Nintendo offers new details on Switch 2 hardware, software
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These are valid points and I agree, but I can't say I'm not disappointed. I am fluent in Japanese but prefer to game in English, and my Nintendo account is US-based, so I'll have to get the more expensive SKU here. Still, given that I plan on replacing my OLED Switch with the 2, and expect to be able to sell my OLED for at least 20k yen, it's still slightly cheaper than buying a system in the US since tax is included in the price in Japan.
The question of when I get one, on the other hand, remains.
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Nazonohito
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Sadly, Nintendo is taking a page from their old region-locking habits..
In Japan the Japanese-language-only, region-locked version is 49,980 yen.
But if you want to play non-JP games (even ones you've bought directly from Nintendo) or use the system and/or menus in any language other than Japanese - or if your Nintendo account is connected to any other country - you must buy the "international version"... which is conveniently priced at only 69,980 yen. Since the only real difference between the two versions is in artificially locked language and region settings, it's basically just a 40% foreigner tax. Pretty shitty move on their part, and ensures I am done ever buying their games/consoles.
In Japan the Japanese-language-only, region-locked version is 49,980 yen.
But if you want to play non-JP games (even ones you've bought directly from Nintendo) or use the system and/or menus in any language other than Japanese - or if your Nintendo account is connected to any other country - you must buy the "international version"... which is conveniently priced at only 69,980 yen. Since the only real difference between the two versions is in artificially locked language and region settings, it's basically just a 40% foreigner tax. Pretty shitty move on their part, and ensures I am done ever buying their games/consoles.
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$AU699 for the console only. That's slightly cheaper than the CAD pricing, and a little better than the US pricing, based on current exchange rates.
I should be able to get a five percent discount (discounted gift cards: buy the gift card, then use the gift card to buy the thing), but even so, $AU664 is still a chunk of change. I think I'll have to wait until I've covered off a few other expenses.
As I like to say: everything is going up except my salary. I get it, but the $AU230 jump from the original Switch is a bit hard to swallow for the time being. Maybe once there's a bigger line up of games - JB currently has just nine listed, two of them the two major Zelda games re-released for the Switch 2, and the other seven aren't really of any interest to me. I'd like to say that I'll buy it, but right now... alas, I can't.
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It's actually quite a bit better than the US pricing because the AU list price includes sales tax, the US list price doesn't.
Once you exclude GST, it works out at precisely US$399, which is the figure many people were hoping for. To see that price locally (rather than a higher price than the US, as so often occurs) is actually a pleasant surprise.
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macosandlinux
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typo - you missed the pun.
https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/featured-games/donkey-kong-bananza/
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I'm generally satisfied with the announcement. Nothing groundbreaking but I wasn't really expecting that. I was definitely hoping it would be cheaper but... fair enough, I get it. It's still cheaper than most editions of the PS5. I kinda wish there was a budget model without portability because I don't really play outside my living room. Same with the Switch 2 upgrades. Would be nice to get the update for a game I've paid full price for free but on the other hand it did require work and I'm not prevented from playing the game as it was for the Switch 1 on the console.
One thing I'd really like is some kind of tray to use the mouse joycon while in the couch. I also hope it can support real mice, which hasn't been revealed (I'm sure there'll be 3rd party controllers that look like real mice, but I already have several at home).
With my kids growing up, the sharing of games is going to be really useful.
One thing I'd really like is some kind of tray to use the mouse joycon while in the couch. I also hope it can support real mice, which hasn't been revealed (I'm sure there'll be 3rd party controllers that look like real mice, but I already have several at home).
With my kids growing up, the sharing of games is going to be really useful.
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Think it was mentioned right above that post, but sounds like the non-end user entities pay the VAT but also take an equivalent tax credit so it cancels out.
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Sales tax is only paid on sales to the final customer. For example, an auto repair shop doesn’t pay sales tax on parts it buys for inventory, then does collect sales tax from the customer whose car they put it into.
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I didn't react on game price (somehow missed the info). 80-90€ for a game is just insane. This is putting games straight up in the unaffordable category for a lot of people. It's like buying a new console every 5 games. I think I'm going to play the Switch 1 catalog for a while.
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This didn't age well...
I bought it. My kids get so much use of our original Switch and Switch Lite that I decided it was actually worth it.
The enhancements to BotW and TotK are honestly fantastic.
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