Nintendo lowers Switch Pricing in Europe ahead of the Switch OLED's launch
The console is now £20 cheaper in the UK - This article contains affiliate links)
Published: 13th September 2021 | Source: Nintendo |
Nintendo's Switch console is getting cheaper
Nintendo's Standard Switch model has just received a price decrease on the company's UK and European storefronts, reducing the system from its standard £279.99/$329.99 pricing to £259.99/€299.99. These prices are currently not reflected at many UK retailers, such as Amazon (Update, Amazon's pricing has now been updated).
These price reductions come shortly before the launch of Nintendo's £309.99 Switch OLED (Amazon Pre-Order Link), which features a larger 7-inch OLED screen, upgraded portable audio, 64GB of internal storage and other design improvements. More information about the console is available here. Nintendo's Switch OLED console launches on the same day as Metro Dread.
With pricing that is £50 lower than the Switch OLED, Nintendo wants to sell its standard Switch system to value-focused users. Strangely, Nintendo's Switch Lite retains its standard price of £199.99.
Recent rumours had suggested that Nintendo were planning larger price cuts for its Switch hardware, but today these rumours now appear to be little more than wishful thinking. While this price cut is welcome, £20 isn't a major saving for most consumers.
These price reductions come shortly before the launch of Nintendo's £309.99 Switch OLED (Amazon Pre-Order Link), which features a larger 7-inch OLED screen, upgraded portable audio, 64GB of internal storage and other design improvements. More information about the console is available here. Nintendo's Switch OLED console launches on the same day as Metro Dread.
With pricing that is £50 lower than the Switch OLED, Nintendo wants to sell its standard Switch system to value-focused users. Strangely, Nintendo's Switch Lite retains its standard price of £199.99.
Recent rumours had suggested that Nintendo were planning larger price cuts for its Switch hardware, but today these rumours now appear to be little more than wishful thinking. While this price cut is welcome, £20 isn't a major saving for most consumers.
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Whenever such news is posted -- Nintendo, Intel, AMD lower prices ahead of... -- it seems more logical to me that it's the retailers doing that. Nintendo has little incentive to lower prices. It has probably already produced these consoles and sold them to distributors. It's the retailers that need to sell lower in order to get people to buy the products when there's a new one coming.Quote
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Whenever such news is posted -- Nintendo, Intel, AMD lower prices ahead of... -- it seems more logical to me that it's the retailers doing that. Nintendo has little incentive to lower prices. It has probably already produced these consoles and sold them to distributors. It's the retailers that need to sell lower in order to get people to buy the products when there's a new one coming.
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Originally Posted by ET3D
Whenever such news is posted -- Nintendo, Intel, AMD lower prices ahead of... -- it seems more logical to me that it's the retailers doing that. Nintendo has little incentive to lower prices. It has probably already produced these consoles and sold them to distributors. It's the retailers that need to sell lower in order to get people to buy the products when there's a new one coming.
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