Nintendo faces criticism about the high price of its next Switch 2 console, which will be launched at $ 450 in the US. In spite of the leftists anxious to blame Donald Trump’s tariffs for the high price of the console, Nintendo or America’s Toe has the price of the gaming game machine now Haas Haas Haas now.
Techspot reports that Nintendo has found ITELF in the midst of a controversy around the price of his highly anticipated Switch 2. The Japanese Games giant recently announced that Switch 2 will be launched at a price of $ 450 in the United States, a significant increase in the launch price of $ 300 of the original switch. This announcement has a leg with a violent reaction of the players who feel that the price is too high, with the leftists and the media immediately blaming the Donald Trump tariffs.
For example, a recent AP report had an industry expert that described the highest price of the system as a “triumph tax”:
Trump administration rates have reached the video game console industry at a fragile moment, said Joost Van Dunk, author or “One Up: creativity, competition and the global video game business.”
“At the beginning of a new hardware cycle, we are suddenly seeing this price increase,” said Van Dreunen, a game industry researcher. “Originally I had predicted that Switch 2 would be $ 400. It is now announced that they are $ 450. That difference of $ 50 is a Trump tax.”
The tariffs, he said, impact game hardware because console devices are manufactured and sent from China and that region in general.
However, the president of Nintendo or América, Doug Bowser, has emphasized that recently announced tariffs were not considered at the price of the console in the United States, since the decision had been before the announcement of the administration. Instead, the price attributed to the highest price label to the technological features and updates of Switch 2S.
The Switch 2 has a larger LCD screen with variable update speed capabilities, a personalized CPU/GPU of NVIDIA and a higher internal storage. NVIDIA confirmed that Switch 2 will deliver 10 times the performance of the graphics of the original model, with support for advanced characteristics such as DLSS and ray tracking. Other improvements include more durable Joy-Con controllers and hardware integration for the new GameChat communication option.
Despite these improvements, many players are not convinced that updates justify the substantial price increase. The higher prices announcement for Switch 2 games, which are expected to cost between $ 70 and $ 80, has further promoted controversy. Nintendo even plans to charge customers $ 10 for the Nintendo Switch 2 Welcomo Tour, a set of mini -games designed to teach users how to operate the new console.
Bowser argues that Switch 2 updates were considered carefully when determining the final price of the console and ensuring that the device remains a lasting entertainment system. Nintendo also plans to continually sell the original switch models along the Switch 2, potentially creating a prices overlap and the positioning between the new most expensive console and its predecessors.
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