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Forums - Gaming Discussion - So the Switch is a $129.99 handheld?

Accesory prices:

Dock: $89.99
2 Joycons: $79.99

Leaves $130 for the main unit.

What do u think about this, should the Joycons have just been regular cheap controllers?



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Umm.... no. A handheld will have buttons.... that's just a alone tablet by itself. 



Let's include the joycons and call it a $199 handheld.



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I would love for them to remove most of the functions in the joycons, but I might be in the minority there. They could even remove the touch screen for all I care.

Just a basic console at home and a basic handheld on the go.



Turkish said:

Dock: $89.99
2 Joycons: $79.99

- joycon grip (30$)

- Joycons carring bands (-15%)

 

Its just 85 $ ;)



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Right because theres no markup on accessories or anything -_-



I'd say more closer to $200. The dock price is mainly nonsense and it still does need buttons, just without all the advanced tech.



                  

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Sigs are dumb. And so are you!

The dock doesnt cost more than 10-15$ to make, and they sell it for 90$.

Nintendo have dollar bills in the eyes.



KLXVER said:
They could even remove the touch screen for all I care.

I feel completly different.

 

I think the best way what nintendo should do with the switch is NOT making it just a console / handheld but a decent tablet as well. So people who are going to get an iPad Mini or Android Tab might just get the switch because it can do similar/same stuff (media player, netflix, amazon, ebay, web browser, photo and video editing and such) and addionally play console quality like games.

Why pay 299.-$ for an iPad Mini if you can get an as good switch that can also play decent games?

 

I think this was also the main reason the ps2 took off and even the ps3 sold decent. Many people bought this consoles as and DVD/Blue Ray Player that plays games as well.