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TheBraveGallade on 14 September 2021
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Kristof81 said:
curl-6 said:

Here in Australia the base Switch costs $469 AUD, which is the equivalent of 250 pounds or 293 Euros.

So we still get a better deal than Europe, but not as good as America, as we pay the equivalent of $346 USD.

Man, I never realized how overpriced the Switch was in Europe.

Not really. It's mostly taxes and definetly currency exchange fluctuations since 2017 as the retail prices have not changed.

In Europe, all retail prices must include tax (VAT, around 20%, depends on the country, but it can go as high as 27%) so you should never have to pay more than the advertised price.

I'm pretty sure that's the same case in Australia (10% tax if I remeber correctly)

In America, no taxes are included in the retail price. 

In today's exchange rate 300 USD  = around 250 Euro or 410 AUD.

Add local sales tax and you have 300 Euro (20%) and 450 AUD (10%)

Compare it to the actual RRP (before the price drop): Europe 329 Euro (+29), Australia 469 AUD (+19)

Now add sales tax for the US price, which depends on the location would add $5 to $30 to the total price. 

So today you have $305/$330 (US) vs $389 (Europe) vs $344 (Australia)

It's quite a diffrence, however, in 2017 (1st of April) it was $350 (Europe), $356 (Australia)

I think that's the reason of Europe's price drop, which will bring the price down to the 2017 level (300 euro = around $350)

this all being said... japan still gets the best deal:

https://nintendosoup.com/much-nintendo-switch-costs-around-world/

its old, came out in 2017 and the tax rates back then, but still, japanese prices were always equivilant to 270$ or so before tax in USD.

and people wonder why SEA buys games from japan early to resell...