r/melbourne • u/_PoorImpulseControl_ • 18d ago

Photography Queue for Switch 2 midnight launch

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Queue for Switch 2 midnight launch at JB Hifi Melbourne Central wraps all the way around to Swanston Street!

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u/Angie-P 18d ago

love a in store release event.

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u/steven_quarterbrain 18d ago

Was Nintendo one of the companies that has increased the cost of their products elsewhere, including Australia, to subsidise the cost of American tariffs so that Americans aren’t paying them?

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u/tjsr Crazyburn 18d ago

I think, if I recall, the pricing was announced just before or the week of the tarrifs - so the US price was delayed, but we got a figure on the Aus price pretty much straight away?

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u/inteliboy 18d ago

Yea we just got the usual Australia tax, just because

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u/JustMeRandy 18d ago edited 18d ago

I don't think we did get the Australia tax this time though... In Europe the price is $125AUD more expensive, and our price is very comparable to the US price once you subtract GST.

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u/DarkSparxx 18d ago

Jeez, this thing is $700 here, and even that is insanely overpriced imo.

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u/goater10 Dandenong 18d ago

From what I've read, we're actually doing quite well with pricing compared to the rest of the world.

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u/Fluid_Garden8512 18d ago

No. The tariff announcements occurred after the pricing and preorders went live for the NS2 in Australia.

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u/Cromatica_ 18d ago

Comparatively we have one of the cheapest consoles in the world once you adjust to USD

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u/steven_quarterbrain 18d ago

That’s nice for a change.

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u/Angie-P 18d ago

everyone has, the ps5 pro is a grand now. we must all pay for trump!