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Mbolibombo on 28 September 2017
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Lawlight said:
Spindel said:

Come on, they have lowered the price to the same price as Elgiganten has sold the console for from day 1.

It's more that GameStops crap strategy of overpricing the console has failed and they are forced to lower it to the same price as all the other stores.

The RRP is set by Nintendo. So, this just says that stores are selling the Switch at a lower price that the one recommended by Nintendo.

Nintendo doesnt set the RRP in Sweden. Bergsala does.

Lawlight said:
Mbolibombo said:

What about it? Gamestop plays their own game. Overpriced from the start, and tagging along as they go. RRP is nothing to go by. Gamestop is all things considered a pretty small retailer, they cant compete with the prices of the bigger retailers.

Pretty much, at least the neon version. The grey one is MIA at many places.

I'm not going to defend all the prices gamestop has, but gamestop does not have a chance to match the prices of elgiganten, mediamarkt, power. It's not Northamerica where they are a big act in videogame sales. They're simply a part of the industry.

While Gamestop may be on overall smaller retailer than the general ones, it is still the biggest gaming retailer in the world. It has around 50 stores in Sweden compared to Media Markt's 27. So, it can't be not that small when it comes to games.

And RRP is quite a lot to go by - consoles don't sell at lower than the price recommended by the manufacturer when there is a huge demand for it. Plus , the standalone ones are available on Media Markt's website, along with a lot of bundles.

Gamestop worldwide, is nothing what it is in Sweden. Gamestop is the biggest focused on games only, but mainly because it's the only one nationwide.

Meda Markt is a whole other beast here, it's like saying that the amount of "ICA Nära" surpasses the amount of "ICA Maxi" but they're a small contributor in the end. The demand is not like in Japan or North America, but it's solid. 

Spindel said:
Lawlight said:

The RRP is set by Nintendo. So, this just says that stores are selling the Switch at a lower price that the one recommended by Nintendo.

Isn’t the RRP set by Bergsala and not Nintendo? (what I’m meaning is that in this instance Nintendo might be free of guilt)

This is correct.