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Nintendo delays Switch 2 preorders over tariff concerns (www.theverge.com)
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[–] [email protected] 22 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (5 children)

I think the $450 USD was just keeping up with inflation.

$300 in March 2017 when the switch originally launched is equivalent to almost $400 today ($392 and some change). S2 is launching at $450, if they were only expecting 15%-ish tariffs then maybe, but it should then be cheaper outside of the US if tariffs were the only reason. Electronic component prices have gone up beyond inflation growth, I think it would be easier to blame it on that.

$80-90 games before tariffs sucks, but games have been $60 for as long as I can remember, and they’re only getting more expensive to make.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 hours ago

I would say it's more that some studios are spending even more to make them, games don't have to cost more to make as you can now make a lot more with a smaller team than you could 20 years ago.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 hours ago

Would tariffs apply to the games as well?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 hours ago

and some games arnt even worth 60$ to begin with

[–] [email protected] 3 points 18 hours ago

No, it's one of the most expensive Nintendo consoles ever. Only beat by the NES and the SNES. Those released when prices were at all time highs for this stuff.