Or it just means that online stores need to open the pre-orders (it's already late compared to the release of the console), and they just align their price to the kinda appropriate price already used by other online stores. I don't even think it's a rumor, just a normal commercial move.

This $250 announcement, if it holds out, almost reminds me of the $100 advantage the PS4 had over the xbox1 in their announcements. The price alone can do much of the heavy lifting for selling the console.

Corrected...

I guess that Nintendo will cut its price after switch release, I think  by 50$...

They would like to do the same with wii u to a greater extend but they can't and aren't willing to,  since they will lose money due to expensive component ( tablet controller ? ) , that's why they are discontinuing it early.

Good, $249 is great price for Switch.

Didn't GAME already state £199 for basic system and £249 with bundled game and extra storage?

Definitely looking like the right price range.

Perfect price if real

I was expecting at least a $299 price tag so $249 would be pretty amazing really. Will be a lovely day 1 purchase :).

€249 with a WiiU remaster in bundle could be a winner deal

Which country are you talking about? Because I'm pretty sure that was the launch price that was reduced just a few months after the release due to bad sales.

Well, it is more in a reference of what we know/ the rumors we have read.For a hybrid system that is close enough in power to the other systems so that Bethesda considers porting its games to it, and TEdd(the CEO) talk so well about it, NVidia partnership and for once, a modern infrastructure, todays rumor about battery life and so on, and everything else, 250 dollars seems like an excellent price.Yes, there are still many unknows, but it all points to a good system in a really affordable price.