Switch Docking Station for 90€. Why?

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Peh on 15 January 2017

So, that little piece of plastic and a few interface like USB-C, USB, HDMI and Power Connector will have a cost of around 90€.

Why is it so extraordinary expensive? Stuff like that would be around 30€ or less. I don't understand why it would be so damn expensive?

Any idea?

Edit: I will have to remind you that Nintendo has submitted this patent here:

So.. in the future?

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Ck1x on 15 January 2017

Peh said:

So, that little piece of plastic and a few interface like USB-C, USB, HDMI and Power Connector will have a cost of around 90€.

Why is it so extraordinary expensive? Stuff like that would be around 30€ or less. I don't understand why it would be so damn expensive?

Any idea?

Maybe a 3rd party vendor will come up with their own version for less!

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KLXVER on 15 January 2017

It comes with a HDMI cable and a charger as well though. Not so bad. The JoyCons are where the crazy price is at.

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Dr.Vita on 15 January 2017

Rip-off.

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Jranation on 15 January 2017

Maybe it has JUICE in it!

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You know it deserves the GOTY.

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Goodnightmoon on 15 January 2017

I really don't know, I totally understand the price of the Joycons and the Pro because all the tech they have inside but the dock? No idea tbh.

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JEMC on 15 January 2017

We'll have to wait until the Switch launches and someone tears it apart to see if there's something else inside we don't see (like a rumored second fan for improved cooling), but so far I agree that it looks like a complete rip-off.

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Slimebeast on 15 January 2017

Peh said:

So, that little piece of plastic and a few interface like USB-C, USB, HDMI and Power Connector will have a cost of around 90€.

Why is it so extraordinary expensive? Stuff like that would be around 30€ or less. I don't understand why it would be so damn expensive?

Any idea?

Edit: I will have to remind you that Nintendo has submitted this patent here:

So.. in the future?

Could you explain more? Where does it say that it costs 90 Dollars?

Plus what does it contain? Does it contain a GPU? What about it is it that makes it run games at 1080p instead of 720p in mobile mode? I still don't understand this.

Perhaps our own hardware expert JEMC can be of help here.