The price of the Nintendo Switch 2 (the Nintendo Switch OLED) was a surprise to many gamers, particularly as the company has historically kept its prices lower than competitors.
While Xbox Series X and PS5 consoles retail for 500,Nintendo′soriginalSwitchlaunchedat300.
The new Switch will retail for 450,or500 with the bundled Mario Kart World, a rumoured $80 game.
In an interview, Doug Bowser, Nintendo of America’s president, revealed the company operates a variable pricing model and will examine each new game to set its price.
This unsurprisingly has gamers worried that $80 may become the norm, particularly as Mario Kart World will include extra pay-to-unlock tracks.