Bishop89 What Are Ya' Selling? Member Oct 25, 2017 42,260 Melbourne, Australia Big W go live at 10am https://www.bigw.com.au/nintendo-switch-2 Eb Games https://www.ebgames.com.au/product/nintendo-switch/325321-nintendo-switch-2-console  Jawmuncher Crisis Dino Moderator Oct 25, 2017 44,399 Ibis Island Damn, how come they keep to pre-order now?   Okabe Is Sometimes A Good Bean Member Aug 24, 2018 22,198   OP OP Bishop89 What Are Ya' Selling? Member Oct 25, 2017 42,260 Melbourne, Australia Jawmuncher said: Damn, how come they keep to pre-order now? Click to expand... Click to shrink...   Alvis Saw the truth behind the copied door Member Oct 25, 2017 12,053 EU That's 405€. Isn't that surprisingly cheap?   ShadowAUS Member Feb 20, 2019 2,705 Australia Alvis said: That's 405€. Isn't that surprisingly cheap? Click to expand... Click to shrink... Yeah it came in cheaper than I and... really anyone I know was expecting. It's under the US > AUD conversion even. Usually Australia get's an added Australia tax on top of the US RRP.   RockyBalboa_ Member Apr 28, 2018 1,682 I got the original Switch with MK 8 at a cheaper price vs the original retail price ($339 from a big w store). But we live in more expensive times today where retailers rarely offer those kinds of discounts. I'm interested in the new system but may not buy it at launch.  cmdrshepard The Fallen Oct 30, 2017 1,596 I was on the fence as to whether I would upgrade at launch or later but considering this seems to be launching here under US RRP after conversion and my worry is the RRP may go up in the future (like the PS5) rather than down, I have happily placed my preorder   eZipsis The Fallen Oct 25, 2017 2,900 Melbourne, Australia I didn't expect them to be live this morning, I've preordered the Mario Kart World bundle and a Pro Controller. I'm going to trade in my Series X to EB to get a decent chunk off it.  Nimbat1003 Member Nov 14, 2021 1,937 yeah don't know specific's but nintendo and switch is something we often get good conversions on we are close(er) to japan also noting those prices are tax included since thats how we do it. got my order in at eb games curious to see how long it take to sell out. and ditto on the fears about price its never gonna get cheaper anyway and i can sell a couple switch games and my switch for probably half the cost (the ebgames trade in deal looks rough 200 off for the switch and 4 games hell most switch games u can easily sell for 40-50 alone)  ShadowAUS Member Feb 20, 2019 2,705 Australia eZipsis said: I didn't expect them to be live this morning, I've preordered the Mario Kart World bundle and a Pro Controller. I'm going to trade in my Series X to EB to get a decent chunk off it. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Tempted to trade my PS5 as it gets turned on about once every two or three years. But Yotei man, I can't with Yotei coming out. I may even cop a pro for it because I'm an absolute rube.   mentok15 Member Dec 20, 2017 9,135 Australia ShadowAUS said: Yeah it came in cheaper than I and... really anyone I know was expecting. It's under the US > AUD conversion even. Usually Australia get's an added Australia tax on top of the US RRP. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Yeah when I saw the the price in other currencies I was expecting more than this. Cheaper than in the US and this includes GST, and a lot cheaper than in Europe. Now if I should preorder or not, nothing at launch really grabs me other than the thought of playing the probable switch 2 version of MP4  Aarglefarg Member Oct 27, 2017 4,184 Games going from $70 to $114 is a lot. I expected more like $90 since that's what Tears of the Kingdom was. I pre-ordered the bundle from JB, to support Amazon less where I can. But JB takes the money out on a pre-order right away which I didn't expect.  eZipsis The Fallen Oct 25, 2017 2,900 Melbourne, Australia ShadowAUS said: Tempted to trade my PS5 as it gets turned on about once every two or three years. But Yotei man, I can't with Yotei coming out. I may even cop a pro for it because I'm an absolute rube. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Yup same, I was tempted to trade my PS5 as well, even though I pretty much only use it for media apps, Yotei is a game I really want to play and I don't know how long it will be before it comes to PC. My regular Switch I'm going to give to my son.  NippleViking Member May 2, 2018 4,694 Ordered. System is cheaper than I expected. $110 for games is steep but standard now I spose.  Poimandres Member Oct 26, 2017 7,812 Really quite good pricing on the console relative to other countries. The game pricing largely kills my enthusiasm though (not that I've ever really paid RRP in the past for any games) If there were better trade deals for Switch 1 I'd be tempted to jump on it.  Abicus Member Oct 25, 2017 494 Australia On the $110 game price front, doesn't Big W normally undercut EB etc by retailing a bit cheaper?   