Nintendo's Switch to finally hit Turkey at ~$500 USD
After withdrawing from the Turkish market due to the country's financial instability, Nintendo finally reenters the scene to sell its Switch system and assorted peripherals in the country. They're doing this through the company CD Media, an entertainment software/hardware distribution and localization company, serving peripheral manufacturers and publishers, based in Athens Greece. While consumers are generally enthusiastic at the prospect of Nintendo's presence returning to the market where it's been missed, the stated prices for the system, games, and peripherals will be relatively more expensive than they are elsewhere. From the Turkish games retailer OverGame's online storefront come the prices listed below:
- Nintendo Switch Neon Red and Blue: 2,399 TL (USD $495 / £377)
- Nintendo Switch Gray: $ 2,399 (USD $495 / £377)
- Nintendo Switch Joy-Con Binary Gray 559 TL (USD $115 / £87)
- Nintendo Switch Joy-Con Binary Neon Red and Blue 559 TL (USD $115 / £87)
- Nintendo Switch Pro Controller 499 TL (USD $102 / £78)
- Super Mario Odyssey: 379 TL (USD $78 / £60)
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild: 329 TL (USD $68 / £52)
This means that the Switch system itself is to be 1.65 times as expensive, the joycon sets ~1.44 times, and the pro controller ~1.46 times. This price hike makes less sense when you take into account the countries general financial struggles, and is evidently much more expensive than was predicted.
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