It will only stay as high as the market and customers allow it
If it sells out, expect a price drop in a few years
If it fails to meet Nintendo’s expectations (3DS at launch) expect a price drop a few weeks or months (3DS at launch)
Comment on First-party Switch 2 games—including re-releases—all run either $70 or $80
smeg@feddit.uk 1 day ago
Aren’t consoles and their new game always ridiculously expensive on launch? I know Nintendo stuff often doesn’t drop in price that much but I’d be surprised if they stay this expensive for long. Plenty of other games to play in the meantime!
DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
Kelly@programming.dev 1 day ago
If it sells out, expect a price drop in a few years
Switch sold out in 2017, and now the same basic Neon model is selling for the same price in 2025.
DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
Maybe I should have been more specific…i meant mid to end of life
Kelly@programming.dev 1 day ago
These are the top 5 sellers on Switch:
This links take you to a price tracker with chart showing historical prices. The RRP of each of these has been static, and discounts are short and infrequent.
smeg@feddit.uk 1 day ago
Fair point, but I still can’t imagine they’ll be double that price for long. The only GBP price I’ve seen for a Switch 2 game is the MKW bundle which is only £30 more than the console on its own.