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SNES classic to cost R$ 999 on Brazil
- Thread starter Unai
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I would guess
Xbox One - 1000 ~ 1200 reais
PS4 - 1200 ~ 1400 reais
We have a lot of gray market so these prices vary a lot
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
iPhone X am cry
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CloudStrife_ca
Member
These poor people, I imagine there will be a bunch on shelves in Brazil cause that price is outrageous.
Right now on Submarino, one of the biggests brazilian online stores:
Xbox One bundle with Game Gears of War 4: R$ 1.139,90
PS4 bundle with 3 games: R$ 1.999,00
R$ 1.400 is the average price of a PS4 Slim 500GB/XONE S 500 GB + Forza Horizon 3
Same place has a switch for R$2000 because the console is not officialy on the country
Rei dos Vermes
Member
You can buy six Raspberry Pi 3 for that price. It's insane!
Maintenance
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W. L. Saga
Neo Member
Meanwhile I saw a Switch for US$ 700 these days. Prices are just going up. Looks like I'll see this Nintendo gen on YouTube only and buy a used Switch maybe five years from now when Nintendo already cut off support and half of the games are crippled in some way (still burnt after Wii U/Miiverse).
I hate this fucked up country where no public services work and everything just exists to fuck you up and take away your hard-earned money.
I hate this fucked up country where no public services work and everything just exists to fuck you up and take away your hard-earned money.
El Sabroso
Member
wow, I am expecting to cost 3000 MXN (around 170 USD) here in Mexico but Brazil price is above by a huge margin
hope distribution systems can change for Nintendo in LATAM in the next years
hope distribution systems can change for Nintendo in LATAM in the next years
Hispanic! At the Disco
Member
Jeeze Nintendo, 25 years later and Gensis still is the way to go in Brasil.
The Hermit
Member
Allan Holdsworth
Member
If it was even available officially here in Argentina, it would probably cost 400+ USD, considering most electronic prices are even higher than in Brazil.
The Hermit
Member
When I heard this new distributor would handle Nintendo systems, I knew we would be even more fucked than before.
Their first action was to ban all Switch sales on Mercado Livre ( our e-bay).
If it wasn't for eShop I would buy like 3 games per year ( it's about 100 dollars each game).
Holy shit that's like nearly 5 times the US price lol....
Funyarinpa
Member
As someone in Turkey I can relate to the pain of getting shafted by extreme price gouging though you all have it far worse.
My guess is somewhere between 250-300 USD as the NES Classic sold for 175 USD.
It could be complicated to import though, you more or less run into the same issue.
Depending on the retailer it can go from 1500 (480USD) to 2300BRL (740USD)
It is not officially released in brazil, so basically "how much the seller wants", which is why it can have a SNES Classic of variation =P
Rei dos Vermes
Member
Why would you import a Pi3? You can easily get it on MercadoLivre for ~R$ 150 each.
Actually after INSS and FGTS ( Labor taxes in Brazil ) this is higher than base salary.
Its hard to be a gamer on Brazil.
Even harder if you like Nintendo.
Iphone 7 still higher than US1000 at the moment :
https://www.americanas.com.br/produ...tegory&pfm_pos=grid&pfm_type=vit_product_grid
This is great.
Arcana Wiz
Member
To put things in perspective the minimum monthly wage here is R$ 937
yeah ... without them it would cost 4 times the minimum wage, not 1,06 time
I find it strange, on one hand you see countries like Russia getting special low prices on Steam while Europe pays full price and on the other hand countries like Brazil get completely screwed by prices while they don't seem to be that much better off than the majority of Russia.
If anything stuff should be LESS expensive in Brazil as the average income is a lot less there too but I know, it's always been that way it will always stay that way. Perhaps it's because of a corrupt government that cashes in with insane taxes.
you just know some people will pay up for it
they always do. paying up the ridiculous prices is part of the appeal for them.
In Colombia, Pre-orders went live last week for the SNES Classis for COL$ 429.000 that is USD 147 give or take. They sold out wihtin 15 minutes.
Just for reference this are the MSRP of other consoles in the country:
NES Classis COL$329.000 (USD 114) They can no longer be found, but you were able to get NES Classic at this prices for several months after it's release
Nintendo Switch COL$ 1.699.000 (USD 585) This Console is not moving, most people getting a Switch are buying it at the US and import them.
PS4 Slim COL$ 1.049.000 (USD 362)
Xbox ONE COL$ 799.000 (USD 275)
Xbox ONE S COL$ 1.049.000 (USD 362)
Xbox ONE X COL$ 2.299.000 (USD 793)
All these prices include a 19% Sales TAX
Just for reference this are the MSRP of other consoles in the country:
NES Classis COL$329.000 (USD 114) They can no longer be found, but you were able to get NES Classic at this prices for several months after it's release
Nintendo Switch COL$ 1.699.000 (USD 585) This Console is not moving, most people getting a Switch are buying it at the US and import them.
PS4 Slim COL$ 1.049.000 (USD 362)
Xbox ONE COL$ 799.000 (USD 275)
Xbox ONE S COL$ 1.049.000 (USD 362)
Xbox ONE X COL$ 2.299.000 (USD 793)
All these prices include a 19% Sales TAX
To be fair, PC games are usually cheaper here (Steam, Nuuvem or even physical discs). The problem is with hardware and console games.
Foxy the Fox
Member
Why it has to be that high?
JLat also distributes here and is around S/ 459 which is around $135. Still high but not that high.
JLat also distributes here and is around S/ 459 which is around $135. Still high but not that high.
WeaponKnight
Member
You might want to stay clear from the BRGAF OT then.
Alter_Fridge
Member
People bought ps4s here for R$4000,00, so that's why... there's no limit for seller's greed in a country where people are going to pay a hella lot of money only to have exclusive gaming shit, that's not even on the government anymore, there prices are outrageous
i remember when the xbox elite controller had that pricing error saying it would cost R$1800 and some people online were still defending it and saying they would buy them as soon as they got released
overly expensive gadgets are a wet dream for people wanting to show how much money they have
W. L. Saga
Neo Member
Or US$ 298,89 by today's dollar. I laugh my fucking ass off when I read US people telling others that they're "poor" because they "only" make US$15k/year. Dude, I'd KILL to make that amount of money in a year. No joke.
JVLat's prices simply make no sense. I love that they absolutely refuse to explain how they reached this price, it's a good way to tell what they really think about BRs. This is a spit in our faces.
I'm also waiting for resellers to get their shit together, not paying $500+ for a Switch. Maybe I'm just a droplet in the ocean and it's a lost cause, but if people keep accepting that shit then there's no way out. All I know is that I'm doing my part.
EDIT: And stop with that pro-PT/anti-PT shit. Every fucking political party in this country is corrupt to the very core, if we're gonna attack only one of them we might as well put on our dunce hats and our clown noses, because it's everything we ever did in this regard here.