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Canadian Price for the Nintendo Switch dropping to 379.99$ (effective immediately).
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I don't think so because our dollar is still stuck at the 0.75$ US levels.
No we were consistently at 0.78-0.80 the past year from what I remember. This drop to 0.75 is depressing for us Canadians.
Wonder why then. It's been consistently topping charts here since launch I believe.
Maybe a worldwide drop is coming?
Ha wow I thought I lost my Switch yesterday and was already wondering how much it would cost me to get a new one so this would have been a nice little surprise for me.
Turns out my Switch was just sitting in my dock at home and I forgot to put it in its soft case.
I was quite relieved!
We're getting murdered with game prices though. I haven't seen them this expensive since the early N64 days.
Turns out my Switch was just sitting in my dock at home and I forgot to put it in its soft case.
I was quite relieved!
We're getting murdered with game prices though. I haven't seen them this expensive since the early N64 days.
20$ down? Hum, good deal. They probably saw some lower sales compared to expectations, and that not a lot of unit were selling. It's not just that, paying a Switch + a game was close to 550$ with taxes, so I can understand how it can be hard to swallow that pill
I know right, especially when they're peddling half finished games like Mario Tennis Aces and old ports like Tropical Freeze for $80.
How in the world is Aces "half finished"?
This might be the likelier explanation.
IKR every time I go on the e shop i'm dismayed. There's soo much I can't afford on the switch right now :(
Cut corners everywhere (announcer, sound/voice effects, game modes)
No unlockables or single player content whatsover beside 2 hour "story" mode
Busted online
Bought this shit day 1 and wouldn't recommend it to anyone. Its clear the budget was kneecapped and the value proposition just isn't there but I digress, this thread is about the Switch price drop.
This lines up pretty well with the July 13th date that is looking pretty suspicious based on Japan's preorder that has been discussed a lot in the Media Creates threads.
Unless there is a worldwide price drop there is nothing to this other than a slight hell yeah for Canadians.
Octopath and Captain Toad launch that day, plus Pokémon and Smash have their preorders opening. Preorders open after a Direct in Japan almost every time.
People speculated about a lunch for a revision, a price cut or maybe both for a month in the topics.
A cheaper SKU (for Nintendo and for the consumer) with no Nvidia flaws could be a huge boost for Nintendo.
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Any price drop is good. The Switch was selling for worse than the exchange rate at launch.
Of course, Nintendo might pull a dick move and not drop the Canadian price further when the US gets its first cut.
Of course, Nintendo might pull a dick move and not drop the Canadian price further when the US gets its first cut.
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Mariko as in the rumored Switch Pro people were speculating on?
Mariko is essentially the new chip nintendo and nvidia are putting in newer switches because the tegra x1 was cracked (basically just a slightly modified tegra x1 to fix security holes. Its most likely a quiet revision, not a switch pro.
It is when Canadian wages typically aren't any better than they are in the US. We're taking home the same dollar amount in local currency, but paying 25% more for consumer goods.
Reggie probably lobbied for the Price drop because he knows how much Canadians love Zelda.
Also this is the truth, and it is horrible.
Also this is the truth, and it is horrible.
When the USD starts to fall against other currencies do their prices increase?
Wonder if Nintendo will ever drop Switch's price, considering Wii U died with the same $300 price tag it was first released at.
lol.
Bud... our dollar has been going down since Trump decided to levy all those tariffs. A twenty dollar discount is a helluva lot better than them raising the prices.
To Canadians it is. Not like we are getting paid more money since our currency is weak.
I got a used one for 350 2 weeks ago...damn you, Nintendo.
But yeah, it's the games and controllers that are a killer on the wallet. I got Blazblue and I'm only getting Splatoon 2 because of today's EBay discount.
But yeah, it's the games and controllers that are a killer on the wallet. I got Blazblue and I'm only getting Splatoon 2 because of today's EBay discount.
I'm not sure I follow, in the US not factoring taxes taken out of wages or applied to the purchase, it takes about 41 hours to earn enough to buy a Switch at minimum wage, if we look at Washington which has the highest minimum, above federal, its about 26 hours.
In Canada, if you live in Saskatchewan it's just under 35 hours to earn enough to buy a Switch, and if in Ontario, it's a bit over 27. All in all, not all that different.
In Japan, if you live in the northern part of Honshu, it's just under 42 hours, and in Tokyo, it's just over 32 hours.
So I really don't understand the complaints in pricing. Canadian prices for the hardware are relatively on the cheaper end of the spectrum.
The minimum wage in Canada is 10.96, or 8.34USD, the minimum wage in the US is 7.25, and the minimum wage in Japan is 716 yen, or 6.47 USD...
Ask someone in the US, in Japan we are always dealing with that shit.
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