simpleMar 24

Switch 2 demand appears to be flagging as Nintendo reportedly lowers production

Nintendo’s Switch 2 got off to a roaring start but demand has started to sag, particularly in the US. Where are the big games to reverse this?

Switch 2 demand appears to be flagging as Nintendo reportedly lowers production

Nintendo's Switch 2 got off to a roaring start but demand has started to sag, particularly in the US. Where are the big games to reverse this?

Eurogamer.net
Show threadAshelynMar 24
The switch 2 costs considerably more in the US than elsewhere thanks to the tariffs. That tax is going to suppress sales no matter what, and there are other economic pressures that harm most people’s buying power as well
Show threadChloé 🥕Mar 24

it doesn’t, in fact the switch 2 seems to be cheaper in the us than anywhere else (except maybe japan)

msrp is 450$ usd in the us, 630$ cad (458$ usd) in canada, 396£ (530$ usd) in the uk, 700$ aud (487$ usd) in australia, and 470€ (545$ usd) in france

i don’t think the tariffs are having much of an impact, or more likely nintendo is charging everyone to cover them

Show threadleojMar 24
State+local sales tax at around 7.5% (weighted average) takes it to 480 USD (sales tax in the US can be 0 in a couple states, but is usually much more)
Show threadcaseofthematts
We also have sales taxes in Canada, but that precentage depends on the province or territory. So you could expect the Canadian price to go as high as $710 CAD.
Mar 24 at 1:25pmWeb
Show threadleojMar 24
Oh I thought Canada would have it included, interesting!
Show threadAlbbiMar 24
The sales taxes were not to be included in the final price so that companies don’t jack up the price of things to the next $x.99 amount. It’s to be shown separately. Whether that actually does anything, I’m not sure. But I got pretty good at estimating 14%.