Poimandres Member Oct 26, 2017 7,812 Abicus said: On the $110 game price front, doesn't Big W normally undercut EB etc by retailing a bit cheaper? Click to expand... Click to shrink... Retail price wars for games are pretty decent here. Big W can go cheap often, and Amazon deals are a regular occurrence. I'm worried about Big W staying in the physical games space (but if anyone is safe from this it's Nintendo) and even EB Games I can't see carrying on for much longer. It could very well be that physical games become harder to get so prices stay high.  Mario_Bones Member Oct 31, 2017 3,752 Australia Stayed up til 3:30am to get a preorder only for them to still be in stock in the morning 🫠 At least it means people won't have to fight scalpers for them! And I was fully expecting EB to timegate them or outright lock them behind their crappy new subscription The console price isn't too bad but whew, those game and controller prices 😬  Gouda Member Oct 25, 2017 46 Waikato, New Zealand New Zealand prices/preorders are up at EB: https://www.ebgames.co.nz/nintendo-switch $799.95NZD/$869.95NZD. With the current exchange rate it's actually a bit cheaper than the US price. Mario Kart World is $129.95NZD while the other Nintendo published titles are $119.95NZD. So it appears to be inline with the MSRP for PS5/Xbox games here.  Kapryov "This guy are sick" Member Oct 27, 2017 11,179 Australia Do we expect this to sell out quickly once the rest of the country wakes up? I'm on the fence, announced games not that interesting and I was kinda hoping for more confirmation on how BC games would run on it. edit: meh fine, preordered  Last edited: Apr 2, 2025 mccauslander Member Jun 2, 2019 343 Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Gahhhh it looks dope (DANKEY KANG!) but that price is soooo expenny (though I get it because tariffs)   Mechaplum Enlightened Member Oct 26, 2017 21,175 JP That's about on par with the "international ver" here in Japan. Not bad I guess. Hope Aus and Japan do more business together.  T0kenAussie Member Jan 15, 2020 5,870 I'm seriously considering buying one because that party share thing looks good for my house with 2 switch lites. Means I am not discarding those consoles and having to rebuild a family line of devices again   Zenkuso Member Jan 28, 2019 738 Gouda said: New Zealand prices/preorders are up at EB: https://www.ebgames.co.nz/nintendo-switch $799.95NZD/$869.95NZD. With the current exchange rate it's actually a bit cheaper than the US price. Mario Kart World is $129.95NZD while the other Nintendo published titles are $119.95NZD. So it appears to be inline with the MSRP for PS5/Xbox games here. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Yeah went up just after 7am. JB is up now too: https://www.jbhifi.co.nz/pages/nintendo-switch-2  Listai 50¢ - "This guy are sick" Member Oct 27, 2017 6,687 Just put in my order at my local JB as I had a $300 Westfield voucher set aside since Christmas. Just got the console and the Pro controller. I had the dubious honour of being the first person to order one at that store.  WeWereGiants Member Nov 8, 2017 475 Considering how insane it was to pre order a PS5 here and I'm expecting Switch 2 demand to be high, that was one of the easiest console pre-orders I've ever done I'm shocked EB didn't lock pre-orders behind their subscription to be honest  JT_77 Member Mar 15, 2021 1,388 Ordered the MK bundle from JB. Almost felt too easy lol   twdnewh Member Oct 31, 2018 664 Sydney, Australia Surprised at the price, expected it to be higher.   Listai 50¢ - "This guy are sick" Member Oct 27, 2017 6,687 twdnewh said: Surprised at the price, expected it to be higher. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Same - I was expecting $750  shadowzinthedark Member Oct 31, 2017 328 I had a look to order it, notice didnt have any issues stopped at the checkout part. Dont think scalping will be a issue. Dam 115 for a game  JT_77 Member Mar 15, 2021 1,388 shadowzinthedark said: I had a look to order it, notice didnt have any issues stopped at the checkout part. Dont think scalping will be a issue. Dam 115 for a game Click to expand... Click to shrink... We're actually coming out better than most other countries with game pricing lol Also, Mario Kart World in the bundle is only $70aud  blueredandgold Member Oct 25, 2017 8,462 OI OI OI   ThereAreFourNaan Member Nov 8, 2017 14,935 Locked in at my local EB, without Mario Kart. I might get it but I'll probably grab it physically if there's any deals on it closer to launch from a different store. Day 1 new game release bargain Switch 2 pricing from JB will be like "only" 95 dollars lol  Transistor This isn't going to go the way you think Administrator Oct 25, 2017 41,214 Washington, D.C. Okabe said: Perfection   hidys The Fallen Oct 26, 2017 1,885 Bought the Mario Kart bundle.   nogoodnamesleft Member Oct 25, 2017 8,508 mccauslander said: Gahhhh it looks dope (DANKEY KANG!) but that price is soooo expenny (though I get it because tariffs) Click to expand... Click to shrink... Has nothing to do with tarrifs here It's basically a straight usd to AUD conversation with gst Edit: it's actually cheaper in aus when a straight conversation is done  Dyno AVALANCHE The Fallen Oct 25, 2017 16,596 Okabe said: Simpsons never fail to cover all bases   ClivePwned Member Oct 27, 2017 4,141 Australia if i can get it on amazon, i will, but at this stage, I can wait a bit until DK is released.   