January, yes.

Spoiler

 

[wwm0nkey]

I'm betting $250

 

[Timu]

This might end up at $300 at max, we'll see.

 

[WaterAstro]

It's priced like the nvidia shield, right?

 

[Shiggy]

Makes sense. Only GAF users expect it to be more expensive.

 

[Compsiox]

$250 would ensure that it succeeds.

There's almost no chance it wouldn't.

 

[N.Grim]

It's nothing

 

[SenkiDala]

250€ sounds pretty good.

More would be really too much I think. 250€ and I jumb in, more and I hesitate.

 

[Uraizen]

No regular controller, uh? I find the price to be believable, then.

 

[DataGhost]

Hoping that's the actual price.

 

[BRocknRolla]

Sounds like a very reasonable price I'd they can hit it.

 

[Zetta]

At $250 it would be a day 1 for me without a doubt.

 

[Graphics Horse]

One hundred and ninety nine Brexitland Sterling

I have a feeling this thread won't last long, but it's more believable than the previous ones to me.

 

[Sweeney Tom]

$250 would be immediate preorder for me

 

[ultrazilla]

Man if they can hit $250 U.S and equivalent overseas, they're gonna sell a ton. Imho $300 is too high.

At $250 they're coming in under Xbox/PS4 pricing, right where they need to be.

Fingers crossed.

 

[Ondore]

I definitely recognize it's a placeholder, but the number they chose seems oddly specific. Like if it was place holder, why not 299, 399, etc. Why 329?

Fun fact: $329.99 is the Wii U's current MSRP in Canada.

 

[phanphare]

oh wow, that'd be a great price

 

[kaskade]

249 is a nice price. I was expecting 299. Which I still wouldn't mind either if this doesn't end up being the really price.

 

[IceDoesntHelp]

Not bad at all.

 

[NinjaCoachZ]

No regular controller, uh? I find the price to be believable, then.

My expectation was always that the Switch would come with the detachable controllers and the little box-thing you attach them to, but the Pro Controller would be sold separately.

 

[kuroneko0509]

I guess i'm kinda disturbed a bit by that title since this isn't the first placeholder price, no matter how generic or specific price listed lol.
but anyway, that is a good price when directly converted to USD

 

[Graphics Horse]

No regular controller, uh? I find the price to be believable, then.

Unless it somehow works out cheaper for them, I highly doubt it comes with a pro controller as standard

 

[BY2K]

Fun fact: $329.99 is the Wii U's current MSRP in Canada.

Is it?

OH SHIT IT IS

 

[AAMARMO]

That's a really good price for a Nintendo Home Console.

 

[Noobcraft]

I'd be pretty happy if it launches cheaper than the Wii U ever got in its lifespan. The pricetag of the hardware is one of the big reasons I never got one.

 

[meddow]

Game UK pre order price is

£999.99

I kid you not

 

[ricelord]

sound about right

 

[brickarts295]

$250 for Switch, Dock and Joy Con Grip (<might be sold sepperatly)
$60 for Switch Pro Controller
$60 for BotW
Total: $380 +tax at launch.

Already better and cheaper than Wii U on launch day if at that price XD

 

[OricWindstar]

This seems to be the equivalent of getting excited about a casting choice because IMDB posted it.

 

[ultrazilla]

I suspect that we're gonna see insane WiiU Black Friday sales so Nintendo can blow out the rest of their inventory. I'm talking $100 bundle systems.

Edit: I could see Nintendo going the $250 route with just the system and $300 with a pack
in. You want to move systems, you pack in TLOZ:BOTW.

 

[oti]

Game UK pre order price is

£999.99

I kid you not

Isn't that, like, 4€ nowadays?