I was already unhappy about Nintendo's pricing policies as is; this doesn't make it any better. They famously never lower their prices either, regardless of how much the software itself sells. I own only 7 games for my Switch in total, this is precisely because of their pricing. I went to look for Tears of the Kingdom, and saw that Breath of the Wild was still sold for full price after all those years. I can afford to buy games, it's the principle of it; older tech and goods should decrease in price relative to newer. In addition, controllers and peripherals are costly as well. And, to make matters even worse, living in Sweden, the console itself will cost north of 650$ to buy.
I can't see myself getting a Switch 2 at this point, the handheld aspect is also a no-go for me since I don't play in handheld mode. In time, there will probably be emulators available. Nintendo's own offerings are always tempting, but I can't justify such a purchase just for a handful of 1st party titles (I don't play Kirby, Donkey Kong, Metroid, Smash, Splatoon or some other 1st party franchises, it's mostly mainline Mario, Mario Kart, Star-Fox, and Zelda for me).
Edit; ooof, I just looked up some of the pricing here in Sweden: the console alone is 680$, a pair of Joy-con 2 costs 120$, Pro Controller 125$ and Mario Kart World goes for 100$. Norway has the same pricing, and the SEK and NOK are very close in value now. The Mario Kart bundle is 750$. These are shocking prices to me. I haven't bought a PS5 either, due to its price, they cost about 700$ here (Standard Edition, I don't want Digital only since I have so many PS4 titles on disc).
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