Famitsu Sales: Week 14, 2025 (Mar 31 - Apr 06)

[The_Liquid_Laser]

curl-6 said:

The_Liquid_Laser said:

The price went up significantly compared to Switch 1 in the same region.  In fact it went up even more in Japan compared to the OLED model.  I pulled these prices from Amazon in Japan and US:

	price (yen)	Switch 2: console (ratio)	price (USD)	Switch 2: console (ratio)
Switch Lite	21600	2.3 : 1	199	2.3 : 1
Switch (Base)	22800	2.2 : 1	237	1.9 : 1
Switch OLED	30800	1.6 : 1	349	1.3 : 1
Switch 2	50000	1 : 1	450	1 : 1

At these prices I can see the base and Lite Switch 1 still having a meaningful role post-Switch 2, provided Nintendo doesn't decide to axe them quickly in order to push people to upgrade.

They don't seem to be saving much on the Lite compared to the base though, relative to the rest of the world?

The base model in US is refurbished, because Amazon didn't have any other option.  It might have been the same way in Japan, because that looks like a really cheap price.  The Lite and OLED models never left the box though, and there is clearly quite a bit of markup there comparing them to Switch 2.

I agree that Switch 1 will still have a meaningful role for a while though.  Parents are not going to want to buy an expensive Switch 2 for young kids.  I also think some just may not want to upgrade to Switch 2 for a while (or ever).