matrix-cat Member Oct 27, 2017 10,404 Console price is good in terms of exchange rate, game price is hard to comment on because RRP for games here has been $100+ forever but they always come down once the retailers start warring amongst eachother. Or I suppose maybe they'll just stay high this time, lol. The fact that the websites aren't even getting hit hard and you can seemingly just lock in a pre-order without issue says it all, though. It is still a $700 Switch with $100+ ports and a Mario Kart.  mccauslander Member Jun 2, 2019 343 Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia nogoodnamesleft said: Has nothing to do with tarrifs here It's basically a straight usd to AUD conversation with gst Edit: it's actually cheaper in aus when a straight conversation is done Click to expand... Click to shrink... While there are no direct tariffs on the Switch 2 here, the mood of the tariffs has shook the global economy and will definitely have an impact on parts of the global supply chain (like how Trump has put a 40+% tariff on Vietnam, where a lot of Nintendo's manufacturing takes place). Inflation is a key factor in the price hike, but don't discount tariffs even if we as consumers are not paying them directly.  Ramsay Member Jul 2, 2019 3,807 Australia Honestly that's quite a bit cheaper than I expected - I was fully expecting the bundle to go for NINE HUNDRED DOLLARYDOOS?! nogoodnamesleft said: Has nothing to do with tarrifs here It's basically a straight usd to AUD conversation with gst Edit: it's actually cheaper in aus when a straight conversation is done Click to expand... Click to shrink... Keep in mind that the US is one of the biggest gaming markets - Nintendo is probably trying to spread out the impact of tariffs amongst as many different markets as possible to reduce the impact of tariffs on the US (if they didn't the Switch 2 would probably cost $499 in the US).   Pat_DC Member Oct 27, 2017 2,362 The sites are so cruisey so not sure if I should even put a pre order down. Still one big part of me upgrading (only reason I got a ps5 pro) is due to good trade in deals and EB games one seems way less crazy than what they offered for ps5s etc, though I get resale value on a switch is probably lower. But was keen to ditch my launch edition switch as the fan is getting gnarly, pretty sure I could get more for my oled through private sale... but then need to deal with bozos. Bugger it, put $50 down at EB and will look at trading some older stuff towards it if preview events look promising. This definitely feels less crazy than other preorders, the looming economical situation worldwide has a lot of people on edge I think.  Last edited: Apr 2, 2025 NightShift Member Oct 25, 2017 10,226 Australia Huh, that's actually not bad. I was expecting far worse both for the consoles and games. I'm guessing digital """premium"""" games will be a cool $99? Also a very good sign that stock is still available after six hours. So picking one up when it eventually gets games won't be a headache.  Bleep Member Nov 12, 2017 249 It was very easy getting a preorder... I hope stores can actually fulfil these orders on time.   MTR Member Oct 27, 2017 508 Decent price for Australia. Seems demand quite low compared to any other console launch of the last few years.   Villa Member Oct 28, 2017 958 Got a click&collect pre-order at JB. Mario Kart bundle plus a pro controller and case/screen protector. This will somehow be the first console I've ever got on Day 1 (assuming theres no issues with preorders/stock), I've previously always been a few weeks/months late. Will be fun to be in on the day 1 excitement! Pretty surprised that it's still seemingly freely available everywhere. Maybe a combination of pricing and being available for pre-order instantly, earlier than expected? Even if the pricing can be somewhat understandable given inflation, exchange rates, world economic conditions, etc, it's still a huge jump up from the OG Switch. And most people's incomes haven't nearly caught up with the last few years inflation.  Nateo Member Oct 27, 2017 8,898 Yeah these arent selling out. Expensive games+console+cost of living crisis.   callamp Member Oct 27, 2017 1,629 Yeah, demand certainly seems pretty soft. I recall websites basically being unusable during the launch of the PS5 and even the Series consoles. It's certainly understandable. It's a giant investment given how infrequently Nintendo games go on sale. It's by far the most expensive console if you are primarily interested in first party content.  Darmik Member Oct 25, 2017 1,031 Yeah this has been the easiest console preorder in a while. I had an easy time getting a PS5 but that was more to timing. We're coming up to Switch 2 being available all morning and still seems quite easy. Nintendo does tend to be a bit more aggressive with pricing compared to the competition here. Although they've certainly closed that software pricing gap with the Switch 2.