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JRPGfan on 24 April 2025
BraLoD said:
KLXVER said:

Yeah, the Switch itself seems very pricey, but Switch 2 games are still cheaper in Brazil than here in Scandinavia.

Are Switch 2 games individually also 1/3 of the monthly mininum wage there?

My wage isn't anything special (I'm near the lower end).
After taxes, and paying for rent, all my services, internet/water/electricity/heating, putting cash aside for food, ect ect ect.
I have about 900$ that just goes into my bank account, every month. I could choose to spend on fun stuff, like video games or just save.

Mario Kart World is like 699 dkk (~105$ USD) here.
So I could buy 8 games like Mario Kart World, every month, if I wanted.

I still think the games for the Switch 2 are pricey.


Edit:

I just googled 499 Reais to US Dollars,  and it says that's roughly 87$ USD?
That doesn't seem so much higher than the US price.

What screws you over is the bundle prices.
"... and R$ 4,799,99 for the Mario Kart World Bundle."  (~845$ USD) is alot.

In Denmark the price of the Mario Kart bundle is 4599 dkk (~689$ USD).
The US getting it at 450$ is a steal, and its insane that Japan has their version for like 350$.

Edit2:

Okay wtf.... in Denmark the PS5 is 3899 dkk ( digital version, ~584 USD).
The Switch 2 is like 100$+ more expensive than a PS5 here.


Edit3:
The switch in japan being like 350$ and me having to pay twice as much (almost), just because of where I live.... feels slimy.
Seriously Nintendo, 1 price, all the way around the world.  This feels unfair.

Last edited by JRPGfan - on 24 April 2025

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KLXVER on 24 April 2025
BraLoD said:
KLXVER said:

Yeah, the Switch itself seems very pricey, but Switch 2 games are still cheaper in Brazil than here in Scandinavia.

Are Switch 2 games individually also 1/3 of the monthly mininum wage there?

No they are not.



The_Yoda on 24 April 2025
IcaroRibeiro said:
Fight-the-Streets said:

Honestly, who cares about Brazil? Only a "few million" people live there (pun intended). As long as Nintendo doesn't have an official subsidiary there who officially publishes Nintendo products and you have no proper tax treaty in place between Brazil and Japan, it's what you get. Surely, Nintendo will not sell their products at a loss just that the "poor" Brazilians can afford their products. As long as Brazil is not stepping up their game, the situation for console gaming will never be better (outside of bootleg and black market products).

I still feel for you, my fellow Brazilian gaming friends but there's not much that can change the situation in the foreseeable future. Why you don't import the console, accessories and games directly from Japan, it's. maybe cheaper

I understand about avoiding taking losses on products that have actual material value, like hardware. You'll notice no one in this thread is complaining about hardware prices, because those are understandable: you can't lower them just because we're poor.

But the "loss" argument for software is bogus. With few exceptions, Nintendo games are relatively cheap to make compared to other publishers. They could be sold for less and still generate massive profits, given how much they sell. If localized prices were not viable, we wouldn't have localized pricing for other international services like Netflix, Spotify, or even game subscription services like Game Pass. Steam sells software at lower prices in emerging markets for a reason: cheaper prices are still better than piracy. It's more profitable for publishers to earn something in LATAM and Southern Asia than nothing at all. Guess what? Valve is bigger than Nintendo in both revenue and profits

What is Nintendo really losing by selling more units at lower prices only in markets that can't afford full-price games? The answer is: nothing.

Nintendo doesn't do this because they see themselves as Ferraris, not Fords. They prefer to maintain higher prices to reinforce the perception that their games are "premium." The worst part is that Americans, Japanese (and to a lesser extent, Europeans) go along with this narrative—that Nintendo games are Ferraris—even when they aren''t. So, anyone in an emerging economy is left with no choice but to pay up, or in any case, simply playing in other platforms instead 

At least Nintendo games can be driven (played) right out of the box.  The other publishers sell games that need a mechanic (updates) before you can drive (play) them.  It didn't used to be that way until the age of digital.  Compared to other publishers I think they may actually be the Ferraris at the point of purchase these days.

