After a few years on the market, Nintendo has decided to lower the base MSRP of the Nintendo Switch all throughout Europe. In the past, the Switch retailed for £279.99/€329.99, and now, after the price reduction, the base model of the console will cost £259.99/€299.99. Switch Lite consoles will not be affected by any price change. For those that haven't yet bought one, you can grab a brand new reduced-price Switch from the official Nintendo Store, unless of course, you're waiting on the Nintendo Switch OLED version.

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[antiNT]

Most retailers in France were already selling it at that price.

 

[Alree]

bought two brand new switch at release (2017) for 249€ on Amazon ... years later,.. you read a news about a price drop.. but the price is always higher than the release price ^^

 

[AxlSt00pid]

Oh hey, now a Switch costs as much as a brand new PSTV!

But I bought mine on launch day for 300€ too???

 

[MarkDarkness]

It's to partially reimburse you for when their shady overpriced joycon unavoidably implodes.

 

[Gamer90Kirby]

It's to ruin the second hand market before the OLED comes out. Why buy a used one for 200 when you can get a new one for 250? Dirty Nintendo is dirty.

 

[SDA]

I bought the base model like, in early 2020. Nice to hear they made a price drop in my country as well as in Europe!

 

[Plazorn]

Hopefully they are going to make the OLED their primary, and later make a “new” Switch

 

[MajinCubyan]

Looking forward to when it drops in the NA region. Want to get one for my daughter and her family. Regardless I'll get them one for the Christmas times but a nice discount would be nice lol

 

[Defective1Up]

Yea, it would be odd if that cut didn't make it to the US

 

[emigre]

That £20 price cut is a game changer.

 

[Asia81]

Due to the drop, it can be found for 269€ easy in some shops (279€ officially) in france
https://www.e.leclerc/fp/console-ni...t-une-joy-con-rouge-neon-switch-0045496452629

 

[Deleted member 568468]

Ooh mama, checked the prices of Switches in Poland - they're still at 1400PLN // 362USD. And the only way to get one in this country is only via retailers and not even through an official Nintendo store, because no such thing exists in Poland.

Guess Nintendo will keep neglecting this region for years to come. And then questions and wonders why people will use the "illegal" methods to play their shit.

 

[Asia81]

Most retailers in France were already selling it at that price.

I confirm indeed, and even less

 

[Purple_Shyguy]

Wow a whopping £20

 

[Deleted member 568468]

Wow a whopping £20

Do you have the slightest idea how many instant noodles is that?! Truly a lifesaver!

for legal reasons, this is a joke.

 

[MeAndHax]

Just because they want to make u to think "oh wow pro model is 50€ More and is better so let‘s buy the pro model“

 

[Taleweaver]

FREAKING FINALLY!!! Tell Gabe I'm canceling my steam deck preorder!!!

 

[The Real Jdbye]

Wasn't the MSRP €299 originally? I could have sworn it was.

 

[Plasmaster09]

It's to ruin the second hand market before the OLED comes out. Why buy a used one for 200 when you can get a new one for 250? Dirty Nintendo is dirty.

"hey guys we're lowering the price of our thing"
"this must be some dirty trick to make people buy it more! lowering the price can't just be to increase sales WITHOUT some evil special motive or form thereof!"