| Sephiran said: Nintendo forecast this year to earn about as much profits this year compared to last year (when they only had a low selling Switch 1 on the market), that means that far from price gouging with the Switch 2 they are likely not making much profits at all from Switch 2 sales in Japan and the US (Due to tariffs). Probably only in Europe does the Switch 2 have decent profit margins. |
Switch 2 consoles, software and accessories are all cheaper in Japan however their sales tax is 10%. Here in the UK it is 20%, other European countries it varies. I'm unsure about the US and the current tariff situation and their sales tax but would assume a lot more than Europe. If Japan is paying £300 for the switch 2 solus pack with 10% sales tax that is like £270 before tax so really the UK price should be £330 but its more like £380. The US price is $450 and that works out at £335 but I don't know if sales tax is on top of that price and how much that would be. It's no surprise really that the European market is the first market to slowdown Switch 2 sales considerably as really we get the worse pricing. A lot of Europe has a lower disposable income than the US too. So they have probably priced too high in Europe and will have reduced sales figures because of it. It was in August that Europe went back to buying more PS5s than Switch 2s which was very quick after the Switch 2 launch.
