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Switch amazon.fr preorder up for 350 EUR ($306 USD) in France
- Thread starter jurec84
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You're the one editing in the conversion after taxes are removed into every thread title!
*Hugs stump*
fuck this is going to be an expensive march. Botw special Edition without the sword + pro controller + switch will probably be something like 520 in germany for basically one game till mario about a year later for me. :/
Of course I'll pay that since I'm a sucker, but I'm very disappointed with you nintendo....
Of course I'll pay that since I'm a sucker, but I'm very disappointed with you nintendo....
Herb Alpert
Banned
the grey model isn't available anymore. lol. You can still pick the awful neon model though.
It has been around this for two years now... It's not new.
It was stronger than that at the Wii Launch (1.1-1.15?), and IIRC, Wii was $249 / €249
Hydrargyrus
Member
This is going to bomb in Europe
GhostTrick
Banned
GhostTrick
Banned
To be fair, even with VAT included, European prices were always 1 dollars = 1.
For every systems so far. 3DS was 250$/250. Wii U was 299~350 dollars/299~350. Same for Sony and Microsoft.
At different exchange rates.
Seriously. Stop whining about exchange rates that are fair. If 350 euros is more then you are willing to spend on a console fine, great! But that's not the same thing as getting screwed on the exchange rate because that is not happening no matter what nonsense logic you use.
GhostTrick
Banned
SporeCrawler
Member
preordered
I dont expect Game shortages
I dont expect Game shortages
Nope.
This is only a ten year chart, so it only goes back to Jan 2007 and not Dec 2006 when the Wii launched in Europe, but the conversion rate is exactly the same at the Wii and PS3 launch as it was at the WiiU and PS4 launch. ~1 US Dollar = .75 Euro
Yeah, I'm interested in that Zelda Master Edition, I'm scared this one will be hard to lock down.
Funny enough, the Euro has lost 10% of its value compared to the dollar since the pro price was announced.
And during the PS4 regular launch the exchange rate was different and you guys overpaid by like $60-$80.
Getting a fair exchange rate is not good enough, you gotta get it $50-$100 cheaper?
It's called psychological pricing.
Look it up.
350 euros for just the console is suicide.
Souldriver
Member
Has it been mentioned yet that the title is incorrect?
The euro has a higher value than the dollar. 350 euros actually 372 dollars.
The euro has a higher value than the dollar. 350 euros actually 372 dollars.
GhostTrick
Banned
PS4 launched at 399 dollars and 399. We always had a dollar/euro parity, regardless of the value of the two currencies. In 99% of the case.
Got it, you didn't read what I posted. Did you not read the part where I said if the price is too much for you that's fine, but that's not the same thing as getting screwed exchange rate wise?
Yes, and you're all still wrong about that.
Wouldn't you rather the exchange rate be on par at all times and not sometimes getting a good deal(like the Pro launch) and sometimes getting screwed(like the PS4 launch)?
Make sense with your complaining, that's all I ask!
Your conversion in threat title is wrong. 350€ is ~$370 USD.
GhostTrick
Banned
My complaining makes sense: Historically, it always has been 1 = 1 dollars, regardless of VAT or whatever.
We've always been screwed historically in Europe, but Nintendo takes it further away.
iamverificationimage
Member
Five hundred fucking euro in Ireland! Now that the competition is gone hope this is a mistake.
https://www.gamestop.ie/Nintendo 3DS/Games/51568/nintendo-switch
https://www.gamestop.ie/Nintendo 3DS/Games/51568/nintendo-switch
The thread title conversion was added by the mods. They subtract taxes and convert to dollars.
Okay you're a lost cause. You just argued that Nintendo selling the Switch for a near exact exchange rate in Europe is Europe getting screwed worse then normal.
Which is stupid and misleading the way it's stated in the title ATM.
Lol, this is going to sell like shit. Kids will keep buying 2DS bundle for €99.
GhostTrick
Banned
In what world 300 dollars is 350€ ? Yes, I just argued that. I argued that usually, prices were converted as 1 dollar = 1€, vat included. If it was as usual, Switch would be sold for 300€. It's sold for 350€. Who's a lost cause ? Damn the apologism...
cripterion
Member
Price is crazyyyy!
During last Sony holiday campaign we sold PS4 pro's and while people were bitching about the price, I know some got away with the console for 350 and Tomb Raider.
Regular PS4 with 3 games for 300...
They better discount this shit hard for next christmas or it will bomb hard.
During last Sony holiday campaign we sold PS4 pro's and while people were bitching about the price, I know some got away with the console for 350 and Tomb Raider.
Regular PS4 with 3 games for 300...
They better discount this shit hard for next christmas or it will bomb hard.
Yeah, it wasn't me! The mods are systematically changing the titles with those exchange rates.
Nobody in Europe ever cares what is pre-tax price. And no product is advertised with pre-tax price.
It's completely incorrect and comes across as petty. The price the customer will pay is not $306.
I understand the price the customer will pay in most US states is not $300 either, but there's a lot more variables in pricing a product or service in different regions than just a straight exhange rate + tax.
I understand the price the customer will pay in most US states is not $300 either, but there's a lot more variables in pricing a product or service in different regions than just a straight exhange rate + tax.
Sure, and if we all pretend it doesn't exist, it will go away.
Yeah. I preordered, but I'm not the type of person that Nintendo will need to convince to buy one.
Ragnar Blackmane
Member
And only 50 more than the Switch too when looking at the French prices.
And the normal PS4 sold for 200 with Uncharted 4 in countries such as Germany (wouldn't be surprised about France either).
Switch will die in Europe, simple as that.
They did the same in the Australian price thread, it is $470AUD which is $350 USD but it says $312USD in the title.
BrainZEROX
Member
Fuck it. I wanted to play the Zelda game but not at any price. I'll vote with my wallet and play the waiting game. I can wait.
Update: it's 330 now
Update: it's 330 now