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[walking fiend]

Not gonna sell at that price in Canada. PS3 here is 329 CAD, Switch will be $400. Unless that is the price of a bundle

 

[Shredderi]

300 dollars = closer to 349e here in Finland. That plus paid online? Yeah the rest of this stream doesn't matter anymore to my decision to get this or not get this. No way I'm getting it that expensive and with paid online.

 

[m_shortpants]

Wait what? 30k yen is like $260 dollars.

 

[Raw64life]

Not surprised at all. I've maintained that people hoping for $250 are in for a rude awakening.

^

That being said, I'm in.

 

[ClayKavalier]

Wow, I really thought they'd price it aggressively after the Wii U. The hell are they thinking?

 

[Retsudo]

He weirdly said $299 in "North America" I thought. I'd be shocked if that was the case, but I didn't see anything about other currencies

Yeah "europe check your local retailers" tells us nothing. Will probably be a direct conversion though. so €299 probably.

 

[Archpath1]

Fans will buy it.

But its a tough sell though.

Hope it works out

 

[Codeblue]

Paid online on top of the price. So dead.

Sony has proven that no one cares if online is paid, if Microsoft hadn't made it clear before then.

 

[Coma Ecliptic]

I'm sort of blown away that people think $299 is too much.

EDIT

No I'm wrong, you're right, $299 is too much for this thing.

 

[WordsintheWater]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

I'm still getting it but fucking hell

not the price they needed

software can still save them though

Basically my thinking, I'll still buy it, but I don't think it will sell that well.

 

[etrain911]

And paid online? Fuck outta here with that, Nintendo.

 

[Gemeanie]

When it says worldwide does it include those not JP/NA/EU?

 

[alr1ght]

$300 and paid online. That better come with a pro controller or something. 😦

 

[Voyr]

Not seeing the problem here.

 

[DigSCCP]

When does the ambassador program start?

This.

 

[Plywood]

how is this thing not 200 with a 250 game bundle

Guess Nintendo wants to keep gouging their customer base.

 

[Griss]

Wait, I missed the paid online thing... that's a joke, right? Right?!?! Tell me that's a fucking joke right now!

 

[Tuck]

Too high, unfortunately.

 

[Sword Of Doom]

I'm ok with the price. $300 seems fair for what it offers.

Paid service can fuck off though

 

[A-V-B]

Sad to see the reactions here. After Wii U's failure, I wanted to see Nintendo bounce back. Maybe they still will, but... man.

 

[Keikaku]

I don't understand how having a portable Wii U-level system is a no-go for people but $250 is just right??

I think $300 is just fine for what we're getting. That's a great price for the graphical fidelity, especially compared to other portable systems.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Same price as PS4 (and in some sale cases, PS4 is $30-$50 cheaper). Good work, Nintendo.

PS4 is going to DOMINATE 2017.

 

[Mooreberg]

$300 isn't even that surprising... paid online is WTF. I do not see that catching on.

 

[silva1991]

Price too high for a console barley more powerful than WiiU

Maybe next year with lower price.

 

[Mass_Pincup]

Told you guys:

Seems way too good to be true as doesn't leave much room for a price drop.

I expect 300$/€.

That paid onine hurts though.

 

[Blobbers]

Here's my question: how is this price supposed to sway the handheld gamer that likes to play pokeymans, mon hun and such? This is a home console price as hell.

 

[Lucent]

lol at everyone who thought switch would go cheap.

This. The New 3ds XL is still $199. How the hell would $250 make sense for the Switch?

 

[eggandI]

Nope

The 3DS already cost way too much. Not doing this again

 

[SuoGrey]

Lol, Nope.

 

[entremet]

People expected 250?

That's the original 3DS price and that was vastly crappy hardware in comparison.

 

[alr1ght]

Sony has proven that no one cares if online is paid, if Microsoft hadn't made it clear before then.

Nintendo's online is dreadful and won't have all the popular third party shooters.

 

[DSN2K]

They have fucked up here price wise

 

[hivycox]

You guys saying doa are really the worst! Wait and watch the entire event before judging!

 

[CambriaRising]

What are they thinking.

 

[captainraincoat]

Paid online ? Wtf

400 aud price incoming......hmm there goes my boner

 

[Jigorath]

Higher than I thought.

 

[sinkfla87]

I think paid online is the real DOA marker here, though I'm surprised they went with the 299 price tag. I winced a little upon that announcement.

 

[SolidSnakex]

This is a particularly questionable price if it's not bundled with a game. You can get a PS4 right now for the same price with Uncharted 4 or Infinite Warfare or you can get a Xbox One with Gears 4 or Battlefield 1. Are they seriously going to just launch it as a standalone console?

 

[Kazuo Hirai]

I really hope my

Spoiler

-ID

company has enough money to buy Nintendo

 

[immortald3ath]

Sad to see the reactions here. After Wii U's failure, I wanted to see Nintendo bounce back. Maybe they still will, but... man.

Most of these ppl would've had the same reaction even if it was $250.

 

[Auctopus]

estimating 269.99 for the UK

 

[Sword Of Doom]

Sony has proven that no one cares if online is paid, if Microsoft hadn't made it clear before then.

But Nintendo isn't exactly in a position to be doing this right now

 

[dani_dc]

Too high, no handheld has ever did well for over 200 and when comparing it with other consoles it's still expensive.

Add in paid online and it's unfortunate too expensive for my personal tastes as well.
Unfortunate, was looking forward for it.

 

[onemanasylum]

Paid online with Nintendos history and no details? wow Nintendo.

 

[cw_sasuke]

lol at $50 making the difference between "must-buy" and "DOA" for most people

We had people calling it DoA at 249usd...lol.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Sony has proven that no one cares if online is paid, if Microsoft hadn't made it clear before then.

LOL JOKE POST? Nintendo's online service is RIDICULOUSLY BAD. You don't buy Nintendo consoles to play online. The community is always so small that it's not worth charging for it. Not sure WTF was Nintendo thinking here other than "How can we inflate the price even more?".

 

[Angel_DvA]

No buy, 300 is too much.

 

[Trace]

Not gonna sell at that price in Canada. PS3 here is 329 CAD, Switch will be $400. Unless that is the price of a bundle

Yep.

 

[Retsudo]

I guess they saw all those sweet Xbox Live and PSN Plus subscriptions and wanted in on that. Shame though, they could've gone free and standout in the crowd.

 

[DR2K]

Sony has proven that no one cares if online is paid, if Microsoft hadn't made it clear before then.

Yeah their online isn't worth paying for is the problem.