Summary
Since its reveal last week, theSwitch 2has been unable to escape conversation around its pricing.Nintendo is implementing a strange variable pricing strategyon its first-party games, with some costing over $80,generating backlash from fans, pre-orders were delayed in North America because of Trump’s now-delayed tariffs, andNintendo President Doug Bowser effectively said, “if you may’t afford the Switch 2, just play the original”. It’s been a bad look for the company.
But, while prospective Switch 2 owners in North America and the UK have been unhappy with prices, it could be a lot worse, as Scandinavian fans are being asked to fork out over $150 more than most other countries.
Finnish, Norwegian, Danish, And Swedish Switch 2’s Are A Lot More Expensive
First noted byNintendo Life(viaReddit), the prices of the Nintendo Switch 2 in Scandinavian countries are a lot higher than in the rest of the world.
User Accomplished-Bar-Bot shared the prices of the console in Norway and its Scandinavian counterparts, and things are looking bleak:
It’s a sordid state of affairs. In the US, theSwitch 2 is expected to retail for $450, tariffs depending, and in the UK, the pre-orders have gone live for around £395.99 ($509).
While the cost of living is certainly higher in Scandinavian countries, these prices are relatively extortionate and can likely be attributed to the region’s distributors, Bergsala AB. Nintendo Life reports that this company holds exclusive distribution rights to Nintendo products in the region, and has often faced criticism for overcharging its customers, pocketing a healthy margin for itself.
Things are looking so dire for those living in the aforementioned countries, that some prospective buyers areconsidering purchasinga cheap plane ticket to a nearby country to pick up the console at a cheaper price, noting that with budget airlines, it would be relatively easy to do so.
