Edit: I changed the image to not be 510 euros for the Switch 2 price but 500, it was not meant to be the MSRP of the Mario Kart bundle but a general actually-sold-as value based on what retailers are listing the normal Switch 2 as. Changed to just be 470 euros now, I don’t have a local retailer where you can pre-order it at 470 so keep that in mind.
I’ve been seeing a significant amount of people saying that the switch prices (even ignoring the video game pricing) is just due to inflation or due to the US tariffs which is nonsense. I think it is important to share images like this around, to show that that isn’t the case.
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Why does this use the MSRP of the Mario Kart World bundle (509,99€) instead of just the console (469,99€)?
Those things aren’t a matter of who deserves what. Nintendo will charge whatever they want if people will pay.
This is not how you graph a time series.
Nintendo saw the success of the Wii U and wanted to keep the Switch 2 at ~$470 when adjusted for inflation
As a super liberal, saying the console costs more due to tariffs is the dumbest thing I’ve heard. It wouldn’t go up $150 lol.
It’s a factor.
Edit: You know what? I’m wrong, at least according to Nintendo.
In the US maybe but not everywhere else
it was not meant to be the MSRP of the Mario Kart bundle but a general actually-sold-as value based on what retailers are listing the normal Switch 2 as.
It can readily be preordered for MSRP though. Example
Prices will come down if people wait. I know today’s FOMO gamers have a hard time understanding this but no one is entitled to “accessible” pricing. Accept Nintendo’s pricing or wait for a better deal. Or you can have a tantrum and boycott, whatever.
