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Spindel on 28 September 2017
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Mbolibombo 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.

Nintendo doesnt set the RRP in Sweden. Bergsala does.

Lawlight said:

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:

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. 

Also regarding Media Markt. They undercut prices of competition by operating at a loss. I mean since the first store opened in Sweden (in 2006) they have so far lost somwhere around 3-4 billion SEK (~$370-490 million) in trying to force the established competition out of the market (death toll so far, OnOff, Expert and numerous smaller electronics retailers).

I just hope they go away.