Nintendo Switch Reveal: 9 Ups & 10 Downs

9. The Price

Nintendo Switch Price
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The Switch retails for $299.99 USD, which is on the steeper side of predictions, and certainly gives time for pause considering that the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 are of equivalent technical power and can be purchased with a game for $300 or less.

Also factor in the added online costs and it's just not a very appealing price tag. $250 would've felt more reasonable, while in the UK the unit is retailing for a gross £279.99, when most predictions seemed to fall in the £200-250 bracket.

While the price won't deter Nintendo's hardcore fans, it could easily stop the platform from breaking through to the casual crowd in the way that the Wii did.

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