Last week’s Nintendo Switch 2 Direct event became a little contentious as the console’s $449 price tag (alongside the high cost of launch software) resulted in many gamers demanding that Nintendo “drop the price.”
However, the negative response to the Switch 2’s pricing strategy doesn’t appear to be impacting the upcoming console’s pre-order numbers. While U.S. pre-orders have been delayed with President Trump’s tariffs cited as the reason, in countries such as the U.K. Switch 2 pre-orders have already gone live and sold out in minutes.