The rest of what you have to say I agree with, a smaller slice of pie is better than no slices at all if your prices make the high seas of piracy that attractive.

The only thing I can think of is they are worried about selling cheap to developing markets only to have those copies exported to developed market where they can undercut price on local copies.  Region locking is not what it once was.



The_Yoda on 24 April 2025
KLXVER said:

I enjoyed that, thank you.



160rmf on 24 April 2025
BraLoD said:
KLXVER said:

Yeah, the Switch itself seems very pricey, but Switch 2 games are still cheaper in Brazil than here in Scandinavia.

Are Switch 2 games individually also 1/3 of the monthly mininum wage there?

People who receive minimum wage here have more stuff to worry than not being able to buy a Nintendo Switch 2 game



 

 

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BraLoD on 24 April 2025
160rmf said:
BraLoD said:

Are Switch 2 games individually also 1/3 of the monthly mininum wage there?

People who receive minimum wage here have more stuff to worry than not being able to buy a Nintendo Switch 2 game

That's not the point, the point is the overall value the money has in each place, a simple currency conversion means little compared to how much people can actually spend.

Spending $80 in the USA and spending R$ 500 in Brazil are decisions that are worlds apart, even if the currency conversion may be not that distant.



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haxxiy on 24 April 2025

Yeah, relative to the minimum wage, that is more like paying 350 USD in a single game (or some 175 USD adjusted for the cost of living).



 

 

 

 

 

Hiku on 24 April 2025

I can believe it.
Switch 2 also costs about the same or more than a PS5 here in Sweden. And seemingly in other Scandinavian countries.
And games like Mario Kart are $100, which is the more expensive issue in the long run.

Though your average wages are much lower than ours, so in that sense it's much more expensive for you guys.

Last edited by Hiku - on 24 April 2025

Fight-the-Streets on 25 April 2025
Hiku said:

I can believe it.
Switch 2 also costs about the same or more than a PS5 here in Sweden. And seemingly in other Scandinavian countries.
And games like Mario Kart are $100, which is the more expensive issue in the long run.

Though your average wages are much lower than ours, so in that sense it's much more expensive for you guys.

I wasn't aware that gaming consoles and games are so expensive in Scandinavia. Is it because that they are not in EU and/or don't use the Euro? Or is it because that they have high taxes on consumer electronics or because they have none or poor tariff agreements with Japan/EU?

I'm Swiss, we aren't in they EU and don't use the Euro either. We are a "high prize island", therefore the usual "swiss tax" applies to consoles and games but it applies to any product. It's just that we have a very high buying power, therefore everything is expensive here. But nevertheless, the prizes for consoles and games are almost on par with EU countries (Germany for example).



Hiku on 26 April 2025
Fight-the-Streets said:
Hiku said:

I can believe it.
Switch 2 also costs about the same or more than a PS5 here in Sweden. And seemingly in other Scandinavian countries.
And games like Mario Kart are $100, which is the more expensive issue in the long run.

Though your average wages are much lower than ours, so in that sense it's much more expensive for you guys.

I wasn't aware that gaming consoles and games are so expensive in Scandinavia. Is it because that they are not in EU and/or don't use the Euro? Or is it because that they have high taxes on consumer electronics or because they have none or poor tariff agreements with Japan/EU?

I'm Swiss, we aren't in they EU and don't use the Euro either. We are a "high prize island", therefore the usual "swiss tax" applies to consoles and games but it applies to any product. It's just that we have a very high buying power, therefore everything is expensive here. But nevertheless, the prizes for consoles and games are almost on par with EU countries (Germany for example).

I believe it is mainly due to our VAT (Value Added Tax), which I believe is a EU thing, and for electronics its 25% in Sweden. The rate varies depending on the product, and country.
However, videogames did not have any VAT applied to them until 2015. So it's a fairly recent development, starting with the previous console generation.

Once that happened we started seeing new games launch for $70 and $80.
This is the first time I've seen the standard edition version of a game be $99 though.

(Just remove the last digit to get USD.)

What is the USD conversion for MK World and Switch 2 in your country?
And how close is Switch 2's price to PS5?

Last edited by Hiku - on 26 April 2025