I’m not buying anything for a good while.
this post was submitted on 02 Apr 2025
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Yup. Life necessities and stealing as much entertainment as I can with good old piracy.
Yup, I’ve been filling hard drives with music, movies, tv, and games. Fuck the economy
But I don’t live in the US.
Yeah, that's what makes this whole "Don't blame Nintendo, it's tariffs!" idea BS. If that were the case, it would only be this expensive in the US. Considering there's a Japan-only Switch 2 that's less than $350, it's pure greed.
Weren't the tariffs announced after the switch price was announced?
If so, the price in the US will probably go up before release date
Tariff uncertainty has been in the air since the US election, it'd be wild for them to not atleast consider it in their pricing decisions.
They very well might!
What makes you think everyone else’s MSRP isn’t ~~based on~~ influenced by the US MSRP
Soon they might not be anymore. Just like nobody internationally takes Canadian pricing as reference for tech.
I don’t think that those prices for US reflect new tariffs in any way. First of all, they were announced before tariff rates but importantly it’s also a complete tossup if they’ll be in place by the summer and in what form. If they remain as they are then I think Americans will be paying noticeably more for their consoles and games.
It’s hard for me to believe that Nintendo wouldn’t have taken into account the possibility of tariffs when deciding on pricing. Trump has only been talking about them for over a year.
It would be kind of weird to even try to guess something this unpredictable and most claiming to have any idea turned out to be wrong. I mean, how do you plan for tariffs that could be anywhere from 0 to 50%?
Nintendo consoles are manufactured in China.
US tariffs on China mean those companies have to jack up prices across the board to recoup their losses.
I'm sorry. I didn't vote for him.
That’s incredibly American thinking. Why would anyone else have to cover for your own import tariffs? Do I pay for higher prices in Brazil? They have very high tariffs on electronics too.
Maybe Nintendo of America doesn't want international prices to be higher than international ones (adjusting for currency exchanges) because they're worried about Americans ordering them from elsewhere (losing NoA sales). And Nintendo in Japan doesn't care because Japanese gamers will pay anything for the next Nintendo console, lol
Nothing stops US people buying Switch from other regions if it was cheaper
What stops people from the US from exploiting everything regional pricing?
The tariffs kind of do?…
Where can you buy it from that's not subject to a global tariff?
Except, like, the power grid
Na, USB-C charging.
Guess I'm going to have to wait four years to buy a switch 2. Hopefully the McDonald's diet makes it sooner.
OLED Version will be out by then lol
Awfully optimistic of you to assume he will be gone in 4 years...
We can only hope to try our best
This is like almost $300 more than I spent on my steam 512GB steam deck...
Don’t worry, the price will go up when you buy games to run on it.
How many kids are going to get a Switch Lite this Christmas instead of a Switch 2 because now it's just outside of their parents budget?
Not the biggest deal in the world i guess
An American can hope that this will end well for them (bring this ‘golden age of America’ to fruition) but chances are that American lyfe will get a lot more expensive. I predict a lot more protesting coming soon
I already shop local and buy used. The tariffs don't me shit to me. It's only the rich elites and wannabes that are affected.
Ah yes, the rich elites and wannabes on their electric scooters weaving through the aisles of your local walmart…