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Just about everything with the Nintendo Switch 2 is more expensive than the original Switch.
From The Verge
Most believe it will be $400 for the normal edition.
From Forbes
the Switch 2 would cost $450, up from the $300 of the original Switch
From Forbes
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The latter seems like the better option seeing that some Nintendo Switch 2 games will cost $80 or $90, depending on whether you like digital downloads or physical releases. Speaking of digital things, Switch 2 microSD cards are also more expensive because they’re fast, like SSDs. No, the old memory cards you already own won’t work.
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The new Nintendo Switch 2 console will release in June at a launch price of $449.99, the gaming company announced Wednesday—a higher-than-expected price some analysts have attributed to Trump’s tariffs,
Nintendo pushing the price of the digital copy of Mario Kart World for Switch 2 to $80, physical copy to $90, probably means GTA 6 will be $100+ easy.
Ironically, the Steam Deck is also the Switch 2’s biggest threat. While Nintendo’s new console may have Valve’s beat on screen resolution, refresh rate, and a custom Nvidia processor capable of DLSS and ray tracing, Steam trumps it in value, particularly with game prices.
Nintendo revealed this week that the Switch 2 will cost $450 in the US, and although that might seem like a lot at first blush, one prominent industry analyst argues that it's a fair price considering market conditions.
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