I could wait for the price to drop, and a Xeno game. Got a Wii U for BoTW.

The thought of it costing $299 USD has me cringing. I would probably still buy it, but I would have to wait a few weeks. At $249 USD, I would be the first person in America to have one.

I meant the Pro and Scorpio variants, since that will be what the Switch will be up against soon enough (of course assuming the Scropio will be priced at 400)

No, It needs to be $299 or less to compete. Nintendo is at a disadvantage based on time, so they must compete.

Scorpios specs suggests its going to be much higher than $400. Thats only the Pro. The PS4 and Xbox One currently are at a great $299 pricepoint so Nintendo will have to compete.

Need a lower price. Around 250$~280$ would be a good price for a glorified handheld

No.

and 349 isn't acceptable either.

In a market where you can get a PS4 Pro for $400, or a standard PS4 or X1 for $300, paying $300 or more for a device with less power, less third party support, and an inferior online infrastructure is frankly a rip-off.

Nintendo need to play to their strengths here and offer Switch as an affordable and accessible option. 3DS and Wii U both demonstrated that they cannot get away with overcharging. They can't compete head-on with Xbox and Playstation in the same price bracket, they need to undercut to be competitive.

Can't be more than $300

Imagine a generic 720p tablet, with a 6.2 inch screen. That would retail for $150 max.

Given the switch has a higher end processor, probably the most they could charge for just the tablet is $200.

Add in the cost of the dock, HDMI cable, two Joy-Con controllers, and potentially the grip, you add another $50 -$100 in cost.

Therefore, the most I can see them charging is $300. I would like to see someone rationalize a higher price based on the components.