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bunchanumbers on 24 November 2016

I think its too much. They tried to charge this much for their last handheld and that didn't fly. Nintendo should be shooting for a $199 launch price. You know that when Switch is near launch Sony will be dropping the price of the PS4 Slim to match it. Why pay $249 for a 720p tablet when you can get in on the much more powerful PS4?

Sony won't be dropping the price to $199 to match Switch. Nintendo needs to hit this price point. The twins can't follow and fans will be clamoring for all things Switch if it has a low entry price.



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Miyamotoo on 24 November 2016
Soundwave said:
So basically

$249.99 - Switch w/o game, 32GB storage

$299.99 - Switch w/Splatoon 1.5, 64GB storage

I really honestly don't see the $250 model selling much. Like the Wii U Basic Set and XBox 360 Core (Tard) Pak, no one is going to bother with the lower end SKU.

So the price is really $299.99.

You are totally wrong, It's like saying because PS4 1TB and Xbox S 1TB models price of those console are really $349. Some people dont need more memory or dont need Splatoon, and for $50 price difference they will rather buy new 3D Mario.

 

thismeintiel said:
Bandorr said:

Where? It released March 27th in the US. The price drop took effect august 12th.

That was an $80 price drop in less than 5 months. That isn't even close to a majority of its lifespan.

I think this something we need to consider when predicting the success of the Switch.  $249 was seen as a bad price for the 3DS by the mainstream consumer. So much so that Nintendo completely bypassed the $199 price point and priced it at $169.  It's not impossible that they react the same way to the Switch. Probable when they learn its about half the power of a XBO, costs the same, has less than 100GB for storage, and many 3rd parties are taking a wait and see approach.

Personally, $199 with a game would have been the best price. Would be more of an impulse buy.  My guess is we're going to be looking at $299 for a game bundle. The same price for a 500GB PS4 or XBO bundle. And my guess is that'll be $249 some time next year.

Huge difference is that 3DS is just a handheld, while Switch is home console also, huge difference in perception of product because lotsa people will buy it for home console side of Switch. Compared to PS4/XB1 with Switch you get 2 in 1 device, real handheld and rela home console, while PS4 and XB1 are just a home consoles.

 

Johnw1104 said:

I really thought it would wind up being $300 at the lowest... With a decent launch lineup, bundle, and advertising (especially the unique hybrid aspect), I really think this could do very well at $250.

I really don't get how they're selling it at $250... Are they selling it at a loss after all those years of refusing to do that?

They were very specific about they will not sell Switch at loss in any case but that they listing marketing about price expectation.

We can definatly expect $250 for base model.

 

Bandorr said:
So what is the cheapest bundle for the switch, mario kart, and another controller?

$250, $40, $40 all sold separately. $300 to $310 is my hope.

Look at pricing of Wii U, $299 Basic model, $349 Premium model with more storage and one game and more accessories, while $399 Premum bundle with Wii U pro controler also.

So in case of Switch you will $249 and $299 for Basic and Premum bundles without Switch Pro controler, Swith Pro controler alone will cost $50-60.

 

 

spurgeonryan said:
Nothing is 244 usd. Why not say 249.99?

Because this prices are different currencies not in US dollars, offcourse if console cost near that price that in us will be $249.

 

 

Pavolink said:
May bite with an Skyrim copie if Zelda is indeed coming in June.

Yup, actually they are even possibility that they are some exclusive Nintendo mods for Skyrim like they are for Minecraft, for instance Zelda mod. ;)



Miyamotoo on 24 November 2016
bunchanumbers said:
I think its too much. They tried to charge this much for their last handheld and that didn't fly. Nintendo should be shooting for a $199 launch price. You know that when Switch is near launch Sony will be dropping the price of the PS4 Slim to match it. Why pay $249 for a 720p tablet when you can get in on the much more powerful PS4?

Sony won't be dropping the price to $199 to match Switch. Nintendo needs to hit this price point. The twins can't follow and fans will be clamoring for all things Switch if it has a low entry price.

Huge difference is that 3DS is just a handheld, while Switch is home console also, huge difference in perception of product because lotsa people will buy it for home console side of Switch. Compared to PS4/XB1 with Switch you get 2 in 1 device, real handheld and rela home console, while PS4 and XB1 are just a home consoles. Sony follows XB1 with pricing, I dont think they will follow Switch because they are different products.

And you forgetting that New 3DS XL is still selling good at price of $199, so Switch will $249 will have much higher value.



Dante9 on 24 November 2016
Miyamotoo said:
bunchanumbers said:
I think its too much. They tried to charge this much for their last handheld and that didn't fly. Nintendo should be shooting for a $199 launch price. You know that when Switch is near launch Sony will be dropping the price of the PS4 Slim to match it. Why pay $249 for a 720p tablet when you can get in on the much more powerful PS4?

