Switch 2 in Brazil will officially cost 3 MONTHS of our minimum wage. Nintendo is charging us ~800 dollars for it. Just in case anyone had any doubts that game consoles are are an expensive luxury that "might not be for everyone". - ThreadSky

felipepepe.bsky.social • 1 day ago

Switch 2 in Brazil will officially cost 3 MONTHS of our minimum wage. Nintendo is charging us ~800 dollars for it.

Just in case anyone had any doubts that game consoles are are an expensive luxury that "might not be for everyone".

Reposted from Knoebel

Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders starting soon in Brazil.

Releas June 5th:

Switch 2: R$4499,99
Switch 2 Bundle: R$4799,99
Mario Kart: R$499,90
DK Bananza: R$ 439,90

br.ign.com/nintendo-swi...

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damaceno.bsky.social•20 hours ago

Viva a pirataria!! (especialmente se for em consoles da Nintendo)

sebos.bsky.social•1 day ago

So a little above a PS5 MSRP if https://Amazon.br is any indication. A little surprising but pretty much in line with other regions.

A cursory search indicates Brazil has extremely high taxes on imported electronics. So, hem, what are Sony and Nintendo supposed to do here?

felipepepe.bsky.social•1 day ago

There's a lot they could do to help, from assembling them in Brazil, as Microsoft did with the Xbox 360, to adopting a different price strategy.

Whether they cannot or don't want, the point is that consoles in Brazil are a very expensive luxury item.

sebos.bsky.social•1 day ago

Right, I understand it's a crappy situation for Brazilian consumers.
I wasn't aware MS built Xbox 360 in Brazil, thanks for the info.

sebos.bsky.social•1 day ago

As for Nintendo and Sony assembling consoles overseas to circumvent importation taxes, well let's see how that's going to turn out for the US.

fridirico.bsky.social•1 day ago

Tá caro pra caralho, mas não é tão simples quanto "Nintendo tá cobrando 800 doletas". Cê sabe que a questão de impostos aqui sempre foi fodida. Galera aqui se vira a vida inteira no mercado cinza.

felipepepe.bsky.social•1 day ago

E não existe imposto em outros países? Em outros produtos?

Para de defender empresa.

fridirico.bsky.social•1 day ago

Eu não defendo. Nem pretendo comprar NS2 sem antes vir um desbloqueio.

hamburgerjack.bsky.social•1 day ago

No Nintendo console is worth this this is insane

I don't know what the final US price will be but I won't be buying a glorified tablet for that much. Not even for Pokemon

bobismyuserid.bsky.social•1 day ago

WTF, that's an insane price

marthisuy.bsky.social•1 day ago

Holly shit then we (Uruguay) are fucked this is not going to be cheaper than USD 1.000 here 😵

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