Nintendo Switch Price Listed by Canadian Toys "R" Us

The Canadian Toys "R" Us site just listed the Nintendo Switch price and it seems like a good fit for the upcoming console.

[odderz]

Let's hope that price is right, I think it needs to be under £300 by a decent amount

[Alexious]

Agreed. After all, it won't be more powerful than the PS4 Slim.

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

If the PS2 proved anything, it's that a system doesn't need to be the most powerful to have a huge lineup of excellent games, so even if it isn't, that won't matter.

[vegasgamerdawg]

wonderfulmonkeyman is correct. The most powerful console has NEVER won their generation. Ps4 probably will be the exception. Keep those disagrees coming, I'm not a sheep and I don't want to be one. Guess games don't matter on N4G monkeyman, it doesn't line up with the delusional fanBOY perspective. Gawd I hate the comment section on N4G, so much ignorance. You know you're correct on N4G when you piss off the fanBOYs with reality.

[_-EDMIX-_]

@wonder- you are correct power and is not going to 100% determined a platform success.

But if anything I would say you're ignoring that the PlayStation 2 was also coming off of one of the most successful consoles and history with the PlayStation 1.

The huge popularity of the PlayStation 1 in the PlayStation 2 releasing first allow developers to use the PlayStation 2 as the default that they would develop on the GameCube or the Xbox being stronger was irrelevant because they did not have the support of a vast install base.

So yes power isn't everything but only in the respect that you're already the market leader in the first place. PlayStation 2 could have released with the power of the Xbox and it's still would have outsold the competition that generation simply because it already had the install base from the PlayStation 1 bankrolling it.

In the situation that Nintendo's in currently they clearly do not have the majority of the market, in that respect they need everything they can to get third-party support, because it's very clear their architecture is not getting them there and it's very clear that their platforms having it almost childish appeal is having third parties very hesitant to put their main intellectual properties on their platform. Ubisoft even came out and stated they're no longer going to put mature rated games on Nintendo platforms because of this.

That doesn't mean that they can't have successful platform that is lesser in power it simply means they're not even in the situation to where they could actually be successful doing that because they're not majority leader....

@Vega- it has nothing to do with the community believing that excellent games don't matter, it might have more to do with the community having a belief that you cannot put the cart before the horse , you have to understand that not actually having the power if you already don't have the majority of the market on your side also means third parties are not going to be breaking their backs to bring games to your platform if your platform is already weaker.

Put it this way Sony could release the PlayStation 5 and it could possibly be weaker than Microsoft and even Nintendo system and it could probably still out sell both those platforms simply because it actually has the stronger Market.

As of right now Sony has sold more consoles than Microsoft and Nintendo combined!!! So it's not saying that a company cannot come out with a platform that is weaker and be successful it's simply saying Nintendo cannot do this because they're already not the majority leader Microsoft cannot do this because they're already not market leader.

When you come from selling 100 million PlayStation ones you could do that...

In order for Nintendo to do that successfully they actually have to have a solid architecture that allows Developers to port titles easily, they have to have a healthy install base that's actually purchasing games from third-party.

All those things actually still matter. Like I said you could not put the cart before the horse you could not say it's going to be successful with the last power if less power might actually mean less developers if the architecture is not sound in if the install base is not purchasing games.

[Nu]

@ wonderfulmonkeyman. Same was said about WiiU but it lacked 3rd party support So that's proven untrue.

[Muzikguy]

@vegas

I disagreed. That's because I hate the term fanboy. It reminds me of a bully in school calling someone names they don't understand. Or someone who can't accept that someone doesn't agree with them. Or someone who thinks they have bigger balls than someone else so they make the rules... Either way, you can quit that childish sh!t

[badz149]

@monkeyman

Another thing you are forgetting is the PS2 was released earlier than the GC and Xbox.

[gamingpro]

But will have better quality games and be 10times more fun and enjoyable than the PS 4 slim.

[bouzebbal]

i think it will be 299 for a basic package, and 399 or 350 with more accessories (docks, chargers..) like Wii U basic vs premium packages.
i'll still stick with Wii U for some time, especially with Zelda being multi platform title.

[Dasteru]

@Vega:

The PS3 won by around 3m sales WW. It started out 10m units behind due to launching a year later but it sold more month for month almost the entire generation and passed the 360s WW sales around nov 2011.

