Switch 2 Price Rise (May in Japan, September WW) - $499/499EUR/59,980 Yen

[Soundwave]

Chrkeller said:

Soundwave said:

I pretty much called it, price increase to $499.99, though this is the price most people paid for the Switch 2 even last year because almost everyone bought the Mario Kart bundle.

For waiting a year and because of RAM-pocalypse your reward is no Mario Kart included now. North America/Europe is also getting a massive gift here, several months to still get the system at the $450 price, like I said many times, if you're intending to get a Switch 2 model, I'd get one now. Doing the whole "nah I wanna be cute and pretend the next Smash Bros and 3D Mario might not be on Switch 2 some how and only wait until those things are announced" is likely to just cost you more money. Nintendo is being pretty generous by letting the Western markets have a huge window of several months at $450. You can't complain afterwards.

PS6 ... at this point, $700 is going to be the low end, $800+ is probably more realistic and that'll be with no disc drive either.

LMFAO, so did everyone else.  Everyone saw this one coming from a mile away.  

I am with Bralod, I am surprised/happy it wasn't more than $50.  

I said exactly $499.99, it'll be the same price most people paid for a year ago, they just aren't going to get Mario Kart now as their consequence for waiting a year+. You snooze, you lose. Maybe they'll bring that bundle back for Black Friday shoppers, but who knows.