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Nintendo is probably "seriously considering" a Switch 2 price increase in the US, but former marketing leads "very hopeful" that it will ultimately "eat the cost" (www.gamesradar.com)
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago

I'm not buying. I think they could have it be $499.99 and have that pass well enough. Once that leading number says 5, the consoles screwed in my opinion. Not just tariffs, it's partially their own doing with how everyone has come to understand that buying Nintendo means you're not going to get good digital sales comparable to Steam and probably not PS5. You'll get re-releases of games from PS4/Steam that released a decade+ ago at $60+ while you can get them $10 regularly on Steam. Nintendo first party games physical copies barely go down in price and their digital sale prices suck. Nintendo set the tone for games being priced premium even when they're old old