[ginsunuva]

Yes because power is the only thing that determines cost and value

[SegaGamer]

@wonderfulmonkeyman
The PS2 was different though, it came out after the PS1 was a massive success. The Nintendo Switch is coming out after the Wii U which has not got going at all.

I think the best thing going for the Switch is that it can be a handheld too. Nintendo have always done good handheld consoles and if this doesn't make it as a home console then it should do well as a handheld. People who own a 3DS will view this as the next step up from that. Based on that alone i think it will do well.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Agreed. I think this being the successor to the 3DS at least guarantees it 40 - 50 million units.

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

Here's the thing about that, though; the Wii U has left people wanting a better Nintendo system with more third parties on board, one which caters to older gamers.
The Switch is all three of those things; the reaction to the trailer, and the MUCH LARGER list of developers on board to produce games for it proves it, as does all the comments from people who hated the Wii and Wii U, who now want a Switch.

Nintendo doesn't need to have been the past gen's market leader to regain the popularity they've lost, regardless of the power of the system.
People are overblowing the importance of the specs by swearing the system will flop every time a multiplat doesn't get confirmed for it.
Those same people are the type that ignore anything outside of huge names like FFXV, when evaluating the overall quality of a console.
The Switch has the power to get great games like Dragon Quest, Tales Of, Battlefield, etc etc etc.
It might not get every single game out there, but the lineup is already guaranteed to be better supported than the Wii U, with games that core gamers care about.
Even people who own one of the other two systems(PS4, XB1), and hated the Wii and Wii U, want a Switch; you can see it in comments all the time, outside of this site.

And on top of that, we already have several devs saying it is easy to dev for, meaning the architecture won't hold it back like the Wii U's sometimes did.
A fact that certain people seem to ignore continuously...

[_-EDMIX-_]

@Wonder- "Here's the thing about that, though; the Wii U has left people wanting a better Nintendo system"

No...the Wii U just had people leave in general.

" Nintendo system with more third parties on board," I don't know bud, I don't know if there is room for a 4th player. Not sure how many really want a 4th device to buy the same games from. Most on this site keep talking about what they want to play from NINTENDO, not really anyone else. They are just not in the same market as PS or XB or PC to be in the same conversation.

" MUCH LARGER list of developers on board to produce games for" Yes....like Wii U huh? This is easily a wait and see bud, we been through this before. Wii didn't get all the Resident Evils, Mass Effect, Assassin's Creed etc, neither did Wii U.

" all the comments from people who hated the Wii and Wii U, who now want a Switch." I mean...I want Switch too, but that is based on me liking 3DS and wanting them to focus on portable....which this is. I don't know how many console gamers want to play another weak Nintendo system ,even if they can play it on the TV. Only the die hard will buy this and I believe that majority by DEFAULT will be their handheld market.

Stop the spinning bud, handheld fans know what a damn portable is. Power is irrelevant.

When people see this..

http://img.wennermedia.com/...

They are going to say "OH look, Nintendo released their new handheld". This is very much aimed at their handheld market bud, in fact the majority of the trailer is actually with the device undocked.....

The market for them is the handheld one buddy, fact. 60 million 3DS sold.

vs

14 Million Wii U sold.

Thus....handheld is the base, playing on the TV is to give something to that 14 million to not feel salty about lol PSP and PSP Go have a dock that does THE EXACT SAME THING. Its not revolutionary and I don't even feel its the entire point on the handheld, I actually think the dock is merely to make console players to feel ok about them no longer creating dedicated consoles anymore.

http://www.dictionary.com/b...

...since you have some issue with the meaning of words suddenly lol

[NapalmSanctuary]

The current rumor is $260 for the base system, $300 for the Super Mario bundle, and $340 for the Zelda bundle with pro controller.

[vergilxx3]

£249 would be perfect but it will probably be £299 or £349

[Timesplitter14]

yeah, imo that was the "ideal" realistic price for the Switch.

[XanderZane]

That's not a bad price for that. I paid $199 for my 3DS XL. This is obviously more powerful then that. If it comes with a game, it'll definitely be worth it. I still wouldn't get one until it's been out for at least a year, because I want to make sure it get fully supported.

[Festano]

I would buy it in a heartbeat at that price!

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

$245?
So rounded up, about $249.99?
That matches previous rumors of the price for a basic bundle that includes the system and its dock and joy cons.
The same rumor also pegged the launch to include a Mario bundle at $299 which comes with the new 3D Mario and all the basic bundle stuff, and a Zelda bundle, which includes Breath of the Wild and the Switch Pro controller shown in the reveal alongside all the basic bundle stuff, at $340.

