Besides Switch 1, which past Nintendo system does Switch 2 feel the most like to you, and why?

[UnderwaterFunktown]

curl-6 said:

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.

Yeah I mean a rather expected answer, but like I say a 50 % increase is still a lot regardless of the fact that Nintendo is obviously not responsible for the economic situation which has also gotten worse since the system launched. If it launched today I'd be suprised if it was less than $500 but that doesn't mean I'd consider it a fair price. The two aren't interlinked like that. And again you're putting a lot of effort into disproving a statement that it was slightly overpriced, which is a pretty mild take and a mostly subjective one.