Sony won't be dropping the price to $199 to match Switch. Nintendo needs to hit this price point. The twins can't follow and fans will be clamoring for all things Switch if it has a low entry price.

Huge difference is that 3DS is just a handheld, while Switch is home console also, huge difference in perception of product because lotsa people will buy it for home console side of Switch. Compared to PS4/XB1 with Switch you get 2 in 1 device, real handheld and rela home console, while PS4 and XB1 are just a home consoles. Sony follows XB1 with pricing, I dont think they will follow Switch because they are different products.

And you forgetting that New 3DS XL is still selling good at price of $199, so Switch will $249 will have much higher value.

You're actually trying to convince yourself and others that with the Switch, you're actually getting two devices for the price of one. No, it's one device.

You can try to look at it as a "best of both worlds" scenario, but it can also be seen as a "worst of both worlds" scenario. The specs are too crappy and the support too questionable for serious home gaming. On the other hand, you have to wonder about the handheld side of things as well. It's not really as handy and pocketable as traditional handhelds have been, and battery life is going to be really questionable. A jack of all trades, master of none? Is that going to fly? We'll see.



AZWification on 24 November 2016
bunchanumbers said:
I think its too much. They tried to charge this much for their last handheld and that didn't fly. Nintendo should be shooting for a $199 launch price. You know that when Switch is near launch Sony will be dropping the price of the PS4 Slim to match it. Why pay $249 for a 720p tablet when you can get in on the much more powerful PS4?

Sony won't be dropping the price to $199 to match Switch. Nintendo needs to hit this price point. The twins can't follow and fans will be clamoring for all things Switch if it has a low entry price.

Nintendo already took a loss with the WiiU, it's silly to expect they will take another one with the Switch.



                
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REDZONE on 24 November 2016

For the specs rumored anything more would be to much.



naruball on 24 November 2016
AZWification said:
bunchanumbers said:
I think its too much. They tried to charge this much for their last handheld and that didn't fly. Nintendo should be shooting for a $199 launch price. You know that when Switch is near launch Sony will be dropping the price of the PS4 Slim to match it. Why pay $249 for a 720p tablet when you can get in on the much more powerful PS4?

Sony won't be dropping the price to $199 to match Switch. Nintendo needs to hit this price point. The twins can't follow and fans will be clamoring for all things Switch if it has a low entry price.

Nintendo already took a loss with the WiiU, it's silly to expect they will take another one with the Switch.

They also took a loss with 3ds after its first price cut and look how well it worked for them.



Miyamotoo on 24 November 2016
Dante9 said:
Miyamotoo said:

Huge difference is that 3DS is just a handheld, while Switch is home console also, huge difference in perception of product because lotsa people will buy it for home console side of Switch. Compared to PS4/XB1 with Switch you get 2 in 1 device, real handheld and rela home console, while PS4 and XB1 are just a home consoles. Sony follows XB1 with pricing, I dont think they will follow Switch because they are different products.

And you forgetting that New 3DS XL is still selling good at price of $199, so Switch will $249 will have much higher value.

You're actually trying to convince yourself and others that with the Switch, you're actually getting two devices for the price of one. No, it's one device.

You can try to look at it as a "best of both worlds" scenario, but it can also be seen as a "worst of both worlds" scenario. The specs are too crappy and the support too questionable for serious home gaming. On the other hand, you have to wonder about the handheld side of things as well. It's not really as handy and pocketable as traditional handhelds have been, and battery life is going to be really questionable. A jack of all trades, master of none? Is that going to fly? We'll see.

Of Course not, fact is that Switch is one device, but its 2 in 1 device, and that is a fact, real home console and real handheld in one.

Yes, jack of all trades but master of none. Switch will be around 3x more times stronger than last Nintendo console that of course have real home console games, so specs want be problem at all, we will have impresive Nintendo console games, and despite lower specs than XB1/PS4 we will definitely see some XB1/PS4 ports. Vita and 3DS XL are not exactly also as handy pocketable traditional handhelds, even 3DS and Vita have battery issues, but on other hand Switch will be very powerful handheld device much stronger than Vita.

With this price $249, great launch and 1st year linuep (rumoured line up for now sounds like one of best lineups ever for evre non Wii U owner) and good marketing, device that can be used like real home console and like real handheld, will be popular, if will exactly sale like hot cookies remains to be seen.



asqarkabab on 24 November 2016

Great price if true the question is how much will it cost in mainland europe



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Miyamotoo on 24 November 2016
asqarkabab said:
Great price if true the question is how much will it cost in mainland europe

Well if this prices are true, then in mainland Europe price will be 249 euros and in US $249.