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Nintendo Maintains Nintendo Switch 2 Pricing, Retail Pre-Orders to Begin April 24 in U.S. (and Canada) - News - Nintendo Official Site (Most accessories get a slight price bump) (www.nintendo.com)

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U.S. Prices in parentheses reflect April 2nd, announce day pricing on accessories. Most have received a minimum $5 increase (with the dock receiving a $10 increase).

•Nintendo Switch 2 - $449.99

•Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World Bundle - $499.99

•Mario Kart World - $79.99

•Donkey Kong Bananza - $69.99

•Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller - $84.99 ($79.99)

•Joy-Con 2 Pair - $94.99 ($89.99)

•Joy-Con 2 Charging Grip - $39.99 ($34.99)

•Joy-Con 2 Strap - $13.99

•Joy-Con 2 Wheel Set - $24.99 ($19.99)

•Nintendo Switch 2 Camera - $54.99 ($49.99)

•Nintendo Switch 2 Dock Set - $119.99 ($109.99)

•Nintendo Switch 2 Carrying Case & Screen Protector - $39.99 ($34.99)

•Nintendo Switch 2 All-In-One Carrying Case - $84.99 ($79.99)

•Nintendo Switch 2 AC Adapter - $34.99 ($29.99)

•Samsung microSD Express Card – 256GB for Nintendo Switch™ 2 - $59.99

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[–] CosmicSploogeDrizzle@lemdro.id 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Prices for Canada:

https://www.nintendo.com/en-ca/whatsnew/nintendo-maintains-nintendo-switch-2-pricing-retail-pre-orders-to-begin-april-24-in-canada/

Retail pre-orders for Nintendo Switch 2 will begin in Canada on April 24, 2025. Pricing for Nintendo Switch 2 in Canada will remain at $629.99 for the standalone model, and $699.99 for the Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World bundle.

We apologize for the retail pre-order delay. We thank our customers for their patience, and we share their excitement to experience Nintendo Switch 2 starting June 5, 2025.

Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price - As of April 18, 2025

Nintendo Switch 2 - $629.99

Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World Bundle - $699.99

Mario Kart World - $109.99

Donkey Kong Bananza - $99.99

Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller - $109.99

Joy-Con 2 Pair - $124.99

Joy-Con 2 Charging Grip - $49.99

Joy-Con 2 Strap - $19.99

Joy-Con 2 Wheel Set - $29.99

Nintendo Switch 2 Camera - $69.99

Nintendo Switch 2 Dock Set - $154.99

Nintendo Switch 2 Carrying Case & Screen Protector - $49.99

Nintendo Switch 2 All-In-One Carrying Case - $109.99

Nintendo Switch 2 AC Adapter - $39.99

Samsung microSD Express Card – 256GB for Nintendo Switch™ 2 - $84.99

[–] NavySqueal@lemmy.world -1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

If true I sincerely hope this flops harder than the wii u... very dangerous floodgates Nintendo is playing here with the market and others on how they will follow suit

[–] Weebdeluxe@ani.social 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Have you looked at the prices of other consoles?

[–] NavySqueal@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

"Steamdeck lcd msrp: $399". -Valve "Oled starts at $550"...

"$250-$500 ps5/xbox one series depending on edition".

...."5070 and 9070 gpus... if in stock... msrp $550"

considering there's many other options under that price tag that offer greater than second to last gen performance and a far greater library than Nintendo's... the problem too with the switch 2 is the price tiers of, we know it will sell, It will sell, it may sell, it won't sell. That combined with not even owning dlc I already paid and eliminating their rewards program is why there is criticism...

[–] Weebdeluxe@ani.social 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Putting aside that you're comparing GPU prices to full system prices, I'm going to write what I always write:

People buy Nintendo consoles for the Nintendo games.

Looking at it in a purely technical way is completely missing the point. Nintendo does not compete on a technical level. It does just enough to give third parties a space to put games on. That's pretty much all they need.

A family will not buy a Steam Deck. Can't exactly go to a the next store and buy one either. The Steam Deck, just as all handheld gaming PCs are niche devices.

The Xbox Series S is an all digital device and not everyone is comfy with that. Also, it only does 1080, 1440 for some games.

Don't get me started on a decent gaming PC. That's way out of the league of an average family.

PS5s are as expensive and offer few actual exclusive games. Family games are rare (the extraordinary Astro Bot being an outlier).

From that perspective... the only alternative casual consumers have to a Switch 2 is... a Switch 1?

(Also that second to last gen performance claim is weird. If Digital Foundry is to be believed, Switch 2 is a very capable machine a slight cut above PS4 with some advanced stuff in the hood. Considering that the Switch 1 was able to surprise many times on a technical level, I think it's going to be a decent enough machine. Certainly not second to last gen, which would be 360/PS3).

[–] CosmicSploogeDrizzle@lemdro.id 7 points 1 week ago

I don't see this flopping. I don't think it'll be more successful than Switch 1, but every kid who loved switch 1 is now 8 years older. I think sales are going to be huge. I don't disagree about prices of games being a concerning precedent, but honestly with silver, gold, deluxe editions and every game having battle passes we are already in a market with games costing more than $60-70. And most of those are incomplete garbage. At least with Nintendo you can expect a quality product for the most part (pokemon not included).

[–] b34k@lemmy.world -2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well, I’m still going to order one. And probably the camera too so I can see my Mario Kart friends and I can see each other when we play. Probably no additional accessories though.

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I don't understand what it gives you over playing MarioKart with your friends on a Switch 1?

[–] Weebdeluxe@ani.social 3 points 6 days ago

Yeah what does it give us except for... access to Nintendo exclusive games and maybe the best portable experience available for that price?

[–] CosmicSploogeDrizzle@lemdro.id 4 points 1 week ago

He's probably looking forward to open world hangouts with friends. I'm looking forward to that also.

[–] b34k@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

We’ve been playing MK8 for years. Looking forward to something new.

Also looking forward to not having to have a FaceTime session going on phones at the same time we’re playing.