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Nintendo Switch 2 pricing possibly leaked by Costco employee — here's how much it could cost

Could this be the actual Switch 2 price?

www.tomsguide.com

Spoiler

“A new leak from Famiboards might have revealed the console's price, though it comes from a relatively sketchy source. A Costco employee in Canada posted a placeholder price card that shows the console priced at CAD$499.99.



Before you panic about a $500 price tag, remember that's Canadian Dollars. After converting to USD, that number drops dramatically to $348.58.”

 

[Red Crayon Aristocrat]

350's not as bad as I was fearing.

 

[Codes 208]

$350-400 is about how much I expect

 

[KemoSabe]

I don't care.
Just gimme that damn thing

 

[Grizzled Ghost]

aka 140 Double Chunk Chocolate Cookies

 

[ahtlas7]

It's also entirely possible that the alleged Costco employee faked this price card to confuse everyone.

 

[Robb]

Not a chance, imo.

Although I’d be very happy to be wrong.

 

[xandaca]

Surely no faker has such fearsome technology as to print off a blank label with text and numbers in a generic font and varying sizes? 100% real.

 

[Gamerfan81]

We need the sure Jan gif.

 

[kazuyamishima]

Nintendo: “we don’t have plans to reduce the price of the current Nintendo Switch”

GAF: “$350? That’s not too bad and what I was expecting”

 

[Dacvak]

No chance it’s under $399 USD.

 

[kiphalfton]

aka 140 Double Chunk Chocolate Cookies

I.e. hot garbage

Need to bring bag the hand dipped ice cream bar with roasted almonds.

 

[Fess]

Awesome beard

 

[RPS37]

No chance it’s under $399 USD.

All I know is less than 300 sounds stupid, even for an underpowered console.

 

[jcorb]

Nintendo Switch 2 pricing possibly leaked by Costco employee — here's how much it could cost

Could this be the actual Switch 2 price?

www.tomsguide.com

Spoiler

“A new leak from Famiboards might have revealed the console's price, though it comes from a relatively sketchy source. A Costco employee in Canada posted a placeholder price card that shows the console priced at CAD$499.99.



Before you panic about a $500 price tag, remember that's Canadian Dollars. After converting to USD, that number drops dramatically to $348.58.”

Honestly, $350 feels like the right price point. 400 becomes a pretty significant expense, but that 50 lower price point makes it a whole lot more approachable.

 

[DenchDeckard]

If they hit 350 this thing is gonna fly.

 

[MayauMiao]

Nowadays even sketchy source can make headlines.

 

[yurinka]

$350 seems fine. My bet is/was $399 instead.

 

[March Climber]

All I know is less than 300 sounds stupid, even for an underpowered console.

What if…

 

[Moses85]

 

[Tertullian]

tree fiddy would be a pleasant surprise, but I still remember when arrogant Nintendo fresh off the Wii tried to release the 3DS at $250…

 

[Hookshot]

“Palce” imagine having a typo in your world wide fake. How embarrassing.

 

[Windle Poons]

For Switch 2 pricing facts... COSTCO employees would be top of my list.

 

[crazyriddler]

At $350, it will be very difficult to get one at launch.

 

[BlackTron]

It would imply the MK9 bundle is the other leaked $400 SKU rather than the base model, but somewhat hard to believe. Inflation, tariffs, does not have AMD. I'll be pleasantly shocked if this thing is 350.

 

[justiceiro]

It's the second time we see a rumor around this price point...

 

[Three]

Surely no faker has such fearsome technology as to print off a blank label with text and numbers in a generic font and varying sizes? 100% real.

"Palce Holder"

Dude couldn't even spell either?

 

[Games Bookstore]

I call bullshit. No retailer would be given the price for a new console this early.

At best this is a place holder.

 

[Esppiral]

My bet is 400- 450€ en Europe.

 

[Hudo]

At $350, it will be very difficult to get one at launch.

Well, Furukawa said that Nintendo will ensure steps to have enough units available. If that just means a whole lot more units ready by launch or some retarded lottery scheme like Sony did for PS5 remains to be seen.

 

[Evil Calvin]

$350 with no Oled screen seems right.

 

[deriks]

If the changing price is 350, there's a minimum chance that will be US$400 because of reasons

I think they will stick with 350 thou, and the games will be 70

 

[Trilobit]

About 620 in New Zealand Dollars for any hobbits lurking here.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

That and Xenoblade Chronicles X with it and we're laughing.

 

[TrebleShot]

if you think it will be cheap you havent been paying attention

 

[DrFigs]

That seems unlikely.

 

[ManaByte]

No chance it’s under $399 USD.

Hopium.

$350 Mario Kart 9 bundle.

 

[lughnasadh123]

Power specs keep rising while prices keep dropping. Sure, nothing sketchy about a product Nintendo wants to squeeze as much out of as possible.

 

[scydrex]

No way it's under US$399.

 

[Shaki12345]

Nintendo will never risk the chance of some Costco employee leaking the price of their new console.

 

[Unknown?]

Nintendo: “we don’t have plans to reduce the price of the current Nintendo Switch”

GAF: “$350? That’s not too bad and what I was expecting”

Yeah if they can't drop the price, no way the new one will be the same. If true, this will absolutely kill Switch 1.

 

[Rawbutt Jellybean]

I'd love $350 but I'm still thinking it'll be $400 with a $450 MK9 bundle. They're going to sell them as fast as they can make them early on either way.

 

[Minsc]

Clearly they should price the Switch 2 below the price of the OLED Switch 1, so they can confuse the hell out of the casuals and they won't know which system is better.

 

[RoboFu]

It's going be 350 to 400. There is nothing surprising about it. Surprising would be $500 or $200

 

[CuteFaceJay]

350's not as bad as I was fearing.

That's from Costco so expect to add another 50-70.

 

[Fake]

Sounds fair unlike that shit PS5pro price.

 

[Efren is G.O.A.T.]

tree fiddy would be a pleasant surprise, but I still remember when arrogant Nintendo fresh off the Wii tried to release the 3DS at $250…

what's tree fiddy?

 

[Truthtellers]

We need the sure Jan gif.

 

[Woopah]

I'd be surprised if they went that low, I see it being $399 minimum.

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

350 sounds like Nintendo. They'll probably have a 400 bundle with MK and one year of online, too.