This rumor matching the previous one makes the former rumor a bit more credible.

[Imp0ssibl3]

True. I think it could be the actual price

[Officialxandr]

Agreed. I came to the comments to post this.

[Muzikguy]

Hopefully it gets good support from third parties

[JimmyDM90]

I thought the rumor said "A mario game" without being specific about which one. I just assumed it would be a port of a previous game. Probably Mario Kart with all the DLC. To me, the new Mario 3d seems like a holiday 2017 game.

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

Well, most people think main line when they hear "new Mario game", so I'm just going with common assumption here.
If it were a new Mario Kart, I'd like to think that the rumor would have said that, considering both a new Mario Kart and a new 3D Mario are known to at least be in production for it.

[Deadpooled]

Approx £200, that's a great launch price

[Cybermario]

price seems okay but i think it goes to show how powerful this really is, not sure is a good omen for upcoming 3rd party support, goes along the lines of what Capcom already said.

[Fantasticzig]

People need to think of it as a successor to 3DS, rather than a successor to Wii U; a mobile system that can be docked to the TV, rather than a console that can be taken with you.

[conanlifts]

I agree, people seem to be stuck on it being a home console, rather than portable. For me if it is under powered compared to the ps4 and xbox one its only use is as a portable. Which will sell well anyway as the portable consoles always do.

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

Why?
People tend to forget that power doesn't determine whether or not a system can get a worthwhile lineup of games. If it did, the PS2 wouldn't be such a great system despite not being the tech leader of its time.
Even if the Switch doesn't surpass the PS4 and comes in between it and the XB1, it'll be enough to get third parties working on it; the size of the list, compared to that of the Wii U, already shows significantly more interest than the Wii U got from devs during its launch, and several times now, we have heard devs saying the Switch is easier to make games for than the Wii U was.

If that level of power was not enough, then third parties would have begged Sony to let them abandon developing games for the original PS4 once the Pro came out.

Its perfectly fine to consider the Switch a console. That's what it is, after all; it's playing new games and Wii U ports. Even if it gets a 3DS port or two in the future, which I doubt given the lack of two-screen-at-once play, its main point is to play AAA home console games.
People shouldn't think of this as a handheld. The lineup alone will prove this.

[Erik7357]

But this succer to 3DS can run every wii u game?

[Thunder_G0d_Bane]

The Switch is a home console with the ability to be portable. Its not the sequel to the 3DS, there will be a sequel to that which will be probably as small as or slimmer than the 3DS.

[Cybermario]

it could if it was compatible with 3ds games, i honestly think they should have added this feature. Then again Nintendo is not even making this for a western audience but japan in which movbile is a big thing, everyone with mobiles, 3ds and what not. Not sure this will be the successor to the 3DS though

[Erik7357]

More powerful than a wiiu, fine with me for that price.

[jholden3249]

I think $300 is the magic price point. It may be a little less powerful than current gen consoles like say, the Xbox One, but if it's cramming all that power into a portable device then the price is going to reflect that.

The GPD Win runs about $300 as a mobile Windows 10 PC gaming handheld, and the switch should far exceed that device in specs. So if they can hold down that $300 price I think it's going to do well

[KaiPow]

At least we can all agree it won't be priced $349 like the WiiU

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

For the basic bundle, yeah.
The Zelda bundle that comes with BotW and the Switch Pro controller, should be around $340, though.

[jonivtec]

I think its bulls eye price for a mainstream console with some decent power....

[TXIDarkAvenger]

Great price, hope this is true!

[firelogic]

$250 USD means it's pretty weak hardware. Plenty powerful enough for a handheld but severely lacking for a home console. Keep in mind that Nintendo never takes a loss on hardware. This could be a first but not likely. Which means it's even weaker than what you'd expect from a $250 machine.

I was hoping they'd go all out and put out a $400 USD worthy machine. Uber powerful for a handheld and completely competitive with the likes of a PS4 or even a Pro.

[FinalomegaS]

"Keep in mind that Nintendo never takes a loss on hardware."

they did with the WiiU...

if the spec info is correct then it would be between the XB1 and PS4...

idk but you might want to hold off with painting this a "weak hardware"... we haven't seen the game reveals yet and the youtubers that will strip this and reverse engineer it to actually see what's what.

tbh after we get to see what games are coming or shown, we'll be in a better situation beyond rumor after rumors...

