simple@piefed.social to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agoNintendo is raising the price of the Switch 2, blaming 'market conditions'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkNintendo is raising the price of the Switch 2, blaming 'market conditions'www.pcgamer.comsimple@piefed.social to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square75fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarethatKamGuy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·18 days ago$700 AUD is about equivalent, given its $449 USD (before sales tax, their version of the GST). 449 x $1.38 ForEx ~$620. +10% GST = $682. The only way you could get it for a better price would be to buy it directly from Japan, where it’s only ~¥49,980 ($440 AUD).
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·17 days ago…with the caveat that you’d need to know Japanese to use it.
minus-squareKeshara@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·17 days agoWith the added shipping and tax on bringing it into the country, plus postal insurance on an international package like that. Really not worth the time, money and downsides compared to just buying local
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-217 days agowoulndnt it still be expensive, if you are an australian trying to import one from japan or flying there to get one.
$700 AUD is about equivalent, given its $449 USD (before sales tax, their version of the GST).
449 x $1.38 ForEx ~$620. +10% GST = $682.
The only way you could get it for a better price would be to buy it directly from Japan, where it’s only ~¥49,980 ($440 AUD).
…with the caveat that you’d need to know Japanese to use it.
With the added shipping and tax on bringing it into the country, plus postal insurance on an international package like that. Really not worth the time, money and downsides compared to just buying local
woulndnt it still be expensive, if you are an australian trying to import one from japan or flying there to get one.