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Nintendo's Bold $450 Switch 2 Price: Unpacking the Justification
2025-04-11
Author: Ling
When Nintendo announced the price of $450 for the highly anticipated Switch 2, initial reactions ranged from surprise to dismay. Why is it so much higher than the original $300 price tag? And why does Japan get a special price of only $333 for a local model?
At first glance, it seemed like Nintendo was hiking prices simply because it could, especially when the improvements appeared modest. The new console doesn't come with an OLED screen or revolutionary features like anti-drift magnetic sticks—so what justifies this price increase?
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