[OtakuDJK1NG-Rory]

Yes they did but they started making a profit in 2014. The profit wasn't enough to cover the losses though. 3DS and Amiibo had to carry it.

[Kurdishcurse]

theres a rumor that its running the tegra x2 gpu with the newest architecture. if thats true then holy shit its gonna be powerful. for instance, the nvidia shield handheld, which was running on a tegra x1 chip, was more powerful than the ps3. if the switch is using tegra x2, then it should be as powerful as xb1. maybe a lil less to fix exaggerated expectations.

[STK026]

329CAD for a beefed up portable Wii-U is something I'd buy with no hesitation.

[JamesBroski]

That's odd considering it's the exact same price as the Wii U

[gamer7804]

Plus 50$$ for pro controller

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

And a game, assuming you don't get either as a gift.
Either way, starting with the basic bundle then getting the other things the month after sounds like the best option for those that want to balance costs.

[gamer7804]

probably, still want to know how much power it has before gauging how much its worth, is it approx equal to an xbox one, or is it less.

[Kokyu]

250$ well if that is correct then it may have hope, now lets see if it actually get third party support, another thing is at that price I think they may end 3ds support if not it may steal some sales from 3ds.

[Deadpooled]

I haven't read much in recent months regarding solid 3DS releases apart from Pokemon Sun and Moon, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, and the Mario Maker 3DS version. I guess it is coming to an end soon at least in the western market.

Edit - here's a list from the official Nintendo site https://www.nintendo.com/ga...

[korea09]

The price is nice but the console wont be appealing to non-Nintendo fans. Rather buy 4 Ps4 games with that money just saying

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

There are already tons of people, who hated the Wii and Wii U, that want a Switch.
Many of them own a PS4 already.
So no, not really.

[_-EDMIX-_]

I don't think so either but I think they're trying to appeal to their core fan base.

They are not going to be able to directly compete against an already existing PlayStation 4 massive install base. If anything this is simply them releasing their new handheld I do not see them spending much time on the dedicated console Market any longer I feel the Wii U was their last dedicated console their probably ever going to release. It looks like they're portable only from here on out.

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

They don't need to; there are already many PS4 owners that also want a Switch.
The PS4 fanbase has people that will be multi-console owners with a Switch right next to their PS4's.
Same for XB1 owners and a significant amount of Wii U and PC owners.
Your fantasy about them exiting consoles is just that; a fantasy.
Nintendo's new Switch home console will do just fine.

[_-EDMIX-_]

"Your fantasy about them exiting consoles is just that"

I said

"dedicated console"

The switch is a portable. If you want to use it on a TV that's completely fine that doesn't actually take away its ability to be portable.

Sorry but I don't ever see Nintendo actually creating a dedicated console in regards to something that cannot be portable and is only able to run off a television.

ie dedicated.

The portable Market is different than the console Market. I'm sure their PlayStation 4 owners that want to switch consider I own a PlayStation 4 and I'm already purchasing Nintendo's next handheld day 1...

That doesn't mean I speak for 45 million gamers. How many of those people wanted the Wii U?

Regardless of how the Nintendo is trying to Market this you cannot deny that it is a portable device that on the reveal trailer showed a person playing in a park...

That wasn't some sort of Mirage lol people will see their friends playing this on the streets at school at work wherever in there very much going to understand that it is a portable device.

Especially PlayStation Gamers that actually use that the PSP they will clearly recognize that this is simply a feature that is exactly like what the PSP has done before.

Sorry to break it to you but it's very likely the first time lots of consumers see this device will be when people are playing it as a portable device...

Consider that in high school lots of people saw me playing my PSP during lunch but what they didn't know was that many times when I got home I was playing it on the television.,..

It is not going to change the fact that the majority of people that I know would have seen me playing this as a portable device and will clearly convey that is what it actually is.

Portable is objective it is not subjective.

As to why you keep desperately trying to spin it to add it into the conversation of PlayStation 4 and Xbox One is beyond me lol

[gamingpro]

Nintendo are not aiming for casuals like the ps4 has so of course they are not in competition.

Nintendo has decided to target the hardcore gamers instead which is fine by me.
Nintendo chooses to put games over specs where as ps4 is just an over hyped blu ray player, even the games are movies filled with cut scenes, ps4 has nothing to offer a Gamer but the casuals are loving it, hence its sales.

