UnderwaterFunktown said:
I mean that might be true in the US, but the console was also €469 officially. They use neither currency where I live though, but my point of it being a 50 % increase still stands in most regions and inflation won't stop me from considering that a lot personally. The general consumer doesn't have 50 % more money now than back then that's for sure. But again, I did say slightly overpriced, it's mostly those Switch 2 Editions that get you. (and sorry for the necro post ofc I haven't been online for a while) |
The depreciation of currency isn't a US-exclusive thing though, inflation is a global phenomenon, the euro has lost 24% of it's value since 2017; the Switch 1 would be nearly 400 Euros today in adjusted currency, making Switch 2 about a 20% increase.
The European price is a bit steep in today's economy, I'd actually agree there, but the number itself is misleading as a euro now has substantially less value than a euro 9 years ago, and Nintendo can't control inflation or how much we get paid.
If they made the Switch 2 cost the same as Switch 1 unadjusted (300 dollars/euros) then it would be a considerably inferior piece of hardware to what we have today, and then everyone would just complain that it was a cheap piece of shit.
Last edited by curl-6 - on 17 April 2026
