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Hiku said:

I can believe it.
Switch 2 also costs about the same or more than a PS5 here in Sweden. And seemingly in other Scandinavian countries.
And games like Mario Kart are $100, which is the more expensive issue in the long run.

Though your average wages are much lower than ours, so in that sense it's much more expensive for you guys.

I wasn't aware that gaming consoles and games are so expensive in Scandinavia. Is it because that they are not in EU and/or don't use the Euro? Or is it because that they have high taxes on consumer electronics or because they have none or poor tariff agreements with Japan/EU?

I'm Swiss, we aren't in they EU and don't use the Euro either. We are a "high prize island", therefore the usual "swiss tax" applies to consoles and games but it applies to any product. It's just that we have a very high buying power, therefore everything is expensive here. But nevertheless, the prizes for consoles and games are almost on par with EU countries (Germany for example).