[gamingpro]

How many of the 100+ million that bought a wii want a ps4? U see your logic is flawed.

So because the Wii outsold everything are you going to Admit that they were the market leaders at the time due to sales?

The system that grabs the most casuals will always sell the most as they outnumber hardcore gamers.

Just like the Wii the ps4 appeals to soccer mums, kids and grand parents as the games are easy to play mostly cinematic and offer no good or challenging gameplay, just your typical press triangle to open a door followed by an hour's worth of cutscenes.

The ps4 is competing against cinemas not dedicated games consoles so Nintendo can dominate the console market with the switch no doubt, especially as its priced well.

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

""Your fantasy about them exiting consoles is just that"

I said

"dedicated console"

The switch is a portable. If you want to use it on a TV that's completely fine that doesn't actually take away its ability to be portable. "

You lost the argument the moment you said it's a portable.
Portables don't focus around AAA home console games.
The Switch does.
It's a home console that you can play away from the TV.
Again, taking it away from the TV doesn't make it any more of a handheld, a la 3DS, than playing the Wii U on the game pad, hooked up to a battery in a backpack, does.

Your logic is intrinsically flawed by assuming its main point, let alone the main way people will use it, is as a 3DS successor.

And your PSP has portable in the damned name, so that's a crap example.
It isn't a home console hybrid and has never done what the Switch is going to do, to any similar extent.

If the Switch were letting you play stuff like a new remastered port of Kid Icarus Uprising on the big screen, then there would be grounds for the argument that it's a handheld first and foremost.
But it's not.
It's a home console first and foremost no matter how often you're planning to show it off outside.
Even a sizable portion of the other console fanbases know this, yet they still want a Switch to sit alongside their PS4's and XB1's.

You need to let go of this and accept that your opinion is not objective, nor does it reflect the reality of what the Switch is.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Gaming- "How many of the 100+ million that bought a wii want a ps4?" ?? How is that relevant? lol

How many of them even bought a Wii U? They were not market leaders because they didn't maintain the market. Wii was their market, that market did not transfer over. Right now PS3 is the lowest selling PS console with like 85 million. That is a HUGE base of consumers.

its not a mere "85 million for the first and only time" its 85 million...for the 3rd time in a row.

its why you might hear me say something like 60 million is Nintendo's base for handheld, it is the lowest number currently and we know of that ALWAYS 100% buys a Nintendo handheld. We don't know of 100 million people to always buy a Nintendo console, but we do know of 85 million people at the leaset ever gen to buy a PS, thus...market leader. Not fluke bud, MARKET LEADER! lol MS and Sony lead the market right now in console, Wii sold well last gen, but they didn't do enough to keep enough people buying content for developers to even consider them the top of the market, thus you didn't really see much high profile games get put on the Wii.

Mind you, Nintendo will do well in the handheld market, I don't see them coming close to Sony or MS in regards to market share in terms of the console space.

At the end of the day, people will see their friends playing the Switch are school, parks, malls etc.....as a HANDHELD! MOST will see this for the first time as what it actually is......a portable device. I'm not sure why their is this desperate need to try to spin it into being a console suddenly.

[_-EDMIX-_]

@Wonder-

"You lost the argument the moment you said it's a portable.
Portables don't focus around AAA home console games"

Sooo you are still trying to define a word based on the quality of titles?

http://www.dictionary.com/b...

Has nothing to do with power, the type of games etc. DS, 3DS, PSP, PS Vita have been getting high quality 3D titles for years bud, its literally nothing new. Nothing so new that we are changing what the term portable means lol

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

That was ported to PS4....

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Is on both PS4 and Vita...

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Was later ported over to PS3

A portable game is still a game....nothing about it being played on the go actually changes it from actually being a game...sooooo not sure why suddenly "AAA" means its not portable

"taking it away from the TV doesn't make it any more of a handheld" LMFAO! You can't be a degree of a handheld.

Portable is not a degree of, it is EXACT. It either can be take on the go and used...or it can't. Its not this certain amount of or any unit of measurement. Buddy, you lost this when you made that stupid post before it was announced saying it wasn't going to be a handheld.

Yet a kid is playing it in the park.

http://www.kotowari.org/wp-...

So this is a console? I mean....it plays games.... if you want to call console anything that plays games on a TV, PSP, PSP Go, phones etc now all get that billing....which actually means Switch still isn't the first to do this. Please stop pretending facts don't exist bud. You seem to be trying REALLY hard to ignore something so simple.

https://www.flickr.com/phot...

