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It's relatively mild for EU and US, but for JP it's a 20% increase. Finally going to get one after the announcement.
I remember reading that the screen is worse than v1, is that still true ?
In the Switch 2 Welcome Tour app they even have demos to highlight the improvement in the screen quality compared to the switch
The value of the yen compared to other currencies has fallen through the floor since 2022, so this isn't unexpected - Nintendo had to do something to equalize prices somewhat. The dollar's global value has also weakened noticeably since (checks notes) April 2, 2025 and Canada has had currency struggles as well the last few years.
> The value of the yen compared to other currencies has fallen through the floor since 2022... That would normally allow them to keep prices of export goods low...
The value of the yen compared to other currencies has fallen through the floor since 2022, so this isn't unexpected - Nintendo had to do something to equalize prices somewhat. The dollar's global value has also weakened noticeably since (checks notes) April 2, 2025 and Canada has had currency struggles as well the last few years.
The truth is that you can increase prices by 50% and if you loose 50% of sales you are still in a good place as your costs also drop. They have little uncertainty to work with, they don't need their consumers as much. They're continuing their anti consumer policies
That is another victim of all hardware being hoovered up by AI fraudsters. People need to go to the classic class warfare methods: - Do not buy anything new, especially graphics cards. Buy on Ebay but avoid bidding wars. - Use adblockers and do not pay for any company's services if the company promotes AI. - If it is true that Nintendo is lobbying against AI in Japan, still buy Nintendo of course. The AI people think…
I wish I have the means to travel to Japan right now because prices never been cheaper, especially food. Feels like missing out on a great opportunity
The value of the yen compared to other currencies has fallen through the floor since 2022, so this isn't unexpected - Nintendo had to do something to equalize prices somewhat. The dollar's global value has also weakened noticeably since (checks notes) April 2, 2025 and Canada has had currency struggles as well the last few years.
> The value of the yen compared to other currencies has fallen through the floor since 2022... That would normally allow them to keep prices of export goods low...
Has this ever happened before?