Accounting for inflation rates.
Perhaps Nintendo knew this, considering it didn’t include the price in the actualDirect presentation.
It’s the increase in the cost of games themselves, though, that’s proven most shocking.
Mario Kart World, for instance, will cost 74.99 for a physical copy, or 66.99 digitally.
That’s an increase from 49.99 for most brand new original Switch games.
Donkey Kong Bananaza, meanwhile, is slightly cheaper: 66.99 for a physical copy and 58.99 digital.
That’s pricier than the Switch 2 Mario Kart World bundle.
Over in Europe, the Switch 2 console costs 469.99, or 509.99 for the Mario Kart World bundle.
That’s equivalent to the cost in the UK.
It’s a different story in other parts of the world, however.
A more expensive Switch 2 with multilingual support will also be available at 69980 yen, around 362.57.
That’s still slightly cheaper than in the UK, though doesn’t account for import costs.
I expect the numbers to have ramped-up significantly in February and March."
However, analysts don’t believe the pricing will impact sales of Switch 2 initially.
So, we’ll have to see what happens over the next 9-12 months."
That’s based on playtime and the requirement of a Nintendo Online account.
For more on the new console, here’severything announced at the Switch 2 Direct.