We still trying to pretend that almost 10 years ago this didn't happen? lol

When I first made the guess that Nintendo would just make a handheld that outed to the TV, it was not to make you upset. It was merely based on what I felt they would do based on the market, I used my PSP probably the MOST on the TV......didn't mean it wasn't a portable, it is that by default You can use your phone for just a calculator, it doesn't change what the device is bud..

Portable merely means it can be used on the go. It wasn't trying to downplay it, it wasn't trying to make them seem lessor or anything of the sort. You only seem to be doing this based on wanting to not lose something, I've read your post about your...um..."stress" and it shows just how irrational your logic becomes when your emotions are involved....like ....a lot. I'm not telling you PSP is a dedicated console buddy....its not. Why are you trying to with Switch?

Dedicated console (ONLY can play on the TV)
Handheld (Portable device)

[_-EDMIX-_]

@Wonder-
Playing on the TV doesn't make it not a handheld...its that by default. If you want to add console to make your self feel less "stress" to wins something....sure, but its still a portable. When people keep seeing their friends and kids playing this all over the place, they are not going to say "WOW A CONSOLE WITHOUT THE TV" as they are not idiots. They've seen handhelds before. The power of it is not going to suddenly make it NOT a portable device. This is just the more powerful Nintendo handheld bud, if anything this is Nintendo's PSP Go...LITERALLY

I mean...if Sony made the Vita 2 exactly this, do you really think it would be a big deal? Oh so they added the cradle for free? http://www.gamingbits.com/s...

Mind you, with the PSP GO, you could use a controller. Nintendo is merely giving you the accessorizes that Sony charged for extra with PSP and PSP Go and calling it something "new" LMFAO! New to who? I've been playing PSP like this for YEARS bud.

[Errorist76]

@gamingpro

That must the most idiotic comment I read in here lately...congrats.

[Antnee534]

That price and put pokemon out for the world to enjoy and I do mean a main game not shitty spin offs and put yo-Kai for Japan and this will sell for hotcakes

[JoocyMan]

tldr;
$329.99 (Canadian dollars)
~$245 (US dollars)

[Derceto]

That can't be Canadian. It will likely be $299 USD and like $549 CAD the rate gaming prices in Canada have been going. lol

[DivineAssault]

$250 is a fair price

[conanlifts]

If nvidia and nintendo allow it to be a new nvidia shield, that not only streams pc games but also plays the new nintendo games then its a day 1 purchase for me.

Taking this concept further what if the switch box has a hdmi in that allows you to stream another connected device to the tablet ( i.e xbox one/ ps4). I have said this before though. It might not be likely but it sure would be great.

[shaenoide]

Where are the taxes ?

Let me rephrase that : are canadian prices including taxes when advertised ?

Downvoted for a question :p ?

[ChickeyCantor]

They are in the Netherlands, so could be for Canada too?

[Elronza]

If this price point is true and if Nintendo kills off the 3DS and garners a good amount of third party software alongside Pokemon Mario and other Nintendo mainstays, the Nintendo Switch will sell Wii numbers!

[ChickeyCantor]

I'm not complaining but 300 would make it feel more like a solid product. Unless costs are cut down due to cheap joycons? So essentially you're only paying for a screen/internal parts.

[Sladeknight1]

What a great price. Switch is going to do really well if the leaked software lineup is true

[kevnb]

at that price I think this will be a big hit.

[fathertime4464]

Excited for the switch. After the vita lack of support I hope the hybrid switch works out. I've waited many a moon for a portable home console

[AizenSosuke]

Who knock on the door? because I f****ing called it.

[Realms]

If the switch is more than 200 bucks I'm going to pass I got burned by the WiiU not having enough games I cared about.

[MoveTheGlow]

$250 is absolutely perfect for a new portable system you can upscale on the TV. If so, I'd bet there's a base package and a larger bundle with a pro controller and a game for $300.

If that's it, then just seal the deal on battery life and charging capabilities and I'm sold.

[_LarZen_]

Placeholder price...only difference it's lower then the others...

[PlatinumGX]

Not interested in handhelds, so I'll pass.

[zodiac909]

Juicy price if it's true!

[3-4-5]

* I'd easily pay $300 for this.

I'd pay $350 no prob. It's a new console to play games on with it's own new library of games.

[Warshade]

I am perfectly okay with that price point. Here is hoping.